Last year, the new administration of US President Donald Trump --- with help from then-adviser Elon Musk -- dismantled the world's largest aid agency, the United States Agency for International Development USAID), and slashed global funding. Countr...

Can blatant racism and shameless greed ruin the World Cup? Fans of the beautiful game and its history can take solace in the opening match at Mexico City's storied Azteca Stadium, the only venue to already host two World Cup finals.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Antoni Vives, former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona in charge of urban planning. According to Vives, the Sagrada Família is not simply an architectural masterpiece. It is a living demonstration of how authenticity...

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence, and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frame...

For the 32-year-old, her adopted home of Sulina remains an "oasis of tranquility" despite the war in Ukraine a few miles away. The conflict is "looming as a threat" in her mind, creating "a feeling of unease," she told AFP. But having moved to Suli...

Popovic was appointed in 2024 to replace Graham Arnold, who is now the coach of Iraq and also at the World Cup. In his 18 matches in charge, he has won 10, drawn four and lost four. "I'm delighted that I will continue to coach the Socceroos throu...

A farmer, a trainee electrician, a business leader and a hotel manager provide a snapshot of those due to vote on Sunday on the "No to a Switzerland with 10 million!" initiative put forward by the hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP). The vote is ...

On June 12, 2025, a Boeing 787 crashed into a medical college shortly after take-off in India's western city of Ahmedabad, killing 260 people in the deadliest air disaster for a decade. Indian authorities are expected to issue an interim report in ...

Under the AUKUS agreement, the four US-commanded submarines will operate out of the west coast Australian port on a rotating basis from next year. US Submarine Squadron 3 personnel will oversee the operation of the vessels, working with Australian ...

The 2026 World Cup began in Mexico City with an opening ceremony filled with colour, dancing and a performance by global music star Shakira. Julian Quinones and Premier League player Raul Jimenez scored the first goals of the tournament. 

The 54-year-old fisherman from a small village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, has been a superfan of the Argentine football team since the 1980s and adores superstar Lionel Messi. His two-storey wooden house is painted in the white and sky blu...

François Picard is pleased to welcome Avi Meyerstein, co-founder and president of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). At a moment when international attention is increasingly consumed by conflict across the Middle East, Meyer argues that t...

The countries share a porous 4,096-kilometre (2,500-mile) border, with communities on either side often so interwoven that crossings -- illegal or not -- are common. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has been stepping up deportations of ill...

She was suffering from an abdominal infection and "her condition continued to worsen" until she "passed away peacefully" on Thursday evening, the Bureau of the Royal Household said in a statement. The late princess will lie in state at the Grand Pa...

Lasers streak the smoke-filled air and music is cranked up to 150 decibels, according to one DJ -- as loud as a jet engine at take-off -- but the weekend clubbers slumbering on sofas dotted around the warehouse-sized Yangon venue do not stir. "That...