The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products. It is the first time Fast Retailing’s chief...
Watch live: French President Macron and Nigerian President Tinubu hold a joint news conference
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron make a joint statement to the media following their meeting in Paris. Read more world news here: #France #Nigeria #Macron #tinubu SUBSCRIBE to...
Ireland accepts appointment of permanent Palestine ambassador
Ireland has long been one of the most vocal EU countries to support Palestine. It was the first to recognise it as a state, and earlier this year, it even appointed a permanent ambassador. But with an election just...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire reportedly violated by IDF fire on ‘suspects’ | DW News
Reports say that Israeli tank fire has hit several areas near Lebanon’s southeastern border. Reuters news agency reports at least two people were wounded in the town of Markaba, two kilometres from the border...
Missile attacks cause devastation in Ukraine
More than a million people are without power in Ukraine after a Russian attack on the country’s energy structure. Russia carried out a series of strikes on Ukraine overnight with explosions heard across the...
Traffic streams into Beirut’s southern suburbs as ceasefire enters second day • FRANCE 24 English
Traffic streamed into #Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, as some people returned to the area on the second day of a #ceasefire. The truce between #Israel and Lebanese armed group #Hezbollah took effect on November...
Tanzania: Reports of violence, fake ballots dominate local elections • FRANCE 24 English
While polls opened on Wednesday for voting in Tanzania local elections widely seen as a litmus test for parliamentary and presidential elections due next year. Opposition party Chadema on Wednesday said three of its...