What lies ahead for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado?
Machado has argued that the opposition has a 'mandate' to succeed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro....
7hAl JazeeraPolitics
South China Sea: claims of coercion, deception as Beijing and Manila wage new war of words
China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in th...
2dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
Does Moldovan President Maia Sandu really want unification with Romania?
Moldova's president Maia Sandu recently stated in a podcast that she would vote in favor of her country joining Romania in the event of a referendum. Her comments have caused outrage....
5hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...
11hBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact
No cows allowed at French agricutural show
Europe's largest agricultural show in Paris will go ahead without cows this year, following an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in France that raised concerns about potential contamination, reports Laur...
1dFrance 24world_news
Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy in Cyprus as EU presidency begins
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Nicosia, while Ukrainian and US negotiators remain in Paris, looking to iron out more details of Tuesday's "robust" security guarantees agreement. Meanwhile, the fighting con...
Jan 7Deutsche WellePolitics
Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader Machado at White House
President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected...
8hFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Iranian on trial in France in case that could help release of French hostages
With the situation tense over in Iran, one of the country's national's is facing justice here in France. Mahdieh Esfandiari, a professional translator, is on trial in Paris, facing accusations of prom...
2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
61 million passenger trips at Hong Kong airport in 2025, up 15% year on year
Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...
19hSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on French island
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down while attending his mother's funeral. Also, a famous Italian anti-mafia writer pens an opinion piece, questioning the Co...
2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals
The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...
8hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons
Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible. Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images The battlefield in Ukraine is changing constantly, and weapon...
10hBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact
Trump wants to control Greenland. See inside its sole US military base.
Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations includ...
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