Last August, the Zimbabwean authorities banned gold mining for environmental and other reasons. Hard news for small-scale gold miners, who continue to work despite the bans. Gold is selling for even more than before...
French politics: the handover of power between Barnier and Bayrou to take place in the afternoon
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist leader Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling France out of months of political crisis. The handover of power between François...
Historians seek to preserve Gaza’s cultural heritage in Geneva • FRANCE 24 English
It’s been more than 400 days since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza. The ongoing war has been denounced as a “genocide” of Palestinians last week by Amnesty International, which urges the global community to act...
What is Russia’s military strategy in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad? • FRANCE 24 English
Russia’s military presence in Syria was significant during Bashar al-Assad’s presidency, and many questions have arisen since rebel groups took power. Kethevane Gorjestani, foreign editor at France 24...
Syria: Hundreds attend funeral of al-Assad regime opponent • FRANCE 24 English
Hundreds of Syrians attended the funeral on Thursday of 36-year-old activist Mazen al-Hamada, whose body was found in a hospital morgue near Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The 46-year-old had...
India celebrates youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju | DW News
A teenage chess prodigy from India has become the youngest ever world champion. 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju takes over the title of youngest champion from Russia’s Gary Kasparov. Dommaraju’s big moment came...
French politics: ‘François Bayrou has always been a staunch ally of Emmanuel Macron’ • FRANCE 24
While France has been without a Prime Minister for several days, President Emmanuel Macron met this morning François Bayrou, president of the centrist MoDem party and a heavyweight in French politics for many years, at...