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Opposition parties in Armenia on Monday staged protests to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resign over his policy on the long-contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Until recently, Falice Nkhoma was one of Malawi's many tobacco farmers. Now though, she has switched to growing what she hopes will be a more lucrative crop – cannabis. It comes as global demand for tobacco dwindles, a huge economic problem for a country that depends on the leaf for 70 percent of its export income.

Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler was part Jewish, saying it was an "unforgivable" falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.

Spain said Monday that the mobile phones of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles were tapped using Pegasus spyware in an "illicit and external" intervention. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain.

Thousands of workers hit the streets in Athens to commemorate May Day on Sunday. Many came out to protest against high unemployment, soaring food prices, and rising energy costs.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for a visit in Germany on Monday where Chancellor Olaf Scholz received him with military honours at Berlin's chancellery. FRANCE 24's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin, Germany.

Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face their supply being cut off. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

Germany says it’s making progress on weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels and expects to be fully independent of Russian crude oil imports by late summer. Weaning German off Russian natural gas is a far bigger challenge.

The cellphones of Spain's prime minister and defense minister were infected last year with Pegasus spyware, which is available only to countries' government agencies, authorities announced Monday.

Pro-Israel Twitter accounts started circulating a video showing a film crew recording a young actor lying on the ground, covered in blood, on April 24. They claimed the video offered proof that Palestinians were staging a photo to make it look like a Palestinian child had been injured. In reality, the Palestinian crew was filming a scene for “Empty Place”, a short film based on a true story.

The four-time Olympic champion, racing for the first time since failing to qualify for last year's Tokyo Games while struggling with a foot injury, was unable to out-kick Ellis Cross, 26, over the closing stages. Farah, 39, finished a minute outside his best time over the same course in 2010, and then declined to say whether he will try to compete at the World Championships in Eugene in July. The 5,000 and 10,000 metre champion at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, Farah told the BBC: "Your body has to be ready. Читать дальше...

France's Greens have struck a deal with the hard left La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), party leaders said on Monday, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections.

Afghanistan's supreme leader appeared publicly for only the second time in six years on Sunday, telling worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr the Taliban had achieved freedom and security since seizing power last year.

Qantas announced on Monday it will launch the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, with passengers set to spend 19 hours in the air travelling from Sydney to London by the end of 2025.

The eloquent 34-year-old's talent has never been in doubt, as shown by his many Group One victories since his first in 2012. However, in winning his first English classics at the weekend -- Coroebus in the 2000 Guineas and Cachet in the 1000 Guineas -- he has put himself on a different plane and allowed him to dream of making history if he triumphs in the Epsom Oaks, Derby and St Leger. Piggott won four of the five in 1970, missing out in the Oaks, while American Cauthen's quartet came in 1985. Читать дальше...

Sri Lanka is in the grip of a pandemic-spurred economic freefall, the worst since independence from Britain in 1948, which has led to shortages of food and other essentials. The lack of fuel has been an especially large sticking point for the government, as petrol prices have increased by 90 percent while diesel -- commonly used for public transport -- has gone up by 138 percent. Fuel woes eased slightly last week as supplies arrived under a $500 million credit line from India. But the salve... Читать дальше...

Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face their supply being cut off. Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland last week after they refused to meet its demand to effectively pay in roubles. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

LFI, the movement of far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, struck a deal with France's green EELV party, politicians  from both sides said on Monday, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections.

Most of Shanghai's 25 million residents have been confined to their homes for weeks as the city battles a major Covid outbreak. Hundreds of thousands of virus-positive people have been taken to makeshift facilities as China does not allow them to quarantine at home. But some residents who tested negative told AFP that they were also forced out of their homes and taken to camps outside the city, some hundreds of kilometres away. "The police told us that there were too many positive cases in our compound and if we carried on living here... Читать дальше...

The landlocked African nation was thrown into turmoil after long-time leader Idriss Deby Itno died fighting rebels last April. His son Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno seized control but promised free elections this year. Ahead of these, he had wanted a national dialogue to start on May 10. Before that dialogue, the government and more than 40 opposition groups have sent delegations to Doha for preliminary talks. But they have spent much of the time in luxury hotels and have yet to meet face-to-face... Читать дальше...

The shooting occurred during a Sunday march called by a union in the capital Santiago as some protesters erected barricades and entered commercial premises, clashing with merchants. "There were clashes between street vendors who unfortunately used firearms and injured three people, two of them women and a third man was also injured by a ballistic impact," said Enrique Monras, chief of police for the metropolitan area. Police confirmed two foreigners were arrested on suspicion of firing the shots. Читать дальше...

Energy ministers from EU countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face their supply being cut off. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

The former allrounder spoke publicly for the first time Monday about the court battles to clear his name spanning 2012 to 2015. Interviewed on a podcast hosted by media company NZME, Cairns said the high-profile trials had consumed his life and that he had harboured "anger and animosity" after having his credibility scrutinised and his career effectively shredded -- even though he was never found guilty. The 51-year-old's attitude has changed since suffering a heart attack last August that placed him on life support. Читать дальше...

"It's lie after lie after lie," former truck driver Alex, 73, said of Johnson, whose political survival could depend on the result of Thursday's local polls. "We get nothing. We live in bloody poverty, we get nothing back from all those years we've put into working. We worked like hell. "You hear about how much money we pay for them to have food and wine in the Houses of Parliament and our pension's gone up about £2. It's an insult," added Alex, who has to use a mobility scooter following an accident that ended his truck-driving career. Читать дальше...

Civilians in Andriivka, a village about 60 kilometres west of Kyiv, are coming to terms with the devastation and trauma they suffered during the month they spent under Russian occupation.