Israel’s agreements to normalise relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are major diplomatic advances, but also promise a boost to economic ties. Israeli ministers have already predicted that trade...
Coping with Covid-19: How FRANCE 24 has adapted to the new normal
France has issued new guidelines for workplace safety amid Covid-19, seeking to strike a balance between protecting workers and avoiding another crippling lockdown. Like other companies around the world, FRANCE 24 has...
Greg Kelly, former aide to Nissan’s Ghosn, pleads not guilty as trial starts in Japan
Greg Kelly, a former aide to ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of financial misconduct as the trial against him began in Tokyo.
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