Pressure on the French government and police leadership intensified Friday after the police #beating of a black music producer in Paris sparked #outrage across the spectrum, from t
A Black man beaten up by several French #police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and
France will impose an earlier curfew in 15 northeastern and southeastern departments from Saturday to combat the spread of the coronavirus, starting at 6pm instead of 8pm, the gove
The French government is considering whether or not to impose a third national lockdown. France is now under a 6pm curfew but coronavirus cases have still continued to rise. A fina
#France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a #bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced m
The French government has vowed to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccinations after an outcry from health professionals. France has lagged far behind other nations, including the UK and Ger
Smack in the middle of a pandemic comes a culture war, with the first shot fired by Emmanuel Macron's own government. Some 600 French academics have signed an open letter calling f
It is no longer labeled a law against religious separatism and you will not find in it the words "radical Islam". But as Emmanuel Macron's justice minister openly states, it is abu
Two French government ministers have announced their opposition to a potential #takeover of the country's biggest supermarket chain #Carrefour by the Canadian group Couche-Tard. Th
The French government sent #police reinforcements on Tuesday evening to two Paris suburbs to try break a cycle of #gang #violence after two 14-year-olds were stabbed to death in se
The #French population will probably not return to a "normal" post #Covid-19 life before autumn 2021, a senior government #scientific adviser said on Friday. "We have a virus which
The Russian government has expelled Swedish, German and Polish #diplomats this Friday, accusing them of taking part in protests for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei #Navalny. T
In tonight's edition: Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria killing a student and kidnapping dozens of other pupils. President Buhari has ordere
In a special edition, Annette Young talks to the French Minister for Gender Equality, Elisabeth #Moreno, about the dire need during a pandemic to draft government policy which ensh
Is It the final nail in the coffin of American exceptionalism? With the impeachment of Donald Trump comes fresh revelations about those who plotted both outside and in the US Capit
Farmers protesting against new market-friendly agrarian laws on Tuesday stormed India’s historic Red Fort, posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and
#EU member state #Hungary decided to go it alone and approve Chinese and Russian Covid-19 vaccines before Brussels did. The move came at a tense time for EU-#Russia relations, with
Former European bank chief Mario #Draghi agreed Wednesday to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the #coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch negotiations a
Mario #Draghi urged #Italy’s polarized politicians Wednesday to unite behind his new government to help the country confront the #coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation
Lebanon remains in a deep financial crisis, with many people struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, the country is still without a government, five months after the devastating B
#Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a #coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate #AungSanSuuKyi, who was detained along with other leaders of h
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#Myanmar's #military junta has issued arrest warrants against six celebrities for encouraging strikes that have paralysed many government offices in #protests against this month's
#French health authorities reported on Monday the number of people being treated in #hospital for #Covid-19 rose for the second day running, getting close to the 25,000 threshold a
The French are still living under tight restrictions, as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise. Yet after the year we’ve all had, seeing an end to 2020 calls for celebration. But be c
In Niger, the certified invoice system continues to frustrate sellers. Put into place by the government, it aims to promote greater transparency in commercial transactions and tax
If 2020 was the year of the pandemic, may 2021 be the year we won the race to save lives. Every vulnerable person inoculated against the Coronavirus is a small victory en route to
The French public's historically strained rapport with law enforcement has reached an all-time low in recent months. This comes after a spate of serious incidents of police brutali