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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Economist at the European Policy Center, says that the partnership between Canada and the EU "is a classic win-win situation. Canada has many resources, has many of the economic strengths that the European Union lacks, the EU has a very large market, it is an important trading partner".
The CDC and officials from the US state differ over how four deaths should be classified as cases continue to spread.
The US has approved a US$24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said Thursday, the kingdom’s latest major arms purchase since the start of the Iran war. Saudi Arabia has long sought to buy F-35s, but officials from Israel – currently the only country in the Middle East to operate the jets – have voiced concern about their sale to Riyadh despite a push ...
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhoodThe founder of Addison Lee owes £20.5m in tax after a tribunal dismissed a claim that he should be treated as a nom-dom despite living in the UK since childhood.John Griffin had argued he should be treated as a nom-dom due to his connection to Ireland, saying: “I was and am besotted with Irel...
Move ends the Security Council’s watchdog panel on Iran sanctions.
OpenAI reports six new incidents of "concerning" behavior; U.N. panel says it has "reasonable grounds" to believe U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.
Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will today fly to the United States to visit the Apple headquarters in California just weeks after the government released sweeping reform that was designed to keep children safe online.The prime minister will meet with meet with Tim Cook, Apple’s executive chairman of the board of directors, to ...
UN Interim Security Force for Abyei strengthens security on the ground after days of deadly fighting.
Why does Brazil get to speak first at UNGA?
Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of the markers of the success of the Aukus nuclear submarine deal is how much it is opposed by potential adversaries, Britain’s Aukus chief has told a Washington DC thinktank.Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK prime minister’s special representative on Aukus, told an event at the Center for Strategic and Internati...
The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.
The former EU Commissioner has himself urged that legal proceedings go ahead, denies any wrongdoing and says he wants to cooperate fully with the authorities.
New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic catA diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.The cat, called tilcayo by local communities, is part of a grou...
New species of wild cat was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest and is smaller than the average domestic catA diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group ca...
French fishermen have agreed to lift their blockades at fuel depots and ports including Nice, after talks with the government over financial aid. They say soaring fuel prices since the start of the war with Iran are pushing them to the brink. Also in the segment - India could be hit by fresh US tariffs if it keeps buying Russian oil, after US lawmakers approved a new sanctions package that ratchet...
Canada's prime minister outlines plans for stronger ties with the EU.
Exclusive: Sisters of Nicholas Brandram recount 44-year-old’s deteriorating mental health in days before he took his lifeDays before Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the “Putney pusher”, killed himself, he told his family that the police investigation was “murdering him”.He had “no fight left” in him, he told his sisters, Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker, and could not see an end to t...
Why have China's oil prices reached a record high?
An AFP photo of Donald Trump examining a depiction of Washington's Kennedy Center apparently being demolished sparked widespread attention Thursday after the president threatened to tear down the revered arts venue because he has been blocked from renaming it after himself. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
In tonight's edition, the body of a 9th woman is found in Johannesburg as South African police start investigating a potential femicidal serial killer. Also, Africans are excited about what good use of the technology could mean to growth, but many are also worried about what an AI free-for all could soon mean for their lives and livelihoods. And Chad’s first music school officially opened its door...
Derek Jeter's former mansion in Tampa sits empty and neglected, now in the hands of a cryptocurrency trust. Previously leased by Tom Brady, plans for its demolition were drawn but have lapsed without execution. The future of this luxurious waterfront property remains uncertain, as new permits have yet to be authorized, leaving it as a mystifying relic of the past.
US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member. "I think it's laughable," Trump told reporters when asked about the plan. "If they do that, if I think it's at all a hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe, on many things." FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly repo...
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there had been “major progress” towards establishing an American military base in Poland, after Warsaw said it was holding talks with Washington on the issue. “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland, major progress is being made toward establishing a U.S. Army base in Poland,” Trump said on social media. “If t...
The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the lawAs the death toll from the worst measles outbreak in decades rises, Robert F Kennedy Jr headlined the Washington DC conference of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, which he led for nearly two decades.“Let me be clear. You have a strong and steadfast friend at the Whi...
Toronto residents tell the BBC they are excited by the possibility of working and studying in the EU.
People the BBC spoke to are excited by the prospect of working and studying in the EU, a suggestion Carney made this week.
