Welcome to Thursday, where Kim Jong-un offers to reopen hotline with Seoul, a 96-year-old Nazi war crime suspect flees and a Turkish man gets so drunk he joins a search party for himself. From France, we also take a look, and listen, to the surprisingly loud noises of the countryside.
Welcome to Monday, where India reels from COVID surge, at least 82 die in Iraq hospital fire, and the Academy Awards go to … We also have Le Monde reporting from Azerbaijan about allegations that t.
The Latest: Navalny To Hospital, Train Crash in Egypt, Mars Helicopter A man looks at the damaged wagons of a passenger train that derailed near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo in Egypt, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 100. - Sayed Hassan/dpa/ZUMA 2020-04-19
Welcome to Monday, where Russia is warned of Navalny consequences, Egypt s second deadly train crash in a month kills 11, and Mars gets its first ever helicopter ride.
Le Monde also explores the feeling of deep injustice surrounding grieving, one year into the pandemic.
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Navalny to be transferred to hospital: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will be transferred to hospital according to the Russian penitentiary service. The pro-democracy activist is said to have lost 50 kilos after going on a hunger strike. Yesterday the U.S., France and Germany warned Russia against further sanctions if Navalny died in jail.
The Latest: Olympics At Risk, Sanctions On Russia, Magic Mushrooms Students in Hong Kong take part in a ceremony to celebrate the first National Security Education Day, organized by the government to promote the controversial law imposed by China last year. - Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press 2020-04-15
Welcome to Thursday, where Japan says the Olympics could still be cancelled, the U.S. is set to impose sanctions on Russia and there s a wild new treatment for depression. We also have a piece from Cairo-based online magazine
Mada Masr about how the particular way the #MeToo awakening on sexual violence is playing out in Egypt.
The Latest: Aggressive China, Fukushima Wastewater, Spanish Beach Lessons While many Britons opted for a haircut or a pint after the UK partially eased lockdown restrictions, these folk chose to visit the Alton Towers theme park in England. - Jacob King/PA Wire via ZUMA Press 2021-04-13
Welcome to Tuesday, where Japan is set to release Fukushima wastewater into the sea, Prince Harry remembers his grandpa and Spanish children swap classrooms for lessons on the beach. We ve also gone on a world tour of the most random livestreams.
• Record number of China jets enter Taiwan air zone: The Taiwanese defense ministry has said that 25 Chinese military jets flew into its air defense zone on Monday. The U.S. has recently warned against an increasingly aggressive China.