The town of Denain in northern France is handing out 50 euros to each of its residents, regardless of income, as a measure to combat… Read More »50 euros for all: One French town’s solution to cost of living crisis
In Lebanon, where worsening economic conditions have hit women and girls hard, period poverty is on the rise. The Lebanese social enterprise Roof and Roots,… Read More »In Lebanon, women fight period poverty and taboos to promote menstrual health
Rocket fire from Lebanon targeted Israel Thursday after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site drew warnings of retaliation from around the… Read More »Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon after clashes at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering from chronic blood cancer for some time and is currently in intensive care for a lung infection, his doctors… Read More »Italy’s Berlusconi has leukaemia and lung infection, doctors say
Like past Olympic host nations France plans to deploy soldiers for securing the 2024 summer games in Paris, but army and government sources have told… Read More »French army fears overstretch among soldiers patrolling Paris Olympics
Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’s main airport and police fired clouds of teargas in other French cities as people marched in their thousands in… Read More »🔴 Live: France gripped by 11th day of pension reform protests, strikes
Victor Wanyama on a potential Kenya comeback, Lionel Messi in MLS and why Spurs should re-hire Mauricio Pochettino.
Top diplomats from Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, pledging to work together to bring “security and stability” to… Read More »Iran, Saudi Arabia move to reopen embassies, vow to bring ‘stability’ to Mideast
French and EU leaders will on Thursday seek to make Europe’s case for bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting… Read More »Macron, von der Leyen to meet with President Xi in Beijing
France is bracing for another day of protests and strikes on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform after talks between the government and… Read More »France braces for new protests after pensions deadlock
