Trump says will meet North Korea’s Kim later this year
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea in his first term. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis brings us more with…
Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China’s housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty in April to several charges, including…
Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people
Russian bombardments killed at least nine people and wounded dozens in Ukraine‘s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday. The foes have ramped up long-range attacks in recent months, driving up the civilian death…
Russia unleashes ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv, killing at least eight
Kyiv has been battered in near nightly-attacks in recent weeks, with some strikes resulting in dozens of deaths and serious injuries. More than a dozen regions have been targeted across Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, with…
NASA satellite rescue mission fails, swift telescope set to fall to earth
A complicated mission to save a NASA satellite from burning up in the atmosphere has failed, the US space agency said Wednesday, as the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. The Swift space telescope, which studies the most powerful explosions in…
Ex-Vice President of Liberia charged in drug trafficking probe
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and a range of other offences, the country’s Justice Ministry announced. Howard-Taylor, who served as vice president for six years to 2024, was…
Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame – Eye on Africa
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Missing teen hiker found dead in Australian bush after eight-day search
The body of a woman has been found in Australian bushland, following an eight-day search for a Sydney teenager reported missing last Wednesday. Police said that while the body was yet to be formally identified, it was believed to be that of 18-year-old…
US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time amid rising borrowing
The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump‘s invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as…
Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears
It is not clear from this study whether the change reflects an overall increase in the populations of these whale species, or just a redistribution from other areas. Other experts the BBC spoke to were concerned that the study suggested there was an…