Tag: UK
David Hockney, inventor of a style
A unique retrospective devoted to the giant of contemporary art, David Hockney, covers more than 60 years of the career of the British artist. The event exhibition, at the Granet…
After a rape case, the London police make their mea culpa
After the revelation of several cases involving police officers guilty of violence, rape and even murder, the head of the Metropolitan Police was heard on Wednesday January 25 by the…
Nadine Khouri, dormant origins
/ Podcasts / In G major Dear RFI ears, you usually have your share of war in Ukraine, Iranian revolts, diplomacy in sub-Saharan Africa, dear ears, if we take a…
UK government wants to keep climate protests to a minimum
Rishi Sunak’s government intends to “crack down” on the “guerrilla” tactics of environmental defense groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil. With our correspondent in London, Emeline Wine…
The reluctance of Westerners to send tanks to Ukraine mocked by kyiv in an ironic video
The British government has announced the dispatch of some tanks Challenger 2 in Ukraine. A decision that may have been motivated by a video, which has gone viral, of the…
UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine
The United Kingdom announces this Saturday January 14 that it will supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks, becoming the first country to send Western-built heavy tanks to help kyiv against…
Frenchman Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six rapes
After five months of trial, the French international footballer Benjamin Mendy was declared not guilty of six rapes and a sexual assault this Friday January 13, 2023 by British justice.…
Famous British rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies
Geoffrey Arnold Beck, known as Jeff Beck, was 78 years old. He was born in London on June 24, 1944. He was ranked fifth best guitarist of all time by…
London rules out return of Parthenon friezes to Greece
It is a thorny issue at the heart of tensions between London and Athens: Greece is trying to obtain from the United Kingdom the return of friezes from the Parthenon,…
Tokyo-London agreement, to “land on the ground of the other in the event of conflict”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida this Wednesday, January 11, at the Tower of London. Both signed a “reciprocal access agreement”, in other words…