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Back to homepage / Europe MIGRATION POLICY Can Labour repair the United Kingdom’s fragmented asylum system? One of the challenges facing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government is reforming a costly and dysfunctional asylum system. Rob McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, spoke to FRANCE 24 on the new government’s possible next steps to address record...

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific PROFILE Victory of reformist former heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian shifts Iran's political landscape Masoud Pezeshkian, a former health minister and long-time parliamentarian, was elected as the ninth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, securing 53.6% of the vote in a runoff election. His unexpected victory against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili signals a potential shift in...

Back to homepage / Americas Texas coast prepares for potential hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean...

Back to homepage / Sport EXPLAINER A survival guide to Paris transport closures for the 2024 Olympics Paris will be in the throes of Olympic fever from July 26 to August 11 for the 2024 Summer Games. Public transport routes will be revised and vehicle access will be restricted just as millions of visitors are expected in the city. Both residents and...

Hezbollah Vs Israel | Hezbollah Bombards Israeli Military Base With Soviet-Era Rockets | News18G Hezbollah launched a barrage of 15 rockets towards Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel, with 10 rockets intercepted by Israeli air defense systems and five causing no injuries. The Iran-backed group claimed responsibility, targeting an Israeli military base and the Kiryat Shmona barracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4p7-XbJtbI

There are renewed hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza after Israel's Mossad spy agency said that Israel is studying Hamas's response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal right a statement that was released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0veBDzCF4Wk #israelhamaswar #gaza #wion About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis....

Live blog: 9 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on civilian buildings Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 272nd day, has killed at least 37,953 Palestinians — 70% of them women and children –– and wounded 87,266, with 10,000+ estimated to be buried under debris of bombed homes and 9,500+ abducted by Tel Aviv. Five members of the same family were...

Back to homepage / Americas Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race against Republican Donald Trump despite the halting and uneven debate delivery that threw a spotlight on questions about Biden's age and capacity to be president. Issued on: 03/07/2024...

Back to homepage / Europe FRENCH LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS ‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking power. They urge the French people not to...

Back to homepage / Europe ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 'Conspiracy of silence': Why Brexit has been largely absent from UK election campaign With less than a week to go before the UK's general election, the opposition Labour Party appears on course for a resounding victory. But unlike with the last election in 2019, one word has been almost absent from the campaign...

Back to homepage / Middle East Gazans living in 'unbearable' conditions, says UNRWA The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees on Saturday denounced the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, saying that hundreds of thousands of people had been “deprived of adequate shelter, food, medicine and clean water”. The day before, UNRWA spokesperson Louise Wateridge had described the situation as “the...

Back to homepage / Europe Thales offices in three countries searched in corruption investigation Police in France, the Netherlands and Spain searched the offices of the French defence companies this week following suspicions of corruption linked to arms sales abroad. Issued on: 29/06/2024 - 20:57 The logo of French defence and electronics group Thales is seen at an office building at the financial...

Back to homepage / Sport France's Bardet wins Tour de France opener as Cavendish suffers Cycling 206 kilometres from Florence to Rimini for a hot and hilly stage, French climber Romain Bardet crossed the line to claim the first yellow jersey. Britain’s Mark Cavendish struggled, finishing 39 minutes behind the peloton. Issued on: 29/06/2024 - 18:19 2 min Romain Bardet takes the first yellow...

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East opened up - and the Italian Mafia moved in. In the decades since, they have built up a criminal network in the former East Germany. This investigative documentary traces their origins back 30 years. To uncover the Mafia’s efforts to infiltrate entire East German cities and regions, the filmmakers traveled...