Two people have died attempting to cross the English Channel on Saturday morning, French officials have told AFP news agency. The incident happened overnight off the coast of northern France, when about 100 people set...
UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements
The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of firms from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the...
Netanyahu condemns support for Palestinian state at UN after scores walk out • FRANCE 24 English
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Friday for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that "murdering Jews pays off." Speaking at the...
Moldova headed for pivotal parliamentary vote on Sunday
Moldova holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that could have sweeping consequences for its bid to join the European Union and its effort to fend off alleged Russian meddling in domestic affairs. Abdulvehab Ejupi...
Hundreds of Palestinian children killed by Israel in Jenin since October 2023
Fourteen-year-old Mohammed’s killing on his first day of school symbolises the harsh reality children in Jenin face under ongoing Israeli military attacks. Since October 2023, more than 200 Palestinian children...
Africa Matters: South Africa split by widening wealth gap
The World Bank says South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world, three decades after the end of apartheid. Recent government data reveals a stark divide: about 500,000 millionaires live alongside more...
Transactional loyalties: Netanyahu, Trump, and the war for power, influence & relevance
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to cast himself as an international statesman. He crafts arguments in English and Hebrew, keenly aware that persuasion is a power unto itself. Then there’s Donald Trump: unpredictable...