Leaders of Germany’s Green Party resign
Following the Green Party's disastrous showing in the recent regional elections in three eastern German states, co-leaders Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour have announced their resignations.…
Mohammad Rasoulof on fleeing Iran after making a movie in secret
The director had to flee Iran where he was sentenced to prison for his filmmaking. The movie won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May where it premiered. French…
Jammu and Kashmir local elections
Voting continues in India's contested province of Jammu and Kashmir, with the second phase of the election to renew the 90 seats of the legislature. This is the first vote since Prime…
More than a dispute over islands — Japan’s fear of China
China's growing military might and more aggressive foreign policy have led to a sea change in neighboring Japan. Tokyo is saying goodbye to a decades old policy of pacifism, launching its biggest…
Medication shortages in France
The French Medicines Agency has decided to sanction 11 pharmaceutical companies that did not respect the minimum four-month stocks for drugs "of major therapeutic interest", handing them a record fine amounting to…
Greece: Wildfires near Corinth kill 2 people
A wildfire fanned by strong winds tore across a rugged mountainous area in the Corinth region of central Greece. Several villages were evacuated overnight.…
Akufo-Addo says security in Sahel has ‘worsened’ since French troops left
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said he hoped Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger would rejoin the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc, in an interview with FRANCE 24. The decision…
Fendi pays homage to 1920s fashion in latest collection
Fendi looked back to the 1920s for its Spring-Summer 2025 collection at Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday, as the Italian luxury label prepares to mark 100 years since its founding next year.…
Menopause: An estimated one billion women will be impacted by 2030
In a special edition, we focus on menopause since general knowledge of what it means for those who experience it and how to best treat it, is minimal to say the least.…
How would Trump or Harris tackle tensions with China?
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris see China as the top US challenger. But they have different approaches to issues of trade and Taiwan.…