In August, Russia declared itself the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine: Sputnik V. High-risk groups have been receiving the Sputnik V jabs – health workers, journalists and teachers. Russia calls it...
Rihanna under fire for playing song with Hadith in her fashion show
Rihanna is under fire on social media for using a controversial song that sampled a Hadith in her latest fashion show.
Trial opens for suspect in failed 2015 Islamic State bombing of French church
A 29-year-old Algerian man went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of killing a woman and trying to blow up a church near Paris, in a failed 2015 attack that investigators say was orchestrated by Islamic State...
Paris cafes to shut as Europe confronts second virus wave
French authorities placed the #Paris region on maximum #virus #alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections increased...
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: International ceasefire calls ignored
#NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Monday for a #ceasefire in Nagorno-#Karabakh as the death toll continued to rise from clashes in the breakaway enclave in the South #Caucasus. FRANCE 24’s Chief...
PM unable to give figures on contacts missed through COVID testing “glitch”
The Prime Minister has been unable to say how many contacts have been missed as a result of a testing error by Public Health England.
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon reject deal
Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon say they denounce the deal struck between Israel, UAE and Bahrain to normalise ties. Altaf Ahmad gauged some reactions inside this Beirut camp.