It’s been six months since France went into lockdown over the coronvirus pandemic, tipping the economy into its worst recession since World War Two. How bad was the damage, and what hopes are there for a recovery...
Libyan unity government chief says ready to step down
The head of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord said Wednesday he planned to step down within six weeks as part of efforts to broker a peace agreement. FRANCE 24’s International affairs...
Venezuela: UN accuses Maduro government of crimes against humanity
Venezuela’s president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity, UN investigators said on Wednesday in a report the country’s government quickly labeled as “riddled with...
Hurricane Sally brings ‘historic’ flooding to southeastern US
Hurricane Sally uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Wednesday as it brought what the US National Hurricane Center called “historic and catastrophic” flooding...
Belarus charges opposition figure Kolesnikova with undermining national security
Belarus investigators have officially charged Maria Kolesnikova, a protest leader, with incitement to undermine national security, the Investigative Committee said in a statement on Wednesday. France 24 Gulliver Cragg...
A ‘new start’ for the European Union and Germany’s police rocked by another far-right scandal
IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, 17.09.2020: We take a look at Ursula von der Leyen’s first State of the European Union address before the European Parliament. She laid out a new vision for the bloc aimed at...
China declares victory over the coronavirus pandemic – rightly so? | COVID-19 Special
Chinese officials have declared victory over the coronavirus after nine whirlwind months for first reponders, scientists and party-officials. Despite denying the severity of the virus and under-reporting numbers...