The government of Chad on Thursday abruptly ended its defense cooperation pact with France, a surprise move that caught French officials on the hop while Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in a similar vein, called on France to close its army bases in the West African country . FRANCE 24 traces the steps of France’s … Read more
Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria’s second city of Aleppo Friday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. The fighting is some of the deadliest in years, with 255 people killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Most of the dead have been combatants but … Read more
Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early Friday, killing one person and wounding eight others, officials said. The nearly three-year war has seen a sharp escalation in recent days, with Moscow pummeling Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the winter. Source link
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets and risks bringing down his minority government. Source link
Just a month ago, the entire cryptocurrency market was still in a period of consolidation, but a revolutionary news announcement completely changed the market landscape: XRP and ADA formed a strategic partnership and launched a new cross-chain payment platform! This news quickly ignited market sentiment, and both XRP and ADA experienced explosive price increases, with … Read more
Social media platforms play an increasingly important role in election campaigns, as the first round of the Romanian presidential election – in which a NATO-sceptic populist came out on top – amply demonstrates. Our guest is Mariya Gabriel, a former EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Innovation, who is well placed to discuss social … Read more
A recent shootout over drug trafficking in France that degenerated into a massive fight between rival gangs, involving hundreds of people, prompted authorities to compare the French state to Mexico – the land of drug cartels. For Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, France’s drug problem is “at a tipping point”. But this is not just happening … Read more
As the world gets its first glimpse of the fully restored Notre-Dame Cathedral which was engulfed in flames over five years ago, we look back at what happened in 2019 and what could have caused the fire that devastated Paris’s landmark church. Source link
In Lebanon, thousands of displaced people began returning to their homes this week after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group. Many found their homes reduced to rubble after intense Israeli airstrikes over the past two months leveled entire neighborhoods in eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs … Read more
In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the first jazz act to ever win a Mercury Prize. Ezra Collective are one of the UK’s most exciting improvisation groups, blending jazz with Afrobeat, reggae and soul. The quintet released their third album this autumn called “Dance, No One’s Watching”, a mission statement to … Read more