Preparations are underway for the 50th annual March for Life rally in the nation’s capital. Virginia Tech professor Dr. Farida Jalalzai joins FOX 5 to talk about the movement and what to expect on Friday.
Plastic pirouettes: Japan’s recycled bottle ballet
“Plastic”, a new production by renowned Japanese ballet company K-BALLET, aims to draw attention to the scourge of pollution through some unusual set and wardrobe design. IN SEQUENCE
Ukraine need tanks not for ‘offence’ but to ‘defend’
Ukraine needs tanks “not for offense but to defend”, says Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik.
“We need them for the good cause,” Ms Rudik told commentator Steve Price.
“Peer pressure and the geo-political pressure will help us persuade Germany that no wars wer…
Deri ruling: ‘Netanyahu has no interest in a constitutional crisis & huge battle with Supreme Court’
For more on the political crisis in Israel, FRANCE 24 is joined by ABC correspondent Jordana Miller.
White supremacy flyers found in Loudoun County
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of white supremacy fliers being distributed in the driveways of several homes in Waterford. Authorities said around 50 flyers were found.
Politics daily briefing: January 20
Daily politics briefing for January 20, as the Unite union announces 10 new strike dates for ambulance workers in a bitter dispute with the Government over pay and working conditions.
Uruguayan carnival returns after pandemic
Dancers and musicians from 48 different groups parade down Montevideo’s main avenue to mark the opening of Uruguay’s carnival, known as the longest in the world.
Aryeh Deri ruling: ‘For Netanyahu to ignore the law is nothing short of a coup’
For more on the political crisis in Israel, FRANCE 24 is joined by Yossi Mekelberg, Professor of International Relations and Associate Fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House.
HIV cure remains elusive due to the virus’ ability to ‘evolve and escape immune responses’
For more on the search for an effective HIV vaccine, FRANCE 24 is joined by Asier Sáez-Cirión, Head of Viral Reservoirs and Immune Control in the Department of Virology at the Institut Pasteur.
Weather tracker: winter warmth fuels tornadoes in US south-east
Storms cause several deaths in Alabama and Georgia, while parts of eastern Europe also hit record highsAlthough temperatures have plummeted in the UK since last weekend, it has been warmer across the Atlantic in southern parts of the US. Dallas Fort Wo…