FRANCE 24-ΝEWS-

  USA

McCain: 'Vive la France' for blocking Iran nuclear deal

US Senator John McCain joined a chorus of conservative American approval of France on Sunday, lavishing praise on Paris for blocking "a bad nuclear agreement with Iran". "Vive la France!" he tweeted.

  USA

Critics of 'gentrified' NYC place hopes in de Blasio

New York mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has promised to tackle “a crisis of affordability” in the city as lower-income residents fall prey to the gentrification of their once-neglected neighbourhoods. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look.

  CANADA

Toronto’s drug-scandal mayor caught in ‘murder’ tirade

A new video posted online Thursday shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (pictured in blue tie) in a drunken rage threatening to "kill" an unidentified person, in yet another shameful revelation days after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine..

  USA

US economy grew at 2.8% annual rate in third quarter

The US economy grew at a 2.8% annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, the fastest pace in a year. The growth was nearly a percentage point stronger than expected and despite dips in both federal and consumer spending.

  COLOMBIA

Colombia and FARC rebels agree on key peace issue

The Colombian government and FARC rebels announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement over the key issue of the guerrilla’s political future if peace is reached, with now four more points left on the negotiating agenda.

  ECUADOR

Danny Glover joins fight to save Ecuador's rainforest

US actor Danny Glover, who shot to fame in the 1980s with the Lethal Weapon film franchise, is lending his star power to call attention to the damage global oil giant Chevron has done to Ecuador's rainforest.

USA

NJ Republican, Virginia Democrat win governorships

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (pictured), a possible Republican presidential candidate for 2016, easily won re-election on Tuesday while his party lost the Virginia governor’s seat to Democratic businessman Terry McAuliffe.

  USA

Progressive Democrat Bill de Blasio elected NYC mayor

Progressive and wildly popular Democrat Bill de Blasio was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday after beating Republican rival Joe Lhota with an overwhelming victory. What do New York residents expect from their first Democratic mayor in 20 years?

  GERMANY-UK

UK ‘spied on Angela Merkel’ from Berlin rooftop

Britain’s ambassador in Berlin has had to answer uncomfortable questions from Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle over media reports that Britain eavesdropped on German officials from a rooftop not far from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office.

USA

Democrat De Blasio set for mayoral win as NY votes

New Yorkers vote for a new mayor on Tuesday in what is expected to be a landslide win for popular Democrat Bill de Blasio (pictured), as former business magnate Michael Bloomberg bows out after two terms.