Trump-Xi, the alpha power summit: a debrief

France 24•about 5 hours ago•1 min read

First, the Ebola outbreak tears through eastern DR Congo, killing at least 65 people and triggering fears of wider regional spread. Also, final stretch in Cape Verde ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for Sunday. And, Ethiopia’s coffee sector is under pressure as global prices plunge. But in a striking paradox, local consumers are paying far more, with coffee prices tripling in just six months.

France 24•about 6 hours ago•1 min read

Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath is facing deportation proceedings from France, as his presence in the country is now considered a “serious threat to public order” by authorities, his lawyer said on Friday. The activist, a co-founder of the Urgence Palestine organisation, had been detained in Egypt between 2019 and 2022 before being released and allowed to join his wife in France.

France 24•about 8 hours ago•1 min read

In a week that’s seen the world’s superpowers take centre stage with President Trump in Beijing for the first state visit of a US leader in almost a decade. With tensions over trade, technology and Taiwan, what stayed tacitly implied was the deeper, more difficult question of whether the two alpha powers of world order can share the 21st Century, or, is a confrontation ultimately unavoidable?