IN THE PRESS – Monday, October 26, 2020: French paper Le Figaro hits back at Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the Turkish president said Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check for his treatment of French Muslims...
With record 52,000 new cases, France struggles to contain Covid-19
France set a grim record on Sunday after reporting more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases, raising concerns that greater restrictions may be needed as the country struggles to contain the epidemic.
Meet ‘K.K.B’, youngest contender in Ivory Coast’s presidential elections
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will be running for his third term when the West African nation votes on October 31. The opposition says the president’s bid is unconstitutional, and has called for a boycott...
Boycotts over cartoons threaten French exports to Middle Eastern countries
Several Middle Eastern countries are calling for boycotts of French products after President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The French government is urging an end to the backlash...
An American Affair: Trump & the FBI
It’s been well documented that there’s no love lost between the US president and the FBI, with Donald Trump recently accusing the bureau of “trying to overthrow the presidency”. But what about...
Food fight: British PM under pressure to meet footballer over school meal vouchers
In the Press: Chile votes to change its constitution with 78 percent of voters in favour of the change, Spain imposes a nationwide curfew, while the UK government is under fire for not offering lunch vouchers to school...
Pakistan summons French envoy, Morocco slams Prophet cartoon, as crisis spirals
Pakistan on Monday summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan accused French President Emmanuel Macron of attacking Islam by defending the publication of cartoons of the Prophet...