The foreign policy chief of the EU, Josep Borrell, made quite a slip while addressing the European Parliament, calling Alexander Lukashenko the illegitimate president of… Ukraine.
Palestine in rage | Israel to sign peace deals with Bahrain and UAE in the White House
Palestine says it’s been ‘stabbed in the back’ as an Israeli delegation travels to the US to sign ‘peace deals’ with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Many analysts see the agreement resulting in even worse violence...
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Pioneer of the conductor’s podium Marin Alsop selects ‘La Maestra’ of the future
She was the first woman to direct a major American orchestra. Today Marin Alsop conducts in Vienna, Baltimore and São Paulo and is an invited artist in cultural centres around the world. She’s also on the jury of...
Russians race to find vaccine, but experts caution against shortcuts
The rush to find a coronavirus vaccine is on. AstraZeneca has resumed its trials after one participant fell ill. Meanwhile, Russia is set to trial its vaccine candidate on 40,000 people, though as FRANCE 24 health...
High up in France’s Pyrenees, past meets present
In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed, putting an end to the war between France and Spain. More than two centuries later, under Napoleon III, a total of 602 boundary stones were put in place to mark out the...
Punishment for not wearing a face mask? Dig Covid-19 victims’ graves
IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 15.09.2020: With Israel set to sign a deal normalising ties with the UAE and Bahrain, Haaretz warns that it won’t make the Palestinian conflict disappear. After Donald Trump’s visit...