Seoul hopes egg freezing can help S. Korea baby crisis, experts disagree (www.france24.com)
Giant teddy bear nabs Peru drug dealers in Valentine raid (www.france24.com)
Argentina's annual inflation soars above 250% in January (www.france24.com)
Senegal bans protest over delayed vote, suspends internet access (www.france24.com)
Ukraine's Zelensky replaces top general Zalushnyi with Syrsky in dramatic military shakeup (www.france24.com)
Global temperatures breach 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period, a first (www.france24.com)
Police fire tear gas on Dakar protest following Senegal's postponed presidential vote (www.france24.com)
Opposition party supporters and police clashed in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Sunday after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election set for February 25, sparking a wave of international concern....
With ECOWAS exit, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leave democratic transition in limbo (www.france24.com)
The announcement that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “without delay” has put an abrupt end to fractious talks on organising elections and reinstating civilian rule. With their emphasis on restoring “national sovereignty” and driving out terrorist...
Protests in Argentina as lawmakers debate Milei's sweeping reform bill (www.france24.com)
UN top court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror financing’ case against Russia (www.france24.com)
Iraqi leader again demands US-led coalition leave (www.france24.com)
The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry (www.france24.com)
Paris dismisses Russian claim of French 'mercenaries' in Ukraine (www.france24.com)
France on Thursday denied Moscow’s claim that Russian forces had bombarded French “mercenaries” in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, saying it does not employ guns-for-hire.
AI to impact 60% of advanced economy jobs, says IMF's chief (www.france24.com)
AI to impact 60% of advanced economy jobs, says IMF’s chief::Artificial intelligence (AI) will impact 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told AFP, shortly before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
'Return to the right track' - Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' and respect election results (www.france24.com)
Voters spurned Beijing’s repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China’s ruling Communist Party sees as a dangerous separatist....
On campaign trail, threat from China hangs over Taiwan's elections - (video, 5 min) (www.france24.com)
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What we know about 'Fito', Ecuador's notorious gang leader who escaped jail (www.france24.com)
Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation (www.france24.com)
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Bangladesh's Hasina wins three-quarters of seats in election boycotted by opposition (www.france24.com)
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests, called a general strike and, along with dozens of others, refused to participate in a “sham election”.
Evacuation orders for S. Korean islands as N. Korea fires over 200 artillery shells (www.france24.com)
US condemns far-right Israeli ministers’ call for Palestinians to ‘emigrate’ from Gaza (www.france24.com)
Navalny's penal colony in the Arctic is direct heir to the Russian Gulag (www.france24.com)
China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address (www.france24.com)
Bolivian court rules that former president Morales cannot seek re-election (www.france24.com)
Bolivia’s Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019....