When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021, successful sportswomen Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled the country. In Germany, the sisters are now campaigning for women back home. Source link
In tonight’s edition, In town on a rare state visit to France. We speak to Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment about her administration’s plans to woo more private funding. Also, after the distancing of Djamena and Senegal, it now looks like France will have to scale down again its military presence across Africa. And … Read more
Volkswagen said on Friday that a proposal presented by the IG Metall trade union and the company’s works council would not save the costs it claimed it would, and would not have proved a long-term solution. “Although there may also be positive effects in the short term, the measures will not lead to any sustainable … Read more
This week, the guests gathered around Gavin LEE discuss the fragile ceasefire that was agreed between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah; how Donald Trump plans on launching a new tariff war with America’s neighbors; and what is happening in Sudan, where war is still raging, despite focus being displaced towards Ukraine and the Middle East. And … Read more
Federal prosecutors in German said on Fridaythat they were seeking the arrest of a Turkish national based in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. “The accused is adequately suspected of having been active for a foreign intelligence service,” prosecutors said. The word “adequately” is used rather than what one might translate as “urgently” to indicate … Read more
Thousands of Georgians returned to the streets of Tbilisi for a second day of protests against the government’s decision to delay EU membership talks until 2028. The prime minister’s announcement followed a non-binding European Parliament resolution rejecting the results of Georgia’s October parliamentary elections and calling for sanctions of top Georgian officials. Source link
In this edition, we meet the Oprah Winfrey of China. Born a man and once crowned the country’s best male dancer, Jin Xing has gone on to become China’s first transgender icon and a star TV host. Now in Paris for her upcoming show, she shares her life story with FRANCE 24’s Yuka Royer. Source … Read more
UK’s parliament voted in favor of a bill to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill people in England and Wales on Friday, passing the legislation to the next round of parliamentary scrutiny. Public support for allowing incurably ill adults to end their lives has risen since a similar bill was defeated in the House of Commons … Read more
Namibians returned to the polls Friday, two days after the first ballots were cast in the general elections following widespread frustration with technical and logistical problems. Voting was extended into the weekend, a move challenged by the main opposition party as illegal. Source link
The government of Chad on Thursday abruptly ended its defense cooperation pact with France, a surprise move that caught French officials on the hop while Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in a similar vein, called on France to close its army bases in the West African country . FRANCE 24 traces the steps of France’s … Read more