• BBC

    Talk on how Jersey can help West African projects

    The discussion will focus on how islanders can help environmental issues and poverty in West Africa.

  • The Canadian Press

    Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. The 2019 law under consideration by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins bans most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women are aware. A group of abortion clinics sou

  • RFI

    French forces take control of New Caledonia's airport access road after sixth night of violence

    French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent unrest. Officials said more than 600 heavily armed gendarmes were dispatched to secure Route Territoriale 1, the main artery connecting the restive capital with air links to the outside world.Six people have been killed and hundreds injured since rioting began on Monday, according to local authorities.The violenc