Here’s the latest for Wednesday February 22nd: Biden to meet eastern NATO leaders; House Speaker McCarthy gives January 6th surveillance tapes to Fox News; Massive winter storm in Northern Plains; Fierce winds tear through New Jersey.
Brazil Landslides: Drone Footage Shows Extent of Destruction as Toll Rises
Rescuers in southeast Brazil dug through mud and debris in hopes to find trapped survivors after heavy rain triggered landslides across the region. The National Institute of Meteorology on Tuesday warned of more rain that could grind ongoing clean up e…
On the eastern front, Ukrainians battle with ‘70s era Soviet weapons’ • FRANCE 24 English
The large-scale war which began on Feb. 24 last year has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven millions from their homes and reduced cities to rubble across swathes of southern and eastern Ukraine. There has been little change on the vast frontli…
War threatens Ukraine’s heritage, the culture that gives ‘sense to why we live together’ as a nation
Just days away from the grim one-year anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine, FRANCE 24 is joined by Architect and Urban Planner Martin Duplantier to address post-war reconstruction and what has already been permanently destroyed.
Few remain in Ukrainian ghost town on Russian border
The small town of Orikhiv in south-eastern Ukraine lives to the rhythm of bombardments. Just a few kilometres from the front line, it is under threat of a Russian offensive. FRANCE 24 team on the ground went there to meet those who have decided to st…
Former Mexican minister convicted in US of drug trafficking
A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the US on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
It is ‘not credible to say’ money has been taken out of defence, says former veterans minister
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer has risked reigniting his dispute with the Defence Secretary after Ben Wallace said last month that Britain’s armed forces had been “hollowed out”.
Russia’s parliament moves to suspend New START nuclear treaty
Russia’s parliament moved on Wednesday to suspend Moscow’s participation in the New START treaty, as officials lined up to blame the United States and the West for the breakdown of the last remaining nuclear pact between Washington and Moscow. Putin an…
Turkey offers economic support in earthquake zone
Turkey has launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the south of the country earlier this month.
Palestinian parties condemn PA over UN vote withdrawal
The PA reportedly withdrew a draft resolution against illegal Israeli settlements following a deal with the US.