Barcelona’s residents are forming citizen patrols and turning to social media to tackle petty crimes, as the number of tourists – and pickpockets – returned to pre-pandemic levels. #Spain #pickpocket…
Continue ReadingSpain leftist government has rolled out aid packages in recent months to help households and businesses weather the inflationary pressure, including free train travel, as FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reports.…
Continue ReadingWine has been enjoyed in Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs. Today, the country continues to produce its own grapes and has become one of the leading wine producers…
Continue ReadingIn tonight’s edition: A political spat between #Morocco and #Tunisia continues after being sparked over the weekend by Tunis’s hosting of the head of the Polisario Front. But first, a report released…
Continue ReadingA dispute over gas supplies between Engie and Gazprom escalated on Wednesday as the Russian company prepared to halt all deliveries to its French contractor from Sept.1, citing missing payments.…
Continue ReadingThere are thought to be as many as 670 thousand islands on the planet… with each one having its own unique shape, environment, and history. Not all of them are…
Continue ReadingRussia has cut the amount of the gas it sends to Europe by shutting the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline for the second time this summer. It said the latest…
Continue ReadingEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the ministers had agreed that relations with Moscow "cannot be business as usual" and the agreement should be "fully suspended". #EU #Borrell #Russia…
Continue ReadingThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in southern Ukraine arrived in the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, from where they will travel to…
Continue ReadingSpain’s congress has passed legislation referred to as the “only yes means yes law”, drawn up in the wake of the “wolf pack” gang rape in 2016. #Spain #law #rape…
Continue ReadingTies with Algeria have become more important for France because the war in Ukraine has increased demand in Europe for North African gas, and because of surging migration across the…
Continue ReadingA Russian gas field partly owned by France’s TotalEnergies is being used to produce fuel for bombers striking targets in Ukraine, Le Monde daily reported Wednesday, a claim contested by…
Continue ReadingThe number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues…
Continue ReadingThousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires sweep across parts of Spain. Climate change and lightning strikes have seen fires break out across the land…
Continue ReadingSpain is in the middle of an ice shortage, with the war in Ukraine thought to be partly to blame. As temperatures rise, ice supplies run low, with some shops…
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