Democracy hangs by a thread. Who is going to save it?
In 2024, elections were set to revitalise the democratic agenda for the next generation.
Sun Dec 29 2024
How Macron’s gamble unleashed chaos on France’s Fifth Republic
Frances crisis shows why thoughtful, reflective leadership may be the key to lasting solutions.
Sun Dec 29 2024
Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease; race to help cyclone survivors
The storm laid waste to large parts of the archipelago off east Africa, which is France's poorest overseas territory.
Tue Dec 17 2024
Rescuers seek cyclone survivors in devastated Mayotte
Hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
Mon Dec 16 2024
Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
President Emmanuel Macron's earliest tasks - will be to pass a budget for 2025.
Mon Dec 16 2024
France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister
Francois Bayrou's top priority will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over 2025 legislation.
Sat Dec 14 2024
What to expect when Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday
Five and a half years after fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout, Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens.
Sat Dec 07 2024
Macron, defying calls to resign, struggles on in search for stable French government
Emmanuel Macron rejects demands he quit to end a crisis he said was driven by the far right and extreme left's "anti-republican front."
Sat Dec 07 2024
France's Macron says he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days
French President Emmanuel Macron says he would name a successor to Barnier "in the coming days."
Fri Dec 06 2024
Barnier expected to resign as France's festering political crisis rumbles on
Michel Barnier will be the shortest serving prime minister in modern French history.
Thu Dec 05 2024
French government faces collapse as left and far-right submit no-confidence motions
Barring a last-minute surprise, the fragile coalition will be the first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962.
Tue Dec 03 2024
Macron’s X post in Malay sparks admiration among netizens
The post, though brief, was written entirely in Malay, sparking admiration and curiosity among netizens.
Thu Nov 21 2024
Notre-Dame in Paris set to reopen December 7, five years after blaze
The Gothic cathedral, heavily damaged in the April 2019 fire, is expected to host more than 2,000 attendees for the reopening.
Thu Nov 14 2024
Morocco and France sign landmark Rabat Declaration for reinforced partnership
In a historic move to strengthen the longstanding ties between Morocco and France, Moroccan King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron signed the Rabat Declaration on a "reinforced exceptio
Thu Oct 31 2024
Netanyahu tells Macron that putting limits on Israel will strengthen Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu says that placing restrictions on Israel will just serve Iran and its proxies.
Mon Oct 07 2024
More than 200,000 KTMB train tickets allocated for CNY snapped up - Loke
KTMB says 210,000 of the 270,000 train tickets allocated in conjunction with the Chinese New Year season have been sold.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram are online platforms preferred by scammers - Fahmi
Fahmi Fadzil says the losses from scams and fraud committed on these platforms easily reached hundreds of millions of ringgit.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Man executed for causing heavy casualties in south China car-ramming case
Fan Weiqiu was convicted ramming his car into the crowd at a sports centre in November last year, causing heavy casualties.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Gov't not rushing to achieve developed nation status - Rafizi
Rafizi Ramli says the country is now in a good position, attracting foreign investors and being seen as a strategic gateway to ASEAN.
Mon Jan 20 2025
South Korea's Yoon shuns questioning as security tightened after court rampage
Authorities says security was being beefed up at the Seoul Detention Centre where Yoon Suk-Yeol is being held as a pre-trial inmate.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Triumphant Trump returns to White House, launching new era of upheaval
Donald Trump is the first US president since the 19th century to win a second term after losing the White House.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Sim: Malaysia's labour market faces significant challenges posed by three paradoxes
Steven Sim says the first paradox is the low median wage, which does not align with the country's low unemployment rate.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea's detained President Yoon
Here's some facts about the facility and what is expected to unfold for the former prosecutor-turned-president.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Trump says to repeal Biden's multiple executive orders within hours of inauguration
Trump says the executive orders he is about to sign includes border security, energy, federal government spending, TikTok, DEI programmes.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Trump's return adds new twist to Western firms' Russia exit dilemma
Donald Trump's mere arrival may give some companies the political cover to stay on in Russia.
Mon Jan 20 2025