International News

In tonight’s edition, the World Health Organization is warning that it’s unlikely the Ebola outbreak will be over in the next two months. Also, a Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices due to the Middle East war is paused after causing four deaths and major economic disruption. And pretrial hearings open in The … Read more

Arsenal won the Premier League for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew with Bournemouth. The team has finished second for the past three seasons. Source link

Sweden’s government said Tuesday that it would buy four new frigates from France’s Naval Group as part of a rearmament effort launched after the war in Ukraine and its accession to NATO in 2024. “This is one of the largest Swedish defense investments since the Gripen fighter jet was introduced in the 1980s,” Prime Minister … Read more

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again, but Tehran’s army threatened to open “new fronts” if he went ahead. In the capital, Iranian authorities held mass public weddings for couples who signed up to a state-sponsored scheme declaring their readiness to sacrifice their lives in the war against the … Read more

NATO’s top commander Alexey Grinkevich said on Tuesday that it would take years for the US to withdraw its troops from Europe. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany and the cancellation of the deployment of long-range Tomahawk missiles. US General Grinkevich said the troop withdrawal … Read more

Spanish author Pedro Almodóvar returns to Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with “Bitter Christmas”, a self-reflective drama about filmmaking and mental collapse. Meanwhile, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev premieres the gripping “Minotaur” dealing with tensions in Russia, while Andy García unveils “Diamond” – his long-awaited noir passion project starring Vicky Krieps and Brendan Fraser. Source … Read more

The eldest son of Spanish clothing empire Mango’s founder Isak Andic, Jonathan Andic, was released on Tuesday after posting one million euros’ lease following his arrest as part of a murder inquiry into his father’s 2024 death. Jonathan was alone with his 71-year-old billionaire father when the clothing empire founder plunged to his death in … Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump. FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland reports. Source link

Amanda Thomson, a former BBC correspondent turned award-winning entrepreneur with a Champagne taste for innovation, founded Noughty, a premium alcohol-free wine brand, in 2019. She set out to redefine one of France’s most cherished institutions with a deceptively radical premise: offering wine lovers across the globe a taste of the good life while always remaining … Read more