AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatarNowNorthern Ireland's DUP leader Donaldson steps down after sex offence chargesFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with sexual offenses of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson left his post with immediate effect pending the outcome of the judicial process, the …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar1 hour agoBelgium's forced adoption scandal: Victims on lifelong quest for truthFrance 24 - Alix LE BOURDONFrom the post-war period until the mid-1980s, thousands of children were forcibly taken from their young Belgian mothers and sold to adoptive families by Catholic institutions. Today, many victims are desperately trying to trace their origins and demanding answers from those responsible for this …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoGotland island, a strategic location in the Baltic Sea, remilitarises as Sweden joins NATOFrance 24 - Julien SAUVAGET , Clovis CASALISweden joined NATO earlier this month, becoming to become the 32nd member of the military alliance. Around the Baltic Sea, nations are worried about what Russian President Vladimir Putin could do next after showing he was capable of invading Ukraine. Sweden has officially ended its traditional …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar4 hours agoThai PM Srettha Thavisin believes in a 'more democratic' future for ThailandFrance 24 - Constantin SIMON , Goy SUPASSORN , Aruna POPURI , Matthew HUNTSrettha Thavisin became Thailand’s prime minister in August 2023, putting an end to nine years of the country’s military dominating its politics. In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the businessman-turned-politician said he "truly believes" the future of Thailand will be more democratic. Will …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Asia Pacific NewsAvatarAvatar7 hours agoOscar-winner 'Oppenheimer' opens in Japan after months of nuclear theme concernsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESOscar best picture winner "Oppenheimer" was finally released on Friday in Japan, where its subject -- the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb -- is a highly sensitive and emotional topic. The US blockbuster hit screened in the United States and many other countries in July at the …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Middle East NewsAvatarAvatar5 hours agoPalestinians fear further isolation as Israeli minister announces vast West Bank settlement plansFrance 24 - Claire Duhamel , Catherine NORRIS TRENTFar-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a plan to seize 800 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, the largest land seizure since the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israeli and Palestinian authorities according to NGO Peace Now. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar8 hours agoRussian missile and drone attacks damage power plants in central, west UkraineFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRussian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, in the latest barrage targeting the country's already damaged power infrastructure. "During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar9 hours agoAfrican Union 'warmly congratulates' Senegal's Faye on presidential election winFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal's presidential election and hailed the "unanimous acceptance of the results". In a statement, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat said he "warmly …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar11 hours ago🔴 Live: Israeli strike kills at least 36 Syrian soldiers near AleppoFrance 24 - FRANCE 24 , FRANCE 24An Israeli air strike on Syria's Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah weapons depots were located in the area. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in Israel's war on Hamas. The Syrian army says Israeli …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Asia Pacific NewsAvatarAvatar13 hours agoRussia veto ends UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions after arms transfer probeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRussia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. The move was met with a flurry of criticism, including by South Korea's foreign …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar14 hours agoMacron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadowFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences on the war in Ukraine. Macron wrapped up his three-day tour of the Latin American giant with a solemn, but warm, trip to the …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar14 hours agoRed Cross and USAID urge global action on threat from extreme heatFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESExtreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and flooding, two of the world's leading humanitarian organisations warned Thursday. The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with rising …