Rescue operations are underway after a passenger ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsized off the coast of Girne, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Officials say seven people have died, while around 238...
Seven killed and 23 missing after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus | BBC News
Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized near northern Cyprus. Search and rescue operations are under way to find 23 people missing, said Ünal Üstel, prime minister of the self-declared Turkish Republic of...
NASA launches new space telescope • FRANCE 24 English
NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope reached orbit just 10 minutes after liftoff and is now beginning its mission to shed light on some of the...
Iceland rejects EU accession talks • FRANCE 24 English
Iceland has voted against resuming membership talks with the European Union. The “No” camp won with nearly 53% of the vote, while just over 47% backed the “Yes” side, with only 9,500 votes separating the two. The Nordic...
France: Far-right and far-left lead polls • FRANCE 24 English
On April 18 and May 2 next year, France will vote to elect a new president to replace Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing president, who has served two terms, cannot run again, while the latest opinion polls are predicting a...