Late-night TV comics skewered President Donald Trump and denounced "blatant censorship" after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled off the air over his comments on the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Network ABC's decision to suspend Kimmel "indefinitely" came after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr threatened
France's interior ministry has ordered prefects to oppose the display of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings next week when Paris is set to formally recognise the Palestinian state. "The principle of neutrality in public service prohibits such displays," the interior ministry said in a telegram, a copy of which was seen by AFP
The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. The 14 other members of the Council backed the resolution, initiated in August in response to the UN's official declaration of famine after nearly two years of Israel's
Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said the Gaza Strip could be “a real estate bonanza” and that a business plan is already on Donald Trump’s table as he called the ongoing bombardment “the demolition phase”. Speaking at an event in Tel Aviv, Smotrich and his audience laughed at the question on real estate in Gaza and “where should
Donald Trump held talks on Thursday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about pressing issues including Ukraine, Gaza and trade, as the US president's second state visit moved from royal pomp to potential political pitfalls. After taking leave of King Charles III at Windsor Castle where he spent the night, Trump flew by helicopter to the UK leader's
France was bracing on Thursday for a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's budget policies, with unions vowing mass protests, public transport set to be paralysed in places due to strikes and officials warning of possible disturbances by extremist elements. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Macron's seventh
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time this year, flagging slower job gains and risks to employment as policymakers face heightened pressure under President Donald Trump. The Fed cut the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points, to a range between 4.0 percent and 4.25 percent, while pencilling in two more potential
Denmark said Wednesday that it would for the first time acquire "long-range precision weapons", citing the need to deter Russia, as Moscow's ambassador to Copenhagen called the move "pure madness". Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told a press conference that the move was "a paradigm shift in Danish defence policy". "For the first time, Denmark is
Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released. The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during
Thieves have broken into Paris's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth 600,000 euros in the latest of a series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. Famed for its dinosaur skeletons and taxidermy, the National Natural History Museum in the chic 5th district of the French capital also houses a geology
