Nov. 18 marks a technological milestone in #France: the launch of the first #5G mobile network. The country’s #telecom regulator approved the device despite opposition from a number of municipal leaders and...
US transition: Biden names top White House aides, meets with national security advisers
President-elect Joe #Biden on Tuesday named several top advisers from his election campaign and a Democratic congressman as senior White House aides, sticking with a tight inner circle as he #transitions to the White...
Tigray conflict: Sudan struggles to shelter more than 27,000 Ethiopian refugees
A “full-scale humanitarian #crisis” is unfolding in #Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, with more than 27,000 now having fled heavy fighting to #Sudan. FRANCE 24’s Bastien...
Indians watch with a mix of pride and scepticism as Kamala Harris prepares to become US vp
In #India, all eyes will be on Kamala #Harris when she becomes #US vice president in January. FRANCE 24 traveled to her ancestral village to see what the locals think of her election.
Trump orders troop cuts in Iraq and Afghanistan
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced plans to reduce #US #troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfills President Donald #Trump’s pledge to bring forces home even as...
Nagorno-Karabakh: Turkey to send peacekeepers to Azerbaijan to monitor truce
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government permission to deploy peacekeepers to Azerbaijan to monitor a cease-fire deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia that aims to end the...
Scramble For Vaccines: Are developing countries doomed to lose?
Wealthy countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Canada are getting most of the early available covid vaccines, leaving some developing countries struggling to get access to the vaccines.