Edie Twells-Eastwood

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Sciences Po •

Daesh Hostage Trial 2025

French journalist Nicolas Hénin spent 10 months held captive and tortured by Islamic State jihadists in Syria, in 2013. Over a decade later, he was able to face his jailers in an historic court case in Paris. Among them was Mehdi Nemmouche, a French man, radicalised in prison in northern France. Today, Nicolas - thanks to this court case - has been able to put this tragic moment behind him, and now works to prevent violent extremism in western societies.
Sciences Po •

Housing Market in Southwest France

Many couples from Northern Europe and North America are moving to attractive villages in Southwest France, seeking a better quality of life. At the same time, a growing number of French buyers coming from large cities are joining this trend, giving a new lease of life to rural France. In the Tarn et Garonne department, the population of the medieval village of Saint Antonin Noble Val is now made up of almost 20% foreign nationals.
FRANCE 24 •

The World This Week - Sudan, Biden up for re-election, Erdogan's health and China-Ukraine relations

What to expect when the most powerful person in the world announces he's running for re-election and he's already a record-breaking 80 years old? Turkey's president drew attention to his health this week too. We also ask our Friday panel of journalists whether a wolf warrior diplomat's pronouncements in Paris may have unwittingly forced China's president to pick up the phone and speak with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.
FRANCE 24 •

The Debate - Is Sudan heading towards a new civil war?

Don't be fooled by tenuous truces. Nearly two weeks on in Sudan, with no clear winner in sight, the personal power play between rival generals shows all the signs that it could spiral into all-out civil war. Residents are desperately trying to leave the capital Khartoum. Tens of thousands have also fled the Darfur region for neighbouring Chad, as armed factions choose sides while local rivalries and banditry flare up. How to stop the spiral? Who to stop it?