British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an urgent meeting with ministers and top law enforcement officials as he seeks to end days of street violence and attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers, which he has...
Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace | BBC News
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country as anti-government protesters storm her official residence in the capital of Dhaka. Student leaders have declared a campaign of civil...
Japan’s Nikkei sees biggest rout since 1987 Black Monday • FRANCE 24 English
Japanese stocks collapsed on Monday in their biggest single day rout since the 1987 Black Monday sell-offs, driven by last week’s plunge in global stock markets, economic concerns and worries investments funded by...
Watch Live: Bangladesh army chief addresses nation after violent protests
Bangladesh’s army chief is due to address the nation, after violent protests left dozens dead and hundreds injured – internet services have also been shut down and a nationwide curfew is imposed. It comes...
Dodo: A bird that colonialism wiped off face of earth
The passport of Mauritius features a bird called the dodo which went extinct rapidly after Dutch settlers set foot on the island. This bird is now a ubiquitous national symbol of Mauritius, and its sad story reveals the...
Bangladesh anti-government protesters call for public to join march to Dhaka • FRANCE 24 English
"Sunday was the deadliest day since the protests (in Bangladesh) began in July," said Navodita Kumari, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in New Delhi. "The protesters have now consolidated their demands...
UK protesters clash with police at migrant housing site amid violence following deadly knife attack
Violent demonstrations involving anti-immigration groups have broken out in towns and cities across Britain, in what has been the worst rioting in the country for over a decade. The unrest comes after a stabbing in...