- Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf due to unacceptable contract terms
- Alberta and Saskatchewan premiers reject Elon Musk’s independence comments
- National Democrats increase support for Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa
- Primark recalls Halloween witch toys due to possible asbestos contamination
- Naked statue of Donald Trump unveiled in Strasbourg, titled ‘Orange Plague’
- Russian court sentences man to six years for seeking asylum in Lithuania
- Christa Pike survives botched execution in Tennessee sparking legal turmoil
- Democrats file lawsuit against Trump over taxpayer-funded advertising campaign
Europe
France has suspended police use of stun grenades at high school protests after a 15-year-old lost a hand following an incident with a stun grenade. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez confirmed the suspension will remain in place until investigations into alleged police misconduct are completed.
Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst highlighted ongoing plague cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar, stating the laboratory connection makes the current incident more concerning. He also noted that COVID-19 has returned this winter in a milder form, differing from previous years.
Former German intelligence chief August Hanning is under investigation by Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office for allegedly obtaining classified information, including state secrets, from a former employee of the Federal Intelligence Service. Accusations involve espionage and the continued receipt of confidential documents after his tenure.
French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested.
Divisions between the Kosovan ethnic Serb minority and ethnic Albanians resurface bringing violent clashes with Nato forces. Is a full-fledged conflict a possibility? What led to this and what are the consequences? Monica Pinna went to Northern Kosovo to find out.
‘I’m so sorry for this stupid foolishness of mine.’
The death of 17-year-old Nahel, shot by a police officer on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, is not the first of its kind. Fatal shootings by police officers during traffic stops are on the rise in France. While police say it’s due to a spike in public non-compliance and dangerous behaviour, experts say this is not the only explanation.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi spoke to FRANCE 24 from Vienna and stated that his teams had not observed any Russian military deployment inside the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, despite Ukrainians authorities claiming that Moscow was preparing to attack the plant.
Its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin moved across the border from Russia as part of a deal to end the militia’s mutiny which rocked the Kremlin.
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