Initially women replaced men in the Belarusian presidential election campaign as their husbands had been jailed. Now women are replacing, or adding their forces to those of men out on the streets. Indeed, women are...
Roglic still dominant as Tour de France enters final week
The final week of the Tour de France will see three gruelling mountain climbs followed by a time trial next Saturday. FRANCE 24’s sports editor Simon Harding says competitors will be hoping to upset the dominant Jumbo...
Israelis welcome peace deal, but coronavirus remains greater concern
The signing of Israel’s ‘historic’ peace deal with the UAE and Bahrain has been greeted with mild enthusiasm on the ground, reports FRANCE 24 correspondent Irris Makler in Jerusalem, with some fearing it is a...
Ivory Coast court bars former leader Gbagbo, ex-PM Soro from presidential vote
Ivory Coast’s top court on Monday cleared the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, as protests turned violent in several cities and fears grew of a repeat of the conflict that...
Reports: Germany to take in 1,500 Migrants from overcrowded Greek refugee camps | DW News
The situation on the Greek island of Lesbos is tense, as migrants and refugees remain stranded. Athens is trying to calm the situation, but things have long since gotten out of control. After the devastating fires in...
Drone footage shows Oregon town covered in flame retardant – BBC News
Four million acres have gone up in flames across the US West Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced so far. At least 35 people have died from the wildfires since early August.
Israel normalisation deals may lead to the division of Al Aqsa
A clause in the UAE-Bahrain deal with Israel leaves the ‘door wide open’ to the division of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound.