After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1. It will lead during a politically sensitive moment, and aims to shape the EU's role on the ...
I attended a memorial service last month for victims of the Nanking massacre, held at the Hong Kong government offices in Admiralty. Such occasions are solemn reminders of historyβs darkest moments, f...
π Key Facts β Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. β A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
European security advisers arrive in Kyiv to "work on framework agreements" as a 20-point proposal to halt the war in Ukraine struggles to make it over the finish line. US also set to join talks by vi...
π Key Facts β Russia has escalated attacks on the Odesa region of Ukraine. β President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the intent behin...
π Key Facts β Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at its main distillery for a year β US distillers face uncertainty after Presiden...
What's behind US President Donald Trump's obsession with taking over Greenland? FRANCE 24's Laurent Berstescher takes a look at the territory's strategic & economic importance for the US, and at previ...
In a surprise attack overnight on Saturday, the United States launched strikes against Venezuelan capital Caracas and other cities. US President Donald Trump stated that Nicolas Maduro and his wife we...
π Key Facts β Ghana legalizes cryptocurrency trading and activities. β Central bank is authorized to regulate the sector. ...
π Key Facts β Hanwha Ocean shares jumped 10% following the announcement. β Trump stated that the South Korean firm will build frigates ...
π Key Facts β Clarity Act delays triggered $952 million in weekly global crypto ETP outflows. β Global crypto products recorded their f...
Jared Isaacman said the US will return to the moon under Trump's presidency. NASA/Bill Ingalls Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman is the 15th administrator of NASA. Isaacman has led and flown on two Space...
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science β we run thr...
π Key Facts β Southern resident killer whales are endangered. β These orcas are fighting for survival. β Scient...
π Key Facts β Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to an El Salvador prison. β The...
He was seen as a beacon of hope in Berlin city politics and wanted to bring law and order to the German capital, but after the scandal over his playing tennis while tens of thousands were without powe...
A 21-year-old volunteer member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed during protests over the Islamic Republic's worsening economic situation, authorities said Thursday. Iran's civilia...
π Key Facts β ImralΔ± is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. β The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
Dozens of international humanitarian organisations will be banned from operating in the devastated Gaza Strip after Israel said the groups had not complied with a deadline to meet "security and transp...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth have addressed journalists following the US army's seizure of two Venezuela-linked tanker and Donald Trump's reiterated remar...