The US has announced the withdrawal of 500 troops from Iraq, and 2,000 from Afghanistan in January, before President Donald Trump leaves office, leaving around 2,500 soldiers in each country. To further complicate...
Why does US doping act exclude US sport? – WADA.
Controversy or hypocrisy? WADA, left stunned by double standards, blasts the US for a proposed law to jail anyone involved in sports doping – except for in the States itself…
BLM ‘memorial wall’ on White House fence restored by activists
DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza was crowded with activists restoring the ‘memorial wall’ on the fence separating the street from the White House, after it was reportedly torn down by Trump supporters during...
Remnants of the 1904 steamer ‘Vera Figner’ have been discovered by Russian divers
Divers have discovered an unusual vessel at the bottom of the Sylva River in the Perm Region, and experts are saying it’s one of the last paddle steamers used to evacuate residents during the Siege of Leningrad, in 1941.
UN warns of ‘full-scale humanitarian crisis’ in Ethiopia conflict
The #UN said Tuesday that a full-blown humanitarian #crisis was unfolding in northern #Ethiopia, where thousands of people each day are fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region. FRANCE 24’s Chief Foreign Editor...
Coronavirus pandemic in France: Restaurants will remain shut after lockdown
#France has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of #coronavirus, the fourth-highest total in the world. The government imposed a nationwide partial lockdown starting Oct. 30 as the second surge hit and could start...