European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a free-trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is “in sight” but faces resistance ahead of a two-day summit in Uruguay. Leaders from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay are negotiating the pact to establish the world’s largest free trade zone. However, Italy’s opposition threatens to derail the … Read more
South Korea’s ruling People Power party had said it was against impeachment, but that stance may be shifting. South Korea’s ruling party leader has said President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be removed from authority for the security of the country for trying to impose martial law. It looks increasingly likely that legislators may vote … Read more
Thousands of Romanians gathered at University Square in central Bucharest on Thursday night to show their support for European values ahead of an election that looks set to see a radical far-right isolationist, who has been sympathetic to Russia, take power. Source link
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready to “use any means” to defend itself, in an interview with US media personality Tucker Carlson released Thursday. He urged the West to take Russian missile attacks ‘seriously’. Source link
The international mission in Afghanistan lasted 20 years. Under the leadership of the US, Germany was also involved from the very beginning — both in a military and in a humanitarian capacity. The mission came to an abrupt end on August 15, 2021, when the Taliban captured the presidential palace in Kabul. Nobody in the … Read more
Wednesday was a long day for France’s shortest-ever serving prime minister. In the evening, 73-year-old Michel Barnier’s minority government was topped in a no-confidence vote in the French lower house, the National Assembly, that saw sworn enemies from the left and the far-right team up against him. “This no-confidence motion will make everything more serious … Read more
Notre-Dame “the temple of the antichrist”? At least this is what some users claim on social media, after seeing images of the newly restored cathedral during Emmanuel Macron’s last visit before Notre-Dames long-awaited reopening. These users claim that the cathedral has been renovated with Freemason or satanic symbols. We debunk these claims in this edition … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at the far-left and the far-right for uniting an “anti-Republican front” to bring down the government after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted by a vote of no-confidence. He promised to name a new prime minister within days and that a special budget bill would be tabled by mid-December. … Read more
Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of “committing genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a “wake-up call” for the world. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to IFRC’s Tommaso della Longa. He says that the aid trickling into Gaza is ‘less than a drop in … Read more
Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of “committing genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a “wake-up call” for the world. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to IFRC’s Tommaso della Longa. He says that the aid trickling into Gaza is ‘less than a drop in … Read more