French authorities have detained a 22-year-old man over a cyberattack on the email servers of the French interior ministry that compromised files containing criminal records. Prosecutors say the suspect is known to police and was convicted of similar crimes earlier this year.
Champions League title holders Paris Saint-Germain defeated Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo in a penalty shoot-out on Wednesday to clinch their first FIFA Intercontinental Cup title and wrap up the calendar year with a record six trophies.
Protesting French farmers blocked roads across France Tuesday over a mass cull to prevent the spread of a bovine disease. Anger over the sanitary measure combined with farmers’ concerns about a planned Mercosur trade deal has forced France to seek a delay in the EU vote, which officials say is now likely to occur. France24 Europe Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
Protesting French farmers blocked roads across France Tuesday over a mass cull to prevent the spread of a bovine disease. Anger over the sanitary measure combined with farmers’ concerns about a planned Mercosur trade deal has forced France to seek a delay in the EU vote, which officials say is now likely to occur. Solange Mougin tells us more.
Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup d’état, and President Emmanuel Macron had possibly been deposed. The video, an AI-generated fake, racked up millions of views and caused alarm with at least one African leader. At first, not even the French president could get Meta to take it down. Antonia Kerrigan tells us more.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, marking Washington’s latest effort to intensify pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government by targeting its primary source of revenue. How the blockade would be enforced remains unclear, including whether Trump would again rely on the Coast Guard to intercept vessels, as he did last week, even as the administration has already deployed thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warsh
#Rome just inaugurated two new metro stations which showcase artefacts and ruins dating back to the city's ancient past. All were found during the stations' construction. #rome #romemuseums #ancientrome
Heavy #rains washed iron-oxide-rich soil and rocks across an “Iranian island, creating this intense, almost unreal red. Seen in the Persian Gulf on December 16, the phenomenon was nicknamed ‘blood rain’ by visitors, despite having nothing to do with biology.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bus transporting company mineworkers was pelted by stones by artisanal miners in early November. We spoke to several locals who said this was not an isolated incident, blaming the tensions on a lack of space for the artisanal miners.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the US will impose a blockade on all “sanctioned oil tankers” entering or leaving Venezuela, dramatically escalating his administration’s campaign against President Nicolás Maduro. The move follows the recent seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast and a growing US military buildup in the region. France24 International Affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares his insights.
