French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Saturday to send teams and equipment to help Mauritius deal with an oil spill that environmentalists fear could be a major ecological disaster.
Mind your language | 9yo girl punished for speaking Turkish at German school
A 9-year-old girl in Germany has been punished by her teachers – for speaking her native Turkish in the playground. RT spoke to the lawyer of the girl’s family as they are planning to sue the school.
Rising from the ashes | Beirut reels at shocking aftermath of massive blast that wrecked city
The Lebanese capital has been trying to get back on its feet after the devastating explosion there on Tuesday. The number of people killed in the massive blast has risen to 154 with thousands more injured and hundreds...
Lebanese protesters hang up cutouts of political leaders
Protesters in #Lebanon hung up cutouts of what appears to be Hassan Nasrallah, Michel Aoun and other political leaders
How the death of a young journalist helped future reporters
John Schofield was 29 when he died covering the war in Yugoslavia 25 years ago. His widow set up the John Schofield Trust to help aspiring reporters.
World’s oldest student graduates at 96
Italy’s oldest student, 96-year-old Giuseppe Paterno has become one of the world’s oldest graduates after finishing his history and philosophy degree from the University of Palermo.
India: Kozhikode plane crash leaves at least 18 dead | DW News
A passenger plane in India has skidded off the runway while trying to land at an airport in Kozhikode – also known as Calicut – in the southern state of Kerala. At least 18 people are dead and dozens injured...