Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. The Russia-Africa summit marks a renewed Kremlin effort to bolster ties with a continent of nearly 1.6 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage.
With less than a week until the US congressional midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal has reported that JD Vance has written to Mohsen Rezaei in a bid to revive negotiations, as Trump continues to warn of possible renewed strikes again
Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition coalition, C64, met in Rome on Tuesday. Under pressure to respond to Joseph Kabila’s rebellion, its five leaders addressed the situation in the country from the Italian capital. They condemned any seizure of power by force and called for inclusive dialogue. FRANCE 24’s Emmet Livingston reports.
Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan’s father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.
French anti-terrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen said the suspect in the Trappes racist attack, which killed one person and injured five others, had been brought before a French court. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle has more.
In Niger, guards ignored the panicked cries for help from 33 detainees who died in a detention cell last month. Reports indicate that 72 people were crowded into a poorly ventilated, 20-square-metre space, where dozens slowly suffocated over 11 hours. The cell may have been cleaned and disinfected before it could be investigated. FRANCE 24’s…
A man suspected of a gun attack in the Paris suburbs last week that killed one person and wounded five including a child has admitted to “targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African,” prosecutors said on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Charli James reports.
Spain’s second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country’s rail network ahead of a national election. Three days of mourning have begun in the country.
Israelis awaited the final election results on Thursday to confirm what appeared to be taking shape: neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies nor the array of parties seeking to oust him seemed likely to secure a majority of seats in parliament. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.
In Spain, the deadly train accident that killed 69 people and injured scores has once again brought national railway safety under the spotlight. Spain’s transport minister reported an “error” and “inexplicable circumstances” that led to one of Europe’s deadliest train disasters this century.