World
1 Feb
Outrage in Spain over a poster of Jesus that's deemed homoerotic. Finally, an Australian MP accuses a national broadcaster of photoshopping her body for a news report.
1 Feb
French farmers are blockading key motorways around Paris for a second consecutive day this Tuesday. They are determined to show that they can hold out for several days if new measures due to be announced by the French government continue to disappoint.
1 Feb
The French call the first general policy speech of a prime minister before parliament the great oral exam. That expression takes on a whole new layer of meaning when the prime minister is just 34.
1 Feb
After showing his work internationally, including in London, Lagos, Cape Town and New York, Nigerian-born artist Chibuike Uzoma is in Paris for his first solo exhibition at the Mitterrand Gallery. Entitled "Twelve Tickets", his exhibition engages issues such as contemporary politics, post-colonialism, migration, popular culture and themes related to religious and ethnic conflicts. He spoke to Eve Jackson.
31 Jan
The WHO is sounding the alarm. The UN health agency is warning of a massive resurgence of measles cases in the Europe region, extending to Central Asia. Elsewhere too, the numbers of cases are skyrocketing. The primary cause is a decline in vaccination rates since the Covid-19 pandemic. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.
31 Jan
The controversial budget for 2024 is being debated in parliament this week. The squabbling and delays were just a foretaste of what is to come in 2025 when tax revenue will decline.
31 Jan
Boris Nadezhdin will run against Vladimir Putin in Russia's next presidential election. While the anti-war candidate has many young supporters, experts say he has a long way to go to securing the presidency.
31 Jan
Following a foreign minister meeting, Iran and Pakistan agreed on closer security cooperation in a bid to cool tensions after both countries exchanged airstrikes earlier this month.
31 Jan
An anti-migration convoy, reportedly organised by right-wing extremists, is currently on the move in the United States. Set to last until February 3, the convoy will split up for rallies in three border hotspots located in Texas, Arizona and California. Amid this ongoing protest, some social media users are sharing unrelated videos. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
31 Jan
Observers say Qatar takes on this role since as a small but fabulously wealthy country built on vast supplies of liquid gas, it needs to make itself indispensable to the international community and protected from unwelcome interventions by its larger neighbours, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
30 Jan
Amid mounting protests against the far right, calls are growing to ban the Alternative for Germany party. But German law sets the bar high for banning a political party.
30 Jan
Bulgaria lags behind most of Europe when it comes to clean energy production. But new laws and a nascent democratic energy movement led by a tiny cooperative called Izgrei are pointing the way forward.
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Painting his very own canvases into a vivid, red scene, Henri Matisse marked an important – and somewhat controversial – moment in his artistic journey with the 1911 piece "Red Studio". As the LVMH Foundation shows the painting in a new setting in Paris, we take a look at its relevance in art history. Meanwhile, the cityscape of Marseille is the backdrop for Chanel’s 2024/25 cruise collection, as they elevate the catwalk to the roof of Le Corbusier's iconic "Cité Radieuse" building. And we discuss some of the artists drafted to the jury of the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival, where Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d'Or for her career in cinema.
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Barrister Oluwatodimu Ige, a legal practitioner spoke with GuardianTV about paternity fraud and when it becomes a crime according to the Nigerian legal framework.
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A new six-week abortion ban in Florida makes it illegal to seek a termination before many women even realise they're pregnant. Amid a dizzying patchwork of abortion legislation across US states following the overturning of Roe v. Wade almost two years ago, the issue of reproductive rights is increasingly galvanising voters on both sides of the political divide. Also, as birth rates continue to fall steadily across much of the word, Haxie Meyers-Belkin talks to Dr Helen O'Neill, lecturer in Reproductive and Molecular Genetics at UCL, about what she calls the "fertility taboo", whereby growing numbers of couples struggle to start families after neglecting their reproductive health until it's too late.
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With inflation taking a toll on people's finances and amid a growing sense of responsibility towards the climate, second-hand shops are booming across the globe. In France, around 10 percent of clothes each year are now resold, and thrift stores are attracting a wider audience.
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A global trend of increasing antisemitism has skyrocketed since Hamas' deadly October 7 attack, a new report has said. The Tel Aviv University report says many Jews across the world may soon be unable to live in safety.
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It is the second leg of the finals before the final for the UEFA Champions League coming your way this midweek as the big four Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-German, and Borussia Dortmund battle for a spot in the final of this season's Champions League. Ayomide Sotubo and Bank-Johnson Ifeoluwa on GuardianTV preview the UEFA Champions League semi-final games.