The British government announced on Monday that children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom starting next year. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said popular social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) were designed to be “addictive”, making them “dangerous” and making young … Read more
A dozen Israeli company stands were shut down Monday at a major international defense and security exhibition held outside Paris, sparking outrage from authorities in Israel. Tensions have persisted in French-Israeli relations, with France recognizing Palestinian statehood last year and two far-right Israeli ministers banned from entering the country in recent weeks. FRANCE 24’s Jennie … Read more
The United States and Iran announced on Sunday that they have reached a preliminary agreement to end their war, raising hopes of an end to the energy crisis that has gripped countries around the world since the conflict began. “Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” President Donald Trump praised the … Read more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a collision course with Donald Trump as the US president seeks to extricate himself from the war, with both men’s goals unmet and Israeli military operations tied down in Lebanon. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, … Read more
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says that “this has been a strategic disaster for the state of Israel. All of Benjamin Netanyahu’s war aims – diminished support for proxies, restrictions on ballistic missiles, overthrow of the regime, or weakening of the regime … Read more
Ahead of his arrival in the French Alps for a G7 summit, US President Donald Trump said in a media interview that the US had “no choice” but to impose 100% tariffs on French wines if Paris didn’t scrap its digital services tax on tech firms. French president Emmanuel Macron has already ruled out dropping … Read more
The EU and Ukraine on Monday formally launched the first phase of accession talks with a view to one day Kiev joining the 28-member bloc. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 promoted an idea that was once controversial among the country’s voters. Why did the former Hungarian government delay this process? This process was … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and longtime political rival of Republican President Donald Trump, said Monday the president had ordered the US Justice Department to undertake a politically motivated investigation of him and his wife. Source link
The signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran on Monday was welcomed by the international community after a devastating, three-month war. The agreement was announced on June 14, President Donald Trump’s birthday, but the biggest beneficiary, experts say, is the Iranian regime. Source link