‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of soldiers caught in tank tracks.
Russian military bloggers are calling it a fiasco, and worse.
These scenes have been recorded by Ukrainian military drones over the past two weeks around the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, where successive Russian assaults have failed.
Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakes
A Syrian rebel leader with a $10m (£8.3m) US government bounty on his head has appealed for urgent international aid to help the north-west province of Idlib after the earthquakes that have killed thousands and brought the last opposition-controlled area to its knees.
“The United Nations needs to understand that it’s required to help in a crisis,” said Ahmed Hussein al-Shara, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, amid a humanitarian crisis that had already reached critical levels in Idlib before the twin earthquakes last week.
Jolani was officially designated a terrorist by the US in 2013 because of his former leadership of al-Nusra Front, a splinter group of al-Qaida. Jolani now heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group that claims to have made a break with its past in an effort to secure links and support from the outside world.
Moldova's president accuses Russia of planning coup
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Monday accused Russia of plotting to violently overthrow of the country's pro-European leadership in order to stop Moldova from joining the European Union and to use it in the war against Ukraine.
Sandu made her comments after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said last week his country had uncovered a Russian intelligence plan "for the destruction of Moldova," and days after the country's government resigned.
What were the alleged coup plans?
According to Sandu, Moscow's alleged plan would involve "saboteurs" with military background, camouflaged in civilian clothes, to undertake violent actions, attacks on state institutions and taking hostages.
Israelis hold mass protest outside parliament against judicial reforms
Israeli lawmakers met on Monday to discuss contested government plans to give deputies more control of the judicial system, as tens of thousands rallied outside parliament against the proposals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies in the government, the most right-wing in Israel's history, say the reforms are necessary to correct an imbalance that has given judges too much power over elected officials. FRANCE 24 is joined by the historian Shlomo Sand, Professor Emeritus of History at Tel Aviv University.
Colombia peace talks with ELN rebels set to resume amid tensions
Peace talks between the Colombian government and the largest remaining rebel group in the South American country, the National Liberation Army (ELN), are to resume this week in Mexico City.
While left-wing President Gustavo Petro’s administration has expressed optimism over the renewed negotiations, tensions between Bogota and the ELN have grown since the last round of talks ended in December in Caracas, Venezuela.
Viral TikTok boosts father's thriller book to bestseller
Lloyd Devereux Richards, a full time attorney and father of three, spent 14 years pursuing his dream of writing a book, and the next 11 years hoping for the thriller to take off.
It did not, until last week when his daughter posted a 16-second TikTok video with a simple message: "I'd love for him to get some sales."
The book jumped to No. 1 on Amazon's Serial Killer Thrillers list.
Her dad's response was: "I'm ready for a nap."
The viral video, which details Mr Richards' long journey to finishing the novel, Stone Maidens, has garnered more than 40 million views.
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