Au revoir Robert Parsons: A life in journalism
• Feb 27, 2025, 1:30 PM
1 min de lecture
If you're a regular FRANCE 24 viewer, there's one face you've no doubt seen a lot of over the years: our Chief Foreign Editor Robert Parsons. Rob has been a key part of our newsroom since almost the beginning of FRANCE 24, 18 years ago. This week, he's moving on to a well-deserved retirement. For this Entre Nous segment, we've decided to make the most of Rob's second-last day at FRANCE 24 to talk about him and his career.
Today
Cyclone Garance threatens Mauritius, Reunion Island
• 4:46 AM
1 min
Residents of the Indian Ocean islands Mauritius and La Reunion rushed to stockpile essential items on Thursday, as Cyclone Garance approached the two territories. The storm, which is expected to pass 50 kilometers from La Reunion's shores, prompted autho
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🔴 La Reunion island placed under 'purple alert', the highest level, as Cyclone Garance approaches
• 3:59 AM
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La Reunion island under 'purple alert' as Cyclone Garance approaches
• 2:54 AM
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Cyclone Garance, a category 3 cyclone carrying gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour winds, was on Friday deemed a "direct threat" to the Indian Ocean island La Reunion, placing it under "purple alert", with authorities urging inhabitants to take shelte
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Mexico extradites 29 drug suspects in effort to avoid sweeping Trump tariffs
• 1:23 AM
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Mexico sought to avoid US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs by agreeing to a "series of coordinated actions" on Thursday centering fentanyl smuggling. Mexico agreed to a "historic" handover to the US of 29 alleged traffickers, a group which repor
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N. Korea showcases 'counterattack' abilities with new missile tests
• 12:49 AM
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Nuclear-armed North Korea said on Friday it had tested strategic cruise missiles to warn its enemies of its "counterattack" capabilities and readiness of its nuclear might, as neighboring South Korea prepares for its "Freedom Shield" military exercises w
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