In this part of the programme, we’re picking through the unprecedented €750 billion economic recovery plan that European leaders agreed on back in July. Members of the European Parliament get to have their say...
Politics of water: Difficult talks continue on Africa’s largest dam
As Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam nears completion, there are fears that Ethiopia will control too much of north-east Africa’s water. Around 90 percent of water flowing into the River Nile passes through...
Belarus’s Lukashenko to meet Putin as unrest enters sixth week
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...
EU leaders to hold trade talks with China despite rifts over human rights
EU leaders will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking trade and investment Monday, despite tensions over Hong Kong’s freedoms and Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur minority. FRANCE 24 correspondent...
As fires rage across US West Coast, LA mayor says Trump has head ‘in the sand’
Officials in West Coast states where record fires have killed 35 people accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of being in denial about climate change, as he and political rival Kamala Harris prepared to meet...
Israel enters second coronavirus lockdown | Coronavirus Update
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases. Beginning Friday, the start of the Jewish High Holiday season...
Coronavirus: South Korea’s Covid detectives – BBC News
South Korea, a country held up as a model for its response to Covid-19, has been struggling to contain a new nationwide outbreak. At the forefront are a team of dedicated government contact tracers, who have the...