With a historic shift in geopolitics of the Middle East, it’s hard not to wonder what really lies behind the normalization of diplomatic ties between #Israel, on one side, and #UAE and #Bahrain on the other. As the...
Does US provide weapons to Ukrainian militants in Crimea?
Russia’s embassy in the #US wants Washington to clarify facts from the NBC news report, published on Monday, saying that America is providing #weapons to Ukrainian militant units in #Crimea.
Not for everyone? | COVID vaccine might become hard to get
According to a report by the Oxfam charity, a small gourp of wealthy nations has already secured over half of the future supply of COVID-19 vaccines. It means that only 13% of the world’s population will initially...
Police arrest Extinction Rebellion activists in Amsterdam
Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested after staging a protest calling on the Dutch government to take more action to combat climate change, in Amsterdam, on Friday. Protesters could be seen blocking...
Coronavirus pandemic: Spanish capital region orders partial lockdown
The Madrid region, the epicentre of an explosion of #coronavirus infections in Spain, said on Friday it would place a partial lockdown on hundreds of thousands of people. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris tells us more.
US to ban TikTok and WeChat app downloads from Sunday
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns they pose a...