The people of Ukraine and their representatives were awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday for their resistance to Russia’s invasion and ongoing war. #Ukraine #EU #SakharovPrize 🔔…
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament awarded the people of Ukraine on Wednesday its annual Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion. "They are standing up for what…
Continue ReadingIranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of…
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed. "I signed a decree to introduce martial…
Continue ReadingCancer patients are withstanding the worst of Lebanon’s financial crisis, with hospitals facing a shortage of life-saving drugs and an exodus of critical medical staff. FRANCE 24 reports. #Lebanon #women…
Continue ReadingSeveral regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, were experiencing power cuts after multiple strikes targeted energy facilities, local officials and agencies said Tuesday. Many settlements in Zhytomyr region, west…
Continue ReadingMali’s foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country’s sovereignty and national security. France…
Continue ReadingThe French government is poised to wield a rarely used constitutional weapon to force its budget through parliament, where opposition groups have stymied the text for weeks with rival amendments,…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies, as she fights for her…
Continue ReadingThe new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under from Ukrainian offensives to retake southern and eastern areas that Moscow says…
Continue ReadingThe French government is poised to wield a rarely used constitutional weapon to force its budget through parliament, where opposition groups have stymied the text for weeks with rival amendments,…
Continue ReadingThe Russian forces’ commander has said the situation in the southern city of Kherson is "difficult" and residents are to be evacuated. General Sergei Surovikin told Russian state TV that…
Continue ReadingThousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday (October 18) and commuters faced delays as unions staged a nationwide strike for higher salaries, as they remain in…
Continue ReadingFemale Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competed with her hair uncovered at the Asian Championships in South Korea on Sunday. The 33-year-old had been praised by those protesting against Iran’s dress…
Continue ReadingImages and videos of the protests that have rocked Iran for weeks have been shared around the world on social media. The unrest was sparked following the death of 22-year-old…
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