The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. How did countries around the world react to this warrant? Analysis by FRANCE 24’s Chief Foreign Editor, Rob Parsons. Source link
The Federal Statistical Office, or Destatis, reported on Friday that the German economy grew less than analysts expected in the third quarter of 2024. Gross domestic product grew by only 0.1% compared to the second quarter, less than the preliminary estimate of 0.2%. This year, Germany has only narrowly avoided a recession, defined by two … Read more
Germans generally don’t shop where they live. This emerges from a current study by the Society for Consumer Research (Gfk). German medium-sized cities in particular attract purchasing power from their surrounding areas and benefit from greater retail offerings and inflows of purchasing power. On average, Germans will have around 6,770 euros per capita available for … Read more
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), GDP increased by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter. In the preliminary report in October, Destatis assumed an increase of 0.2%. Compared to the same quarter last year, GDP increased by 0.1% in price-adjusted terms, but fell by 0.3% in price- and … Read more
In the last two weeks, the ANWR group organized a tour of three business talks and met its members at the Wortmann Group in Detmold, at Gabor in Rosenheim and at Hanau Marketing GmbH. “It is very important to us to communicate regularly with our members,” emphasizes Patrick Gottesleben, Managing Director of ANWR Schuh GmbH. … Read more
The Paris City Council on Wednesday approved its “bioclimatic” urban development plan, designed to address climate challenges, housing shortages and urban expansion. The plan’s focus on green spaces, social housing and tighter rental regulations has drawn both praise for its sustainability goals and skepticism over its feasibility. Source link
Backed by Western board members including the US, UK and France, a new IAEA resolution condemns Iran’s lack of transparency in cooperating with the agency, alluding to “deeply troubling” signs that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Middle East. Source link
Emmanuel Macron was caught on video on Thursday calling the Haitian transitional council “total morons” for sacking the embattled nation’s prime minister, prompting Haiti’s Foreign Minister to summon French Ambassador Antoine Michon to address the “unacceptable remarks”. Source link
Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron in a video at the G20 summit in Brazil, in which he called the Haitian transitional council “total morons” for firing former Prime Minister Garry Conille, caused outrage when it was shared online on Thursday. Haiti was quick to label Macron’s remarks as ‘unacceptable’, and subsequently summoned the French … Read more
One day after commencing Iran’s agreement to cap its uranium stockpiles, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency passed a censure motion on Thursday denouncing Iran’s lack of transparency on its nuclear activities, with Western nations suspecting the country of building a nuclear weapon. Source link