Summer is not yet over in Paris, with the mercury set to reach above 30 degrees on several days throughout the week, with the hotter than usual temperatures attributed to climate change.
Disney film ‘Mulan’ faces backlash amid geopolitical issues
Disney’s new remake of “Mulan” was tailored to appeal to audiences in China. It stars big-name Chinese-born actors like Jet Li, Gong Li and Donnie Yen, and the story itself is based on an old Chinese...
ByteDance rejects Microsoft bid, paving way for Oracle partnership
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has rejected a bid by Microsoft to buy its US operations, paving the way for Californian software giant Oracle to enter into a partnership with the popular short-video app.
Former UK prime ministers unite against controversial Brexit bill
David Cameron and Tony Blair are the latest former UK prime ministers to speak out against the Johnson government’s plans to walk back parts of the Brexit agreement. FRANCE 24 correspondent Benedicte Paviot says all...
Yoshihide Suga set to become Japanese prime minister
The candidate of continuity, Japan’s ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country’s next prime...
EU presses China on market access, human rights during virtual summit
The European Union on Monday urged China to further open its markets up to European companies and prove that it really does want to secure an investment agreement this year with the bloc, its largest trading partner.
‘You just watch’: Trump predicts climate will cool in California wildfires briefing
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West during a briefing with local officials in...