The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a seemingly unassailable lead, results from the Indian Ocean island’s poll body showed on Friday. Dissanayake’s...
War ravages Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure
In Gaza, war has reshaped both the skyline and daily life. With water sources almost non-existent and infrastructure in shambles, thousands now face a dire struggle for survival as severe thirst takes hold. TRT...
New Delhi shuts primary schools due to soaring smog levels
Air pollution in India’s capital has forced the closure of all primary schools until further notice. The Swiss group, IQAir, which specialises in protection against airborne pollutants, describes New Delhi’s...
‘Put northern Gaza under siege’ says former head of Israel’s National Security Council
“All of Gaza strip should be closed and Israel should prevent any entrance of any supply to Gaza,” a former major general in the IDF has told Sky News. In his proposal, known as The General’s Plan, Giora Eiland explains...
Xi, Biden arrive in Peru for APEC summit amid Trump-era diplomatic uncertainty • FRANCE 24 English
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for the APEC summit, likely their final meeting under diplomatic uncertainty following Donald Trump’s election. Biden’s Air Force...
Brazil authorities link Supreme Court bomb attack to extremist discourse • FRANCE 24 English
A Supreme Court Justice has linked a failed bomb attack on Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday with far-right hate speech while the country’s police chief said it is being investigated as an act of terrorism. The...
Trump picks vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary • FRANCE 24 English
Donald Trump named anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary, marking another bold choice in his rapid post-election cabinet appointments. Announcing on Truth Social, Trump expressed enthusiasm for...