Donald Trump and Joe Biden faced off in the first US presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday, an event that quickly degenerated into verbal mudslinging and bickering, which the moderator struggled to control. In...
‘Round 1: Mayhem’: US press reacts to first presidential debate
IN THE PAPERS – Wednesday September 30: We take a look at reactions in the American press following a chaotic presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. We then turn to Lebanon, where Hezbollah’s...
France to ban wild animals from travelling circuses, mink farms ‘gradually’
France said Tuesday it planned to “gradually” ban mink farms in the country as well the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and the breeding of dolphins and orcas in captivity. FRANCE 24’s Yena...
Zimbabwe minister accuses opposition of gun smuggling
In tonight’s edition: Zimbabwe’s main opposition party dismisses government claims that it is trying to smuggle weapons into the country. Also, rent control means thousands of people in Cairo pay only a few...
UN Security Council calls for immediate end to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh
The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions.
Trump, Biden face off in first US presidential debate of 2020
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden squared off on Tuesday in the first of three scheduled debates, an encounter that quickly devolved into fierce acrimony and showcased a stark clash of...
Why the US presidential debate saw no winner | DW News
US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have faced off in what’s being being called the worst presidential debate ever. The chaotic, 95-minute, televised clash touched on on issues...