Allentown police are investigating an incident that has now gone viral on social media, showing an officer placing his knee on a man’s neck in Pennsylvania. According to Allentown’s own policy, the ‘use of neck...
France celebrates Bastille Day in downsized version
France celebrates Bastille Day in a scaled-down version with no parade in the Champs Élysées, but rather with a ceremony in Place de la Concorde, focusing on workers who fought the coronavirus pandemic in the front line.
Special edition: Lebanon grapples with worst economic meltdown in years
In this week’s show we’re turning our attention to Lebanon, a country whose economy has been pushed to the brink of collapse. The Lebanese pound has lost 85 percent of its value since anti-government...
UK to ban Huawei from 5G networks +++ Germany debates spyware law | DW Tech Report
00:00 The British government will ban Huawei from having any role in providing technology for its 5G networks from 2027 on, with the company barred from providing any new equipment from the end of this year. The UK...
Merkel’s visits Bavaria: Is she meeting with her successor? | DW News
A meeting in Germany has been generating quite a bit of buzz. For the first time in her chancellorship, Angela Merkel is attending a cabinet meeting of the Bavarian government. She was invited by Bavaria’s state...
US rejects Beijing’s claims in South China Sea, stoking tensions
The United States on Monday rejected China’s disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, a move that Beijing criticised as inciting tensions in the region and which...
Macron to lay out Covid-19 crisis response at downsized Bastille Day
President Emmanuel Macron will host Tuesday a Bastille Day ceremony scaled-down because of the coronavirus pandemic and also address the French in a rare television interview as fears grow over a potential second wave...