France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country’s leaders to form a new government as a political deadlock in Beirut has blocked billions of...
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, ‘modernist’ French president, dies at 94
Former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who brought about rapid social change after more than 15 years of strict Gaullism and who was a leading force in laying the foundation of the European Union, died on...
UK vaccination to begin as it becomes first country to approve the treatment – BBC News
The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The vaccination programme will start shortly, with the over-80s, NHS workers, and staff...
How does the UK plan to rollout the Covid vaccine? – BBC Newsnight
As the UK approves the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, what do we know about the rollout and could it start within days?
India in fury | Hundreds of millions rally against new agricultural law
250 million (!) people came out against a new farming law in India, marking the rally as one of the biggest strikes in the country’s history. The capital city of New Delhi saw some violence as protesters clashed with...
UN and Ethiopia reach agreement for Tigray aid access | DW News
Ethiopia and the United Nations reached an agreement on Wednesday to allow aid into government-controlled areas of the Tigray region, where federal troops have declared their military operation against local forces...