As global tech companies continue to influence more substantially the sociopolitical and economic fabric of a nation, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Marietje Schaake, Author, former MEP, non-resident Fellow at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center and at the Institute for Human-Centered AI and columnist for Financial Times. Source link
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist leader who led the offensive that forced Assad out, has begun talks on a transfer of power and vowed to pursue forming senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes. Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prime minister said he had agreed to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government. … Read more
The toppling of Bashar al-Assad has set off a mad scramble among the most prominent regional players to shore up their interests – and jockey for position in a newly reshaped Middle East. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Commentator, Douglas Herbert, offers a first draft of the winners and losers. Source link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand in his long-running trial for alleged corruption, setting off what’s expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to his legal woes as he faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Gaza continues. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in … Read more
On a cold December evening, scores of Christmas market revelers, bundled up in coats, scarves and hats, are crowding around a stall that reflects Cologne’s landmark cathedral in its glass panels. A sweet aroma fills the air and people are speaking German, French, English and Dutch. Behind the counter, cashews and dried fruits are piled … Read more
New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth executive, a brazen shooting that set off a manhunt that culminated in his capture in Pennsylvania. Story by Morgan Ayre. Source link
Ghana’s opposition party candidate, John Mahama, won the presidential election with 56.55% of the vote against the ruling party’s candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondents in Accra, Justice Baidoo. Source link
A filmmaker has told FRANCE 24 about the problems faced by the people of Madagascar as they try to survive, but also care for the environment. Sira Thierij has made a film that shows why people feel they have to chop down the forests to plant crops so they have food to eat, which inevitably … Read more
Following the shock collapse of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who have lived in exile for more than a decade are starting to return to their homes. FRANCE 24’s James André, Julie Dungelhoeff and Sofia Amara crossed into Syria from Lebanon and drove to Damascus to witness the first days of post-Assad Syria. Source … Read more
European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Brussels, Dave Keating. Source link