Adolescence won all four of its categories at the Golden Globes in another major award ceremony success for the television drama. Stephen Graham was named best actor in a TV miniseries, 16-year-old Owen Cooper was named...
‘Byzantine,’ a term the former empire’s people never used – Unlearning Words | EP 2
From Diocletian’s split to Mehmed II’s conquest, the Eastern Roman Empire outlived the West by nearly a millennium, but lost its name to historical reframing, becoming known as the “Byzantine” Empire, a term its people...
‘Don’t be fooled’ by Venezuela prisoner release pledge, warns son of jailed politician | BBC News
In Venezuela, the families of hundreds of political prisoners wait in hope outside the country’s most notorious jail for more news about the government’s promised release of more detainees. The Venezuelan government...
There is a ‘range of options’ for US intervention in Iran as tension grows • FRANCE 24 English
Iran’s foreign minister said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for both war and talks after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to intervene militarily over a crackdown on protests that activists...
Trump says Iran “wants to negotiate”
“The leaders of Iran called. They want to negotiate. I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States.” US President Donald Trump said that Iranian leaders contacted him on January 10 to negotiate...
America’s top central banker Powell targeted by federal probe • FRANCE 24 English
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department, a probe he calls a "pretext" amid a pressure campaign by President Donald Trump to cut interest rates. Also in...
Anti-ICE pins worn by celebrities at Golden Globes ceremony • FRANCE 24 English
Some celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on January 11 in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs...