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Ukrainian forces’ recapture of the eastern town of Lyman, which President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday was “cleared” of Moscow’s troops, shows that Ukraine is able to push back against the Russian military, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. Germany’s defence minister announced that Germany, Denmark and Norway would pay…

Ukrainian forces on Saturday entered the eastern town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, a logistics hub for Russian forces that has been under Moscow’s control since spring, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said. Russia’s defence ministry said its troops had withdrawn from the town hours after Ukraine’s army said…

"The most sustainable garment is one you keep for the rest of your life." Livia Firth, co-founder and creative director of Eco-Age, says the fashion industry has been turned upside down by the fast fashion business, but that consumers and designers can reverse the trend. "The world has been addicted…

The Bank of England has launched a £65 billion emergency bond-buying programme, in an effort to calm the markets and avert a financial crisis. The "unprecedented" support comes amid mounting criticism of the government's plan to slash taxes. Also in the show: Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the European Bank…

From studying jazz at school, to discovering hip-hop in New York, to working with some of the world's biggest musicians (Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock and Lauryn Hill to name but a few), four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper took time out to chat to FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache about his musical…

The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the Tribune of the United Nations "the direct military aggression" of Rwanda against his country. Tshisekedi added that he relayed this same message…

In the week when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched referendums in Russian-held parts of Ukraine and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons against the West, Talking Europe speaks to the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell.

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that using nuclear weapons was not the solution regarding the war in Ukraine. Russia has sent nuclear-capable missiles to Belarus, while Belarusian warplanes have been modified to…

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said that his country had concerns about a possible revived nuclear deal between Western powers and Iran, especially over IAEA inspections. However, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said…