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Russia launched fresh attacks on Ukraine’s energy and civilian infrastructure this Monday. The Ukrainian president said Kyiv had once again received no advance warning of the attacks from partner countries that had previously shared intelligence. He also accused the US of deliberately delaying EU-paid weapons delivery. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Ukraine.
Sitting presidents usually see a dip in approval ratings before midterms, but Trump's ratings are at a historic low.
China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around the Sabina Shoal “without approval”, said the People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command Navy spokesman Yin Gang. The Chinese navy monitored...
China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the littoral combat ship USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around the Sabina Shoal “without approval”, said the People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command Navy spokesman Yin Gang. The C...
Conservative leader also called for benefit spending to be cut to fund rise in defence budgetBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your home. You’re taxed at the petrol pump filling up you...
As the threat of a reclassification by MSCI that could relegate Indonesia to an investment hinterland looms, the country’s financial regulators and stock exchange officials have vowed to address systemic concerns, including removing stocks with concentrated ownership. The global index provider announced on Friday it was launching a formal consultation to decide whether to downgrade Southeast Asia’...
As haze from forest fires in Indonesia continues to shroud Southeast Asia, Malaysians have taken to social media to air their grievances, with a video of an elevated outdoor reading from an air purifier among viral content marking public frustration. The clip, posted by user syahierarafie, shows a device detecting an Air Pollutant Index (API) of up to 318 in Gelang Patah, a suburban town in wester...
France’s first night under curfew passed without incident, as authorities sought to restore order following a weekend of demonstrations that escalated into riots. The government will impose further curfews where necessary on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
France’s first night under curfew passed without incident, as authorities sought to restore order following a weekend of demonstrations that escalated into riots. The government will impose further curfews where necessary on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
An Australian lawmaker was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being hit by a car in what authorities said was a deliberate attack, shocking a nation where political violence is extremely rare.
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An increasing number of Chinese celebrities are voluntarily sharing their histories of mental illness, rather than following the previous practice of keeping them hidden, in what some see as an effort to win empathy and audience support. These conditions include depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In January last year, famou...
China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, suggesting that the multi-role tanker-transport (MRTT) configuration has entered service. An image published by the PLA Daily newspaper on October 14 shows the four-engine aircraft painted in standard military grey, with ref...
The Vatican has upheld the excommunication of Scott Peyton, a former Catholic deacon from Louisiana who left the Church after a priest admitted sexually abusing his teenage son in 2018. Peyton, who joined another Christian congregation, had appealed against the decision. He has questioned why he was excommunicated while the convicted priest remains in the priesthood despite serving a seven-year pr...
Shop owners in France are counting the cost of the weekend's riots as the government works on new measures to help them recover from widespread looting. Also in this edition: Germany welcomes new investments from Nvidia into its tech scene, and energy prices continue to climb after new Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.
Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on WednesdayBusiness live – latest updatesIndia’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn.Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is hoping to...
Following weekend protests and riots across the country, curfews have been imposed by the government in some parts of Paris and several cities in France. In Paris, the night passed without any disturbance as FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that local authorities can decide to extend curfews if necessary.
Alberta separatists have vowed to keep fighting for independence after the Canadian province rejected a plan to hold a binding referendum on leaving the country.
Demonstrators in Albania have set fire to government buildings and banks, smashed shop windows during the latest clashes with police as they demand the prime minister's resignation.
Power glitch stalls hearings as Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money Business live – latest updatesAn outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption, hitting courts and leaving millions of customers unable to access and send cash at banks including Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut.Google has blamed a “power event” for the failure at its London-based ...
UK banking company insists customers’ funds and data are safe despite problems with sign-in, card payments, transfers and withdrawalsBusiness live – latest updatesRevolut customers have been unable to access their money after the banking app went down, affecting a number of services including card payments, cash withdrawals and transfers.The UK banking company said its app was down because of a “s...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian missile attacks that occurred without enough notice. Zelensky said the change happened after talks with his American counterparts, including a phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier in the day. “We are thankful that intelligence works no...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Tuesday for talks with top US envoys in a bid to get strained relations with Washington “on a more constructive path”, the Norwegian government said. “We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace,” Zelensky said in a social media post announcing his arrival in the city. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said earlier that...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is travelling to Norway for new peace talks as US pressure mounts for concessions from Kyiv to reach a deal with Russia. US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected in Oslo to take part in the talks on Tuesday with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, according to a government statement in Norway. Another US envoy, Jared K...
French President Emmanuel Macron has obtained commitments to deliver an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, his office said Tuesday as the French government scrambles to address a cost-of-living crisis that has fuelled unrest in the country.
Ukraine is losing an estimated €60 million a day in export earnings as Moscow is accused of targetting the routes it uses to ship grain abroad.
Malaysia’s main opposition coalition lost its registration on Tuesday, just 11 days before nominations for a state election, drawing accusations that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government is using state powers to cripple its rivals. The decision leaves Perikatan Nasional (PN) – already fractured by a bitter dispute between its Islamist anchor, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and estrang...
Most voters in the Canadian province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to hold a referendum on independence.
