Authorities in Tokyo have announced 366 new Covid-19 cases in one day. The new daily record comes despite the virus seeming under control since May, when the country lifted its national state of emergency. Prime...
Latin America tops 4 million Covid-19 cases, with Brazil hardest hit
Brazil has recorded nearly 68,000 new Covid-19 infections in one day, a new global record. The country has nearly 2 million cases, and 82,000 deaths, making it the second-worst hit country in the world. Even as the...
Analysis: China an easy scapegoat for US president’s woes
Beijing has threatened to retaliate the US decision to shut its consulate in Houston, further straining their diplomatic relationship. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Douglas Herbert says China makes an...
Brexit talks: Michel Barnier believes trade deal ‘unlikely’ at current stage
Chief negotiator David Frost said that with less than six months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK must prepare for all scenarios. The EU’s Chief Negotiator confirmed that an agreement is...
One billion tonnes of plastic waste to be dumped by 2040
Almost one billion tonnes of plastic waste will be dumped on land and at sea by 2040, according to a major new study. A new digital model which tracks the movement of plastic rubbish around the world has found that...
The national hero of Turkey’s coup night
TRT World’s Andrew Hopkins talked to one of Turkey’s most senior police officers, Turgut Aslan who was taken hostage during the failed coup attempt of July 15, 2016. He was shot in the head; and after four...
Stories of Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia Mosque has been the source of many secrets and stories over its almost 1,500-year lifespan. Here are some of the most interesting ones.