More than three decades after the fatwa over “The Satanic Verses” and nearly four years after surviving a knife attack that left him blind in one eye, Salman Rushdie returns with “The Eleventh Hour”, his first work of fiction since the assault. Speaking to arts24’s Eve Jackson at Porto’s new BABELL literary gathering, the celebrated … Read more
The European justice is keeping a close eye at France’s far-right National Rally. A series of searches were carried out as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement of funds, targeting the far-right group which Jordan Bardella once sat in at the European Parliament. Meanwhile, Jordan Bardella has denounced it as judicial persecution. Source link
Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Goktas was detained on Thursday while returning to Istanbul International Airport from abroad. Goktas was taken into custody as soon as he arrived. What appears to be the reason for Goktas’s detention? The news comes days after Goktas shared a video of the online traction it has gathered in Türkiye. “For … Read more
As summer vacation season gets underway here in France, we take a closer look at camping. France holds the record for the most campsites in Europe. We look at camping’s aristocratic origins, its popularity and how it is currently changing with an ongoing battle between tents, bungalows and camping cars. Source link
An international rescue team saved a 43-year-old man from a collapsed shopping center in Venezuela’s La Guaira on Thursday, eight days after back-to-back earthquakes devastated the coastal region. Rescuers first made contact with the survivor, Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, at the weekend and were able to pass him water and liquid nutrients through a narrow … Read more
Dates have officially been set for France’s 2027 presidential election. With less than a year to go, the country is already gearing up for Emmanuel Macron’s successor. FRANCE 24 English and French teamed up to meet voters in the run-up to the crucial poll. Source link
An explosion in a cafe in central Damascus killed five people on Thursday and injured 10, Syrian authorities said. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosive device. Source link
We’ve now seen two of the most thrilling games at the World Cup so far, with tears of joy for some, and of sadness and shock for others. Senegal were four minutes away from securing a place in the Round of 16 before Belgium turned their 2-0 deficit around to equalize, before winning in extra … Read more
A child drove his parents’ pickup truck into a group of Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, police said. What do we know about the incident? Mukdahan province governor Vorayan Boonrat said five people were killed at the scene and three others died in hospital, while another 14 were injured. Local … Read more
Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks inside Russia in recent weeks, targeting energy infrastructure and military targets. Russian officials have reported repeated strikes in border regions, while Moscow has said its air defenses had intercepted hundreds of drones from Ukraine in recent days. This comes as a new study shows that Russia is bearing … Read more