In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sinisa Karan, an ally of deposed president Milorad Dodik, won a snap presidential election in Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority autonomous entity of the country. Karan received 50.89% of the vote, defeating opposition candidat…
French PM pressures divided parliament to pass contested 2026 budget
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday pressured MPs to pass a national budget for 2026 by the end of the year. The contested legislation will head to the Senate for review on Monday before it is sent back for a final vote in the lower ho…
Spain moves forward with plans to introduce universal child benefit allowance
In a bid to combat child poverty in the country, the Spanish cabinet has approved draft proposals to introduce a universal child-rearing allowance.
‘Scientifically COP30 has been nothing less than a failure,’ researcher says
A leading climate researcher has told FRANCE 24 that the conclusion of the COP30 summit at the weekend was scientifically nothing less than a failure. Johan Rockström is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The German institu…
Vietnam Reels From Deadly Rainy Season
Cleanup efforts are underway in Vietnam, where government officials on Sunday said more than 90 people had been killed from flooding and landslides in the past week.
Russia attacks Kharkiv with 15 kamikaze drones killing 4, injuring 17, including children (Photo)
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How Alibaba overcame Beijing’s crackdown to become an AI giant
The Alibaba empire was once under intense scrutiny from Beijing and competition from rivals. Now a big AI bet is helping it stage a revival.
Catalan nationalist titan goes on trial for corruption
Spain’s top criminal court on Monday opened a trial on corruption charges against ailing Catalan nationalist figurehead Jordi Pujol, a titan of Spanish politics following dictator General Francisco Franco’s death.
Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon
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Millions of lives at risk from HIV, TB and malaria funding cuts
One of the world’s biggest funders of the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria faces reduced funding for life-saving work over the next three years.