The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife asked for forgiveness from his family on Monday and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial. FRANCE 24’s Jean-Emile Jammine speaks to Sarah McGrath, CEO of Women for Women France. She says that Gisèle Pelicot is … Read more
The Congolese army lost more territory to M23 rebels they have been battling in the East. The Rwanda backed militia have displaced thousands since its resurgence in 2021 and reportedly forced soldiers into retreat after sieging the town of Matembe in North Kivo. The latest clashes followed the cancellation on Sunday of a crucial peace … Read more
Tokyo- Space startups in Japan and India said Tuesday they have agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly looming problem of orbital congestion. Tokyo-based Orbital Laser and Indian robotics company Inspatiity said they will study business opportunities for services in space such as de-orbiting … Read more
Authorities in Mayotte are racing to get food and water to residents stricken by the weekend’s devastating cyclone and fighting to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness spreading in France’s poorest overseas territory. Hundreds, even thousands could be dead in the wreckage of Cyclone Chido. For in-depth analysis on the storm that has laid waste to … Read more
West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, said Sunday that the impending exit of three member states led by military juntas is disheartening after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. Source link
Forty years after India’s Bhopal disaster, local residents are still suffering from its aftermath. The gas explosion at a chemical plant caused toxic waste to contaminate the water in nearby areas, causing locals to develop numerous health issues. Today, second and third-generation victims of the gas leak are grappling with its effects. Activists are battling … Read more
The director of Amnesty Kenya was arrested last week along with others who took part in a march against feminicide in Nairobi. On Monday, the director was summoned to appear in court. Source link
A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the “Maasai Olympics”, a re-imagining of a traditional coming-of-age rite in the rolling Kenyan grasses. Source link
Days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed a long-pending trade deal with four Latin American countries, French farmers are back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tractors near the tunnel in Calais which passes through the English Channel. Sophie Primas, France’s trade minister, said the deal with the … Read more
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in the Antarctic in 2010 and injuring a whaler. Source link