Cinema has returned to the French Riviera, in the form of a three-day event following the cancellation of Cannes’ annual film festival in May. Our reporters in the south of France bring us an update on the reduced...
‘Defend the Churches,’ says Poland’s defiant leader as protests rage on
Jarosław Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ultraconservative ruling party, is refusing to back down faced with a wave of anger across the country over abortion restrictions.
French hospitals call for national lockdown
A group representing France’s hospitals was calling for a national lockdown Wednesday, as President Emmanuel Macron’s government weighs its options to fight Covid-19. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney reports...
US Presidential election 2020: Biden holds rally in Georgia as Trump visits Midwest
One week until Election Day, Joe Biden went on offense Tuesday 28th, heading to Georgia, which hasn’t backed a Democrat for president since 1992 and pushing into other territory where President Donald Trump was once...
France braces for possible new lockdown measures as Covid-19 hospitalisations mount
France is bracing for a potential new lockdown as President Emmanuel Macron prepares a televised address Wednesday aimed at stopping a fast-rising tide of coronavirus patients in French hospitals and a growing daily...
Some French doctors, nurses with Covid-19 asked to work as country’s cases rise
As France’s daily tallies of new coronavirus cases rise, some doctors and nurses are being asked to work despite testing positive themselves. France imposed a night-time curfew on major cities, including Paris...
Saudi women’s summit: Rights groups accuse organisers of glossing over abuses
In this edition, we turn our attention to Saudi Arabia, which this week hosted the Women 20 (W20) online summit, attended by some of the most powerful women from across the globe. However, there were also many missing...