Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, in a bid to garner economic and political support from the powerhouse ally. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg says the...
TikTok sale: Oracle poised to become US partner
Oracle is poised to become the US partner for ByteDance, owner of the TikTok short-video app. FRANCE 24 business editor Catherine Bennett reports Oracle has close to the Trump administration, which last month threatened...
‘Touching’ French ad campaign highlights need for social distancing
The French government has launched a public health advertising campaign in response to a steep rise in coronavirus cases. The government is also handing more power to regional authorities, such as in hard-hit cities of...
Russia regional elections: Putin’s United Russia on course to victory | DW News
The ruling United Russia party was set for victory in a number of local election seats on Sunday, but was also on course for some setbacks as Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters made rare gains in Siberia...
Lesbos migrants fear detention in new refugee camp | DW News
Greece has opened a 3,000-capacity tent camp for the migrants made homeless by the Moria fire. But a large number of migrants, who were residents of the destroyed Moria camp, have refused to enter the new facility...
Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
Greece is raising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean with increased military activity on Meis. The island is the closest land mass to Turkey and should, by international agreements, remain demilitarised.
Coronavirus: Hospital rules kept young couple apart during miscarriage
A young woman has told how she was forced to suffer a miscarriage without the comfort of her partner, due to strict coronavirus rules in hospitals. Lucy Slater was told at her 12-week scan that she had suffered a...