The Irish are heading to the polls this Friday to elect a new government. The left-wing nationalist opposition Sinn Féin party, which is hoping to finally take power, is facing competition from an emerging populist right that’s focusing on the issue of immigration, against the backdrop of a major housing crisis in the country. Source … Read more
The reconstruction of France’s world-famous landmark – Notre-Dame Cathedral – appears to be a “success” as the now restored medieval edifice was unveiled during President Macron’s visit Friday, lecturer in liberal arts at Queen Mary University of London Andrew Smith told FRANCE 24 “A cathedral takes 200 years to build and this, in five years, … Read more
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France’s President Emmanuel Macron had admitted that his country’s troops were responsible for a “massacre” of Senegalese soldiers in … Read more
Chad’s government on Thursday announced that it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation’s sovereignty. As one of the last countries in the region in which France maintained a large military presence, Chad’s decision came as a “surprise” and a “humiliation”, FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman said, … Read more
With the advent of social media, our brains are receiving a constant stream of images. So how can we undergo a visual detox? Annette Young speaks to Marine Tanguy who has written a book on how to do just that. Also as we face a global epidemic of domestic violence, a novel approach in southern … Read more
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin during the first six months of 2024 has already surpassed the total for the whole of last year, according to a new report published on Thursday. Germany’s Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) documented 1,383 incidents in the German capital, averaging seven to … Read more
Watch French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech during his visit Friday to Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral ahead of its scheduled reopening on December 8. Source link
Watch President Macron’s visit to the now restored Notre-Dame Cathedral that was partly destroyed in a fire over five years ago. Source link
At almost every French election, it’s the same old story: the far right makes significant gains. Under longtime leader Marine Le Pen, the party carried out a “de-demonization” operation: changing its name from National Front to National Rally and softening its message while recruiting new faces. He has continued his journey into mainstream politics by … Read more
After more than five years of reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral was unveiled on Friday as live broadcast images of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic building. Many of the over 1,300 artisans who participated in the restoration project have gathered at the site where Macron is … Read more