US President Donald Trump was unable to destabilise Joe Biden in the first round of debates Tuesday night, despite resorting to often personal attacks, with opinion polls suggesting viewers gave the debate to Biden...
UK lower house passes trade bill that govt admits violates EU divorce treaty
British lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the UK’s internal market after Brexit, defying a looming EU ultimatum as the two sides entered a final week of tense talks.
Paris nightlife faces renewed restrictions as city teeters on brink of deep red alert
Paris is edging closer to becoming a deep red zone for coronavirus infections. The French capital has at least 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and 100 cases per 100,000 are people aged over 65. For the maximum alert...
France to ban wild animals from travelling circuses, mink farms ‘gradually’
France said Tuesday it planned to “gradually” ban mink farms in the country as well the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and the breeding of dolphins and orcas in captivity. FRANCE 24’s Yena...
Undecided voters ‘clear losers’ from chaotic first US presidential debate
The “clear loser” in the first US presidential debate was the ten percent or so of undecided US voters who tuned in hoping to see a reasonable discussion of the major issues. That’s the view of Thomas...
UN Security Council calls for immediate end to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh
The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions.
Trump, Biden face off in chaotic first US presidential debate of 2020
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden squared off on Tuesday in the first of three scheduled debates, an encounter that quickly devolved into fierce acrimony and showcased a stark clash of...