New Zealanders voted to legalise euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday showed they likely would not legalise recreational marijuana use. With about 83 percent of votes counted, New...
Italy’s far right calls for stronger borders after Nice attack
Reports the Nice attacker entered France illegally through Italy have created controversy in Rome, with some politicians calling for migration to be stopped. As FRANCE 24 correspondent Seema Gupta reports, far-right...
France announces support for businesses during new Covid-19 lockdown
As France enters its second coronavirus lockdown, the government has announced a €15 billion package to support companies and workers. Meanwhile, Berlin plans €10 billion in targeted aid during its partial lockdown in...
Residents in Nice pay tribute, as police release details on attacker
Police say the man who attacked a church in Nice Thursday, killing three, is a 21-year-old Tunisian who arrived in France in October. The man was injured during his arrest and remains in hospital.
Biden’s mask-mandate gains traction as US nears 90,000 daily infections
In a grim new record for the United States, authorities reported around 90,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with hospitalisations also on the rise in many states. Just days before the presidential election...
France enters second Covid-19 lockdown as country’s cases surge
France entered its second lockdown Friday in a bid to stem the resurgent coronavirus pandemic with residents only allowed to leave their homes for food shopping, medical appointments, pressing family reasons and to...
New Pictures: Buildings collapse as massive earthquake hits Greece and Turkey
Four people have been killed and 120 injured, it has been reported, after a major earthquake hit Turkey and Greece, destroying buildings and sparking a tsunami warning.