On the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila – the US and Russian foreign ministers met face-to-face. It’s been more than a year since Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov last spoke. Washington is attempting to revive its mediation efforts…
Nearly 1,000 years after chronicling the Norman conquest of England, the Bayeux Tapestry is making history once again. The fragile 11th-century embroidery has arrived in London on an unprecedented loan to the British Museum, prompting delight and concern in equal…
A wildfire is ripping through pine forests in the southwest of France, near the tourist hotspot of Arcachon. Nearly 12,000 people, including tourists staying at campgrounds, have been evacuated.
You might want to look away from this next story if you’re afraid of heights. A young Austrian mountain biker has performed a world first – by riding off a hot air balloon on his bike. Don’t worry, both had…
US President Donald Trump threatened Yemen’s Houthi rebels with “major military punishment” after they launched missile and drone strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea. Concern has sparked across the globe regarding the rebels’ involvement in the war. FRANCE…
In France, while Paris enjoys respite from the record-breaking heat last month, the riviera and the southwest of France are being swept by fast-moving wildfires. Thousands of residents have been evacuated in a seaside holiday area.
Ghanaian President John Mahama on Thursday called for an African Union (AU) debate to “formally address the escalating xenophobic attacks” on foreign nationals in South Africa. More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa and several have died over the…
Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande, National Spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). According to Mr. Gawande, India’s student protests represent a generational rupture in Indian politics: the emergence of a politically fearless youth challenging a decade-long…
With a minimum of 30 days of paid leave per year, French people have the reputation of being on vacation all the time. During the summer months of July and August, the country virtually shuts down. So what’s behind this…
The number of deaths in the current Ebola epidemic in the DRC has now topped 1,000, and the number of confirmed cases is around 2500. Experts are calling for more funding to help tackle the crisis as it becomes the…