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Euro falls to 17-month low against dollar on French debt concerns

The euro has stumbled to a 17-month low against the US dollar on concerns about France's ability to bring its public finances in order. The currency has fallen nearly 7 percent from its peak in late January. Meanwhile, global oil prices fell despite ongoing tensions around the Arabian Peninsula, after the G7 agreed to release up to 100 million barrels from strategic reserves and oil flows from the...

Euro falls to 17-month low against the USD on French debt concerns

The euro has stumbled to a 17-month low against the US dollar on concern about France's ability to bring its public finances in order.  The currency has fallen nearly 7% from its peak in late January.  Meanwhile, global oil prices fell despite ongoing tensions around the Arabian Peninsula, after the G7 agreed to release up to 100 million barrels from strategic reserves and oil flows from the Persi...

Israeli forces kill one, injure several in occupied West Bank

Palestinians in West Bank are suffering increasing Israeli violence and repression.

Couple turns 2 garden plots into 50-acre farm; 2.5 acres hit $200K in sales

Shane and Emma Rozeveld's journey from hobby gardeners in British Columbia to running a thriving 50-acre organic farm in Ontario is inspiring. Founders of Aslan Organics since 2017, they navigated challenges at the Sarnia Farmers' Market, eventually boosting their revenue to over $200,000 in a single year with weekly sales hitting $10,000.

US F-1 visa: Indian student claims October interview date got canceled for refusing to pay agent extra ₹20,000

Flávio Bolsonaro rides right-wing wave to win first round of Brazil election

Flávio Bolsonaro's success could be the latest example of a resurgence of right-wing support in Latin America.

Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86

Lord Archer died peacefully at home between writing sessions, his publisher saidThe author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86.Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died peacefully at his home between writing sessions on Monday, his publisher Harper Collins said. Continue reading...

Bogota mayor presses Chinese-led consortium for more metro workers as auditors flag delays

Bogota mayor Carlos Fernando Galan has called on the Chinese-led consortium building the city’s first metro line to send more workers to its stations, after the country’s top auditor warned that delays in several parts of the project could push back its opening in March 2028. “We are entering a critical stage, which is the final stretch,” Galan said in an interview published by local news magazine...

Concerns of US interference weigh on Brazil vote

Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise on Sunday in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election by finishing ahead of the incumbent left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the runoff on October 25. Suspicions of U.S. interference have been hanging over the campaign, even as Donald Trump has never hidden his closeness to the far-right former president Bolsonaro - F...

London to Chicago BA flight declares emergency after dropping 28,000 feet

British Airways Boeing abruptly lost altitude over Ireland due to ‘technical issue’ and returned to HeathrowA flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency after a sudden and steep descent of 28,000 feet over Ireland and was forced to turn back to Britain.British Airways flight BA295 was bound for Chicago’s O’Hare airport but after a “technical issue” during which oxygen masks were deployed ...

Obama to appear at Abdul El-Sayed rally in critical Michigan Senate race

Former president to visit 10 days before election day as victory for progressive challenger could tip Senate balanceBarack Obama will head to Detroit this month to rally with Abdul El-Sayed, a show of establishment support for a progressive insurgent in Michigan, one of the most consequential Senate races in the country.The former president will appear with El-Sayed and the gubernatorial nominee, ...

Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea

In tonight's edition, Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term, but his country is sliding back into conflict. Also, several major cities across Senegal are battered by torrential rains. And some of the migrants being deported from the US fear the return to countries criminalizing homosexuality. 

State of emergency declared in New York as measle cases rise

A state of emergency has been declared in New York in response to a growing number of measles cases.

After losing her mother to MS, J.K. Rowling gave £10m to research

J.K. Rowling opened the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic in memory of her mother, who died of multiple sclerosis. The clinic focuses on research and treatment of various neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. The funding aims to attract world-class researchers to develop new therapies and potentially find a cure. It has already hosted numerous clinic...

Turkiye, Pakistan agree to military deployment to Saudi Arabia

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to trigger collective deterrence measures in response to Houthi attacks.

Premier League viewership in US up 20 percent among young Americans

English Premier League viewership up 20 percent among young Americans following World Cup, Nielsen Sports data shows.

Indian alleged mastermind of online child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris

Rohan Rane, an Indian national who came to France to study before becoming a fitness coach, went on trial on Monday behind closed doors in Paris, on charges of torture and acts of barbarity against minors. Investigators say he is the leader of a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring that ran its operations via messaging platform Discord.  

'France has fallen': Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videos

France's student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an "anti-white" or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled immigration. But the protests are over school conditions, including large class sizes...

‘France has fallen’: Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videos

France’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled immigration. The protests are over school conditions, including large class sizes, te...

Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball

Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball

'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protests

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we need to ask why there is this unidimensional reaction which is aggressive, which ...

Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waters

The latest suspected incursion on NATO's eastern flank increases fears that the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over.

Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.

Freed Syrians recount torture in Israeli detention centre

Syrians released from Israeli detention have described abuse behind bars.

Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets

Former MP and Greens Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery pricesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores opened, under a $25bn plan being put forward by former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather.Channelling New York mayor Zohra...