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Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded accusations over cyberattacks, with Moscow reporting a hack of its emergency alerts app hours after Kyiv said its own air raid warning system had been compromised. The incidents came as a fragile ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region expired, raising fears of renewed fighting. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Mexico City Grand Prix.
France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Saturday that demonstrations across the country were largely peaceful, despite what he called an "extraordinary" level of violence from some groups of rioters. Around 320,000 protesters took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday, the interior ministry estimated, while youth unions counted nearly half a million. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the battle royale video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (“PUBG”) with Donald Glover attached to star. In addition to starring, Glover and his brother and frequent collaborator Stephen Glover will write and executive produce the “PUBG” show, with Donald also planning to direct. Michael Schaefer of Neon TV will […]
A shooter suspected of killing one person and wounding five others last week in the town of Trappes, near Paris, is set to be held in pre-trial detention and will appear before judges on Thursday, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee on Thursday called on the Shin Bet chief to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the elections, including suspected funding linked to Qatar. With more than 90% of the ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has gained 53 seats, with the opposition at 67, including 48 for Gadi Eisenkot's centrist bloc and 19 for the Arab-majority parties. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
New York’s Town Hall venue is providing some alternative programming for Election Night — a revival of a cult streaming series. “Difficult People,” the sharp sitcom that aired for three seasons on Hulu, from 2015 to 2017, is reuniting its cast on Nov. 3 for a staged reading of creator Julie Klausner’s script for a […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday renewed his attacks on Arab parties, warning after casting his ballot that "they're trying to steal the election" after reports that individuals were arrested with envelopes of cash. The deeply divided country is voting in its first national elections since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Follow our live blog for all the latest updates.
Representatives from French high school student groups on Monday hailed the government’s first measures to calm the crisis over ongoing unrest linked to their protest movement, including a gradual replacement of higher education admissions platform Parcoursup, but called for “continued mobilisation” after their meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the United States Grand Prix.
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest.
Police and elite security forces are out in force in French cities as thousands participate in a new round of protests. The protest location was changed last minute in Paris. Follow DW.
Police have seized various weapons and arrested 135 people on the sidelines of new protests on Saturday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. Some 70,000 police have been deployed ahead of a march by “Yellow Vests”, trade unions and students, with authorities fearing a repeat of the looting and vandalism seen during last Saturday's unrest. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
For the first time since high school protests began over a month ago, French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with student organisations in Paris Friday afternoon. Following his decision to ban upcoming demonstrations not organised by unions, several political parties and unions have condemned the move as a violation of the right to protest. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
More than 200 people have been sentenced to prison and started serving their terms over the unrest that shook France last weekend, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Thursday. In all, some 2,700 people have been taken into police custody, he said. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The leader of France's hardline CGT union on Wednesday called for strikes after talks with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu over fresh protests collapsed, as the country reeled from last weekend's riots. The government offered "no measure nor have they taken our demands into account", Sophie Binet, secretary general of the CGT, told reporters after a meeting between Lecornu and union leaders. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said further curfews would be imposed "where necessary" on Tuesday evening after those on Monday in parts of Paris and other cities "helped keep the peace overnight" following a weekend of unrest and looting. Police confirmed the night had passed without major incidents across France. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
France’s CRS riot police have been deployed in Paris on Sunday, a day after nationwide demonstrations saw more than 1,800 people arrested. French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation at 8pm this evening. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
French police used tear gas and batons to try to drive protesters from the streets in Paris, Marseille and Lyon as demonstrators staged unsanctioned marches and tried to block traffic with impromptu barricades Saturday. Tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across France as students, trade union members and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to protest rising cost of living. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
