The 2026 Youth Olympic Games have officially kicked off in Senegal. Crowds gathered for Saturday’s opening ceremony, featuring hundreds of drummers and dancers celebrating Senegalese and wider African culture, in keeping with the Games’ motto: “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates”. It…
Halloween celebrations have been embraced in many countries around the world. Charlotte Hughes brings us this round-up.
In Saint-Malo, in France’s Brittany region, the legendary Route du Rhum is preparing to set sail. Billed as the world’s biggest solo transatlantic race, it sees skippers sail alone from France’s northern coast to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It’s…
For many voters, the cost of living is the single biggest issue. Our reporters Jessica Le Masurier and Sarah Andersen travelled to Michigan to meet voters, where, according to one NGO, around 40% of the population struggle to afford basic…
Protests in France have helped inspire youth demonstrations elsewhere in Europe, from Portugal and Italy to Germany. Germany saw particularly large rallies on Saturday, led by a youth initiative whose name roughly translates as “Gen Z has got this”. Demonstrators…
As we saw in that report, protesters were frustrated at being kept on the outskirts of the French capital. There are also reports of social media posts about the demonstrations being suppressed. Daniel Quinlan has more.
A heavy police presence was hard to miss on the streets of Paris on Saturday, as the capital saw demonstrations for a third consecutive weekend over the rising cost of living and deteriorating conditions in schools. But the increased security…
For Ukrainian media, exposing corruption in times of war is a high-stakes move – with domestic scandals potentially tarnishing the country’s image in the eyes of the international partners it relies on. But journalists remain dedicated to their role as…
Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Sunday said it would resume withdrawals after a suspension due to a major hack, which the FBI has tied to North Korea. The exchange said it covered 95% of the $6.3 billion in tokens stolen…
Thousands of demonstrators on Sunday joined a protest in New Delhi called by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and backed by the youth “Cockroach” movement amid tight security. Protesters are demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief over voter list…