Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky expressed “deep gratitude” on Tuesday for the “strong resolve” shown by US President-elect Donald Trump to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, after the pair met for three-way talks organized by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday . Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron invited party leaders to engage in cross-party talks on Monday, as he attempts to form a new government following a historic no-confidence vote last week which topped his Michel Barnier-led government only 12 months after Barnier’s appointment. Source link
Donald Trump saw another cabinet pick face strong opposition on Monday after dozens of Nobel prize laureates “strongly” urged the US Senate on Monday to deny Trump’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, former presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr., deriding in an open letter Kennedy’s “lack of credentials” and anti-vaccine views. Source link
Germany and the United Kingdom have taken measures aimed at closer cooperation when it comes to dealing with human trafficking — specifically making it easier to prosecute syndicates involved in small-boat crossings to Britain. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the UK’s Yvette Cooper on Monday signed a joint action agreement aimed at combating the … Read more
Officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday apprehended 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a former Ivy League student born and raised in Maryland, over last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, after Mangione was found with a “ghost gun” equipped with a suppressor. Source link
France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier provides the latest developments after police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday over the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week. Source link
European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. The decision, which affects tens of thousands of open claims, reflects the rapidly changing political situation in Syria as well as a … Read more
The overthrown Syrian dictator reportedly left Syria on the night of Saturday to Sunday, accompanied by his family, in a plane that left from Damascus, around the time the capital was taken by the Islamist rebels. The plane’s strange behavior tracked by Flightradar24 has aroused much speculation about Assad’s whereabouts in the initial moments he … Read more
International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group taking control in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. HTS has its roots in the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda and is proscribed as a “terrorist” organization by Western governments. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington … Read more
The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East. FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of MENA Program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. He says that Iranians will try to open channels with the groups … Read more