Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday. On Monday, many in the country felt shock, confusion, sadness and anger after the deaths the evening before of at least 56 people in a stamped at a football match. The crush happened in the town of Nzérékoré during the final of a tournament played … Read more
The president of the International Criminal Court launched out Monday against attacks on the court, which finds itself under the spotlight after issuing arrest warrants over wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The ICC faced criticism in some quarters after judges issued an arrest warrant last month for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense … Read more
In a landmark ruling, Belgium’s court of appeals on Monday said that five women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s, had been victims of “systematic abduction” by the state when they were abducted from their mothers as small children and brought up in Catholic institutions because of their mixed-race origins. Source link
Romania’s constitutional court on Monday certified the shock first-round results of the presidential election, confirming the lead of pro-Russia nationalist Calin Georgescu, who will face liberal leader Elena Lasconi in the run-off on Sunday. Source link
Chad’s surprising announcement that it is ending military cooperation with France — the last Sahel country to host French troops — comes just a day after Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared that France should close its military bases in their country. As Chad and Senegal stun France with an abrupt “adieu”, FRANCE 24’s Jean-Emile … Read more
Georgian police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of pro-EU demonstrators on Monday, who had rallied in the center of Tbilisi amid a deepening political crisis in the Black Sea nation. FRANCE 24’s Selina Sykes reports. We speak to Tina Dolbaya from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She says that Georgians are more … Read more
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to use force to eliminate “terrorism” during a phone call with an official from the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the civil war heading into its 14th year, FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza welcomes Dr. HA Hellyer, Scholar in the Middle East … Read more
The government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier looks almost certain to fall to a no-confidence measure after the right-wing premier pushed an unpopular social security budget bill through parliament without a vote. Both the left-wing New Popular Front alliance and the far-right National Rally vowed to topple the government in response. Source link
In northwestern Syria, where rebel forces seized Aleppo last Wednesday, capturing swathes of land across the region and fighting against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Misinformation and out of context imagery is surging online, including a violent video claiming to show insurgents beheading a Syrian Army soldier, and another being depicted as the Syrian regime’s nighttime retaliation … Read more
America’s elected President Donald Trump is in full form before assuming the chair next month. He is busy appointing his people to important posts. In this context, he has also taken great care of his family. Recently, he announced the appointment of two of his associates on two important posts. His close relatives and even … Read more