Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, following a ceasefire in Lebanon, raising hopes that a broader deal to end the US-Iran war could be within reach. The strait — which carries around 20%...
Is it Time to Tax the Robots? | BBC News
Join the AI Decoded team as we examine Sam Altman’s vision for an era of artificial superintelligence. The Open AI CEO is calling for a new kind of social contract — an “AI New Deal” — arguing that unprecedented...
Man found guilty of rape after Andrew Malkinson served 17 years in jail for his crime
A man has been found guilty of rape after another man wrongfully served 17 years in prison for the crime. In 2003, a young mother was dragged into bushes on an embankment next to the M61 motorway in Salford, Greater...
1.2 million people uprooted by war • FRANCE 24 English
More than a million civilians in Lebanon have been displaced since the war in the Middle East erupted at the end of February. Among them are thousands of young mothers and pregnant women, many forced to give birth in...
The starving child and vulture: An ethical debate in photojournalism │ Behind the Lens EP 4
In 1993, photojournalist Kevin Carter captured one of the most disturbing images in history: a child starving in Sudan with a vulture lurking behind. This is the story behind the photo that shocked the world, won a...
EU moves to tighten rules on harmful pollutants: The invisible danger of ‘forever chemicals’
They are known as "forever chemicals": synthetic compounds that resist breakdown in the human body and the environment. Also known as PFAS, there are thousands of them, and you might not even realise that you...
Macron urges permanent reopening of Hormuz Strait • FRANCE 24 English
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday hosted a video conference with their European allies to discuss the possible deployment of a multinational force to the Strait of Hormuz...