'The Anxious Diary of Istanbul': Top Turkish cartoonist describes political climate
Meanwhile, as protests grow in Iran, artists throw their weight behind those in the streets.
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As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums?
It is not just Ukrainians who fear knocks at the door. How many Russians of fighting age have really fled their country? With the Kremlin acknowledging that last week's mass mobilisation of 300,000 "mistakenly" included draftees without prior military experience, we ask if the spattering of protests across the country's eleven time zones matters in the end.
Hieroglyphs and Egyptology: An enduring fascination
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Breaking down the Unification Church scandal in Japan
In the second part of the show we head to Hong Kong, where nightlife is returning after stringent Covid-19 restrictions. But some musicians feel left out in the cold as a ban on live performances in bars and restaurants remains in place.
Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Frichti: Riders' working conditions come under scrutiny
We met several delivery workers who are demanding recognition for their work and for it to be taken into account in the administrative procedure to obtain proper working documents.
Putin orders mobilisation, Italy's elections, Iranian protests, Lebanon closes banks
Polls ahead of Sunday's general election are predicting the hard-right trio of Georgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi are favourites to form the country's 70th coalition government since World War II and the first with a far-right prime minister since the war. Meloni has been squarely on the side of Ukraine in the war with Russia, but her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party also has a proven track record of bashing Brussels.
EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell slams 'sham referendums' held by Russia in Ukraine
Speaking to FRANCE 24 from the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Borrell tells Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson that "nobody is going to recognise" the results of the referendums in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which represent about 15 percent of Ukrainian territory.
Grand Slam legend Federer bids emotional farewell to tennis at Laver Cup
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, dogged by a knee injury, had not played since the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-finals and last week announced his retirement at the age of 41.