Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and...
Spain set for protests over tourism | BBC News
Thousands of people in Majorca are protesting against the surge in tourism that is being blamed for plummeting living standards among the local population. Activists say spiralling housing costs on the Spanish Island...
Trump slams Biden-Harris campaign for ‘spreading misinformation’
The race to the white house is heating up. Former US President Donald Trump has said he took a bullet for democracy as he spoke at his first campaign event since last week’s assassination attempt on his life. The...
Drone footage shows ‘the world’s most crooked’ street, in San Francisco
Lombard Street in San Francisco, US, known as the world’s most crooked street, has been captured by drone footage bedecked in colourful flowers. Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: X (Twitter): Instagram: Threads: TikTok:...
38,983 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, health ministry says
At least 38,983 Palestinians have been killed and 89,727 others injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday, with 64 people killed in the last 24 hours...
Under Israeli torture: Blind Palestinian man recounts Israeli detention
A visually impaired Palestinian man detained from Gaza by Israeli forces recounts the “inhumane” treatment he underwent while in Israeli prison for 65. Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: X (Twitter): Instagram: Threads:...
200 swimmers join long-distance swimming race in Taiwan Strait • FRANCE 24 English
This Sunday two hundred swimmers from across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are taking part in a unique event – swimming from Taiwan’s offshore island of Kinmen to China. But despite the festive and unifying...