A driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Orleans revealers early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and injuring more than 30 in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3:15 am Wednesday along Bourbon … Read more
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. French troops have been forced to depart from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where military-led governments hostile to the … Read more
The European Commission said on Wednesday that Hungary has lost its entitlement to nearly €1 billion ($1.03 billion) of EU aid due to violations of the law. Earlier, the EU had pressured the country to change its laws to deal with conflicts of interest and corruption. Budapest was told it had to make the reforms … Read more
Washington: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered the largest stockpile of explosives in its history. This discovery was made at the request of a person from Virginia. A man named Brad Spafford was arrested by the FBI on December 17 for illegal possession of a short-barreled rifle. Documents submitted to the court stated … Read more
Syrians celebrated their first New Year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday as fireworks lit up the night sky above Damascus. In the capital’s main square, people brandished “revolution” flags, the country’s unofficial new emblem. Source link
A man “hellbent on creating carnage” drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35. The FBI is to take over the investigation to probe a “possible, improvised explosive device,” The Guardian’s Washington bureau chief … Read more
As the impacts of climate change intensify, vulnerable countries like the Philippines face increasing devastation. The archipelago has become one of the most vulnerable to extreme weather changes caused by climate change. Lorena Ivy Bello Oganya lives in Samar, a province in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, which faces the Pacific Ocean. In … Read more
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. In Paris, the city’s emblematic Arc de Triomphe monument was turned into a giant tableau for a light show that celebrated the city’s landmarks and the passage of time, with whirring … Read more
As the world greets the New Year, FRANCE 24 takes a look at major changes set to come in 2025 including Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the political uncertainty in France and Germany and more. Source link
