More than 4,000 police officers will be deployed in London Saturday to prevent disorder when a Palestinian solidarity demonstration marking Nakba Day and a far-right rally converges in the heart of the British capital. Source link
M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. For more, FRANCE 24’s Georja Calvin Smith is joined by Clémentine de Montjoye, senior Great Lakes … Read more
The lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided, with five more countries sent home after the second semifinal on Thursday. Those heading for the finale include Denmark’s Søren Torpegaard Lund with the sultry “Før Vi Går Hjem” (“Before We Go Home”), Australian star Delta Goodrem with power ballad “Eclipse” and … Read more
With a notable decline in birthrates, France is now providing free egg retrieval for young women. But the health system is struggling to cope as a growing number decides to take up the offer. This as the French government is to send letters to 29-year-old women and men, asking them to reflect if they indeed … Read more
Udo Lindenberg comes from Gronau, a small town near the Dutch border. His hometown is so proud of its most famous son that it dedicated both a public square and a larger-than-life statue to him. At its unveiling in 2015, Lindenberg himself described the monument as the “Statue of Liberty of Gronau”. Years later, the … Read more
A UN convoy was on its way to distribute humanitarian aid to #Kherson when it was struck by drones twice, an attack #Kyiv attributes to #Moscow. This comes as #Russia led its most intensive aerial attack over two consecutive days, with nearly 1,600 #drones launched against #Ukraine. Source link
Over the past few years, cryptocurrency has become part of everyday life for nearly one in 10 Nigerians. Some use it to get around the naira, the Nigerian currency, which has lost much of its value in recent years. Others, particularly young people, buy and sell crypto assets on trading platforms in the hope of … Read more
Israeli nationalists swept through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday, chanting “Death to Arabs” during the annual Jerusalem Day march, while many Palestinian residents remained barricaded indoors. Every year, tens of thousands of Israelis celebrate what Israeli authorities call the “reunification” of Jerusalem following Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem in the 1967 … Read more
In Lebanon, the very idea of peace with Israel continues to deeply divide opinion. As unprecedented negotiations open today in Washington under US mediation, many Lebanese see a chance for a return to stability. But within Hezbollah’s camp, any normalization with Israel is firmly rejected. FRANCE 24’s Serge Berberi and Renee Davis report. Source link
US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday all business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Trump’s visit to America’s main strategic and economic rival, the first by a US president since his last trip in 2017, … Read more