Nov 23, 2023 | Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance. FRANCE 24's European Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
Nov 22, 2023 | The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.
Oct 27, 2023 | A rare ray of hope amidsts three weeks of hell. Hamas in a deal brokered by Qatar and the U-S releasing two elderly hostages. But even there, some Israelis objecting to the image of 85-year old Yocheved Lifshitz shaking the hand of one of her Hamas captors. They liked it even less when the lifelong Kibbutz resident blasted Israel's security lapses at a press conference hours later at the hospital where she was recovering in Tel Aviv. That said, she also provided a trove of information on the enemy.
Dec 12, 2022 | Just when the on-field drama of the football finally seemed to be eclipsing all else coming out of Qatar, the World Cup hosts back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: Doha denies any part in the piles of cash uncovered by Belgian police or the arrests that include a vice-president of the European parliament. The greasing of the wheels came as the EU started to ponder visa-free travel to Qatari citizens. Why would the Gulf emirate even want the waiver?
As the Scottish government pushes on with its bid to hold a referendum on leaving the #UnitedKingdom, with a hearing scheduled at the British Supreme Court on October 11 and 12, #Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs Angus Robertson has told FRANCE 24 that his government is "not giving up". "We want friends in Europe to understand that we are in favour of a legal, constitutional route to #independence. When it comes to that stage, we look forward to working with European nations," he explained.
Gunfire and tanks, teenage girls detained in psychiatric wards, Internet blocked, yet from the outside, Iran's nationwide protests seem to be gaining momentum one month after the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. What next? In a nation with no independent opposition or trade unions, we measure the resilience of a leaderless movement and of a theocracy whose values are law of the land. The restrictions imposed by the government mirror restrictions from abroad.
Sep 11, 2022 Charles III was officially proclaimed the UK's new monarch on Saturday, September 10, and crowds gathered outside St James's Palace to show their support for the new king. But with polls consistently showing he enjoys much less popularity than his mother, could this have an impact on the future of the monarchy?
Jun 27, 2022 • Who has got who over a barrel? G7 leaders are pushing the idea of capping the price they pay for Russian oil and gas, effectively forcing Moscow to choose whether to supply at a discount or cut off the revenue stream of its pipelines.
