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Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Year which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Widely considered to be the most important event in the year for many in Asia and some Asian communities worldwide, the Lunar New Year represents a fresh start for those … Read more
For two summers during high school, instead of joining her classmates at the beach, Noura Ghazoui had an internship at the town hall of her hometown, Borghetto Santo Spirito, on the Ligurian coast. But when she tried to apply for a job there at age 19, she found herself ineligible because, like hundreds of thousands … Read more
Students in Serbia vowed to continue protesting even after the country’s Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation on Tuesday, following weeks of mass demonstrations over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on students’ demand for “action”, FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney welcomes Dr. Helena Ivanov, Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society.
If you’re surprised by some of Donald Trump’s first moves as president, you shouldn’t be. He’s been promising these policies for two years. In fact, to some analysts of U.S. presidential power, the most striking thing about this newest iteration of Trump is something that was lacking in version 1.0: He’s really executing his plans. … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also orders investigation into Trump critic Milley’s actions and military grade. The United States has revoked the personal security detail and security clearance of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has also ordered an inquiry … Read more
A pair of high-ranked New York City Police chiefs violated department policy when they made “demeaning” and “unprofessional” social media posts to attack civil servants and journalists, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent monitor. The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD faulted the department’s Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry and its … Read more
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund — the largest of its kind in the world — posted full-year profit of 2.5 trillion kroner ($222.4 billion) on Wednesday, fueled by a … Read more
It was the peak moment at one of the holiest gatherings on the Hindu calendar — the Maha Kumbh Mela, a 45-day celebration that brings hundreds of millions of the faithful to bathe in the joined Ganges and Yamuna rivers, washing away their sins. Anticipating record attendance, Indian officials said they were employing new technology … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr could face a grilling before the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday, with some senators expressing concern over the former Democrat’s hardline anti-vaccine campaigning.
Bernarda Rodriguez remembers the chaos when U.S. immigration officials raided the Mississippi chicken factory where she worked in 2019 as they looked for undocumented migrants. “Everybody started running and screaming … they wanted to get out … but the doors were closed,” said Rodriguez, who came to the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2004 seeking … Read more