How can Europe better tackle the current spike in #coronavirus cases? François Picard’s panel looks at the new tightening social distancing measures across the continent. Also, Israel officially normalised...
British-Lebanese musician Mika on his virtual benefit concert for Beirut
Mika speaks to Eve Jackson about hosting a concert with Kylie Minogue, Salma Hayek and Rufus Wainwright to raise money for those affected by the explosion in Beirut’s port that killed hundreds, injured thousands and...
Israel: What’s left of the utopian ideal of the kibbutz?
In 1909, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, fueled by Zionist and socialist ideas, founded the first kibbutz on the shores of Lake Tiberias in Palestine. Few would have imagined that 40 years later more than 70,000...
Mali pays tribute to former dictator Moussa Traoré with state funeral
Former Malian dictator Moussa Traore is laid to rest… Members of the military junta among those present at his state funeral. Traore died earlier this week at the age of 83. In Cameroon, appeals court upholds life...
Warplane diplomacy: “Selling F35s to the Emiratis was always part of the deal”
“It’s arms for peace instead of land for peace,” says France 24 Jerusalem correspondent Irris Makler in The World This Week. While U.S. weighs sale of #F35 fighter jets to #UAE as part of deal with...
European Heritage Days: discovering the hidden cultural gems hiding in plain sight
Every year, monuments, museums and historical buildings throw their doors open for one weekend, allowing visitors to peek inside embassies, institutions and even the presidential residence here in France. Art Historian...
Taiwan: China’s next target? | DW Analysis
Despite China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour both at home and abroad, Beijing’s open threat to take control of Taiwan by force is receiving comparatively little attention – leaving this flourishing liberal...