British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday was heckled with shouts of “Jew harmer” during a visit to London’s mostly Jewish Golders Green neighbourhood, where two men were stabbed in a knife attack. A series of attacks targeting Britain’s Jewish community in recent days has led some to turn their anger on Starmer’s government.
Continue ReadingPRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 30, 2026: First, the Golders Green attack features on all the British front pages. Next, King Charles’s speech to the US Congress is hailed as a master class in subtle diplomacy. In Germany, papers discuss the latest feud between the US president and the German chancellor. Finally, a stranded whale gets […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, FRANCE 24’s François Picard sits down with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, at the country’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris. He presents a country at a pivotal juncture: one defined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace and strategic repositioning. He asserts that “we now have peace between Armenia […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the EU-Armenia summit, joining us from Armenia’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris, France 24’s François Picard welcomes Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, who presents a country at a pivotal juncture: one defined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace and strategic repositioning. He asserts that “we now have peace between Armenia and […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, John Gradek, faculty lecturer in Aviation Management and Supply Chain Management at McGill University, says that the shortage of aviation fuel will affect “short haul flights within Europe first” and advises that “if anybody’s got reservations, be prepared for plan B or plan C”.
Continue ReadingHungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has extended an olive branch to Ukraine, proposing a June meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at mending strained ties between the neighbouring countries and addressing longstanding disputes over the rights of Ukraine’s ethnic Hungarians.
Continue ReadingSo much of Scotland’s history has been forged by its relationship to England and by one central question: union or independence? Brexit has given the independence movement new momentum, and with Scottish elections coming up in May, the question is back at the centre of the debating table. In this new episode of “Growing up […]
Continue ReadingCities around the globe are clearing their billboards of adverts for flights, cruise ships and petrol cars in a bid to reduce global warming. Amsterdam is the latest city to join the movement, becoming the first capital in the world to approve a legal ban on fossil fuel advertisements. Following the historic win, Dutch activists […]
Continue ReadingUkraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday. FRANCE 24 spoke with Michael Bluck, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London, to look back at the tragic event that marked history. Pointing to various factors that caused the explosion at Chernobyl, Bluck said that the Soviet Union’s […]
Continue ReadingAt an agricultural fair in Tartu, contestants squealed and grunted their way through a quirky pig imitation contest aimed at spotlighting the country’s struggling pig farming sector. Local participant Andrus Maileht took the top prize with a performance so convincing it left judges feeling like they were back on the farm.
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