Sanchez chose 'best moment in a sea of troubles' to call for snap election, analyst says
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called an early election for November 29, aiming to increase his parliamentary support after lawmakers last week rejected proposals to address a housing crisis that has drawn nationwide protests. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Javier Carbonell, Policy Analyst at the…
Bron: France 24 (france24.com). Nieuwskoerier vat het nieuws samen en verwijst door naar de uitgever; alle rechten op het volledige artikel berusten bij de bron.
Meer international
Indian alleged mastermind of online child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris
Rohan Rane, an Indian national who came to France to study before becoming a fitness coach, went on trial on Monday behind closed doors in Paris, on charges of torture and acts of barbarity against minors. Investigators say he is the leader of a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring that ran its operations via messaging…
‘France has fallen’: Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videos
France’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled…
Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball
Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball
'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protests
A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we…
Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waters
The latest suspected incursion on NATO's eastern flank increases fears that the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over.
Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
Freed Syrians recount torture in Israeli detention centre
Syrians released from Israeli detention have described abuse behind bars.
US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia, Rubio says
The US says it is monitoring the case of a lab technician who died at a plague research centre in Siberia.
Mexico seeks evidence of border shooting that prompted US troop deployment
Mexico's Sheinbaum has expressed concern about US officials overstepping norms on security cooperation.
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and US
Australia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the potential problems.
Russian officials say 'situation under control' after plague reports
Moscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that post-mortem tests had not detected the disease, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation. Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for…
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran war
Trump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the far-right surge in Brazilian elections?
Do voters care about attempted coups? Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro on the cusp of unseating Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the October 25th presidential runoff, Bolsonaro whose father was jailed over the Brazilian version of the January 6th storming of the US Capitol. Up and down the ballot, there are other Bolsonaros…
UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate
Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.
0 reacties
Praat mee over dit bericht — respectvol en on-topic.
Praat mee — maak in één tik een gratis account en reageer direct op dit artikel.