Nord Stream 2: Russia-Germany gas pipeline becomes a geopolitical lever

The crisis surrounding Ukraine has been a harsh reminder to Europeans of just how dependent they are on Russian energy supplies. While the European Union weighs its options for a united and robust re…

Meta abandons its cryptocurrency venture, Diem

The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million sale of its technology, capping a years-long initiative that drew significant concern from regulat…

'Now it belongs to everyone': Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly

The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and Aboriginal c…

NASA's new space telescope arrives at its destination after million-mile journey

The James Webb Space Telescope has fired its thrusters and reached its orbital destination around a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from our planet, NASA said Monday, a key milestone on i…

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than seven days

A journalist was killed in Tijuana Sunday, the local prosecutor said, the second media worker murdered in less than a week in the northern Mexican border city.

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against US extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was on Monday given permission to appeal a decision to extradite him to the United States where he could face a lifetime in prison.

The Interview - Chinese ambassador to France: Beijing has 'not ruled out use of force' against Taiwan

FRANCE 24 spoke to Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France. He insisted Beijing was prioritising "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, but said the Chinese authorities had "not ruled out the use o…

Major US airlines warn 5G expansion could cause ‘chaos’ for US flights

The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G s…

World’s 10 richest men doubled their wealth during pandemic, Oxfam reports

The world’s 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday.

Two journalists shot dead by gang in Haiti

Two journalists in Haiti were killed Thursday by a gang operating on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince, as the country endures an ongoing security crisis six months after the assassination…

Moscow uses 'foreign agent' status to harass and persecute opponents

Russia’s recent designation of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a prominent member of feminist protest group Pussy Riot, as a "foreign agent" highlights the sweeping scope of the ambiguously defined label – a…

Twitter blocks Republican congresswoman's account for Covid claims

Twitter said Sunday it had banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s Covid-19 misinformation policy, the latest strike against the…

Paris jihadist attacks trial put on hold after main suspect catches Covid

The trial of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris, and others will be paused briefly in January as Abdeslam has caught the coronavirus…

French-Syrian man arrested in France over chemical weapons parts in Syria

A French-Syrian man has been detained by French police on suspicion of supplying components for the manufacture of chemical weapons in Syria through his shipping company, sources briefed on the case…

Lira plunges again after Erdogan cites Islam to defend rate cuts

Turkey's troubled lira nosedived Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cited Muslim teachings to justify not raising interest rates to stabilise the currency.

Children barred from Christmas market and Santa arrested? Nope, these viral stories are fake

Since early December, social media users have been sharing a photo and video that they claim show restrictive Covid safety measures taking the fun out of Christmas celebrations in Europe. But the pho…

Mosul museum restores artefacts destroyed by Islamic State jihadists in Iraq

Left in ruins by jihadists, Iraq's once-celebrated Mosul museum and its 2,500-year-old treasures are being given a second life thanks to restoration efforts backed by French experts. 

A record 488 journalists imprisoned in 2021, Reporters Without Borders says

There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the organisation announced Thursday.

Revisited - Eighty years after Pearl Harbor, survivors of Japanese internment camps remember ordeal

After Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the US forcibly displaced 120,000 people of Japanese origin into 10 internment camps in the western United States. Eight decades on, our correspondents went…