14 Sep
The powerful Mediterranean storm battered eastern Libya swept people into the sea, officials said. An international aid director told DW that Libya is witnessing a “large-scale disaster.”
14 Sep
The foreign minister from Germany’s Green Party held talks with conservative Republican Governor Greg Abbott. She also visited two companies working in the green tech space.
15 Sep
Nigeria made their debut at the recent Invictus Games. Dismissed by critics as a cynical, expensive spectacle, the Games are a chance for participants suffering from physical and psychological trauma to exchange ideas.
14 Sep
In the US, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the House of Representatives will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. That’s a long-shot effort to remove the Democrat from office after two impeachments of former Republican president Donald Trump. The focus is on Biden’s youngest son, Hunter, and allegations of corruption in business dealings as Catherine Viette explains.
15 Sep
A hiking trail in the heart of Paris is giving ramblers a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city… without escaping from the city itself. The GR75 route celebrates the highlights of Olympic Paris, such as the Cipale velodrome, which hosted the events in 1900 and 1924. For hikers, it is a way to get in the spirit of the games ahead of the Olympics next year. Our colleagues at France 3 and Jack Colmer Gale have this report.
15 Sep
Detroit’s Big Three automakers failed to reach a new labor agreement before their contract with employees represented by the United Auto Workers expired at midnight Thursday, triggering one of the largest strikes to hit the U.S. in years.
4 days ago
The French Catholic Church is facing new accusations of a sexual abuse scandal within Paris’s Foreign Missions Society, an organisation dedicated to spreading Christianity overseas. As a criminal investigation has been opened into accusations against three clergymen from the group, a FRANCE 24 investigation by journalists Karina Chabour and Julie Dungelhoeff sheds light on the allegations against the society.
4 days ago
Ovidio Guzman faces charges related to fentanyl trafficking, which kills about 200 Americans per day. The extradition is seen as a victory for the Biden administration.
4 days ago
A video purporting to show the French Ambassador to Niger being booed as he is forced to leave the Embassy has been widely shared since Thursday, at a time of heightened tensions between coup leaders in Niger and France. This video, however, has nothing to do with that. It actually shows another coup-hit African country, as Emerald Maxwell explains.