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Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday basked in Donald Trump's endorsement days before close-fought elections, airing a call in which the US president predicted he would win and suggested they may again attack Iran together.
Paul Mackenzie: The former taxi driver turned starvation death cult leader
Starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who was once a taxi driver, has been convicted of murder for the deaths of 190 children and one adult in a Kenyan court
China’s flag carrier scrambles to fly stranded passengers out of fuel-starved Cuba
Dozens of Air China passengers stranded in Cuba by successive cancellations were due to fly out on an extra flight on Monday, as a US oil embargo deepens the island’s energy crisis. The disruption has hit one of Cuba’s last direct air links to Europe, the Chinese carrier’s twice-weekly route between Beijing and Havana via Madrid. Air China added flight CA590 for travellers whose regular CA866 service was cancelled before October 10, the Chinese embassy said in a notice on Sunday. The flight was...
China’s flag carrier scrambles to fly stranded passengers out of fuel-starved Cuba
Dozens of Air China passengers stranded in Cuba by successive cancellations were due to fly out on an extra flight on Monday, as a US oil embargo deepens the island’s energy crisis. The disruption has hit one of Cuba’s last direct air links to Europe, the Chinese carrier’s twice-weekly route between Beijing and Havana via Madrid. Air China added flight CA590 for travellers whose regular CA866 service was cancelled before October 10, the Chinese embassy said in a notice on Sunday. The flight was...
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
A Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples
UN food program funding cuts force group to slash aid to Gazans already struggling to eat
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid program in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food support in a territory where two-thirds of the population struggle to get enough to eat.
Lake Placid-New York bid to host 2042 Winter Olympics moves step closer to reality
New York City has never previously hosted the Winter Games
Cristiano Ronaldo suspended and issued £215 fine for walking out on Portugal squad
The 41-year-old learned his punishment from the Portuguese FA on Monday
French far right seeks to capitalise on protests with calls for law and order
In the wake of the weekend's violence, the political camps have been trading blame for the “chaos”. The riots have played into the hands of the far-right National Rally, which has been quick to capitalise on the anger and fears over law and order. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell takes a look.