Francophone summit opens in Cambodia amid Rwanda-DR Congo rift
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda clash over who should lead the organisation of French-speaking nations.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda clash over who should lead the organisation of French-speaking nations.
Over more than a quarter-century, I’ve watched Europe’s politics become more like Italy’s, with all the resulting instability, as the far right came in from the cold.
Prosecutors and government officials believe Iran or its proxies are behind a series of security breaches and threats in Britain and Europe, unsettling the region.
Bear 122 has survived a train, cars and rival bears. Some fear the biggest threat to his life now is his own fame.
Delegates at NYC-DSA convention pass resolution formally calling on Congresswoman AOC to run in 2028 presidential race.
Newly released nanny cam footage shows the moment an apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn as children played inside.
A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far from the White House.
A concert by the singer Gabito Ballesteros was suspended after he sang songs that supposedly glorify cartel culture. The action has renewed a debate over culture and free speech.
New prevention tools offer hope, but reaching young people remains a challenge.
Tussle for influence as trade, tech and regional security to take centre stage in China, Philippines and Cambodia meetings The global political centre of gravity will be firmly in Asia this week as world leaders fly in for back-to-back high-level summits against the backdrop of the tussle for influence between the superpowers China and the US. Beijing will have the home advantage when it welcomes Donald Trump to its southern technology hub of Shenzhen for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting. It starts two weeks after the US leader lost midterm elections . Continue reading...
China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Japan didn’t join the singing contest in Bangkok. That left some of the region’s best-known musical cultures out of the mix.
So far, the contest’s organizers have kept politics offstage. The European edition shows how difficult that can be.
Prime minister says he and Chris Bowen were having ‘light-hearted banter’ when they were caught discussing where they keep their phones Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has apologised for a hot-mic gaffe at the UN climate talks in Turkey, saying he regretted being overheard discussing mobile phone radiation and “dicks” in a candid conversation. “I of course regret that. I apologise,” Albanese said during a visit to the Australian warship HMAS Stalwart in the Philippines on Sunday. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
A woman was attacked and repeatedly bitten by a monkey at a residential apartment complex in India’s Gujarat state.
Italian artist Eduardo Castaldo has unveiled an artwork titled ‘Holy Mothers of Gaza’ inside Naples’ Pappacoda Chapel.
It is the latest development in a months-long challenge to the president's plans for East Potomac Golf Links.
From India to France, the implicit meritocratic bargain that underwrote stable societies by providing advancement to new generations is breaking down.
Fighting escalates in Yemen's Marib and al-Jawf, as UN agency says more than 340,000 Yemenis displaced since August.
Santa Cruz de Succhabamba is part of the Diocese of Chiclayo, where the pope served as bishop from 2015 to 2023.
Party’s NSW leader Mike Newman says contenders are ‘people from the real world’ and not ‘career politicians’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The failed federal Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, who campaigned to exclude transgender women from women’s sport, will stand for One Nation at next year’s New South Wales election. Deves was among four NSW Legislative Council candidates announced by One Nation’s NSW leader, Mike Newman, on Sunday. Continue reading...
Dismissals follow probe that uncovered illegal oil refineries and smuggling in a region run by Kataib Hezbollah.
Volatile weather predicted after storms on Saturday, with a man in his 20s struck by lightning while swimming on NSW Central Coast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dangerous and severe “supercell” thunderstorms with the potential for giant hail and destructive winds were forecast for parts of New South Wales on Sunday, as volatile weather continued in the eastern states over the weekend. Storms dumped heavy rain across large parts of northern and eastern NSW and much of Queensland on Saturday, with strong winds recorded up to 98km/h in Goulburn and rainfall totals of between 30mm and 50mm in the Coffs Harbour area. Continue reading...
Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a public plea to opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a unity government.
A nursing home in Thailand, has been accused of keeping dozens of senior residents, in metal cages.
SpaceX Starship made a triumphant return to Earth, caught midair by giant mechanical ‘chopsticks’.
Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there will be perks for fans to make up for the inconvenience, including cheap beers.
Hamas confirms the death of Rafah brigade commander Samir Abu Younis in an attack on Khan Younis on Saturday.
Organisers say men must speak out, as Swiss study finds half of men aged 18 to 24 hold restrictive view of masculinity.
Deputy prime minister says change would be a massive step but ‘deserves proper consideration and scrutiny’ The government has said it will consider calls to change the age of consent after a woman waived her right to anonymity to publicly claim she was raped by Russell Brand as a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Mia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been orally raped by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager and he was 30 years old. Continue reading...
SpaceX officials say catch by mechanical arms shows Starship's full reusability, crucial for rapid, low-cost recycling.
Fear and misinformation surrounds the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo - Dr Kamwanga's mother was not immune.
Teddy Riner is one of the most popular figures in modern-day France, and one in five voters say they could support him.
A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to cancel its St. Patrick's Day parade after a nearly 60-year run.
Saudi-led coalition says it shot down three Houthi drones in as many hours; Iran says it targeted US base in Bahrain.
Portugal’s national team has lined up in Cristiano Ronaldo's number 7 in its first match since he retired from the side.
Iraq’s PM has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly.
US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack.
Eisenkot, in charge of forming a government, dismisses the appeal as ‘tricks’ as talks and a Knesset speaker vote loom.
With Myer’s profitability battered and share price languishing near all-time lows, DJs’ slide into administration raises an uncomfortable question Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When the retailer’s doors slide open, shoppers are greeted by rows of slashed price tags, frantic discounting, and all the other hallmarks of a department store closing down. Except this isn’t David Jones, the embattled upmarket retailer that is shutting half its 38 stores . Continue reading...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy points blame toward contractor in explaining Friday's nation-wide aviation ground stop.
Syria’s Internal Security Forces have launched an investigation into a suspected bomb attack in a suburb of Damascus.
The US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president's comments - a US official told the BBC "many ideas continue to be discussed".
Although booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable for human spaceflight. The 171ft (52-meter) bullet-shaped upper stage descended into the clutch of the tower’s mechanical arms, ending a 22hr mission where the craft orbited Earth 14 times. Continue reading...
Al Jazeera spoke to the director and cast of Who Is Still Alive, Switzerland’s Oscar entry for Best International Film.
The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization.
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Rasmus Hojlund stars with brace as Denmark close in on a spot in the Nations League quarterfinals.
The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it.
US flights resume after ageing technology blamed for outage
Europe's direct engagement with Moscow as part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks is edging closer to becoming a reality.
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 polls, the use of artificial intelligence in the electoral process has prompted questions about integrity and institutional readiness. Can Nigerians trust their democratic processes?
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft made a successful return to Earth on Saturday, completing its first mid-air catch by giant robot arms in Texas, after an aborted recovery attempt.
Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday renewed his call for a national unity government with Gadi Eisenkot, who dismissed the appeal as a political ploy. This comes as the incoming premier is in the midst of negotiations to form a new administration.
Several social media accounts claiming to represent the Iranian military show signs of being part of so-called content farms. DW Fact Check looks at how they operate and how users can spot them.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned that limiting aid to Ukraine would force Kyiv into an "unjust peace" and risk another war. His statement comes as the United States pushes ahead with efforts to negotiate between Ukraine and Moscow.
Peoria officials said a bomb was found at BioUrja Renewables and later defused; FBI said it is investigating Residents were ordered to evacuate parts of an Illinois community on Friday after the mayor there said authorities found a bomb at a local ethanol production plant. The discovery reported at BioUrja Renewables in Peoria triggered a mandatory evacuation over a one-mile evacuation zone encompassing sections of that city as well as the adjacent municipality of East Peoria. Officials ultimately lifted the evacuation zone at about 1.25pm local time on Saturday – but only after making it clear there had genuinely been a bomb found and ruling out the presence of any other explosives. Continue reading...
Authorities in India’s Assam have demolished the homes of 132 Muslim families.
The bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been "rendered safe," but called it a "credible threat." The FBI is investigating.
Denmark’s Supreme Court is set to rule on whether families can be forced from their homes under a law.
A wave of assaults in Britain and elsewhere in the spring sowed fear across Europe. Prosecutors shed new light on how Iran took aim at U.S. allies.
Around 130 people were rescued from a cruise ship after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.
Democrats from across the country descended on Denver for a two-day conference to chart the course of their party after sweeping victories in the midterm elections.
The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by "incompetence" or faulty equipment.
Filipino entry, pop and rap song Sobra-Sobra, takes 19-year-old to victory at grand final in Bangkok Carmelle Collado has won the first Eurovision song contest Asia, taking the Philippines’ entry, Sobra-Sobra , to victory in Bangkok on Saturday night, at the first regional edition of the contest to be staged outside Europe. Eleven countries competed at the One Bangkok Forum in central Bangkok, and the show ran for two and a half hours including advertising. Continue reading...
Parliamentarians across factional lines share concerns about policy that legal expert says ‘paints the imprisonment of children as therapeutic’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Until December last year, Meena Singh was Victoria’s commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people, a role in which she advocated for some of the state’s most vulnerable children. She had held the role since 2022. In all that time, she says, nobody from the Victorian government had approached her with a proposal like the one the Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, announced last week: a $204m “tough love” plan to send children who commit low- and mid-level offences to secure facilities, including the former Malmsbury youth justice centre, for schooling, drug and alcohol treatment and to learn life skills. Continue reading...
It involved a heating pad, animal fat and a bomb scare. The police are still looking for an Italian man facing extradition on 1970s-era terrorism charges.
As retirees live longer, governments need to spend more on pensions. That makes it harder to fund other services, spurring protests like those in France.
The social media giant is accused of not informing 20 million users it had access to their photos.
Between 106,000 and 200,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday for the fifth round of protests, according to figures from the interior ministry and student unions respectively, as turnout fell and some incidents were reported.
Front-runner Carmelle emerges victorious with her women's empowerment anthem Sobra-Sobra.
Sotheby's says it will work with the heirs of a family who had previously owned the artwork to try and reach a solution.
Appeal for information comes after Brenda Raymond, 80, was set on fire outside her flat on Monday The family of an elderly woman who was set on fire outside a block of flats in Watford have said they are “desperate for answers”. Brenda Raymond, 80, was found set alight outside her flat on Caractacus Cottage View on Monday. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she is in critical condition. Continue reading...
Elon Musk's SpaceX is in the midst of a 15th test-flight of its Starship rocket. The company was hoping to pull off the first-ever "double catch" - with both the booster and the ship itself coming safely back down to earth. Instead, an unspecified problem forced the company to abort recovery of the booster, which was diverted from its return path and crashed down into the Gulf of Mexico. Analysis by journalist Frédéric Castel, based in Bosa Chica, Texas, USA.
Dakar 2026 is over. Two weeks of competition, thousands of young athletes and a historic first for Africa. The Youth Olympic Games brought the world to Senegal for the first Olympic sporting event ever held on the continent. From record-breaking performances to historic medals for the host nation, Dakar 2026 has been a celebration of sport, youth and cultural exchange. Our correspondent Aminatou Diallo reports from Dakar.
Phnom Penh is hosting the 20th Francophonie Summit this Sunday and Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron is attending as part of a 3-day state visit to Cambodia. France and Cambodia's history is deep rooted and complex, but the two countries have one thing in common: a love for pétanque. Story by Caitlin Brown.
After the fall, the fallout. US government agencies are squabbling after AI leader Jensen Huang stepped down from chips giant Nvidia in disgrace. The Treasury says it wanted to blacklist a Singapore company at the heart of the scandal, but the Commerce Department didn't act. Megaspeed was run by suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, who reportedly had an affair with Jensen Huang. Details by Peter O'Brien.
The UN climate chief has warned that "tactical delays" at the COP31 climate talks in Turkey could prevent a deal to slow global warming.
Thousands of flights still canceled as officials blamed ageing air control system for nationwide grounding The Trump administration says Friday’s four-hour nationwide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop that delayed or canceled thousands of flight stemmed from routine maintenance. At a news briefing on Saturday, the US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said that the issues began when a contractor was performing “routine maintenance” at a remote FAA facility to “switch telecommunications lines” from copper wire to fiber optic cable. Continue reading...
Exclusive: 2,850 more patients a month would need to be treated within 62 days to meet March 2027 goal, as experts warn of failure of leadership Nearly 10,000 more cancer patients in England will not be treated on time because the government will fail to meet its targets, amid a failure of leadership, focus and resource, experts have warned. The NHS set an interim target to treat 80% of cancer patients within 62 days of urgent referral or consultant upgrade by March 2027. But with little more than 100 days to go, the proportion of patients starting treatment on time in September was 70.7%, down from 71.9% in August, NHS figures show. Continue reading...
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory means Democrats will now hold 30 US governorships after midterm blowout Democrats have captured Alaska ’s governor’s seat for the first time in nearly three decades, marking another major victory for their party in a midterm election period that has dramatically shifted political power across the US. Former Alaska state legislator Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican opponents, including a candidate backed by Donald Trump , becoming the first Democrat elected governor of Alaska since 1998. Continue reading...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said initial investigations pointed to an issue with contractor L3Harris updating old tech at a remote location.
Analysts had warned that the vote, originally set for December, faced a legitimacy crisis. South Sudan has not held a national election since gaining independence in 2011.
UKHSA warns of threat to vulnerable people from frosty conditions expected to last until Thursday More cold health alerts have been issued for parts of the UK on Sunday night and next week. The alerts were issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for the north-west, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber, and will be in place from 9pm on Sunday until 9am on Thursday. Continue reading...
After a nearly five-hour ground stoppage, flights in the US have resumed. However, officials are warning that it will take days to recover from the ongoing delays related to the incident. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy explained the crisis was due to a failure in ageing telecommunications equipment. What exactly happened? Answers with FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Shirli Sitbon.
A failure in aging telecommunications equipment Friday forced a nationwide halt to departures from US airports. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says officials have found no evidence so far of a cyberattack, but that they're not ruling it out. Details by Jack Pownall.
Wales claimed a historic 35-28 victory over New Zealand in Cardiff on Saturday, securing their first win over the All Blacks since 1953.
Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport strikes and protests across the country.
Raising borrowing costs too far risks laying waste to whatever growth there is in the economy A head of steam is building up behind the Bank of England raising interest rates again. With the latest forecasts by the central bank showing inflation rising to 5% next spring, another increase in the cost of borrowing seems inevitable, and may come as soon as next month. A growing number of analysts predict the Bank’s policymakers will don Scrooge masks when they meet on 17 December to deliver a message of austerity and sacrifice. Continue reading...
Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has a new epicenter, one largely isolated from aid by an armed group that has killed and kidnapped aid workers. Declan Walsh, our chief Africa correspondent, reports from a town where health workers are struggling to contain the outbreak.
The foreign ministry in Abuja says 6 Nigerians with underlying health problems have died this year while transiting through Addis Ababa.
Some were Asia-based Europeans chasing nostalgia. Others were Americans eager to experience their first edition of the song contest.
James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, a Cox Enterprises heir, faced a two-hour hearing about alleged support for Hamas A two-hour hearing in Spain’s high court Friday on the US extradition request of wealthy leftwing activist and philanthropist James “Fergie” Chambers turned out to be a study in contrasts. Chambers’s defense took most of the session to query the US citizen and detail irregularities in the Trump administration’s extradition request – several of which the Guardian has reported on – as well as the figures of Spanish law that would lead the three-judge panel to deny the request; while the prosecutor sped through his case, head down, asking Chambers no questions at all. Continue reading...
French judo champion Teddy Riner on Saturday publicly distanced himself from President Emmanuel Macron, calling his endorsement a "poisoned chalice". The presidential hopeful seeks to position himself as an alternative to France's political extremes.
DR Congo and Rwanda clashed Saturday over the leadership of the Francophonie, as tensions between the neighbouring countries spilled into the race to head the 53-member organisation. French President Emmanuel Macron urged Rwanda to withdraw its candidate in favour of a compromise choice ahead of Monday's vote.
Authorities declined to file charges against napping woman whose truck accelerated on to field during youth game A soccer mom napping in her pickup truck when it suddenly accelerated on to the field at a Kansas youth tournament where her child was playing, killing two people , won’t face criminal charges, a prosecutor has said. Investigators believe the 34-year-old woman had failed to put the Chevrolet 1500 in park and likely put her foot on the gas pedal while sleeping at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on 17 October. They conducted multiple interviews and even ran a test in the same parking spot with a similar vehicle. Continue reading...
While pulsating electro-pop tends to win in Europe, the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Asia will mostly feature torch songs accompanied by traditional instruments.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the system, which Ukraine uses to guide drones, was being throttled over Russian-occupied territory. SpaceX, its developer, has denied the claim.
Two trainloads of children, some of them born in Nazi-run "Lebensborn" maternity homes, were brought from Germany to Commercy in eastern France in 1946. One of those on board was Édith Pagot.