Islamist-led Syrian rebels surrounded the key city of Hama “from three sides” on Wednesday as they continued their offensive on government-held territory. This marks the latest win for the rebels after last week’s takeover of the country’s second city Aleppo, which in more than a decade of war had never completely fallen out of government … Read more
Israel Hamas: Hezbollah, which is a terrorist organization equipped with the world’s most sophisticated weapons, gave a tough fight to the Israeli army in the war. And America had to intervene and get a ceasefire, but the reason for which this war started is still the same, that is, the war against Hamas is going … Read more
French legislators on Wednesday voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged the country further into political chaos. French President Emmanuel Macron is due to address the nation on Thursday evening. FRANCE 24’s Selina Sykes reports. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday after opposition lawmakers ousted the minority government, deepening the country’s political crisis, the Elysee said. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Rainbow Murray, politics lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London. She says that Marine Le Pen is taking a huge gamble by placing the … Read more
Thousands of pro-EU protesters rallied Wednesday in Georgia for a seventh consecutive night, after police raided opposition party offices and made arrests, following the prime minister’s threat to punish opponents. Tbilisi has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in an October 26 parliamentary election denounced by opposition groups as … Read more
France’s parliament voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote Wednesday. Barnier’s removal after three months in office means President Emmanuel Macron must choose a successor, as no new elections can be called within a year of last summer’s snap polls. Macron’s office announced that he will address the … Read more
FRANCE 24 journalist Clovis Casali, reporting from the lower house National Assembly, said the decision by MPs to oust French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was a “forgone conclusion”. “His speech was very much a goodbye speech, stressing what he had achieved,” Casali remarked. Source link
UNESCO on Wednesday added the zinc roof restoration and ornamentalists techniques used on Parisian buildings to its Intangible World Heritage list. Building upon their craft dating from the 19th century, these craftsmen are adapting their trade to deal with climate change and hope that the newfound status will attract more young people to the trade. … Read more
For Michel Barnier, negotiating with the Tories will have seemed a breeze compared with his short stint as French prime minister. The EU’s former Brexit negotiator is on the cusp of watching its minority government fall to the hands of parliament, a first in this country since 1962. Source link
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced a question-and-answer session lasting about an hour in the Bundestag parliament on Wednesday, just weeks before he’s expected to call a vote of confidence in his minority government to pave the way towards snap elections. He appealed to opposition politicians to consider supporting last pieces of legislation his outgoing government … Read more