The signing of Israel’s ‘historic’ peace deal with the UAE and Bahrain has been greeted with mild enthusiasm on the ground, reports FRANCE 24 correspondent Irris Makler in Jerusalem, with some fearing it is a...
Hong Kong activists front court over Tiananmen Square vigil
More than two dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists appeared in court Tuesday, charged with illegal assembly after attending a service commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The June 4 vigil was banned for the...
Algerian court hands journalist Drareni two-year sentence
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni received a two-year prison term at his appeal hearing on Tuesday, in a trial rights groups have called a test of press freedom in a country recently rocked by anti-government protests...
Is there life floating in the clouds of Venus? – BBC News
It’s an extraordinary possibility – the idea that living organisms are floating in the clouds of Planet Venus. But this is what astronomers are now considering after detecting a gas in the atmosphere they...
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga wins party leadership race
Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to Shinzo Abe, wins a ruling party leadership election, paving the way for Japan’s first change of prime minister in nearly eight years
French journalist’s anti-Muslim comment towards blogger sparks outrage
A young Muslim blogger was sharing budget-friendly recipes in a video when she became the target of hateful comments, sparking outrage online.
Lukashenko meets Putin in Sochi after month of protests
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing increasing protests at home against his long running rule. On Monday he left for the Black Sea port of Sochi for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...