As China celebrated its national day, thousands of riot police were stationed in Hong Kong in efforts to stamp out violent confrontations seen last year. This year, permission to hold a march was denied, leading Hong...
Analysis: deadlocks show EU lacks coherence in foreign policy
Decisions are taken unanimously at the EU, which has led to deadlock on key issues such as responding to disputed elections in Belarus, and Turkey’s drilling in contested waters. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor...
After the backlash, a backtrack: Trump denies supporting far-right groups
President Donald Trump is in damage control mode as the fallout continues from a debate performance marred by when he failed to clearly condemn white supremacists. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani, says...
As ICU beds near saturation, Paris on brink of maximum alert
Paris was on Thursday facing increased restrictions to combat a worrying increase in Covid-19 infections, with the French capital now meeting all criteria required to be on maximum alert. Restaurants could be shut down...
Spain to lock down Covid-19 hotspot Madrid, angering regional government
Residents of infection hotspot Madrid are to be barred from leaving except on essential trips under new rules to fight the coronavirus resurgence, Spain’s government said on Wednesday.