Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday decried a worsening crackdown 48 hours before he is to be sworn in on the back of elections he is widely accused of having stolen. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks to Valentina Ballesta of Amnesty International about the abduction of Carlos Correa, director of press freedom NGO … Read more
markets UBS report states that according to NPCI data, there has been no increase in Paytm’s UPI market share in December. Despite getting approval to add customers in October, Paytm’s share in the UPI market almost halved, falling from 10 percent at the beginning of 2024 to just 5.5 percent by the end of the … Read more
AnchorWatch, an insurance provider, launched a bitcoin custody service with a policy against BTC losses. The announcement of the inauguration of this company was published on January 6, 2025, after two years of product development and after the company became a legal entity, officially capable of acting as the holder of risk coverage in the … Read more
A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia killed at least 13 people and injured dozens of others on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came just minutes after regional governor Ivan Fedorov warned that “high-speed missiles” and “glide bombs” were headed towards the Zaporizhia region. The bodies of the victims and … Read more
The body of Bedouin Arab hostage Youssef al-Zayadna was repatriated to Israel from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, in what it termed as a “complex and difficult operation” as mediators continued to push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal . Source link
Social media platform Meta was given 30 days on Wednesday to clarify whether recently announced changes to its fact-checking program in the United States will also be applied to Brazil. Source link
FTT has risen in price more than 200% from its post-bankruptcy low. The token is 96% from its all-time high price. From the Greek myth “Pandora’s Box” arises the phrase “hope is the last thing that is lost”, which has been used countless times and in all kinds of contexts. The digital asset market is … Read more
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday condemned several comments made about Mexico by President-elect Donald Trump in a news conference a day earlier. Trump on Tuesday called for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed “America’s Gulf.” In response, Sheinbaum sarcastically suggested on Wednesday that the US be called “Mexican America.” “It feels good, doesn’t … Read more
Blinken arrives to meet French counterpart Barrot in Paris on final overseas tour. FRANCE 24’s journalist, Angela Diffley tells us more about this visit. Source link
One month after the surprisingly rapid fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Syrians are balancing feelings of hope and trepidation for the future. National reconciliation remains uncertain, as does the governing ability of the rebel leaders who took control of the war torn nation. Charli James looks at the many challenges ahead… Source link