Sonic Youth founding member Thurston Moore is back with a seventh solo album, ” By The Fire,” which is full of guitar layers and pretty melodies. The finishing touches were completed while Moore was in...
Aoun says Lebanon faces cabinet crisis, no solution on horizon
President Michel Aoun said on Monday that Lebanon faced a crisis over forming a government and proposed annulling sectarian quotas in the main cabinet ministries. FRANCE 24’s Linda Tamim tells us more.
Italy local elections: Far-right eyes Tuscany as Italy’s left trembles
Italians voted Monday in elections that could see the far right take the historic left-wing bastion of Tuscany, one of several regions up for grabs in a ballot that risks weakening an already fragile federal government.
Ex-defence minister appointed Mali’s transition leader
In tonight’s edition: Mali’s military junta announced the leaders of a new transition government in the Sahel state, which will retain strong army links despite international pressure to appoint civilians...
French actor Michael Lonsdale dies aged 89
Michael Lonsdale, an enigmatic giant of the silver screen and theater in France who worked with some of the world’s top directors in an acting career that spanned 60 years, died Monday at 89, his agent said.
Taj Mahal reopens as India’s coronavirus cases soar
The Taj Mahal reopened to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections. FRANCE 24’s Sreya Banerjee tells us...
FinCEN money laundering leaks: Deutsche Bank is under fire | DW News
Germany’s largest bank Deutsche Bank is no stranger to scandals. But the leaked FinCEN files suggest the bank was aware it was facilitating suspicious transactions amounting to over $1 trillion dollars, including...