The US will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied longer-range weapons to conduct strikes inside Russian territory, a long-sought request by Kyiv. What will this change? Answer by FRANCE 24 journalist and former Moscow correspondent, Elena Voloshin. Source link
Ether (ETH) ETFs, Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, have seen a sea change in their performance over the past week. Eric Balchunas, investment fund specialist, described the rebound as a “rapid and sudden rise” which allowed them to emerge from what he called “the dark depths.” This analysis is not a coincidence. Since their launch in July … Read more
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest the adoption of a trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries they fear would threaten their livelihoods. What exactly contains the deal? Answer by Andrew Hilliar. Source link
Russia on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, where General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s regular army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by his one-time deputy. An unnamed diplomat told AFP that Russia seemed to have become “visibly more aligned” with Burhan during the resolution’s … Read more
Millions of German Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained and leaked in a major security breach are eligible for compensation, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on Monday. The court in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe, Germany’s highest court for civil cases, said that the basic loss of control over data online was … Read more
The trial of a French man who for a decade drugged his wife to have her raped by dozens of strangers entered its final stages on Monday, with the final set of accused testing ahead of sentencing requests later in the week and a verdict next month. Details with FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell. Source link
The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with US-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. But what are these long-range weapons? Story by Camille Knight and Ludovic de Foucaud. Source link
In this week’s episode, Jennie Shin speaks with Paul Smith, Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Nottingham. We start with Marine Le Pen’s trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds for fake jobs, with prosecutors seeking a ban on her future political candidacy. We also discuss significant shifts in French attitudes … Read more
Germany is sticking with its decision not to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine, a German government spokesperson said on Monday, after Washington shifted course to allow US-made weapons to be used to strike deep within Russia. analysis by FRANCE 24’s Armen Georgian. Source link
Despite the political challenges, the proposal can break new ground in Europe. The community hopes that more proposals will emerge to include bitcoin in reserves. “Poland should create a strategic reserve of bitcoin,” proposes presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen, clearly inspired by Donald Trump’s recent victory as president of the United States. Mentzen, following in Trump’s … Read more