This week marks one year since hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Iraq to call for the removal of the country’s ruling elite. The deadly rallies led to the resignation of then-prime minister...
Sheikh Sabah: Kuwait’s peacemaking ruler remembered for role in Iraq war
Kuwait’s leader Emir Sheikh Sabah, who died on Tuesday, was foreign minister during the country’s invasion by Iraq. FRANCE 24 correspondent Jack Hewson says the emir was a peacemaker and staunch ally of the United...
Ceasefire in sight as UN convenes urgent talks on Nagorna-Karabakh
Amid worsening conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the UN Security Council is expected to call for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to restart. The secretary-general has expressed grave concerns over the...
India to surpass US Covid-19 death toll ‘within weeks’
India is expected within weeks to overtake the United States for having the largest number of coronavirus cases. The government however is unlikely to reimpose restrictions, after its earlier lockdown devastated the...
US-Canada border closure puts sick Americans’ lives in danger
Since the spring, the border between the United States and Canada has been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This closure impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of American patients, who are used to buying...
Amnesty International halts work in India citing government reprisals
Amnesty International says it will stop operations in India after the country froze its bank accounts for allegedly breaking rules on foreign funding. The NGO, however, says the move is retaliation for recent reports...
Spared in spring, Bordeaux now a disease red zone
Bordeaux was relatively spared by the first wave of coronavirus that hit France in spring, but now the disease is spreading fast, especially among people over 75. The city is now a red zone, with doctors calling on...