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# description = Breaking news and world news from France 24 on Business, Sports, Culture. Video news. News from the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, America
# updated_at  = 2023-12-02T10:51:23Z
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2023-10-28T06:41:44Z	**Fire at the ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan kills more than a dozen**
At least 21 people have died in a mine fire in Kazakhstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker which operates the mine, said on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231028-fire-at-arcelormittal-mine-in-kazakhstan-kills-more-than-a-dozen)
2023-10-28T07:14:10Z	**Iranian teenage girl dies a month after mysterious incident on Tehran Metro**
Iranian teenager Armita Garawand died on Saturday a month after falling into a coma following a disputed incident on Tehran's metro, media in the Islamic republic said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231028-iranian-teenage-girl-dies-a-month-after-mysterious-incident-on-tehran-metro)
2023-10-28T08:35:52Z	**All Blacks, Springboks vie for global supremacy in World Cup final**
Three-time Rugby World Cup winners South Africa and New Zealand both have the opportunity to claim their fourth title on Saturday at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb just outside Paris. It's a fated matchup between two long-standing rivals from the Southern Hemisphere, each with different trajectories in the 2023 competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231028-all-blacks-springboks-vie-for-global-supremacy-in-world-cup-final)
2023-10-28T11:42:44Z	**Dozens of people killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in Egypt**
A passenger bus slammed into a parked vehicle on a foggy Saturday morning on a highway linking the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231028-dozens-of-people-killed-in-a-multi-vehicle-pileup-on-a-highway-in-egypt)
2023-10-28T15:11:51Z	**Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging nuclear waste storage facility with drone strike**
A Ukrainian drone crashed into a nuclear waste storage facility at the Kursk power plant in western Russia on Thursday, damaging its walls, Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday, calling on other governments to condemn "an act of nuclear terrorism". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231028-russia-accuses-ukraine-drone-strike-of-damaging-nuclear-waste-storage-facility)
2023-10-28T19:47:37Z	**Pence quits the presidential race after struggling to gain traction**
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231028-pence-quits-the-presidential-race-after-struggling-to-gain-traction)
2023-10-28T20:27:20Z	**Talks on Ukraine's peace plan open in Malta**
A third round of Ukrainian-backed peace talks opened in Malta Saturday with representatives from more than 60 countries but without Moscow, which condemned it as a "blatantly anti-Russian event". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231028-talks-on-ukraine-s-peace-plan-open-in-malta)
2023-10-28T21:05:58Z	**South Africa win final by one point, New Zealand fight hard despite early red card**
South Africa beat the All Blacks 12-11 to win their record fourth Rugby World Cup title Saturday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb just north of Paris. New Zealand fought hard but could not overcome captain Sam Cane’s red card, which reduced the All Blacks to 14 men for the last 48 minutes of the match. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231028-south-africa-win-final-by-one-point-new-zealand-fight-hard-despite-early-red-card)
2023-10-28T23:36:19Z	**🔴 Live: Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war deaths exceed 8,000**
The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said early Sunday that more than 8,000 had been killed in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel on October 7.  Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231028-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-health-ministry-in-hamas-run-gaza-says-war-deaths-exceed-8-000)
2023-10-29T01:15:53Z	**Friends' actor Matthew Perry dead at 54 from accidental drowning**
Matthew Perry, one of the stars of smash hit TV sitcom "Friends," has been found dead at his home, US media reported Saturday. He was 54 ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231029-friends-actor-matthew-perry-dead-at-54-from-accidental-drowning)
2023-10-29T01:37:01Z	**Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia conflict at stalemate, urges talks**
Russia and Ukraine are locked in a stalemate on the frontlines of their war and the two sides need to sit down and negotiate an end to the conflict, Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said over the weekend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231029-belarus-lukashenko-says-ukraine-russia-conflict-at-stalemate-urges-talks)
2023-10-29T02:47:12Z	**China's foreign minister says road to Xi-Biden summit will not be smooth**
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the "road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one", the foreign ministry said on Sunday, in a reference to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231029-china-s-foreign-minister-says-road-to-xi-biden-summit-will-not-be-smooth)
2023-10-29T10:03:43Z	**France's Macron announces plan to enshrine abortion rights in constitution**
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday his government plans to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution to make them "irreversible". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231029-france-s-macron-announces-plan-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-constitution)
2023-10-29T10:50:05Z	**Israel recalls diplomatic staff from Turkey after Erdogan slams Gaza 'massacre'**
Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fierce attack on its military operation against Hamas militants in Gaza. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231029-israel-recalls-diplomatic-staff-from-turkey-after-erdogan-slams-gaza-massacre)
2023-10-29T11:04:34Z	**More aid reaches Acapulco as Hurricane Otis death toll rises to more than 30**
More resources are arriving on Mexico's battered Pacific coast, and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as searchers recover more bodies from Acapulco's harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231029-more-aid-reaches-acapulco-as-hurricane-otis-death-toll-rises-to-more-than-30)
2023-10-29T14:36:37Z	**'We don't have the budget to feed all the inmates': A rise in deaths in DR Congo prisons**
Overcrowding, lack of food, disease ... In September alone, 14 inmates died in the main prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Images of inmates crammed into tents and photos of bodies being removed leaked onto social networks in mid-October. Our Observers told us about the alarming living conditions in thi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/africa/20231027-we-don-t-have-the-budget-to-feed-all-the-inmates-a-rise-in-deaths-in-dr-congo-prisons)
2023-10-29T16:12:34Z	**Israel mobilises ‘NILI’ unit to hunt those behind October 7 Hamas attack**
Israeli media are reporting that a special unit of security and intelligence agents has been set up to track down and eliminate the Hamas members responsible for the deadly October 7 attacks in southern Israel. The operation is reminiscent of the plot to find the Palestinian militants who murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231029-israel-mobilises-nili-unit-hunt-eliminate-behind-hamas-october-7-attack)
2023-10-29T15:34:30Z	**The Iranian-sourced weapons used in Hamas and Islamic Jihad's Israel assault**
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement launched an incursion into Israel on October 7, attacking by air and ground. While the range of weapons they’ve employed has garnered international attention, none of these armaments comes as a revelation. Both Hamas's armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, and Islamic Jihad's Al Quds Brigades have previou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20231025-the-iranian-sourced-weapons-used-in-hamas-and-islamic-jihad-s-israel-assault)
2023-10-29T21:46:04Z	**Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader amid growing national tension**
Authorities in Bangladesh arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday and sent him to prison after hours of detention. The party had called for a nationwide strike after violent clashes with security forces a day earlier. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231029-bangladesh-police-arrest-a-key-opposition-leader-amid-growing-national-tension)
2023-10-30T00:38:06Z	**Tributes pour in as fans, actors, family mourn 'Friends' star Matthew Perry**
Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his 'Friends' mom Morgan Fairchild; and even singer Adele. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20231030-tributes-pour-in-as-fans-actors-family-mourn-friends-star-matthew-perry)
2023-10-30T00:54:45Z	**Search and recovery continue in Mexico as Otis death toll climbs**
Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231030-search-and-recovery-continue-in-mexico-as-otis-death-toll-climbs)
2023-10-30T02:57:11Z	**EU-Australia free trade deal collapses, could take years to resurrect**
A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying Monday it could take years until negotiations resume. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231030-eu-australia-free-trade-deal-collapses-could-take-years-to-resurrect)
2023-10-30T05:05:02Z	**🔴 Live: 33 trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, as 'heavy fighting' continues**
Hamas said it was engaged in "heavy fighting" with Israeli troops inside northern Gaza Sunday, as besieged residents were again warned to flee southward. Meanwhile the UN said 33 trucks carrying water, food, and medical supplies had entered Gaza, also on Sunday. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231030-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-33-trucks-entered-gaza-on-sunday-as-heavy-fighting-continues)
2023-10-30T08:59:06Z	**French football sees new spiral of violence ahead of 2024 Olympics**
French football plunged into a new abyss of violence after the Olympique de Marseille v Olympique Lyonnais game was called off when the visitors' bus was pelted with stones and beer bottles, injuring Lyon coach Fabio Grosso on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231030-french-football-sees-new-spiral-of-violence-ahead-of-2024-olympics)
2023-10-30T13:51:01Z	**Carbon credits to be discussed at UN climate talks amid questions on ‘credibility’**
Controversial credits bought by corporations to offset their carbon emissions will be in the spotlight at UN climate talks next month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231030-carbon-credits-to-be-discussed-at-un-climate-talks-amid-questions-on-credibility)
2023-10-30T14:09:10Z	**King Charles III heads to Kenya as calls for colonial apology grow**
Britain's King Charles III was heading to Kenya on Monday, his first visit as monarch to a Commonwealth nation, where he faces widespread calls for an apology for abuses committed during colonial rule. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231030-king-charles-heads-to-kenya-as-calls-for-colonial-apology-grow)
2023-10-30T15:11:26Z	**Record 6.9 million internally displaced in DR Congo, UN says**
Escalating violence has pushed the number of people internally displaced within the Democratic Republic of Congo to a record 6.9 million, the United Nations said Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231030-record-6-9-million-internally-displaced-in-dr-congo-un-says)
2023-10-30T16:33:38Z	**Israeli hostage families call for ceasefire amid mounting anger**
Protests and vigils have been taking place in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in recent days, with people calling for an end to Israel’s offensive on Gaza and release of the hostages seized by Hamas on October the 7th. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231030-israeli-hostage-families-call-for-ceasefire-amid-mounting-anger)
2023-10-30T18:24:21Z	**Former Spanish football chief banned for three years over forced kiss**
The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony was banned for three years on Monday by the sport's global governing body. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231030-former-spanish-football-chief-banned-for-three-years-over-forced-kiss)
2023-10-30T21:17:07Z	**Spanish World Cup star Aitana Bonmati wins Women's Ballon d'Or**
Spain and Barcelona player Aitana Bonmati has won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the first time. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231030-spanish-world-cup-star-aitana-bonmati-wins-women-s-ballon-d-or)
2023-10-30T21:34:30Z	**🔴 Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award for eighth time**
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time in his career at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231030-%F0%9F%94%B4-lionel-messi-wins-ballon-d-or-award-for-eighth-time)
2023-10-31T00:41:18Z	**Venezuelan court suspends outcome of opposition primary**
Venezuela's Supreme Court on Monday suspended the outcome of an opposition primary vote, prompting Washington to warn it would "take action" if President Nicolas Maduro's government did not meet its commitments ahead of a 2024 election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231031-venezuelan-court-suspends-outcome-of-opposition-primary)
2023-10-31T03:24:25Z	**Thousands displaced near Myanmar-China border after attack by armed groups**
China's public security minister has held talks with Myanmar's junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday, following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231031-thousands-displaced-near-myanmar-china-border-after-attack-by-armed-groups)
2023-10-31T05:15:23Z	**🔴 Live: Thai FM travels to Qatar and Egypt to free Hamas hostages**
Thailand's foreign minister begins an urgent visit to Qatar and Egypt on Tuesday for talks on the fate of 22 Thais taken hostage by Hamas in its attack on Israel. Meanwhile the UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Monday that the respect of humanitarian law in Gaza is not an “option” but an “obligation”. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231031-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-thai-fm-travels-to-qatar-and-egypt-to-free-hamas-hostages)
2023-10-31T07:06:05Z	**Biden signs order on AI safeguards days ahead of international security summit**
US President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231031-biden-signs-order-on-ai-safeguards-days-ahead-of-international-security-summit)
2023-10-31T07:50:44Z	**King Charles III begins Kenya visit amid calls for colonial-era reparations**
Britain's King Charles begins a four-day state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge "painful aspects" of a shared history that included almost seven decades of colonial rule. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231031-king-charles-iii-begins-kenya-visit-amid-calls-for-colonial-era-reparations)
2023-10-31T09:09:14Z	**Israeli ministry drafted 'concept' proposal for transfer of Gaza civilians to Egypt**
An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people to Egypt's Sinai peninsula, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians and worsening tensions with Cairo. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231031-israeli-ministry-drafted-concept-proposal-for-transfer-of-gaza-civilians-to-egypt)
2023-10-31T11:48:34Z	**‘A war needs field reporting from both sides’: French press appeal for access to Gaza**
A petition signed by nearly 100 French journalists calls for the Gaza Strip to be opened up to allow them to inform the public on the events there. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231031-a-war-needs-field-reporting-from-both-sides-french-press-appeal-for-access-to-gaza)
2023-10-31T13:45:14Z	**Indigenous Kenyans call on King Charles III for compensation for stolen land**
Britain’s King Charles III began a four-day visit to Kenya on Tuesday. Communities in western Kenya are using it as an opportunity to press their case for compensation for injustices they suffered when the country was under British rule. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231031-indigenous-kenyans-call-on-king-charles-iii-for-compensation-for-stolen-land)
2023-10-31T13:57:17Z	**Police open fire on woman who 'made threats' in Paris train station**
French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour, police and prosecutors told told AFP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231031-police-open-fire-on-woman-who-made-threats-in-paris-train-station)
2023-10-31T18:28:12Z	**Mali rebels claim takeover of vacated UN base near strategic town of Kidal**
Separatist rebels in northern Mali on Tuesday claimed to have taken over a camp just evacuated by the UN in the strategic town of Kidal, a significant development in an ongoing battle for territory. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231031-mali-rebels-claim-takeover-of-vacated-un-base-near-strategic-town-of-kidal)
2023-10-31T20:21:10Z	**Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 FIFA World Cup after submitting sole bid**
Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA announced that the kingdom had submitted the only "expression of interest" in hosting the tournament. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231031-saudi-arabia-only-bidder-for-2034-world-cup)
2023-10-31T21:01:46Z	**King Charles III says 'no excuse' for colonial atrocities during Kenya visit**
King Charles III said Tuesday there could be “no excuse” for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country, but did not offer the apology demanded by some in the East African nation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231031-king-charles-iii-says-no-excuse-for-colonial-atrocities-during-kenya-visit)
2023-11-01T00:15:34Z	**Senegal electoral commission says opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms**
Senegal's electoral commission on Tuesday asked that sponsorship forms be given to main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose candidacy for the upcoming presidential election has been called into question over the past year amid a series of criminal charges. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231101-senegal-electoral-commission-says-opposition-leader-sonko-should-be-given-sponsorship-forms)
2023-11-01T01:47:44Z	**France's Macron travels to Central Asia amid great power rivalry**
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday, aiming to boost France's profile in a region where Russia, China, Turkey and Europe are all jostling for influence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231101-france-s-macron-travels-to-central-asia-amid-great-power-rivalry)
2023-11-01T02:38:58Z	**🔴 Live: Egypt to receive wounded Gazans through Rafah crossing**
Egypt is preparing to treat wounded Palestinians from the bombarded Gaza Strip starting Wednesday, with the opening of a border crossing to people after weeks of war, medical and security sources said. The border authority in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said that Egypt had agreed to let in 81 of the most badly wounded on Wednesday through Rafah, the only crossing not controlled ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231101-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-egypt-expected-to-receive-wounded-gazans-through-rafah-crossing)
2023-11-01T04:25:00Z	**Jihadists kill 17 people in raid on remote village in northeast Nigeria**
Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers refused to pay an illicit tax, anti-jihadist militia and a resident told AFP Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231101-jihadists-kill-17-people-in-raid-on-remote-village-in-northeast-nigeria)
2023-11-01T07:25:57Z	**France issues alerts for strong winds, possible flooding from approach of Storm Ciaran**
France has placed three departments in western France on red alert as Storm Ciaran is expected to hit the country's northwest on Wednesday evening and warned residents in the departments concerned to avoid any travel overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231101-france-issues-alerts-for-strong-winds-possible-flooding-from-approach-of-storm-ciaran)
2023-11-01T11:19:56Z	**Despite displays of unity, Israeli society is divided over the war with Hamas**
As Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the deadly October 7 attacks, traumatised Israelis have ostensibly put their differences aside and rallied behind the government. But with Israeli air strikes killing civilians in Gaza and hundreds of hostages still being held by Hamas, Israeli society is more divided than ever on the strategy to adopt. On  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231101-despite-display-of-unity-israeli-society-divided-over-war-with-hamas)
2023-11-01T13:54:24Z	**World leaders gather at UK summit aiming to tackle 'frontier AI' risks**
Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging Wednesday at a former codebreaking spy base near London to discuss and better understand the extreme risks posed by cutting-edge artificial intelligence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231101-world-leaders-gather-at-uk-summit-aiming-to-tackle-thorny-ai-risks)
2023-11-01T14:46:26Z	**Russia shells more than 100 Ukrainian settlements in 24 hours**
Russia has shelled more than 100 settlements over the last 24 hours – more than in any single day so far this year, Ukraine said on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231101-russia-shells-more-than-100-ukrainian-settlements-in-24-hours)
2023-11-01T15:20:22Z	**Thousands of Afghans leave Pakistan ahead of deportation deadline**
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan now face arrest and deportation after the government's deadline for them to leave voluntarily expired this Wednesday, November 1. Pakistan's interior minister justified his decision, taken in early October, by the number of Afghans involved in recent terror attacks in Pakistan. Some 200,000 Afghans have already left Pakistan ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231101-thousands-of-afghans-leave-pakistan-before-deportation-deadline)
2023-11-01T16:35:09Z	**No, this video doesn’t show someone pretending to be injured in the war between Israel and Hamas**
Some pro-Israeli social media users are claiming that Palestinians are posting videos pretending to be injured by the bombing campaign carried out by Israel since October 7. On October 26, for example, pro-Israeli accounts started sharing claims that a Palestinian video maker had pretended to be injured. Their so-called pro ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231101-no-this-video-doesn-t-show-someone-pretending-to-be-injured-in-the-war-between-israel-and-hamas)
2023-11-02T00:17:23Z	**Brazil sends army to transport hubs to crack down on organised crime**
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he is sending the armed forces to boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and international borders as part of a renewed effort to tackle organized crime in Latin America's largest nation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231102-brazil-sends-army-to-transport-hubs-to-crack-down-on-organised-crime)
2023-11-02T02:06:01Z	**Boko Haram attack on northeast Nigerian village leaves 37 dead**
Extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 37 villagers in two different attacks, residents said Wednesday, highlighting once again how deadly islamic extremist rebels have remained in their 14-year insurgency in the hard-hit region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231102-boko-haram-attack-on-northeast-nigerian-village-leaves-37-dead)
2023-11-02T04:45:14Z	**🔴 Live: Biden says there should be a humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war**
President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, after his campaign speech Wednesday evening was interrupted by a protester calling for a cease-fire. Meanwhile France said it was 'deeply concerned' about Israeli air strikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. Al ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231102-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-biden-says-there-should-be-a-humanitarian-pause-in-israel-hamas-war)
2023-11-02T05:01:20Z	**Japan begins third release of water from Fukushima plant**
Japan on Thursday began releasing a third batch of treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, a process that has seen China and Russia ban seafood from the country in response. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231102-japan-begins-third-release-of-water-from-fukushima-plant)
2023-11-02T06:51:26Z	**Violent winds sweep France as Storm Ciaran hits western Europe**
France, England and countries across western Europe experienced some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciaran arrived on Wednesday evening. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231102-violent-winds-sweep-france-as-storm-ciaran-hits-western-europe)
2023-11-02T10:28:35Z	**Journalists face increasing threats as India's press freedom declines**
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we take you to India, where press freedom is increasingly under threat. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231102-india-s-declining-press-freedom-journalists-face-increasing-threats)
2023-11-02T13:03:19Z	**Since Hamas attack, France's Jewish community faces a surge in anti-Semitism**
Witnessing the explosion of acts of anti-Semitism in France since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, many members of France's Jewish community are struggling to adapt to their new reality. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231102-since-hamas-attack-france-s-jewish-community-faces-a-surge-in-anti-semitism)
2023-11-02T14:13:54Z	**'We're fighting for our land': West Bank Palestinians decry deadly Israeli raids**
As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza rages on, the other part of the Palestinian Territories, the West Bank, is also witnessing deadly violence in recent weeks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231102-israeli-army-kill-and-arrest-dozens-in-raids-in-west-bank)
2023-11-02T16:45:54Z	**'People are resisting': Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko on Ukraine, Putin and being poisoned**
Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has survived a poisoning attempt and managed to evade a Chechen hit squad, but the attempts on her life have not dissuaded her from becoming one of the the most outspoken voices of the Russian opposition. She has just published her first book, "I Love Russia", which she wrote while in exile abroad. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231102-resisting-putin-ukraine-russia-journalist-elena-kostyuchenko-tells)
2023-11-02T16:49:18Z	**‘Unbearable uncertainty’: Ukrainians turn to psychics to know when war will end**
After more than 600 days since the Russian invasion, psychics and fortune tellers offering predictions on when the war will end are becoming increasingly popular in Ukraine with some soothsayers’ military forecasts racking up hundreds of thousands of views on social media. The phenomenon, according to one psychologist, comes down to people finding ways to cope with the “ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231102-unbearable-uncertainty-ukrainians-turn-to-psychics-to-know-when-war-will-end)
2023-11-02T18:23:51Z	**Africa's Sahel region: A media desert**
Ten years ago, French radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were murdered by a commando from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north-eastern Malian town of Kidal. Since then, the security situation in Africa’s Sahel region has continually worsened. Today, the vast area stretching from Mauritania to Sudan has become a no man's land for journalists, a black hole for news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20231102-africa-s-sahel-region-a-media-desert)
2023-11-02T20:05:55Z	**'In Senegal, homophobia follows you even after death': Mob exhumes, burns corpse**
A mob in a small town in Senegal dug up the body of a man suspected of being gay, dragged his body through town and then burned it during the night of October 28, 2023. While there have been other instances of exhumations of people suspected of being gay, the incident that took place in Kaolack, a town 200 kilometres southeast of Dakar, is different because ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/africa/20231102-in-senegal-homophobia-follows-you-even-after-death-corpse-dug-up-and-burned-by-mob)
2023-11-02T21:34:20Z	**Putin signs law revoking Russia's ratification of nuclear test ban treaty**
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move strongly criticised by the United States. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231102-putin-revokes-russia-s-ratification-of-global-nuclear-test-ban-treaty)
2023-11-03T00:55:15Z	**Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of defrauding customers of FTX crypto exchange**
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231103-sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-of-defrauding-customers-of-ftx-crypto-exchange)
2023-11-03T00:10:29Z	**Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly, who helped save Apollo 13, dies aged 87**
A NASA astronaut who was removed from the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission but helped bring its crew back home safely thanks to his problem-solving efforts from ground control has died at the age of 87. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231103-astronaut-thomas-k-mattingly-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-aged-87)
2023-11-03T04:13:26Z	**🔴 Live: Israel severs all ties with Gaza, will expel labourers**
Israel will return Gazans working inside the country to the besieged Palestinian territory, the government said, almost four weeks after it began striking Hamas targets there in response to a deadly cross-border attack. "Israel is severing all contact with Gaza. There will be no more Palestinian workers from Gaza," the Israeli security cabinet announced in a statement late Thursday. Fol ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231103-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-severs-all-ties-with-gaza-will-expel-labourers)
2023-11-03T02:17:56Z	**Guatemalan electoral authority suspends part of President-elect Arévalo**
The electoral body in charge of regulating Guatemala’s political groups, known as the Citizen Registry, announced the suspension Thursday of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement party. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231103-guatemalan-electoral-authority-suspends-part-of-president-elect-ar%C3%A9valo)
2023-11-03T04:59:05Z	**UN says 'horrible suffering' in Sudan only growing as more people are displaced**
As fierce fighting in Darfur once again pushes thousands of Sudanese to flee their homes, more must be done to alleviate the suffering of the millions already displaced, a UN official tells AFP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231103-un-says-horrible-suffering-in-sudan-only-growing-as-more-people-are-displaced)
2023-11-03T06:01:24Z	**Most wanted: The Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar**
Since the deadly attacks on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel, Israeli authorities have been targeting Hamas leaders. The militant Islamist group, founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian intifada, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the key figures now at the top of Israel’s hit list. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231103-most-wanted-the-hamas-leaders-on-israel-s-radar)
2023-11-03T07:06:40Z	**French rising star Wembanyama shines in breakthrough NBA game**
Victor Wembanyama strolled through the hallways at Footprint Center after the best game of his short NBA career when he passed 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant, stopping for a quick handshake and quick hug. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231103-french-rising-star-wembanyama-shines-in-breakthrough-nba-game)
2023-11-03T07:33:20Z	**Tensions rise on Israel-Lebanon border ahead of Hezbollah chief's speech**
Tensions continue to rise on Israel's northern border with Lebanon ahead of a Friday afternoon speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, his first public comments since Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Beirut Rawad Taha says Nasrallah’s silence up until now has been "very mysterious", and that many in Lebanon fear the conflict between Israel an ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231103-tensions-rise-on-israel-s-northern-border-ahead-of-hezbollah-chief-s-speech)
2023-11-03T08:26:27Z	**Myanmar military junta vows to hit back at armed groups' offensive**
Myanmar’s junta chief vowed Friday to strike back after an alliance of ethnic minority groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China in the biggest coordinated offensive against the military since it seized power in a coup. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231103-myanmar-military-junta-vows-to-hit-back-at-armed-groups-offensive)
2023-11-03T10:11:06Z	**'Air-pocalypse': New Delhi battles city-wide pollution emergency**
The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers, but the Indian capital’s new “Green War Room” is battling air pollution that is cutting lives of residents by over a decade. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231103-air-pocalypse-new-delhi-battles-city-wide-pollution-emergency)
2023-11-03T12:48:08Z	**Syria's Raqqa struggles to rebuild after years of rule by Islamic State group**
The city of Raqqa symbolises the tragic fate of Syria over the past 12 years. From the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, the northern city was a major target for rebel groups. It then became the stronghold of Islamic State group terrorists, who made Raqqa the capital of their self-proclaimed caliphate. The city went through thre ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20231103-syria-s-raqqa-struggles-to-rebuild-after-years-of-rule-by-islamic-state-group)
2023-11-03T15:13:07Z	**Bangladesh protests over working conditions halt production for top fashion brands**
Levi's and H&M are among top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231103-bangladesh-protests-halt-production-for-top-fashion-brands-union-1)
2023-11-03T20:57:47Z	**The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’**
For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas persists, the Rafah border now plays a crucial role in evacuations and the deliver ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231103-the-gaza-egypt-rafah-crossing-explained-it-is-not-a-normal-border)
2023-11-04T06:19:00Z	**🔴 Live: UN chief slams Israeli strike on Gaza ambulance convoy**
The head of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an Israeli strike on a convoy of ambulances in Gaza on Friday as he called for a stop to the ongoing conflict. The strike resulted in the deaths of 15 civilians and wounded 60 other people, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231104-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-un-chief-slams-israeli-strike-on-gaza-ambulance-convoy)
2023-11-04T06:30:30Z	**More than 100 dead after earthquake rocks western Nepal**
At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231104-more-than-100-dead-after-earthquake-rocks-western-nepal)
2023-11-04T08:14:54Z	**Striking Bangladesh garment workers clash with police as factories reopen**
Striking Bangladesh garment workers clashed with police on Saturday near the capital as factories reopened in defiance of a protest campaign demanding a near-tripling of wages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231104-striking-bangladesh-garment-workers-clash-with-police-as-factories-reopen)
2023-11-04T10:20:10Z	**Former Guinea dictator Camara escapes from prison in jailbreak, justice minister says**
Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea's capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country's justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation's borders. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231104-former-guinea-dictator-camara-escapes-from-prison-in-jailbreak-justice-minister-says)
2023-11-04T16:15:39Z	**Gaza conflict 'taking away focus' from Ukraine, Zelensky says**
President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's war with Russia had reached a "stalemate", pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231104-gaza-conflict-taking-away-focus-from-ukraine-zelensky-says)
2023-11-04T16:54:27Z	**Can Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’, bring peace to Gaza?**
Hamas has said that the group would only release all 240 Israeli hostages held in Gaza if Israel agrees to free all Palestinian prisoners. Among those locked up is Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 for deadly attacks against Israelis. For many Palestinians, their “Nelson Mandela” is a leader-in-waiting. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231104-can-marwan-barghouti-the-palestinian-mandela-bring-peace-to-gaza)
2023-11-04T17:21:05Z	**Guinea’s former dictator Camara recaptured hours after jailbreak**
Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231104-guinea-s-former-dictator-camara-recaptured-hours-after-jailbreak)
2023-11-04T19:46:50Z	**French Jewish woman stabbed in her home in France’s Lyon, police hunts suspect**
Police were hunting for a man who stabbed and wounded a Jewish woman in the French city of Lyon on Saturday, while a swastika was found graffitied at her home, police and the city's mayor said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231104-french-jewish-woman-stabbed-in-her-home-in-france-s-lyon-police-hunts-suspect)
2023-11-05T06:08:58Z	**🔴 Live: At least 33 dead and dozens injured after Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp**
Israeli warplanes struck the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza late Saturday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strike came after Israeli PM Netanyahu rejected the US’s call for a “humanitarian pause” as Tel Aviv carries out its ground operation in Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab foreign ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231105-at-least-33-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-israeli-strike-on-gaza-refugee-camp)
2023-11-05T06:35:27Z	**Thousands sleep rough in Nepal after quake kills at least 157 people and destroys homes**
Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter cold after an earthquake killed at least 157 people and damaged or destroyed most homes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231105-thousands-sleep-rough-in-nepal-after-quake-kills-at-least-157-people-and-destroys-homes)
2023-11-05T08:33:28Z	**Ozgur Ozel elected as new leader of Turkey's main opposition party**
Turkey’s main opposition party voted for fresh leadership in the early hours of Sunday, five months after a devastating election defeat that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his two-decade rule. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231105-ozgur-ozel-elected-as-new-leader-of-turkey-s-main-opposition-party)
2023-11-05T12:54:18Z	**Austria sees rise of anti-Semitism against backdrop of Israel-Hamas war**
A sharp rise in anti-Semitic attacks in Austria over the past few weeks have sparked concerns of a spillover of the Israel-Hamas war in the central European nation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231105-austria-sees-rise-of-anti-semitism-against-backdrop-of-israel-hamas-war)
2023-11-05T13:28:09Z	**Father-child 'hostage' situation ends at Hamburg airport**
An armed father who took his four-year-old daughter hostage, forcing the suspension of flights at Hamburg airport, gave himself up "without resistance" on Sunday after hours of negotiations, German police said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231105-hamburg-airport-flights-suspended-over-father-child-hostage-situation)
2023-11-05T16:59:19Z	**'We are failing again': UN, US resignations highlight splits over Israel's Gaza assault**
While many Western leaders and officials were quick to express their support for Israel in its war against Hamas, there have been signs of dissent in senior US and UN circles over the West’s unwavering backing of Israel's massive retaliatory bombardments on Gaza. Some have even quit their posts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231105-we-are-failing-again-un-us-resignations-highlight-splits-over-israel-s-gaza-assault)
2023-11-05T23:44:06Z	**Ukraine's Zelensky says 'not ready' for talks with Russia unless troops withdraw**
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw, as Kyiv investigated a deadly strike on its soldiers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231105-ukraine-s-zelensky-says-not-ready-for-talks-with-russia-unless-troops-withdraw)
2023-11-06T00:44:30Z	**US voters turned off by 2024 rematch between Biden and Trump**
While the stakes could hardly be higher for American democracy, voters are increasingly turned off by the apparently inevitable rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231106-us-voters-turned-off-by-2024-rematch-between-biden-and-trump)
2023-11-06T02:01:09Z	**🔴 Live: King of Jordan says 'urgent medical aid' air-dropped into Gaza**
Jordan's air force air-dropped vital medical supplies to a field hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip, King Abdullah II said early Monday.  Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231106-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-king-of-jordan-says-urgent-medical-aid-air-dropped-into-gaza)
2023-11-06T04:29:51Z	**European Union weighs advancing Ukraine's membership bid as Russia war drags on**
The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted prize for Kyiv as weariness creeps in nearly two years after Russia's invasion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231106-european-union-weighs-advancing-ukraine-s-membership-bid-as-russia-war-drags-on)
2023-11-06T04:57:08Z	**Trump to testify at civil trial threatening New York real estate empire**
Former president Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday in the New York civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231106-trump-to-testify-at-civil-trial-targeting-his-new-york-empire)
2023-11-06T10:35:15Z	**Guinea says nine people killed in jailbreak that briefly freed ex-dictator Camara**
At least nine people were killed during a weekend jailbreak in Guinea that saw armed commandos briefly pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison, officials said on Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231106-guinea-says-nine-people-killed-in-jailbreak-that-briefly-freed-ex-dictator-camara)
2023-11-06T11:03:28Z	**‘Unprecedented’: French justice minister goes on trial over alleged abuse of office**
France’s justice minister goes on trial Monday on charges of using his office to settle personal scores, in an unprecedented case that has raised concern about checks and balances in French democracy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231106-french-justice-minister-goes-on-trial-over-alleged-abuse-of-office)
2023-11-06T11:33:03Z	**Former CNN correspondent Arwa Damon on helping children in Gaza**
Around half the population in Gaza are under 18. That's around 1.1 million children packed into one of the most densely populated territories in the world. The UN says the majority are displaced, staying with their families in overcrowded shelters or camped in hospital grounds. The Hamas-run health authority says at least 4,104 children have been killed in Israeli s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20231106-former-cnn-correspondent-arwa-damon-on-how-her-charity-is-helping-children-in-gaza)
2023-11-06T14:54:29Z	**At least 20 killed in attack by Cameroon's anglophone separatists**
Separatist rebels killed around 20 people, including women and children, on Monday in an attack on a village in one of Cameroon's restive anglophone regions, security and local officials said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231106-at-least-20-killed-in-attack-by-cameroon-separatists)
2023-11-06T16:10:21Z	**French parliament debates controversial bill toughening immigration law**
Senators in France started debating a bill Monday that is intended to toughen the country's immigration law but advocacy organizations have criticized as a threat to the rights of asylum-seekers and other migrants. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231106-french-parliament-takes-up-controversial-bill-toughening-immigration-law)
2023-11-06T16:49:06Z	**Malnourished, sick and scared: Pregnant women in Gaza face ‘unthinkable challenges’**
Before the latest escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas, pregnant women in the Gaza Strip could have health check-ups, get advice on nutrition and prepare their homes for the arrival of their babies. Today, thousands are living in shelters where there is not enough food or clean water, and they dread the prospect of giving birth on the floor with n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231106-malnourished-sick-and-scared-pregnant-women-in-gaza-face-unthinkable-challenges)
2023-11-06T19:57:07Z	**European Space Agency to let private firms compete for chance to deliver cargo to ISS**
The European Space Agency announced Monday it would hold a competition between firms to build a ship to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, in a potential first step towards independent missions carrying astronauts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231106-europe-to-hold-competition-to-build-space-cargo-ship)
2023-11-06T20:18:20Z	**Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Prize winner Mohammadi begins hunger strike**
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday in protest against what she said was the jail's failure to give her access to medical care, the activist HRANA news agency reported. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231106-imprisoned-iranian-nobel-prize-winner-mohammadi-begins-hunger-strike)
2023-11-06T22:01:07Z	**Iranian President Raisi to attend Gaza summit in Saudi Arabia**
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to attend a summit in the Saudi capital on Sunday addressing the Israel-Hamas war, a source familiar with the preparations told AFP on Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231106-iranian-president-raisi-to-attend-gaza-summit-in-saudi-arabia)
2023-11-07T00:53:57Z	**🔴 Live: Netanyahu says Israel will take 'overall security responsibility' of Gaza after war**
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his country will take "overall security responsibility" of the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas.  Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231107-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-netanyahu-says-israel-will-take-overall-security-responsibility-of-gaza-after-war)
2023-11-07T02:22:35Z	**Sunak’s king’s speech to set out plans on climate, crime ahead of UK election**
Charles III gives the first King's Speech in more than 70 years Tuesday, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government's legislative plans as an election looms. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-sunak-s-king-s-speech-to-set-out-plans-on-climate-crime-ahead-of-uk-election)
2023-11-07T03:45:40Z	**Ohio to vote on protecting abortion rights in state constitution**
Ohio voters will choose Tuesday whether to enshrine abortion rights into the midwestern state's constitution in a vote that may well be a bellwether on an issue likely to dominate next year's US presidential race. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231107-ohio-to-vote-on-protecting-abortion-rights-in-state-constitution)
2023-11-07T05:42:54Z	**Allegations of fake matches, murky finances plague cricket in France**
Players, clubs, and recent members of France Cricket – the sport’s official governing body in France – accuse the organisation of lying to access International Cricket Council funds and concealing how it spends them. As the Cricket World Cup takes place in India, FRANCE 24 investigates the claims. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-allegations-of-fake-matches-murky-finances-plague-cricket-in-france)
2023-11-07T08:01:23Z	**Polish president taps outgoing PM to form government despite lack of majority**
Poland's president on Monday tasked the current prime minister with a first attempt at forming the new government after the ruling conservatives won an election last month, but fell short of a parliamentary majority. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-polish-president-taps-outgoing-pm-to-form-government-despite-lack-of-majority)
2023-11-07T09:35:44Z	**Exclusive: Alleged fake matches plague cricket in France**
France is not usually associated with cricket. But for many passionate fans of the sport here, it’s time the cricketing world – and the French – took notice. Players, clubs and recent members of France Cricket – the sport’s official governing body in France – accuse the organisation of lying to access International Cricket Council funds and concealing what it spends them on. As the Cricket World Cup takes ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231107-exclusive-alleged-fake-matches-plague-cricket-in-france)
2023-11-07T13:49:22Z	**Algerian court sentences French-Algerian activist in absentia for fleeing to France**
An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui to 10 years in prison, media reported, in a case that sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231107-french-algerian-activist-bouraoui-sentenced-to-10-year-jail-term-in-algeria)
2023-11-07T14:20:48Z	**First 'awe-inspiring' images from Europe's Euclid space telescope released**
The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-europe-s-euclid-space-telescope-releases-first-awe-inspiring-celestial-images)
2023-11-07T14:32:45Z	**Former film director wins Goncourt prize, France's most prestigious literary award**
France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, was awarded Tuesday to former film director Jean-Baptiste Andrea for his novel "Veiller sur elle" ("Watch Over Her") set in Italy's dark fascist years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20231107-former-film-director-wins-goncourt-prize-france-s-most-prestigious-top-literary-award)
2023-11-07T16:09:35Z	**Portuguese PM Costa resigns after being named in energy contract corruption probe**
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-portuguese-pm-costa-resigns-after-being-named-in-energy-contract-corruption-probe)
2023-11-07T17:13:41Z	**Sudanese army, RSF paramilitary forces agree to facilitate humanitarian aid**
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will commit to facilitating humanitarian aid and implement trust-building measures, a joint statement by Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the regional African bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development said on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231107-sudanese-army-rsf-paramilitary-forces-agree-to-facilitate-humanitarian-aid)
2023-11-07T17:30:22Z	**'This might be my last video': A Gazan journalist reports on the humanitarian crisis**
Since October 7, Gazan journalist Madhat Hajjaj has sent us dozens of eyewitness reports as the Israeli bombing continues. In a video sent to the Observateurs editorial team on November 6 from the Al-Shifa Hospital, he said that "people are fighting for a sip of water" after a night of unprecedented bombardment. The Palestinian Authority has accused ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231107-this-might-be-my-last-video-a-gazan-journalist-reports-on-the-humanitarian-crisis)
2023-11-07T18:08:14Z	**'Anti-Semitic' graffiti possibly ordered from abroad, Paris prosecutor says**
The daubing of dozens of Stars of David on buildings in Paris and its suburbs, widely condemned as anti-Semitic, may have been carried out at the "express demand" of an individual residing abroad, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231107-paris-prosecutor-says-stars-of-david-graffiti-possibly-ordered-from-abroad)
2023-11-07T21:12:48Z	**'How are they going to evacuate them?': The search for solutions to Gaza's hospital crisis**
As the need for medical care in Gaza soars, accessing working hospitals and health centres is becoming more and more difficult. Alternative solutions such as evacuating patients overseas and setting up field hospitals are under way, but may offer little hope if there is no end to fighting in the Palestinian enclave, experts say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231107-how-are-they-going-to-evacuate-them-the-search-for-solutions-to-gaza-s-hospital-crisis)
2023-11-07T21:38:20Z	**In wave of anti-Semitism, Russian mob storms plane 'looking for Israelis'**
Several anti-semitic incidents were recorded in the Caucasus, a Russian region made up of three majority-Muslim republics, on October 28 and 29. In one of these incidents, a mob stormed an airport to search for "Israelis" and "Jews" on a flight from Tel Aviv. Our team spoke to a researcher who said that while these incidents were sparked by the war between Hamas and Israel, t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231107-in-wave-of-anti-semitism-russian-mob-storms-plane-looking-for-israelis)
2023-11-07T21:48:33Z	**'Exceptional' floods hit dozens of towns in northern France**
Flooding has hit dozens of towns in northern France, leaving roads sometimes only passable in boats and dozens of schools closed, authorities said Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231107-exceptional-floods-hit-dozens-of-towns-in-northern-france)
2023-11-07T23:03:55Z	**Giroud secures AC Milan 2-1 win against PSG in Champions League game**
Olivier Giroud fired AC Milan back into Champions League contention with the decisive goal in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231107-giroud-secures-ac-milan-2-1-win-against-psg-in-champions-league-game)
2023-11-08T02:27:39Z	**Ohio voters approve constitutional amendment that protects access to abortion**
Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231108-ohio-voters-approve-constitutional-amendment-that-protects-access-to-abortion)
2023-11-08T04:05:13Z	**Record temperatures in October indicate 2023 will be warmest year in history**
Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231108-record-temperatures-in-october-guarantee-2023-will-be-warmest-year-in-history)
2023-11-08T05:14:10Z	**🔴 Live: Doctors Without Borders employee killed in Gaza, group says there's 'nowhere safe'**
An employee of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been killed in Gaza along with several family members, the group said Tuesday. Mohammed Al Ahel, a laboratory technician, was killed in his home in the Shati refugee camp when the area was bombed and his building collapsed, MSF said in a statement. "It is clear that no  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231108-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-doctors-without-borders-employee-killed-in-gaza-group-says-there-s-nowhere-safe)
2023-11-08T06:44:00Z	**'If we go back, we’ll get shot’: Israeli settler violence pushes West Bank farmers off their land**
Ever since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel, there’s been mounting violence in the occupied West Bank. More than 160 Palestinians have been killed there in the past month, either in army raids or in attacks by illegal Israeli settlers. US President Joe Biden has spoken out on the sharp rise in settl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231108-they-said-if-we-come-back-we-will-die-israeli-settler-violence-pushes-west-bank-farmers-off-their-land-1)
2023-11-08T10:40:33Z	**Paris business district looks to students to fill void left by Covid lockdowns**
With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/business/20231108-paris-business-district-looks-to-students-to-fill-void-left-by-covid-lockdowns)
2023-11-08T10:59:08Z	**Junta-led Myanmar holds joint naval exercise with top arms supplier Russia**
The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231108-junta-led-myanmar-holds-joint-naval-exercise-with-top-arms-supplier-russia)
2023-11-08T11:33:07Z	**European Commission recommends opening EU membership talks with Ukraine**
Top European Union officials recommended on Wednesday that Ukraine be invited to begin membership talks as soon as it meets final conditions, taking Kyiv a step closer to major strategic goal even as it struggles to repel Russia's invasion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231108-%F0%9F%94%B4-eu-commission-recommends-opening-membership-talks-with-ukraine-and-moldova)
2023-11-08T11:53:06Z	**‘In the Rearview’: Filmmaker who drove hundreds to safety documents plight of Ukrainians**
“In the Rearview”, about filmmaker Maciek Hamela’s efforts to rescue civilians stranded by war, is a gripping testimony to the plight of the millions of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. As the award-winning documentary opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, its Polish director hopes it will remind viewers of what is at stake in Ukraine – and  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20231108-in-the-rearview-filmmaker-who-drove-hundreds-to-safety-documents-plight-of-ukrainians)
2023-11-08T13:13:49Z	**Bangladesh garment worker shot dead as wage protests turn violent**
A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231108-bangladesh-garment-worker-shot-dead-as-wage-protests-turn-violent)
2023-11-08T13:57:56Z	**Iran sentences French consultant to five years in prison on national security charges**
An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried on national security charges, his family announced on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231108-iran-sentences-french-consultant-to-five-years-in-prison-on-national-security-charges)
2023-11-08T14:37:23Z	**Endangered democracy: the struggles of youth in Orban's Hungary**
There’s Budapest and there’s Hungary. Ákos and Adam both moved to the capital after growing up in rural, conservative Hungary. Known as an attractive and liberal city, Budapest stands in stark contrast to the nationalist policies of the country's government. These two young Hungarians told us what it means to be 20 years old and living under this authoritarian government. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231108-living-in-an-endangered-democracy-the-struggles-of-youth-in-orban-s-hungary)
2023-11-08T15:52:15Z	**Ivanka Trump testifies in NY civil fraud trial scrutinising family business**
Ivanka Trump began testifying Wednesday in the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing the Trump family business, making an appearance she tried to prevent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231108-ivanka-trump-testifies-in-ny-civil-fraud-trial-scrutinising-family-business)
2023-11-08T18:16:19Z	**Can the Palestinian Authority lead a post-Hamas Gaza Strip?**
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is working hard to involve the Palestinian Authority in a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Despite having a significant security apparatus, a civil service and other trappings of a state, the weaknesses of the internationally recognised Palestinian leadership mean it may not be well positioned to play a meaningful role in Gaza’s future. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231108-can-the-palestinian-authority-lead-a-post-hamas-gaza-strip)
2023-11-08T20:11:56Z	**From outrage to hate: In the wake of October 7, Israel's far right seeks to extend its influence**
Ministers from Israel’s extreme right have been making increasingly controversial statements since the Hamas attacks on October 7 in a game of one-upmanship that has seen the right wing seek to extend its influence over Israel’s government and beyond. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231108-from-outrage-to-hate-in-the-wake-of-october-7-israel-s-far-right-seeks-to-extend-its-influence)
2023-11-09T01:45:59Z	**Republican rivals face off on debate stage as Trump holds rally**
Donald Trump's leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination sought to make the case for being their party's standard-bearer at the outset of Wednesday's Republican  debate, with time running out to disrupt the former president's march toward another White House bid. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231109-republican-rivals-face-off-on-debate-stage-as-trump-holds-rally)
2023-11-09T02:20:10Z	**Hollywood actors agree deal with studios to end strike**
Hollywood actors and studios reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231109-hollywood-actors-agree-deal-with-studios-to-end-strike)
2023-11-09T03:34:10Z	**Picasso 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139 million at auction in NY**
One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was sold at auction Wednesday night for $139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231109-picasso-woman-with-a-watch-fetches-139-million-at-auction-in-ny)
2023-11-09T06:57:09Z	**🔴 Live: Paris hosts conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza**
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday host a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza although Israel, which has been bombarding the Palestinian territory since the October 7 attack by Hamas, will be absent. Overnight Wednesday, the US carried out strikes against a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said was used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231109-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-paris-hosts-conference-on-humanitarian-aid-for-gaza)
2023-11-09T09:32:05Z	**'Eliminating Hamas is not going to happen,' Palestinian PM tells FRANCE 24**
Speaking to FRANCE 24 one month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Mohammed Shtayyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, called for "an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, but said that "the Israelis don't want any ceasefire because today the Israelis are in the mood of revenge". Shtayyeh argued that Israel's goal of eliminating Hamas "is to ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20231109-eliminating-hamas-is-not-going-to-happen-palestinian-pm-tells-france-24)
2023-11-09T11:28:17Z	**Spanish PM Sanchez reaches deal with Catalan separatist party to remain in power**
Spain's prime minister has clinched agreement with Catalan separatists, officials said on Thursday, in a deal that will enable him to remain in power but that has raised tensions and sparked protests in the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231109-spanish-pm-sanchez-reaches-deal-with-catalan-separatist-party-to-remain-in-power)
2023-11-09T14:40:30Z	**'All lives have equal worth': Macron urges Israel to protect civilians at Gaza aid conference**
French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians as it fights Hamas, saying “all lives have equal worth” and that fighting terrorism “can never be carried out without rules.” ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231109-all-lives-have-equal-worth-macron-urges-israel-to-protect-civilians-at-gaza-aid-conference)
2023-11-09T18:33:04Z	**French court overturns government decree to disband 'Earth Uprising' climate group**
France's top administrative court overturned the government-ordered dissolution of a climate activist group, Les Soulèvements de la Terre ("Earth Uprising", or SLT) on Thursday, ruling the group had not provoked violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231109-french-court-overturns-government-decree-to-disband-earth-uprising-climate-group)
2023-11-09T18:47:11Z	**France accuses Russia of 'online interference' over Stars of David graffiti in Paris**
France accused Russia Thursday of interfering in its affairs by sharing photos online of Stars of David found daubed on dozens of buildings in Paris. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231109-france-accuses-russia-of-online-interference-over-stars-of-david-graffiti-in-paris)
2023-11-09T20:08:37Z	**'Like Waze, but for toilets': The start-up hoping to solve Paris’s public urination problem**
A new application that rewards businesses for making their toilets accessible to the public and helps users to find them is being rolled out in a Paris suburb. If everything goes to plan, the ICI Toilettes app could make its way into the capital – right in time for the Olympics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231109-the-start-up-helping-to-solve-paris-public-urination-problem)
2023-11-09T21:49:52Z	**Fake story about assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas goes viral**
A video supposedly showing an assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has been circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter) since November 7. However, it turns out that the video actually shows a police drug raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank on November 7. ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231109-fake-story-about-an-assassination-attempt-on-mahmoud-abbas-goes-viral)
2023-11-10T00:52:07Z	**🔴 Live: Biden says humanitarian pauses 'step in right direction', but 'no possibility' of ceasefire**
Israel has agreed to humanitarian "pauses" in its offensive on Hamas in Gaza after pressure from the United States, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Biden said they were a "step in the right direction" that would help civilians flee the fighting and get more aid into stricken areas.  However, Biden ruled out a lo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231110-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-biden-says-humanitarian-pauses-step-in-right-direction-but-no-possibility-of-ceasefire)
2023-11-10T01:42:02Z	**US Senator Joe Manchin to retire, dealing blow to Democrats**
US Democrats' chances of holding onto their majority in the Senate in 2024 were thrown into doubt Thursday when the party's powerful lawmaker Joe Manchin announced he would not run for reelection in conservative West Virginia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231110-us-senator-joe-manchin-to-retire-dealing-blow-to-democrats)
2023-11-10T03:16:48Z	**EU agrees on crucial biodiversity bill**
The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on Thursday on a key biodiversity bill aimed at rewilding EU land and water habitats. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231110-eu-agrees-on-crucial-biodiversity-bill)
2023-11-10T02:42:54Z	**Liverpool loses 3-2 to Toulouse, West Ham and Marseille top of their groups**
Luis Diaz started for Liverpool hours after his kidnapped father was released but lost 3-2 to Toulouse on Thursday as West Ham ensured they have European football in 2024 and Leverkusen progress. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231110-liverpool-loses-3-2-to-toulouse-west-ham-and-marseille-top-of-their-groups)
2023-11-10T05:37:11Z	**The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops**
A sweeping plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro River, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian attacks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231110-the-dnipro-river-a-rampart-winding-through-ukraine-war)
2023-11-10T07:57:08Z	**Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens threatened by rising seas**
Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in Australia under a landmark pact unveiled Friday – an offer of refuge as their Pacific homeland is lost beneath the seas. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231110-australia-offers-tuvalu-citizens-climate-refuge)
2023-11-10T10:53:05Z	**Indigenous people and climate change: With Aboriginal Australians when the bush burns (3/4)**
FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of people on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being turned upside down by global warming. Don't miss our series of f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20231110-indigenous-people-and-climate-change-with-aboriginal-australians-when-the-bush-burns-3-4)
2023-11-10T16:49:38Z	**Israel archaeologists search for remains of Hamas attack victims**
Such was the devastation caused by the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, a team of archaeologists has been called in to help search for human remains that could help identify victims. They use techniques normally employed at ancient burial sites to scour the debris of ravaged kibbutzim. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231110-israel-archaeologists-search-for-remains-of-hamas-attack-victims)
2023-11-10T17:43:51Z	**France Cricket calls FRANCE 24's ghost match revelations 'fake'; ICC gathers information**
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking into allegations raised by FRANCE 24 that France Cricket, the sport’s governing body in France, has overseen a system of fake matches in order to acquire funding. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231110-france-cricket-calls-france-24-s-ghost-match-revelations-fake-icc-gathers-information)
2023-11-10T18:04:52Z	**Israel must revive 'two-state solution', former PM Ehud Olmert tells FRANCE 24**
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert (2006-2009) said he believes Israel will be able to eliminate Hamas's military capabilities, but he expressed regret at Palestinian civilian casualties from the Israeli offensive and stressed that time was "limited". Olmert said Israel should offer to "start negotiations" on a t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20231110-israel-should-revive-two-state-solution-former-pm-ehud-olmert-says)
2023-11-10T19:47:45Z	**France to build polar research vessel as Macron sounds warning on melting glaciers**
President Emmanuel Macron said Friday France will build an ice-capable vessel as part of a billion-euro plan to boost polar research. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231110-france-to-build-polar-research-vessel-as-macron-sounds-warning-on-melting-glaciers)
2023-11-11T06:08:29Z	**🔴 Live: Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to call for an end to the violence in Gaza**
Saudi Arabia will host an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry said late on Friday, as the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reaches its fifth week. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231111-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-saudi-arabia-to-host-joint-islamic-arab-summit-on-saturday)
2023-11-11T07:21:31Z	**Monet painting 'Le bassin aux nymphéas' fetches $74 mn at auction in New York**
A painting of water lilies by French impressionist Claude Monet has sold for $74 million, as part of a lively fall art auction season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20231111-monet-painting-le-bassin-aux-nymph%C3%A9as-fetches-74-mn-at-auction-in-new-york)
2023-11-11T10:18:24Z	**Russian army trying to surround Ukraine's Avdiivka, two explosions heard in Kyiv**
The Russian army, which has been attacking the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine for a month, is still trying to surround it and seize a strategic factory, said a Ukrainian army spokesman on Friday. "Strong explosions" were heard in central Kyiv on Saturday, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. FRANCE 24 provides an update on the ongoing war in Ukraine on Saturday, N ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231111-russian-army-trying-to-surround-ukraine-s-avdiivka-two-explosions-heard-in-kyiv)
2023-11-11T16:53:40Z	**Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans as rising sea levels threaten Pacific archipelago**
As sea levels continue to rise due to global warming, Tuvalu, a small archipelago in the Pacific, is seeing its territory disappear underwater, threatening the survival of its more than 11,000 inhabitants. A new treaty with Australia, however, will soon allow Tuvaluans to move to the largest country in Oceania, whose greenhouse gas emissions are p ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231111-australia-offers-refuge-to-tuvaluans-as-rising-sea-levels-threaten-pacific-archipelago)
2023-11-11T21:14:00Z	**Security tightened in Paris as Le Pen plans to join march against anti-Semitism**
Tens of thousands are expected to march Sunday in Paris against anti-Semitism amid bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231111-security-tightened-in-paris-as-le-pen-plans-to-join-march-against-anti-semitism)
2023-11-12T06:17:32Z	**🔴 Live: WHO says it has lost communication with its contacts in Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital**
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it had lost communication with its contacts in Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. It also expressed "grave concerns" for the safety of everyone trapped there by the fighting while calling for an immediate ceasefire as the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas e ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231112-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-who-says-it-has-lost-communication-with-its-contacts-in-gaza-s-al-shifa-hospital)
2023-11-12T07:01:00Z	**US Speaker proposes two-step package to avoid partial govt shutdown**
House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231112-us-speaker-proposes-two-step-package-to-avoid-partial-govt-shutdown)
2023-11-12T08:53:38Z	**Iceland declares state of emergency ahead of imminent volcanic eruption near Reykjavik**
An Icelandic town home to some 4,000 people near the capital Reykjavik could be heavily damaged by a volcano expected to erupt within hours or days, experts said on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231112-iceland-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-imminent-volcanic-eruption-near-reykjavik)
2023-11-12T10:17:10Z	**Media investigation finds Ukrainian officer played key role in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage**
A Ukrainian special forces commander played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, reports said Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231112-media-investigation-finds-ukrainian-officer-played-key-role-in-nord-stream-pipelines-attack)
2023-11-12T12:45:22Z	**Fighting resumes in Mali between army and rebel groups in key northern area**
Fighting resumed Sunday between the Malian army and Tuareg separatist and rebel groups in the country's northern region, military officers and elected officials said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231112-fighting-resumes-in-mali-between-army-and-rebel-groups-in-key-northern-area)
2023-11-12T16:44:50Z	**Could exiled former Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan lead Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war?**
The former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, has been living in exile in the United Arab Emirates for the past 10 years, where he has become a successful businessman. Born in the Palestinian coastal enclave, Dahlan is a powerful financial force in Gaza and an influential figure in the wider region – if Hamas fell, could he return ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231112-could-exiled-former-palestinian-leader-mohammed-dahlan-lead-gaza-after-the-israel-hamas-war)
2023-11-12T17:54:50Z	**More than 100,000 people march in Paris against anti-Semitism**
Thousands of marchers joined French lawmakers in Paris on Sunday to condemn a surge in anti-Semitism in France during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but arguments over political participation clouded an intended show of unity. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231112-more-than-100-000-people-march-in-paris-against-anti-semitism)
2023-11-12T20:22:33Z	**Palestinian journalist’s harrowing escape from Gaza City highlights trauma of Israel’s war**
As intense Israeli bombardments shook his neighbourhood near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, Palestinian journalist  Rami Abujamus fled his home with his wife and four-year-old son over the weekend. They were part of a small group of neighbours, waving white flags, as they made a dangerous escape, which Abujamus filmed on his mobile phone, p ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231112-palestinian-journalist-s-harrowing-escape-from-gaza-city-highlights-trauma-of-israel-s-war)
2023-11-13T00:55:17Z	**Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard convicted of sexual assault**
Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was found guilty Sunday on four counts of sexual assault, a court announced in Toronto. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231113-former-canadian-fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-convicted-of-sexual-assault)
2023-11-13T01:50:23Z	**Zelensky says Ukraine 'must be prepared' for Russian winter onslaught**
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern theatre of the war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231113-zelensky-says-ukraine-must-be-prepared-for-russian-winter-onslaught)
2023-11-13T03:09:43Z	**Former Ivory Coast PM Guillaume Soro says ending self-imposed exile**
Ivory Coast's former prime minister Guillaume Soro, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, on Sunday said he was ending his self-imposed exile that began in 2019. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231113-former-ivory-coast-pm-guillaume-soro-says-ending-self-imposed-exile)
2023-11-13T03:41:13Z	**🔴 Live: More Gaza hospitals halt operations as Israeli assault continues**
Two more major hospitals in Gaza closed to new patients on Sunday, with staff saying that Israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine meant more babies and others could die. Hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave are blockaded by Israeli forces and barely able to care for those inside, medical staff said. Israel says it is homing in on Hamas milita ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231113-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-more-gaza-hospitals-halt-operations-as-israeli-assault-continues)
2023-11-13T04:05:10Z	**Republican Senator Tim Scott withdraws from US presidential race**
US Senator Tim Scott announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from the US presidential race, saying voters had given him a clear message of "not now." ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231113-republican-tim-scott-withdraws-from-us-presidential-race)
2023-11-13T10:08:25Z	**At least eight pro-Iran fighters killed in fresh US strikes on Syria**
At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in US strikes on eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday, after Washington carried out raids a day earlier in response to attacks on American forces. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231113-at-least-eight-pro-iran-fighters-killed-in-fresh-us-strikes-on-syria)
2023-11-13T10:24:35Z	**Sunak appoints ex-PM David Cameron foreign secretary in UK cabinet reshuffle**
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed former PM David Cameron to take over the UK's foreign policy dossier during a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, Sunak's first government shakeup since entering office in October 2022. He also sacked controversial interior minister Suella Braverman, replacing her with foreign minister James Cleverly. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231113-sunak-appoints-former-pm-david-cameron-foreign-secretary-as-part-of-uk-cabinet-reshuffle)
2023-11-13T13:24:05Z	**Macron hosts French religious leaders for talks on combatting anti-Semitism**
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted religious leaders for talks on combatting anti-Semitism in France, a day after a Paris march rallied tens of thousands to express anxiety over an upsurge in acts against Jews. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231113-macron-hosts-france-s-religious-leaders-for-talks-on-combatting-anti-semitism)
2023-11-13T15:41:25Z	**Ukrainian troops train for front line in France**
From learning to storm trenches, to fighting house by house to recapture a village from enemy hands, Ukrainian troops have been training at a secret location in the French countryside to help boost their skills before deployment to the front lines. It is part of a European-wide programme to assist Ukraine in battling the Russian invasion involving 24 countries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231113-ukrainian-troops-train-for-front-line-in-france)
2023-11-13T15:53:38Z	**Gabon junta promises free elections in August 2025**
Gabon’s military leaders who deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba in August announced on Monday that elections would be held in August 2025 under a timetable that first foresees national dialogue. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231113-gabon-junta-promises-free-elections-in-august-2025)
2023-11-13T16:53:54Z	**Presidential candidates in Madagascar call for election boycott as political crisis deepens**
Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week’s elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231113-presidential-candidates-in-madagascar-call-for-election-boycott-as-political-crisis-deepens)
2023-11-13T20:53:32Z	**French doctors vow to ‘disobey’ bill stripping undocumented migrants of healthcare rights**
A push by France’s conservative-led Senate to strip undocumented migrants of their access to free healthcare has sparked a public outcry among workers across the medical profession, many of whom have pledged to ignore a measure they describe as an ethical, sanitary and financial aberration. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231113-french-doctors-vow-to-disobey-bill-stripping-undocumented-migrants-of-healthcare-rights)
2023-11-14T01:12:10Z	**More heavy rain in northern France raises fears of new flooding**
A new spell of rain in northern France on Monday forced school closures and brought fears of fresh misery after devastating floods hit the department of Pas-de-Calais last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231114-more-heavy-rain-in-northern-france-raises-fears-of-new-flooding)
2023-11-14T03:28:43Z	**🔴 Live: Israeli troops at gates of Gaza's main hospital, Biden urges care**
With Israeli tanks now massed at the gates of Gaza's largest hospital, US President Joe Biden pressed his ally to protect scores of civilians trapped inside with dwindling supplies of fuel and water Monday. After days of heavy air strikes around Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, witnesses said tanks and armoured vehicles were metres from the gate of the besieged facil ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231114-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israeli-troops-at-gates-of-gaza-s-main-hospital-biden-urges-care)
2023-11-14T04:04:49Z	**Indonesian President urges Biden to help stop Gaza ‘atrocities’**
Leaders from the United States and Indonesia held discussions on Monday that will set the stage for US President Joe Biden's first in person meeting in a year with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231114-indonesian-president-urges-biden-to-help-stop-gaza-atrocities)
2023-11-14T03:49:10Z	**Donald Trump Jr testifies about 'sexiness' of father's properties in fraud trial**
Donald Trump Jr. testified on Monday about what he called the "sexiness" of his father's real estate portfolio, in his second time taking the stand in the former US president's civil fraud trial. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231114-donald-trump-jr-testifies-about-sexiness-of-father-s-properties-in-fraud-trial)
2023-11-14T06:15:22Z	**From Pogba to potions: The secret world of witch doctors in France**
"There's a lot of jealousy in football," said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231114-pogba-potions-and-impotence-the-secret-world-of-witch-doctors-in-france)
2023-11-14T12:58:57Z	**‘Al Shifa has become a mass grave,’ Gaza hospital director tells FRANCE 24**
Health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip say all hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave are now out of service as Israel presses its offensive against the Islamist militant group. FRANCE 24 spoke to the head of Al Shifa hospital about the desperate situation at Gaza’s largest medical facility, which has become a focal point of the five-week-old war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231114-al-shifa-has-become-a-mass-grave-gaza-hospital-director-tells-france-24)
2023-11-14T15:17:23Z	**Tour de France 2025 to start in northern French city of Lille**
The 2025 Tour de France will start in the northern city of Lille, the organisers of cycling’s most famous race announced on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231114-tour-de-france-2025-to-start-in-northern-french-city-of-lille)
2023-11-14T15:26:29Z	**Israel-Hamas war: Al Shifa Hospital becomes focus of conflicting narratives**
Fighting has reached the gates of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza: Israeli ground troops have almost fully encircled the medical buildings which it says sit above Hamas’s underground headquarters in Gaza City. Hamas and hospital staff deny the claims and say Israeli forces have trapped patients and civilians inside in dire conditions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231114-israel-hamas-war-al-shifa-hospital-becomes-focus-of-conflicting-narratives)
2023-11-14T16:20:46Z	**French right ‘toughens up’ new bill aimed at controlling immigration**
France’s upper house Senate on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at controlling immigration, toughening the language and measures of the legislation in a manner likely to complicate the government’s search for compromise in the lower house. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231114-french-right-toughens-up-new-bill-aimed-at-controlling-immigration)
2023-11-14T16:41:35Z	**Russia pardons ex-policeman convicted of killing journalist after he fought in Ukraine**
Russian authorities have pardoned a former policeman jailed over the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya after he fought in Ukraine, his lawyer said on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231114-russia-pardons-ex-policeman-convicted-of-killing-journalist-after-he-fought-in-ukraine)
2023-11-14T19:04:04Z	**How Ukraine’s secret agents re-learned the art of shadow warfare**
New revelations in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in September 2022 have strengthened the case for Kyiv’s involvement, with a controversial Ukrainian secret agent alleged to have been the brains behind the operation. Although Kyiv continues to deny responsibility, there is little doubt that the Ukrainian intelligence services are playing a very special role in the war against Russia ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231114-how-ukraine-s-secret-agents-re-learned-the-art-of-shadow-warfare)
2023-11-14T19:29:13Z	**Mali junta seizes strategic northern stronghold of Kidal**
Mali’s army has recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the ruling junta. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231114-mali-junta-seizes-strategic-northern-stronghold-of-kidal)
2023-11-14T19:37:05Z	**Airplane makes emergency landing after Egyptian passenger writes 'I love Allah' on a form**
A Vueling flight between Paris and Cairo made an emergency landing in Rome on Tuesday, November 7 where an Egyptian passenger was removed from the flight. Videos obtained by FRANCE 24 show the man being arrested by Italian police. The flight crew accused him of writing “I love Allah” on a form. It was a “blood-chilling scene,” says our Observe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231114-airplane-makes-emergency-landing-after-egyptian-passenger-writes-i-love-allah-on-a-form)
2023-11-14T20:07:19Z	**'The scene is apocalyptic': FRANCE 24 reports from Gaza with Israeli army**
After over a month of the Israel-Hamas war, journalists have had little, if any, access to the Gaza Strip. As the Israeli ground offensive deepens, army troops are taking reporters on tours of the besieged enclave. Our correspondent Claire Duhamel spent three hours embedded with them in northern Gaza. Here is her report. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231114-the-scene-is-apocalyptic-france-24-reports-from-gaza-with-israeli-army)
2023-11-14T22:59:53Z	**US House passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown, sends to Senate**
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a temporary spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, as wide swaths of lawmakers from both parties showed support for the legislation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231114-us-house-passes-funding-bill-to-avert-shutdown-sends-to-senate)
2023-11-15T02:03:48Z	**🔴 Live: Israel raids Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital, tells Hamas to surrender**
The Israeli military said it was carrying out a raid on Wednesday against Palestinian Hamas militants in Al Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital, and urged them all to surrender. Less than an hour earlier, around 1 am local time (2300 GMT), a Gaza health ministry spokesman said Israel had told officials in the enclave that it would raid the Shifa hospital  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231115-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-raids-gaza-s-al-shifa-hospital-tells-hamas-to-surrender)
2023-11-15T02:58:44Z	**Extreme heat will likely kill nearly five times more people by 2050**
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231115-extreme-heat-will-likely-kill-nearly-five-times-more-people-by-2050)
2023-11-15T03:18:00Z	**China's Xi arrives in California for high-stakes meeting with Biden, APEC summit**
Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first visit to the United States in six years on Tuesday, after President Joe Biden said he aimed to restore normal communications with Beijing and his top diplomat stressed the need for freedoms that Washington says Beijing is undermining in the Asia-Pacific region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231115-china-s-xi-arrives-in-california-for-high-stakes-meeting-with-biden-apec-summit)
2023-11-15T04:35:29Z	**US to resume food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after pause due to theft**
Washington will resume food aid for people across Ethiopia next month, after assistance was paused earlier this year, following implementation of comprehensive reforms, according to a US Agency for International Development (USAID) statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231115-us-to-resume-food-aid-deliveries-to-ethiopia-after-pause-due-to-theft)
2023-11-15T06:33:20Z	**Taiwan set to dominate talks as Xi meets Biden in San Francisco**
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet US counterpart Joe Biden in San Francisco on Wednesday for the two leaders' first face-to-face meeting following a turbulent 12 months for US-China relations. Taiwan, a long-term source of disagreement between the two nations, is expected to top the agenda. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231115-taiwan-set-to-dominate-talks-as-xi-meets-biden-in-san-francisco)
2023-11-15T09:40:07Z	**Madagascar faces deadlock after majority of presidential candidates call boycott**
Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina is pushing ahead with a presidential election that could give him a second term, even as opposition protests roil the island nation and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231115-madagascar-faces-deadlock-after-majority-of-presidential-candidates-call-boycott)
2023-11-15T10:51:50Z	**‘Feminisation of poverty’: France’s cost-of-living crisis is hitting women hardest**
Poverty is worsening in France and women and children are the main victims, the charity Secours Catholique has warned in its annual report, highlighting the burden of inflation, childcare and entrenched gender inequality on single women and mothers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231115-feminisation-of-poverty-france-s-cost-of-living-crisis-is-hitting-women-hardest)
2023-11-15T11:29:41Z	**Cartel turf war rages in Mexico's Chiapas as groups fight over territory**
People in Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas, have for the last year and a half, been living through a conflict between rival criminal groups. The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel are both vying for control of the territory. The state, which borders Guatemala, has long been a hotspot for trafficking drugs, arms and migrants. But ravaged by years of  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231115-cartel-turf-war-rages-in-mexico-s-chiapas-as-groups-fight-over-territory)
2023-11-15T14:55:27Z	**Mali: How junta and Wagner forces seized control of rebel stronghold Kidal**
Mali's army has recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the ruling junta. The capture is a significant symbolic success for Mali's military leaders, who seized power in 2020. France 24's Wassim Nasr takes a look at how the army were able to take back the city, including  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231115-mali-how-junta-and-wagner-forces-seized-control-of-rebel-stronghold-kidal)
2023-11-15T15:35:10Z	**France releases policeman behind killing of teenager Nahel that sparked nationwide riots**
French authorities Wednesday released from custody a police officer who shot dead a teenager during traffic controls this year in a killing that sparked over a week of nationwide rioting, prosecutors said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231115-france-releases-policeman-behind-killing-of-teenager-nahel-that-sparked-nationwide-riots)
2023-11-15T15:47:19Z	**Are Islamist flags being waved in pro-Palestine protests? Not exactly**
Images of protesters brandishing black and white banners during marches across Europe in support of the Palestinian people have been circulating online. Some accounts were quick to point out that these same flags have been brandished by al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Islamic State group. It turns out that this is a religious symbol that has been appropriated by terrorist groups ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231115-are-these-islamist-flags-being-waved-a-pro-palestine-protests-not-exactly)
2023-11-15T18:08:50Z	**Kohli shines as India outclasses New Zealand to reach Cricket World Cup final**
Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred before Mohammed Shami took a sensational seven wicket-haul as India sealed a place in the World Cup final with a 70-run win over New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231115-kohli-shines-as-india-outclasses-new-zealand-to-reach-cricket-world-cup-final)
2023-11-15T18:47:13Z	**'A cold cell for being a journalist': Husband of US-Russian national Alsu Kurmasheva calls for her release**
Alsu Kurmasheva is a dual US-Russian citizen and journalist who has been detained by Russia since October 18, charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent” despite having travelled to Russia for a family emergency. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted. Her husband has called for the State Department to des ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231115-detained-us-russia-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva-interview-husband-butorin-rfe-radio-free-europe)
2023-11-16T03:37:43Z	**🔴 Live: Israel's military operation in Gaza continues, despite call for humanitarian pause**
Israel said its forces were operating in and around Gaza's biggest hospital, a chief objective in its campaign to destroy Palestinian Hamas militants that the army says stored weapons and ran a command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings. Hamas has called the claim 'cheap propaganda'. Israel's military offensive continued despi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231116-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-s-military-operation-in-gaza-continues-despite-call-for-humanitarian-pause)
2023-11-16T04:30:11Z	**Biden, Xi agree to restore military ties despite 'dictator' comment**
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restore military communications at their first summit in a year Wednesday, even as Biden went off script by saying he still considered Xi a "dictator." ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231116-biden-xi-agree-to-restore-military-ties-despite-dictator-comment)
2023-11-16T07:09:36Z	**US Congress passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown**
The US Congress passed a stop-gap funding bill Wednesday to keep federal agencies running for another two months and avert a painful holiday season government shutdown, although the deal leaves out aid to war-torn Ukraine and Israel requested by President Joe Biden. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231116-us-congress-passes-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown)
2023-11-16T07:33:45Z	**Polls open in Madagascar amid violent protests and opposition boycott**
Madagascar's voters headed to polls early on Thursday in a presidential election boycotted by 10 out of 12 opposition candidates and marred by weeks of violent protests. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231116-polls-open-in-madagascar-amid-violent-protests-and-opposition-boycott)
2023-11-16T10:15:45Z	**EU commission to prolong use of controversial herbicide glyphosate for 10 years**
The European Commission said Thursday it will allow the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for 10 years after EU states failed to reach an agreement on its renewal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231116-eu-commission-to-prolong-use-of-controversial-herbicide-glyphosate-for-10-years)
2023-11-16T12:44:21Z	**Germany hikes Ukraine military support, but is its defence-spending tilt tenable?**
Germany, already Europe's biggest supporter of Ukraine, has unveiled plans to double its military aid to Kyiv for 2024, while continuing to invest in its armed forces in order to become "the backbone of European defence". It’s a strategy shift Berlin hopes to maintain over the long term, but counting on public support in a difficult economic context might make it h ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231116-germany-hikes-ukraine-military-support-but-is-its-defence-spending-tilt-tenable)
2023-11-16T14:29:36Z	**Charles de Gaulle's pro-Kremlin grandson says he wants Russian citizenship**
A grandson of French war hero and former president Charles de Gaulle said Thursday he wanted Russian citizenship, saying Russia offered “great possibilities”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231116-charles-de-gaulle-s-pro-kremlin-grandson-says-he-wants-russian-citizenship)
2023-11-16T16:41:27Z	**Azerbaijan rejects Armenia peace talks in US over Washington's 'biased remarks'**
Azerbaijan on Thursday refused to participate in normalisation talks with arch-foe Armenia that were planned in the United States this month over what it said was Washington’s “biased” position. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231116-azerbaijan-rejects-armenia-peace-talks-in-us-over-washington-s-biased-remarks)
2023-11-16T19:17:23Z	**Indonesia: Rare video of indigenous tribe facing down bulldozer shows ‘uncontacted peoples do exist’**
On the Indonesian island of Halmahera, two members of an “uncontacted” indigenous tribe were filmed facing down a logging company’s bulldozer. The rare encounter caught on camera testifies to the growing threat that industrial activities – particularly nickel mining managed in part by a French company – pose to indigenous tribes. For memb ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/indonesia-rare-video-of-indigenous-tribe-facing-down-bulldozer-shows-uncontacted-peoples-do-exist)
2023-11-16T23:11:41Z	**Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as it looks to build economic ties**
President Joe Biden on Thursday made America's case to national leaders and CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit that the United States is committed to high standards in trade and to partnerships that will benefit economies across the Pacific. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231116-biden-tells-asia-pacific-leaders-us-not-going-anywhere-as-it-looks-to-build-economic-ties)
2023-11-17T01:52:50Z	**🔴 Live: Gaza communications down across Gaza as Israel searches main hospital**
Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.  Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231117-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-gaza-communications-down-across-gaza-as-israel-searches-main-hospital)
2023-11-17T02:31:24Z	**Singer Cassie accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape and abuse**
Sean “Diddy” Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a years long relationship that included beatings and rape. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231117-singer-cassie-accuses-sean-diddy-combs-of-rape-and-abuse)
2023-11-17T02:59:27Z	**Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, says Yale research**
More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities across Belarus since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, research published by Yale University said on Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231117-thousands-of-ukrainian-children-taken-to-belarus-says-yale-research)
2023-11-17T04:22:10Z	**Sudan armed conflict spreading to new regions, warns UN**
The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven million people displaced over seven months, is spreading to new regions of the nation, the UN said Thursday, warning of a mounting "humanitarian calamity." ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/afrique/20231117-sudan-armed-conflict-spreading-to-new-regions-warns-un)
2023-11-17T07:08:27Z	**Erdogan on 'challenging' visit to Germany despite differences on war in Gaza**
German leaders host Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Friday, in a highly controversial visit made more explosive by the Erdogan's branding of Israel as a "terror state". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231117-erdogan-on-challenging-visit-to-germany-despite-differences-on-war-in-gaza)
2023-11-17T09:16:44Z	**Russian artist sentenced to seven years in prison over supermarket protest**
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced artist Alexandra Skochilenko to seven years in prison for spreading "false information" about the army after she swapped supermarket price tags with slogans criticising Russia's offensive in Ukraine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231117-russian-artist-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-over-supermarket-protest)
2023-11-17T10:40:14Z	**French senator held in custody on suspicion of spiking MP’s drink**
A French senator was in custody Friday on suspicion of drugging an MP with a view to assaulting her, prosecutors and sources familiar with the case told AFP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231117-french-senator-held-in-custody-on-suspicion-of-spiking-mp-s-drink)
2023-11-17T11:13:50Z	**Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project**
Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies' $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby groups urged in a letter sent to more than two dozen project funders on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231117-climate-groups-call-for-funding-withdrawal-of-totalenergies-mozambique-project)
2023-11-17T11:20:56Z	**Indigenous people and climate change: With the Guna when the oceans rise (4/4)**
FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of people on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being turned upside down by global warming. Don't miss our series of four special reports. In th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20231117-indigenous-people-and-climate-change-with-the-guna-when-the-oceans-rise-4-4)
2023-11-17T13:56:00Z	**'Fiery hell': Ukraine secures multiple strategic areas along eastern bank of Dnipro River**
Ukraine's marine corps said Friday it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having left nearly 3,500 Russians killed or wounded and dozens of ammunition depots, tanks, armored vehicles and other weaponry destroyed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231117-fiery-hell-ukraine-secures-multiple-strategic-areas-along-eastern-bank-of-dnipro-river)
2023-11-17T15:11:05Z	**‘I'm always thinking about them’: Gazans in Jordan desperate for news from loved ones**
Around 350,000 Palestinians live in the Baaka refugee camp in Jordan, with at least 10,000 of them from the Gaza Strip. With the Israeli offensive in the enclave continuing and communication networks patchy at best, many are desperate for news of their loved ones back home. At the same time, they face being treated as second-class citizens in their adopted co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231117-i-m-always-thinking-about-them-gazans-in-jordan-desperate-for-news-from-loved-ones)
2023-11-17T16:26:31Z	**South Korea: Where feminism has become taboo**
In this special edition, Annette Young heads to South Korea, which, despite its impressive economic record, consistently scores poorly for gender equality among advanced nations. It has the worst gender pay gap among OECD nations while its traditional workplace culture results in many women giving up their careers after childbirth. Now the country has recorded the lowest fertility rate in the world, with women of reproductive a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20231117-south-korea-where-feminism-has-become-taboo)
2023-11-17T18:27:11Z	**Senegal's Supreme Court overturns ruling allowing opposition leader Sonko to run for president**
Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment that had put detained political opponent Ousmane Sonko back in the 2024 presidential race, ruling that the case would be retried. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231117-senegal-s-supreme-court-overturns-ruling-allowing-opposition-leader-sonko-to-run-for-president)
2023-11-17T19:59:12Z	**Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice**
Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231117-establishment-insider-or-political-provocateur-argentina-faces-stark-presidential-choice)
2023-11-17T20:52:15Z	**Israeli army accused of 'destroying all Palestinian symbols' in West Bank refugee camps**
Since the start of the war with Hamas on October 7, the Israeli army has stepped up its raids on the occupied West Bank, particularly in the Tulkarem and Jenin refugee camps, which Palestinians see as bastions of resistance. ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231117-in-the-west-bank-the-israeli-army-wants-to-destroy-all-palestinian-symbols-in-refugee-camps)
2023-11-18T06:20:44Z	**🔴 Live: Fuel enters Gaza as deadly strike on residential building reported in south**
Limited phone and internet services began working again across Gaza after fuel was delivered to restart generators that power the networks late on Friday – the first shipment since Israel's war cabinet said it would allow regular deliveries. Dozens were killed in a strike on a residential building in south Gaza on Saturday, the director of a lo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231118-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-fuel-enters-gaza-as-deadly-strike-on-residential-building-reported-in-south)
2023-11-18T06:56:37Z	**Liberia's George Weah concedes presidential election ahead of final result**
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231118-liberia-s-george-weah-concedes-presidential-election-ahead-of-final-result)
2023-11-18T09:04:00Z	**Germany’s historical guilt haunts opponents of Israeli war in Gaza**
Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust underlines Berlin’s staunch defence of Israel and its bans on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, which authorities blame for a rise in anti-Semitism. But critics say the state is failing German Jews opposed to Israel’s policies and stifling the freedom of expression of immigrants. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231118-germany-s-historical-guilt-haunts-opponents-of-israeli-war-in-gaza)
2023-11-18T09:01:04Z	**OpenAI shocks tech world with firing of ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman**
OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman in a shock firing of a central figure in the AI revolution. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231118-openai-shocks-tech-world-with-firing-of-chatgpt-ceo-sam-altman)
2023-11-18T09:38:36Z	**SpaceX Starship set for new launch after first test ended in explosion**
SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was set for blastoff on Saturday for a repeat test launch from south Texas, seven months after its first attempt to reach space ended with an explosion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231118-spacex-starship-set-for-new-launch-after-first-test-ended-in-explosion)
2023-11-18T13:09:33Z	**Russia seeks to ban 'international' LGBT movement as 'extremist'**
Russia's justice ministry has filed a motion with the country's Supreme Court to label what it called the "international LGBT public movement" as extremist and to ban its operation within Russia, the state TASS news agency reported late on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231118-russian-justice-ministry-seeks-to-ban-international-lgbt-public-movement-as-extremist)
2023-11-18T15:23:09Z	**Thousands protest in Madrid over Spain’s proposed amnesty for Catalan separatists**
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to denounce a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists and activists, which was key for the left-wing government to retain power. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231118-thousands-protest-spain-s-catalan-separatist-amnesty-law)
2023-11-18T16:39:07Z	**What we know about French senator accused of drugging an MP in attempted sex assault**
French Senator Joël Guerriau is facing preliminary charges of drugging a fellow lawmaker with the intent to commit “rape or sexual assault”, prosecutors confirmed Friday, in a case that has shocked France. Guerriau was suspended from both his Horizons party and his Senate group on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231118-what-we-know-about-french-senator-accused-of-drugging-an-mp-in-attempted-sex-assault)
2023-11-18T17:25:41Z	**Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in France and Britain**
Thousands of protesters took part in rallies across France and Britain on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231118-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-rally-in-france-and-britain)
2023-11-18T21:50:43Z	**France defeat Gibraltar 14-0 for record win in European Championship qualifying**
France recorded their biggest ever victory with a 14-0 rout of 10-man Gibraltar in a Euro 2024 Group B qualifier on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick and Warren Zaire-Emery scored on his debut. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231118-france-thrash-10-man-gibraltar-14-0-in-record-win)
2023-11-19T06:25:32Z	**🔴 Live: Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital a 'death zone', WHO says**
Gaza's largest hospital has become a "death zone," the World Health Organisation said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel's army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. Read our live blog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231119-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-gaza-s-al-shifa-hospital-a-death-zone-who-says)
2023-11-19T06:50:18Z	**Argentina braces for nail-biter election amid economic crisis**
Desperate for a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Argentines will vote Sunday in a nail-biter election race between embattled Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the libertarian outsider Javier Milei. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231119-argentina-braces-for-nail-biter-election-amid-economic-crisis)
2023-11-19T09:47:57Z	**Iran rapper jailed for support of Mahsa Amini protests freed on bail**
Iranian authorities have released on bail a popular rapper jailed for more than a year over supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, local media have reported. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231119-iran-rapper-jailed-for-support-of-mahsa-amini-protests-freed-on-bail)
2023-11-19T10:16:25Z	**Signature Napoleon bicorne hat could fetch upwards of €600,000 at auction**
One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch upwards of 600,000 euros ($650,000) at an auction in Fontainebleau, outside Paris, on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231119-signature-napoleon-bicorne-auction-france)
2023-11-19T12:47:33Z	**France test-fires long-range ballistic missile to boost nuclear deterrence**
France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France’s nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231119-france-test-fires-long-range-ballistic-missile-in-effort-to-boost-nuclear-deterrence-credibility)
2023-11-19T14:41:19Z	**Paris artists march for 'peace and unity' amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war**
FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali, reporting from a silent march in Paris, said it has been described as “a bridge between people and cultures”. It is a call for unity and peace, he said, with over 500 artists, including filmmaker Jacques Audiard and actresses Isabelle Adjani and Marion Cotillard spontaneously joining the new movement called “Another Voice”. The collective is presided by the actress Loubna Az ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231119-this-march-starts-from-the-arab-world-institute)
2023-11-19T16:03:06Z	**‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups launch unprecedented armed resistance**
Fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and an alliance of ethnic armed groups has intensified since late October after an unprecedented offensive in the country’s north exposed the junta’s struggles on the ground. The UN called for all sides to respect international law in a statement on Friday, saying that more than 70 civilians had  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231119-a-real-blow-for-the-junta-myanmar-s-ethnic-groups-launch-unprecedented-armed-resistance)
2023-11-19T18:10:12Z	**Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship and take 25 crew members hostage**
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231119-yemen-s-houthi-rebels-hijack-an-israeli-linked-ship-and-take-25-crew-members-hostage)
2023-11-19T20:54:35Z	**French artists lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians**
Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris on Sunday to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231119-french-artists-lead-a-silent-paris-march-for-peace-between-israelis-and-palestinians)
2023-11-19T23:00:06Z	**Rosalynn Carter, former US first lady, mental health activist dies at 96**
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called "an extension of myself" owing to his wife's prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly promoted the cause of mental health, died on Sunday at age 96, the Carter Center said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231119-rosalynn-carter-former-us-first-lady-mental-health-activist-dies-at-96)
2023-11-19T23:20:48Z	**Right-wing libertarian Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential election**
Argentina elected libertarian outsider Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession and rising poverty. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231119-argentina-s-massa-concedes-defeat-says-milei-won-presidential-election)
2023-11-20T01:12:51Z	**🔴 Live: Israel releases CCTV footage it says shows hostages at Gaza hospital**
Israel's military released security camera footage Sunday it said showed hostages being brought into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 7 after being kidnapped during Hamas's attacks on southern Israel. Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israel's subsequent military operations in the Gaza Strip, with the army saying Hamas uses it as a base ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231120-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-releases-cctv-footage-it-says-shows-hostages-at-gaza-hospital)
2023-11-20T04:15:47Z	**At least 21 dead after heavy rain causes flash flooding in Dominican Republic**
At least 21 people, including three children, died after heavy rainfall inundated the Dominican Republic over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, warning the downpours were linked to worsening climate change. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231120-at-least-21-dead-after-heavy-rain-causes-flash-flooding-in-dominican-republic)
2023-11-20T07:02:55Z	**US court to hear arguments on reinstating Trump gag order in 2020 election case**
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231120-us-court-to-hear-arguments-on-reinstating-trump-gag-order-in-2020-election-case)
2023-11-20T07:39:36Z	**Chainsaw in hand, ‘anarcho-capitalist’ Javier Milei upends Argentina’s politics**
His legions of fans call him “the crazy” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair, while he refers to himself as “the lion.” He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family, views his cloned mastiffs as his “children with four paws” and has raised the possibility people should be allowed to sell their own vital organs. He is Javier Mile ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231120-chainsaw-in-hand-anarcho-capitalist-javier-milei-upends-argentina-s-politics)
2023-11-20T09:18:51Z	**US defence chief Austin visits Kyiv to push continued support for Ukraine**
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231120-us-defence-chief-austin-visits-kyiv-to-push-continued-support-for-ukraine)
2023-11-20T14:42:30Z	**Microsoft snaps up Sam Altman after shock ouster from OpenAI**
OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman is set to join backer Microsoft in a surprise turn of events for the startup at the heart of an artificial intelligence boom. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231120-microsoft-snaps-up-sam-altman-after-shock-ouster-from-openai)
2023-11-20T15:09:40Z	**'Broken promises, broken lives, and broken records': UN chief calls for 'dramatic' climate action**
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for crucial COP28 talks in Dubai to outline "dramatic climate action," warning that "we're out of road" on global warming. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231120-broken-promises-broken-lives-and-broken-records-un-chief-calls-for-dramatic-climate-action)
2023-11-20T16:06:57Z	**More than 200 mobsters convicted in historic Italian mafia trial**
An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231120-more-than-200-mobsters-convicted-in-historic-italian-mafia-trial)
2023-11-20T17:17:58Z	**Indigenous peoples and climate change**
From Kenya to Panama, via Greenland and Australia, FRANCE 24’s reporters James André and Achraf Abid meet the Indigenous peoples who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are disrupted by climate change. ⌘ [Read more](https://graphics.france24.com/indigenous-people-climate-change/)
2023-11-20T19:19:01Z	**‘El Loco’ at the helm: What next for Argentina under outsider president Javier Milei?**
A former TV personality-turned political maverick, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei has promised no half-measures as he bids to make his stricken country “great again”. Riding a wave of anti-establishment rage, the far-right outsider known for his foul-mouthed outbursts will have no time to bask in his stunning victory as he inherits an economy mire ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231120-el-loco-at-the-helm-what-next-for-argentina-under-outsider-president-javier-milei)
2023-11-20T20:09:13Z	**Political veteran Joseph Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election**
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231120-political-veteran-joseph-boakai-declared-winner-of-liberia-presidential-election)
2023-11-20T21:34:11Z	**First photos of Wagner Group operating in Mali hit social media**
The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take their picture – a first since the group was first deployed in the countr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/africa/20231120-first-photos-of-the-wagner-group-operating-in-mali-hit-social-media)
2023-11-21T04:16:25Z	**🔴 Live: White House says Israel, Hamas hostage deal is close**
The United States believes that Israel and Hamas are getting closer to a deal that would secure the release of some hostages held in Gaza, even as the Israeli military's deadly assault on Gaza City continued and rockets were being fired into Israel. US President Joe Biden said on Monday he believed an accord was near. "We're closer now than we've been before," White House spokesman John Kir ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231121-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-white-house-says-israel-hamas-hostage-deal-is-close)
2023-11-21T07:25:37Z	**Video emerges of Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 10 days**
Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera for the first time Tuesday as workers attempted to create new passageways to free them. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231121-video-emerges-of-indian-workers-trapped-in-tunnel-for-10-days)
2023-11-21T07:38:45Z	**In California's 'Little Arabia', residents feel betrayed by Biden's support for Israel**
In California's "Little Arabia", the first officially designated Arab-American enclave in the US, many residents with familes and roots in the West Bank and Gaza feel betrayed by Washington's unconditional support for Israel. Opinion polls show President Joe Biden's approval ratings have plummeted in Arab-American communities since Israel launched its  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231121-arab-americans-in-california-s-little-arabia-feel-betrayed-by-biden-s-support-for-israel)
2023-11-21T10:50:35Z	**On Maidan anniversary, Zelensky hails ‘first victory of today’s war’**
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231121-on-maidan-anniversary-zelensky-hails-first-victory-of-today-s-war)
2023-11-21T12:47:04Z	**Stampede during Congo Brazzaville army recruitment drive kills dozens**
Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231121-stampede-during-congo-brazzaville-army-recruitment-drive-kills-dozens)
2023-11-21T13:24:37Z	**Pakistan court rules jail trial of ex-PM Imran Khan illegal**
A Pakistani court on Tuesday declared the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231121-pakistan-court-rules-jail-trial-of-ex-pm-imran-khan-illegal)
2023-11-21T14:53:21Z	**Somalia flash floods kill dozens, leave hundreds of thousands homeless**
Flash flooding in Somalia has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with heavy rains starting Tuesday expected to worsen the country's plight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231121-somalia-flash-floods-kill-dozens-leave-hundreds-of-thousands-homeless)
2023-11-21T16:10:18Z	**Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby present Napoleon to Paris**
After "Alien", "Gladiator" & "Thelma and Louise", director Ridley Scott presents Napoleon to the French, with Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine. The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon, Paris's Military Museum, Eve Jackson tells ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20231121-ridley-scott-joaquin-phoenix-and-vanessa-kirby-present-napoleon-to-paris)
2023-11-21T17:59:28Z	**‘Pallywood propaganda’: Pro-Israeli accounts online accuse Palestinians of staging their suffering**
Since Hamas carried out its deadly attack on October 7 and Israel began retaliatory military operations in Gaza, a parallel war is being fought online. A barrage of disinformation, fake news and misinformation has swarmed social media feeds. Pro-Israeli accounts on social media are using the term "Pallywood" to accuse Palestini ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231121-pallywood-propaganda-pro-israeli-accounts-online-accuse-palestinians-of-staging-their-suffering)
2023-11-21T18:36:19Z	**Sweden mulls laws allowing govt to deport immigrants for ‘shortcomings in lifestyle’**
Sweden said Tuesday it wanted to introduce new requirements that would allow the deportation of asylum-seekers and immigrants for substance abuse, association with criminal groups or statements threatening Swedish values. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231121-sweden-mulls-laws-allowing-govt-to-deport-immigrants-for-shortcomings-in-lifestyle)
2023-11-21T19:13:44Z	**French Senate debates compensation for gay men jailed under homophobic laws**
An estimated 60,000 gay men were convicted by French courts between 1942 and 1982 under homophobic laws that were repealed just four decades ago. On Wednesday, French senators will discuss a bill acknowledging France’s role in the persecution of homosexuals and offering compensation to those still alive, mirroring steps taken elsewhere in Europe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231121-french-senate-debates-compensation-for-gay-men-jailed-under-homophobic-laws)
2023-11-21T22:14:24Z	**UN General Assembly urges 'Olympic Truce' for 2024 Paris summer games**
The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for the observance of a traditional "Olympic Truce" during the next year's Paris summer games, as Russia again condemned what it called "political interference" in sport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231121-un-general-assembly-urges-olympic-truce-for-2024-paris-summer-games)
2023-11-21T23:17:01Z	**North Korea says launch of spy satellite successful**
North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231121-north-korea-says-launch-of-spy-satellite-successful)
2023-11-22T01:36:58Z	**🔴 Live: Israel approves deal to free Gaza hostages, says government**
Israel's government voted early on Wednesday to back a deal to secure the release of some of the hostages held in Gaza who were seized when Hamas gunmen stormed communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231122-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-approves-deal-to-free-gaza-hostages-says-government)
2023-11-22T04:11:38Z	**Dutch voters head to polls in cliffhanger election**
Dutch voters head to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election too close to call that will transform the country's political landscape after Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231122-dutch-voters-head-to-polls-in-cliffhanger-election)
2023-11-22T06:40:55Z	**Last surviving witnesses of JFK assassination share memories on 60th anniversary**
Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged on the building from which a sniper's bullets had been fired. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231122-last-surviving-witnesses-of-jfk-assassination-share-memories-on-60th-anniversary)
2023-11-22T07:18:13Z	**Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to return to ChatGPT developer, company says**
The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231122-ousted-openai-ceo-sam-altman-to-return-to-chatgpt-developer-company-says)
2023-11-22T09:06:35Z	**China expands crackdown on mosques outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says**
The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231122-china-expands-crackdown-on-mosques-outside-xinjiang-human-rights-watch-says)
2023-11-22T09:18:54Z	**World leaders hail Israel-Hamas truce deal, release of hostages**
World leaders on Wednesday welcomed a truce deal between Israel and Hamas that agreed a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. The agreement marks the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Hamas’s bloody cross-border October 7 attack on southern Israel that pr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231122-world-leaders-hail-israel-hamas-truce-deal-release-of-hostages)
2023-11-22T16:53:11Z	**Israel-Hamas truce deal: The devil is in the details**
Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231122-israel-hamas-truce-deal-the-devil-is-in-the-details)
2023-11-22T17:31:34Z	**Scottish club Celtic fined for fans displaying hundreds of Palestinian flags at Champions League game**
The display of hundreds of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game by fans of Scottish club Celtic cost the team a fine of 17,500 euros ($19,000), UEFA said Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231122-scottish-club-celtic-fined-for-fans-displaying-hundreds-of-palestinian-flags-at-champions-league-game)
2023-11-22T19:16:42Z	**Moderniser, war-monger, despot: Napoléon’s complicated legacy**
The historical French leader has captivated imaginations around the globe for centuries as the subject of books, films, songs and poems. As a new biopic directed by Ridley Scott is set to further embellish Napoléon Bonaparte's legend, the reality of his legacy is more complicated. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231122-moderniser-war-monger-despot-napol%C3%A9on-s-complicated-legacy)
2023-11-22T19:56:49Z	**Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control migrant influx**
Finnish border guards and soldiers began erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped with barbed-wire at some crossing points on the Nordic country’s lengthy border with Russia to better control an influx of migrants, officials said Wednesday. Finland said it will close three more crossing points, leaving only one Arctic point open for migrants seeking asylum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231122-finland-erects-barriers-at-border-with-russia-to-control-migrant-influx)
2023-11-22T20:19:03Z	**FBI investigating blast at US-Canada border bridge**
US-Canada border crossings near Niagara Falls were closed Wednesday as terrorism investigators responded to a vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge, local and state authorities said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231122-fbi-investigating-blast-at-us-canada-border-bridge)
2023-11-22T20:38:12Z	**Far-right Geert Wilder’s party leads Dutch election, says exit poll**
The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231122-far-right-geert-wilder-s-party-leads-dutch-election-says-exit-poll)
2023-11-22T22:06:15Z	**Al-Shifa Hospital: What do we know about IDF videos of a tunnel under the hospital?**
For weeks, Israel has claimed that the al-Shifa Hospital is above an underground Hamas "headquarters”, justifying its military interventions on the health complex. On November 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have discovered the entrance to an underground passage under the al-Shifa Hospital. While IDF videos serve as evidence of a tunne ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231122-al-shifa-hospital-what-do-we-know-about-idf-videos-of-a-tunnel-under-the-hospital)
2023-11-23T00:19:06Z	**War crimes denial threatens peace in former Yugoslavia, says Europe's top rights body**
Hate speech and ultranationalism are threatening peace efforts in the Balkans, despite years of war crimes trials and reconciliation efforts in the nations of former Yugoslavia, Europe's top rights body said Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231123-war-crimes-denial-threatens-peace-in-former-yugoslavia-says-europe-s-top-rights-body)
2023-11-23T05:13:22Z	**🔴 Live:  Israel says hostage release will not take place before Friday, talks ongoing**
The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231123-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-says-hostage-release-will-not-take-place-before-friday-talks-ongoing)
2023-11-23T06:46:21Z	**North Korea to deploy new weapons to border after Russia-assisted spy satellite launch**
North Korea said Thursday it would deploy new weapons and stronger armed forces to the border with the South, as Seoul's spy agency said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231123-north-korea-to-deploy-new-weapons-to-border-after-launching-spy-satellite-with-help-from-russia)
2023-11-23T08:57:49Z	**Netherlands' far-right firebrand Wilders courts rivals after shock legislative election win**
Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders faced an uphill struggle Thursday to woo rivals for a coalition government after a "monster victory" in Dutch elections that shook the Netherlands and Europe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231123-netherlands-far-right-firebrand-wilders-courts-rivals-after-shock-legislative-election-win)
2023-11-23T09:49:07Z	**Paris transport 'will not be ready' for Olympics, Mayor Anne Hidalgo says**
The transport system in Paris will not be ready in time for the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital, its mayor said, sparking anger Thursday from political opponents. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231123-paris-transport-will-not-be-ready-for-olympics-mayor)
2023-11-23T11:03:04Z	**'The climate crisis is a health crisis,' WHO's Vanessa Kerry tells FRANCE 24**
Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy. Vanessa Kerry discussed the immediate and fu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20231123-the-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-who-s-vanessa-kerry-tells-france-24)
2023-11-23T16:49:40Z	**Journalists killed in southern Lebanon: What the images show us about Israeli involvement**
On the morning of November 21, two journalists from the Lebanese channel  Al Mayadeen – correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari – were killed by an anti-tank missile. After analysing photos and videos that emerged after the incident, a military expert says that the strike came from the Israeli military. The two journalists were ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231123-journalists-killed-in-south-lebanon-what-the-images-show-us-about-israeli-involvement)
2023-11-23T21:04:28Z	**Chad junta grants amnesty for ‘Black Thursday’ crackdown perpetrators**
Chad's military rulers on Thursday announced a general amnesty ending prosecution and guilty verdicts over the deaths of hundreds of protesters in a 2022 anti-government rally, a minister told AFP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231123-chad-junta-grants-amnesty-for-black-thursday-crackdown-perpetrators)
2023-11-23T21:56:37Z	**Violence erupts in Dublin after knife attack injures three children**
Protesters on Thursday fought running battles with police, torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin, after three young children were injured in a knife attack outside a school. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231123-violence-erupts-in-dublin-after-knife-attack-injures-three-children)
2023-11-24T05:00:21Z	**🔴 Live: Gaza truce begins Friday ahead of first release of hostages**
A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was set to start Friday with Israeli hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first major reprieve in seven weeks of conflict that have claimed thousands of lives. The pause was due to begin at 7am (0500 GMT), silencing guns that have raged since Hamas's deadly raids into Israel on October 7. Follow all the latest developments  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231124-gaza-truce-begins-friday-ahead-of-first-release-of-hostages)
2023-11-24T07:01:57Z	**What can we expect from the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza?**
A temporary cease-fire agreement to facilitate the release of dozens of people taken hostage during Hamas’ raid on Israel is expected to bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza and a glimmer of hope to the families of the captives. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231124-what-can-we-expect-from-the-four-day-truce-between-israel-and-hamas-in-gaza)
2023-11-24T08:56:23Z	**WHO says no new pathogens found as China sees spike in respiratory illnesses**
China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231124-who-says-no-new-pathogens-found-as-china-sees-spike-in-respiratory-illnesses)
2023-11-24T09:41:42Z	**Veteran Israeli negotiator: 'There is a chance we can get out most of the hostages'**
As Hamas prepares to release a first group of hostages held for more than six weeks in Gaza, it's worth remembering that Israelis have been held hostage many times over the nation's 75-year history. In October 2011, Franco-Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed by Hamas after being held in captivity for more than five years. He'd been captured duri ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20231124-veteran-israeli-negotiator-there-is-a-chance-we-can-get-out-most-of-the-hostages)
2023-11-24T11:24:28Z	**'We're not asking for the moon': Forty years on, what legacy for French anti-racism march?**
Forty years ago, on October 15, 1983, a handful of young people set off from the southern French city of Marseille on a long march north to Paris. They were demanding equal rights and a stop to racist crimes blighting France at the time. By the time they reached the French capital on December 3, they were flanked by tens of thousands of d ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20231124-we-re-not-asking-for-the-moon-forty-years-on-what-legacy-for-french-anti-racism-march)
2023-11-24T14:39:26Z	**Bouncing back: Silicon Valley bets on AI to regain past glory**
Thousands of Silicon Valley employees have been laid off over the past year, often finding out the bad news by email. Hit hard by rampant inflation and over-hiring during the Covid pandemic, the US tech giants of the San Francisco Bay Area have faced one of the worst crises in their history. A few months ago, a banking crisis added to their woes, when Silicon Valley Bank went bankrupt, befor ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20231124-bouncing-back-silicon-valley-bets-on-ai-to-regain-past-glory)
2023-11-24T15:42:54Z	**No, this video doesn’t show young French women beating up ‘migrant’ aggressors**
A number of social media accounts, many of them based in India, have been sharing a video that they claim shows a group of young French women beating up “migrants” who tried to harass them in the street. It turns out, however, the video shows a staged fight scene featuring students at a French school for stunt performers. ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231124-no-this-video-doesn-t-show-young-french-women-beating-up-migrant-aggressors)
2023-11-24T16:51:49Z	**The Dnipro River, a new key front line for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia**
Ukraine confirmed this week that it had managed to maintain its positions along the left bank of the Dnipro River, which had been completely under Russian control. These successes suggest that a major Ukrainian counteroffensive, aimed at reclaiming Crimea, could soon be under way. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231124-the-dnipro-river-a-new-key-front-line-for-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-on-russia)
2023-11-24T21:53:22Z	**Hamas, Israel conduct hostage-for-prisoner swap on first day of temporary truce**
Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231124-hamas-israel-conduct-hostage-for-prisoner-swap-on-first-day-of-temporary-truce)
2023-11-25T06:15:33Z	**Live: More hostages expected to be freed as Gaza truce enters second day**
Hamas fighters are set to release a new wave of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, officials said, offering hope to anguished families after seven weeks of war that have killed thousands of people.  Israeli authorities said they had received a list of the hostages to be freed but did not provide numbers or the precise timing. Follow our live blog for the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231125-live-more-hostages-expected-to-be-freed-as-gaza-truce-enters-second-day)
2023-11-25T07:08:32Z	**Ukrainian capital rocked by overnight Russian drone attack**
A Russian explosive drone attack on Kyiv was underway at dawn on Saturday, injuring at least two people, according to Ukrainian authorities. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231125-ukrainian-capital-rocked-by-overnight-russian-drone-attack)
2023-11-25T07:21:15Z	**Police officer who killed George Floyd reported to have been stabbed in prison**
Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was stabbed in prison on Friday, the New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231125-police-officer-who-killed-george-floyd-reported-to-have-been-stabbed-in-prison)
2023-11-25T08:45:01Z	**Gender-based violence in French universities: ‘I decided something had to change’**
The most prestigious universities and business schools in France such as Sciences Po and HEC train the country’s future executives and politicians. But due to the prevalence of gender-based violence that takes place on campus, for many students, they are also spaces that don’t feel safe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231125-gender-based-violence-in-french-universities-i-decided-something-had-to-change)
2023-11-25T08:54:57Z	**Andry Rajoelina re-elected Madagascar president after boycotted poll**
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won re-election in the first round of a ballot boycotted by nearly all opposition candidates, the electoral commission announced on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231125-andry-rajoelina-re-elected-madagascar-president-after-boycotted-poll)
2023-11-25T10:01:08Z	**Influx of migrants from Russia to Finland: ‘This will put pressure on Europe’**
Since the beginning of November, more than 400 asylum seekers have arrived at Finnish border crossings from Russia, compared to the usual ten or so a month. Helsinki accuses Moscow of orchestrating this influx of migrants and has closed almost all its border crossings. As a result, more and more migrants are heading for northern Russia, despite the cold, where a cross ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231124-influx-of-migrants-from-russia-to-finland-this-will-put-pressure-on-europe)
2023-11-25T12:51:29Z	**‘Like knives penetrating me’: Greenland’s victims of forced contraception seek justice**
In the late 1960s, Denmark implemented a brutal contraceptive policy to limit births in its former colony of Greenland, forcing thousands of teenage girls to have IDUs inserted without their consent. After decades of repressing their trauma, the women are now speaking out and demanding reparation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231125-like-knives-penetrating-me-greenland-s-victims-of-forced-contraception-seek-justice)
2023-11-25T16:27:21Z	**Far right’s Geert Wilders seals shock win in Dutch election after years on political fringe**
He’s received countless death threats and has been under police protection for almost two decades. He’s been convicted for inciting hate speech and his opinions once even got him banned from entering the UK. Known as the Dutch Donald Trump, far-right politician Geert Wilders and his PVV Freedom Party have now won a major victory in the country ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231125-far-right-s-geert-wilders-seals-shock-win-in-dutch-election-after-years-on-political-fringe)
2023-11-25T17:54:26Z	**Thousands march in France to condemn violence against women**
Several thousand people marched in France on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international day to combat the scrouge. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231125-thousands-march-in-france-to-condemn-violence-against-women)
2023-11-25T19:20:08Z	**DR Congo's Nobel Prize winner Mukwege stages presidential rally in his hometown**
DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a Nobel-winning gynaecologist, staged a rally in his hometown on Saturday, promising to tackle corruption and conflict if elected president next month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231125-dr-congo-s-nobel-prize-winner-mukwege-stages-presidential-rally-in-his-hometown)
2023-11-26T06:02:17Z	**Who are the 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Saturday?**
Families and children kidnapped from Israel's southern Kibbutz Beeri were among the 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Saturday, according to accounts given to AFP by their relatives, Israeli press, and the Hostage Families Forum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231126-who-are-the-13-israeli-hostages-released-by-hamas-on-saturday)
2023-11-26T06:44:30Z	**🔴 Live: Israel, Hamas set for more hostage-prisoner swaps on third day of Gaza truce**
Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave. The expected swap comes as regional mediators Qatar and Egypt express hope of an extension to the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. Follow ou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231126-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-hamas-set-for-more-hostage-prisoner-swaps-on-third-day-of-gaza-truce)
2023-11-26T07:58:17Z	**India flies in new kit as race to free 41 trapped workers enters third week**
India's military brought in specialised equipment Sunday as efforts to free 41 trapped workers entered a third week, with digging ongoing in three directions after repeated setbacks to the operation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231126-india-flies-in-new-kit-as-race-to-free-41-trapped-workers-enters-third-week)
2023-11-26T10:25:11Z	**Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attacks a day after drone barrage on Kyiv**
Russia said Sunday it had downed Ukrainian drones over four regions, including Moscow, as well as two Ukrainian missiles over the Azov Sea headed for Russia, a day after Kyiv reported what it called the largest drone attack on Ukraine since Moscow launched its offensive in February last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231126-russia-says-it-thwarted-ukrainian-attacks-a-day-after-drone-barrage-on-kyiv)
2023-11-26T16:56:14Z	**Financial abuse in intimate relationships, a red flag for domestic violence**
Stealing money from bank accounts, forbidding or sabotaging work, controlling or unevenly splitting household expenses: financial abuse in romantic relationships persists in France. Often undetected, it’s frequently linked to physical violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231126-financial-abuse-in-intimate-relationships-a-red-flag-for-domestic-violence)
2023-11-26T22:33:07Z	**'Prophet Song' by Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for fiction**
Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel "Prophet Song," a dystopian work about an Ireland that descends into tyranny. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231126-irish-author-paul-lynch-wins-2023-booker-prize)
2023-11-27T04:34:06Z	**🔴 Live: Hamas releases 17 hostages, calls for ceasefire to be extended**
Hamas freed 17 hostages held in Gaza, including a 4-year-old American girl, while Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the third day of their truce. Hamas said it wanted to extend the truce if serious efforts were made to increase the number of Palestinian detainees released by Israel. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time ( ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231127-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-hamas-releases-17-hostages-calls-for-ceasefire-to-be-extended)
2023-11-27T04:23:15Z	**Police arrest more than 100 climate protesters at Australian coal port**
More than 100 climate activists have been arrested after staging a floating blockade of Australia's largest coal port, police said Monday, including five children and a 97-year-old reverend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231127-police-arrest-more-than-100-climate-protesters-at-australian-coal-port)
2023-11-27T06:43:22Z	**Sierra Leone government says it has regained 'firm control' after armed clashes**
Sierra Leone's government said it was in full control on Sunday evening after reporting an attack at a military armoury in the capital Freetown that sparked armed clashes, which the president called an attempt to destabilise the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231127-sierra-leone-government-says-it-has-regained-firm-control-after-armed-clashes)
2023-11-27T07:23:46Z	**Three students of Palestinian descent shot during Thanksgiving visit in Vermont**
Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured, one seriously, near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231127-three-students-of-palestinian-descent-shot-during-thanksgiving-visit-in-vermont)
2023-11-27T10:55:02Z	**Myanmar rebels claim new ground in north as Chinese troops hold border exercises**
Ethnic minority rebels fighting Myanmar's military junta said they had seized a key trading post on the northern frontier, across the border from where China's military was conducting exercises to improve combat readiness and emergency response. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231127-myanmar-rebels-claim-new-ground-in-north-as-chinese-troops-hold-border-exercises)
2023-11-27T15:14:35Z	**German priest abducted in Mali in 2022 has been freed, officials say**
A German Catholic priest widely thought to have been abducted after going missing in Mali in late 2022 has been freed and is on his way back home, officials said on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231127-german-priest-abducted-in-mali-in-2022-has-been-freed-officials-say)
2023-11-27T16:40:21Z	**North Gaza residents flee south, setting up camp in schools and hospitals**
A UN camp with no water for days, makeshift shelters in schools, and hospitals that are already overwhelmed... These are the conditions that residents from the northern part of the Gaza Strip find when they arrive in the south after fleeing the Israeli bombardment. The FRANCE 24 Observers team has been following two families who fled the north to seek refuge in t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20231127-northern-gazans-flee-south-setting-up-camp-in-schools-and-hospitals)
2023-11-27T18:46:56Z	**French government urges calm after teen's death at party sparks far-right riots**
The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party this month was followed up with violent demonstrations by the extreme right. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231127-french-government-urges-calm-after-far-right-seizes-on-teen-s-shock-killing)
2023-11-27T20:59:27Z	**Historian debunks claims that Coco Chanel served in the French Resistance**
New documents surfaced in September indicating that Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel may have played a double role during World War II, serving not only as an informant for the Nazis but also as a member of the French Resistance. But a historian who has analysed the new evidence says he has “serious doubts” about her alleged membership in La Résistance, suggesting the French fashion icon ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231127-historian-debunks-claims-that-coco-chanel-served-in-the-french-resistance)
2023-11-27T21:36:11Z	**IAEA chief Rafael Grossi speaks to FRANCE 24 about global nuclear threats**
"Iran does not have nuclear weapons, but it has certain nuclear capabilities that are a source of concern," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi tells FRANCE 24 in a wide-ranging interview also touching on nuclear threats in Ukraine and North Korea. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231127-iaea-chief-speaks-to-france-24-about-global-nuclear-threats)
2023-11-27T22:26:38Z	**North Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim studies images of White House**
North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country's launch of a spy satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231127-north-korea-defends-satellite-launch-at-un-as-kim-studies-images-of-white-house)
2023-11-27T23:13:13Z	**Niger junta revokes anti-migration law in setback to EU strategy**
Niger’s junta has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of migrants traveling from African countries through a key migration route in Niger en route to Europe, according to a government circular issued on Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231127-niger-junta-revokes-anti-migration-law-in-setback-to-eu-strategy)
2023-11-28T00:18:14Z	**At least a dozen dead in storm across Russia, Ukraine and Moldova**
Hurricane force winds, snowfall and flooding that swept parts of southern Russia, Ukraine and Moldova left at least 13 people dead Monday and almost two million without power, authorities said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231128-at-least-a-dozen-dead-in-storm-across-russia-ukraine-and-moldova)
2023-11-28T00:27:57Z	**Togo announces legislative and regional elections will be held early 2024**
Togo's next legislative and regional elections will be held "no later than the end of the first quarter of 2024", the government announced Monday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231128-togo-announces-legislative-and-regional-elections-will-be-held-early-2024)
2023-11-28T02:37:08Z	**🔴 Live: More hostages, prisoners freed as truce extended between Israel and Hamas**
A truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by two days, mediator Qatar said hours before the pause was due to end Tuesday, as more hostages were freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners.The extension came as 11 more hostages were freed from Gaza, along with the release of another 33 Palestini ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231128-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-truce-between-israel-and-hamas-extended-for-two-days-as-more-hostages-prisoners-freed)
2023-11-28T06:50:45Z	**Sierra Leone authorities searching for attackers who targeted military barracks, prison**
Sierra Leone's president said most of the leaders of weekend attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons had been arrested, though the capital remained tense on Monday with many streets empty after a 24-hour curfew was relaxed to a dusk-to-dawn lockdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231128-sierra-leone-authorities-searching-for-attackers-who-targeted-military-barracks-prison)
2023-11-28T07:00:00Z	**Paris mayor quits X, calling social media platform a 'vast global sewer'**
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231128-paris-mayor-quits-x-calling-social-media-platform-a-vast-global-sewer)
2023-11-28T09:58:11Z	**In pictures: Rescuers set to begin extrication of India's trapped tunnel workers**
Indian rescuers drilled through rocks and debris on Tuesday to reach 41 workers trapped for 17 days in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas, and were set to pull them out one by one to safety, officials said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231128-in-pictures-rescuers-set-to-begin-extrication-of-india-s-trapped-tunnel-workers)
2023-11-28T11:21:24Z	**Armed groups carry out major attack in northern Burkina Faso, say security sources**
Armed groups carried out a major attack against an army detachment in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo, security sources told AFP on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231128-armed-groups-carry-out-major-attack-in-northern-burkina-faso-say-security-sources)
2023-11-28T16:35:44Z	**Saudi capital Riyadh chosen to host World Expo 2030**
Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was chosen on Tuesday to host the 2030 World Expo, beating out South Korean port city Busan and Rome for an event expected to draw millions of visitors. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231128-saudi-capital-riyadh-chosen-to-host-world-expo-2030)
2023-11-28T17:50:37Z	**Young French-Israeli hostages suffering 'psychological shock' after captivity**
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told French broadcaster RTL that the hostages freed by Hamas were physically well but suffering "psychological shock" after their long captivity. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231128-young-french-israeli-hostages-well-but-suffering-psychological-shock-after-captivity)
2023-11-28T18:10:02Z	**‘The far right drummed up a militia’: French extremists seize on teen’s murder to stoke violence**
It all started with the tragic death of a teenage boy attending a village dance in southern France. Although the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, members of France’s ultra-right immediately blamed it on “anti-French” sentiment, descending on the region en masse to avenge his death. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231128-the-far-right-drummed-up-a-militia-french-extremists-seize-on-teen-s-murder-to-stoke-violence)
2023-11-28T18:10:06Z	**Saudi capital Riyadh chosen to host World Expo 2023**
The Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday won the right to host the 2030 World Expo, defeating rival bids from Italy and South Korea as well as overcoming objections from rights activists to take hold of another global mega-event. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231128-saudi-capital-riyadh-chosen-to-host-world-expo-2023)
2023-11-28T18:43:48Z	**Why are these young Chinese graduates working as street vendors?**
The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds in Chinese cities hit a record high of 21.3% in June. There are no figures since then, because the government decided to stop announcing them. With white-collar jobs hard to come by, more and more young graduates are taking jobs as street vendors. They share their experiences on Douyin, the version of Tiktok inside China, along wit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20231128-why-are-these-young-chinese-graduates-working-as-street-vendors)
2023-11-28T19:12:21Z	**All the influence UAE can buy? Oil money and the growing clout of UN climate summit hosts**
The planet’s burning up, humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels is to blame and the host of a crucial U-N climate summit is the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf petromonarchy whose stated aim is a 25-percent ramping up of activity at its state oil company. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20231128-all-the-influence-uae-can-buy-oil-money-and-the-growing-clout-of-un-climate-summit-hosts)
2023-11-28T21:05:59Z	**Outline of new Notre-Dame spire adds sparkle to Paris skyline**
The outline of the new spire on the Notre-Dame Cathedral was visible on the Paris skyline on Tuesday as a key part of the reconstruction from a devastating fire approached completion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231128-outline-of-new-notre-dame-spire-adds-sparkle-to-paris-skyline)
2023-11-29T01:29:29Z	**🔴 Live: Deadline looms as diplomats work to extend truce, secure more releases**
Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce. The United States urged Israel to better protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza if it follows through on its promise to resume the war. Follow our live blog for all the l ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231129-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-deadline-looms-as-diplomats-work-to-extend-truce-secure-more-releases)
2023-11-29T02:57:39Z	**UN says developing countries need 'radical' surge in investments**
Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231129-un-says-developing-countries-need-radical-surge-in-investments)
2023-11-29T04:00:36Z	**Newcastle furious after last-minute penalty decision in PSG Champions League draw**
A 98th-minute Kylian Mbappé penalty earned Paris Saint-Germain a 1-1 Champions League draw with Newcastle United on Tuesday that keeps the French club in a position to qualify for the last 16 and leaves their opponents in serious danger of a group-stage exit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20231129-newcastle-furious-after-last-minute-penalty-decision-in-psg-champions-league-draw)
2023-11-29T04:26:26Z	**Mali opens terror probe into jihadists and separatists**
Mali's judiciary has announced an investigation into several ethnic separatists and Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist leaders for terrorism and money laundering, as security deteriorates in the country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231129-mali-opens-terror-probe-into-jihadists-and-separatists)
2023-11-29T06:01:47Z	**Pope Francis cancels COP28 trip on doctors’ orders over flu-like symptoms**
Pope Francis cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the COP28 climate talks Tuesday, on the advice of doctors concerned over his recent flu-like symptoms, the Vatican said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-pope-francis-cancels-cop28-trip-on-doctors-orders-over-flu-like-symptoms)
2023-11-29T06:33:36Z	**EU members reach preliminary agreement on reducing industrial emissions**
EU member countries and the European Parliament said Wednesday they have reached a preliminary agreement on curbing industrial emissions, including those from intensive poultry and pig farms and from ore mines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-eu-members-reach-preliminary-agreement-on-reducing-industrial-emissions)
2023-11-29T07:01:21Z	**Ukraine accuses Russia of poisoning military intelligence chief’s wife**
Ukraine said Tuesday it believed Russia had poisoned the wife of its military intelligence chief, in an apparent assassination attempt targeting the heart of Kyiv's leadership. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-ukraine-accuses-russia-of-poisoning-military-intelligence-chief-s-wife)
2023-11-29T07:32:55Z	**French justice minister awaits court ruling in conflict of interest case**
A court will on Wednesday hand down its decision in the trial of France's justice minister, accused of a conflict of interest in a case that has embarrassed President Emmanuel Macron's government. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-french-justice-minister-awaits-court-ruling-in-conflict-of-interest-case)
2023-11-29T07:54:58Z	**French police arrest yoga guru accused of sexual exploitation**
French authorities arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization Tuesday on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-french-police-arrest-yoga-guru-accused-of-sexual-exploitation)
2023-11-29T12:44:28Z	**Blinken says US, NATO allies 'must and will' continue support for Ukraine**
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said Washington and its allies remained steadfast in their backing for Ukraine against Russia's invasion, despite doubts over future assistance and stalemate on the ground. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231129-blinken-pushes-gaza-truce-extension-at-nato-summit-ahead-of-israel-visit)
2023-11-29T15:23:47Z	**France charges two over Nazi swastika graffiti in Paris**
France charged two people with justifying a crime against humanity over Nazi swastikas that were spray-painted in northwestern Paris, a judicial source said on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231129-france-charges-two-over-nazi-swastika-graffiti-in-paris)
2023-11-29T15:26:02Z	**Paris metro prices will almost double during 2024 Olympic Games**
The prices for metro tickets will almost double from July to September 2024 to help cover the cost of expanding the transport network for the Paris Olympic Games. Millions of visitors are expected in the capital, which will run from July 26 to August 11. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231129-paris-metro-prices-will-almost-double-during-2024-olympic-games)
2023-11-29T16:49:37Z	**One charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill Sikh leader in NY**
US authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City after the man advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231129-one-charged-in-murder-for-hire-plot-to-kill-sikh-leader-in-ny)
2023-11-29T17:30:19Z	**The oil boss, the islander, the ‘ecofeminist’: Five people to watch at COP28**
World leaders, scientists and activists gather in Dubai this week for the latest UN-sponsored COP summit aimed at forging a global response to the climate emergency. From the controversial Emirati host Sultan al-Jaber to climate leader and Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the likely protagonists of the high-stakes gathering. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231129-the-oil-boss-the-islander-the-ecofeminist-five-people-to-watch-at-cop28)
2023-11-29T17:43:07Z	**IOC confirms French Alps, Salt Lake City as sole candidates for 2030, 2034 Winter Games**
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday confirmed the French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah as the sole candidates to host the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231129-ioc-confirms-french-alps-salt-lake-city-utah-as-sole-candidates-for-2030-2034-winter-games)
2023-11-29T20:55:12Z	**Finland closes last border crossing with Russia amid rising tensions**
NATO member Finland on Wednesday closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia after the government decided to seal the entire border with its eastern neighbor amid rising political tensions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-finland-closes-last-border-crossing-with-russia-amid-rising-tensions)
2023-11-30T01:50:10Z	**Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100**
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, died on Wednesday at age 100, Kissinger Associates Inc said in a statement. He died at his home in Connecticut. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231130-henry-kissinger-american-diplomat-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-100)
2023-11-30T03:13:32Z	**🔴 Live: Talks intensify as end of Israel-Hamas truce nears**
International pressure grew on Israel and Hamas to extend a truce on Thursday after another exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners and humanitarian aid was delivered to the besieged Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, 16 more hostages were released by Hamas on the final day of a two-day truce extension, which is set to expire early on Thursday. Israel's prison service said it released 30 more Pa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231130-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-talks-intensify-as-end-of-israel-hamas-truce-nears)
2023-11-30T04:37:35Z	**COP28: Nations urged to take 'great leaps' at UN climate conference in Dubai**
The UN climate conference opens in Dubai on Thursday with nations under pressure to increase the urgency of action on global warming and wean off fossil fuels, amid intense scrutiny of oil-rich hosts UAE. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231130-cop28-nations-urged-to-take-great-leaps-at-un-climate-conference-in-dubai)
2023-11-30T05:46:50Z	**Henry Kissinger, from WWII refugee to the nexus of US political power**
Henry Alfred Kissinger was a German-born Jewish refugee who fled the Nazi regime with his family as a teen in 1938, eventually settling in New York City. He went on to serve as national security adviser, secretary of state or as a special adviser in five US presidential administrations, becoming a pivotal – and controversial – figure in the geopolitics of the ’60s and ’70s. He remained ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231130-henry-kissinger-from-wwii-refugee-to-the-nexus-of-us-political-power)
2023-11-30T05:55:06Z	**Quilombolas: The Afro Brazilians serving as guardians of the forests**
Communities of descendants of African slaves who escaped forced labour to form rural villages – called quilombos – are fighting for their survival. Like other indigenous peoples whose lands are being encroached upon, they are fighting to prevent Brazil's agribusiness lobby and land speculators from taking over their territory. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231130-quilombolas-the-afro-brazilians-serving-as-guardians-of-the-forests)
2023-11-30T06:23:13Z	**Ibama: Brazil's environmental police are back on the job**
When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he revived Brazil's environmental police force. The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) is "back at work", says its president, Rodrigo Agostinho. After years of budget cuts under Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, Ibama has seen its resources triple since the start of ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231130-ibama-brazil-environmental-police-lula-back-on-job-deforestation-amazon-mining-farming)
2023-11-30T09:17:44Z	**Musk says he regrets controversial post but lashes out over fleeing advertisers' 'blackmail'**
Elon Musk apologized Wednesday for endorsing a social media post widely seen as anti-Semitic, but accused advertisers who are turning away from his social media platform X of "blackmail" and said anyone who does so can "go fuck yourself." ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231130-musk-says-he-regrets-controversial-post-but-lashes-out-over-fleeing-advertisers-blackmail)
2023-11-30T09:35:15Z	**Singapore and Zurich tie for top ranking among world's most expensive cities**
Singapore and Zurich tied for the world's most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231130-singapore-and-zurich-tie-for-top-ranking-among-world-s-most-expensive-cities)
2023-11-30T13:52:07Z	**Russia’s Supreme Court bans 'international LGBT movement'**
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231130-russia-s-top-court-bans-international-lgbt-movement-over-extremism)
2023-11-30T15:05:06Z	**Facebook shuts down China-based accounts threatening democracies ahead of 2024 vote**
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231130-facebook-shuts-down-china-based-accounts-threatening-democracies-ahead-of-2024-vote)
2023-11-30T16:04:46Z	**‘No one leaves their country’: Gazans return home despite uncertain truce**
Among the aid trucks and ambulances queuing up to get into Gaza at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt are a number of Gazan residents who, despite the threat of hostilities resuming, are eager to return to take advantage of the current truce to return to their devastated homeland. Many are going back to be with loved ones who have lived through the trauma of the war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231130-no-one-leaves-their-country-gazans-return-home-despite-uncertain-truce)
2023-11-30T22:47:01Z	**Trump gag order reinstated by court in New York civil fraud trial**
A New York appellate court on Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred former US President Donald Trump and his lawyers from making public statements about court staff in an ongoing civil fraud trial case, court records showed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231130-trump-gag-order-reinstated-by-court-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial)
2023-12-01T03:24:54Z	**Climate and Gaza crises share spotlight at COP28 summit in Dubai**
World leaders take centre stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on Friday, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the summit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231201-climate-and-gaza-crises-share-spotlight-at-cop28-summit-in-dubai)
2023-12-01T04:41:15Z	**Heavy gunfire heard in south of Guinea-Bissau capital**
Heavy gunfire was heard on Friday in Guinea Bissau's capital near barracks where members of the national guard were holed up in the south of the city, according to an AFP journalist and sources. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231201-heavy-gunfire-heard-in-south-of-guinea-bissau-s-capital)
2023-12-01T08:23:37Z	**HIV prevention drug for Kenyan sex workers helps curb new infections**
Kenya has a severe, generalised HIV epidemic, with 1.4 million cases. But in recent years, the country has experienced a notable decline in the prevalence of the virus, attributed in part to increased access to antiretroviral drugs. In 2016, Kenya became one of the first African countries to make antiretroviral pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available for HIV prevention among “key popula ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231201-hiv-prevention-drug-for-kenyan-sex-workers-helps-curb-new-infections)
2023-12-01T08:52:41Z	**‘Real estate’ for corals: Swiss organisation builds artificial reefs with art, tech**
3D-printed clay sculptures that provide shelter to corals are part of an innovative, artistic project aimed at conserving sensitive marine ecosystems. As world leaders gather for the COP28 summit in Dubai, FRANCE 24 takes a look at an unusual conservation project run by a Swiss NGO. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231201-real-estate-for-corals-swiss-organisation-builds-artificial-reefs-with-art-tech)
2023-12-01T10:11:42Z	**King Charles calls for COP28 'turning point' as world leaders address climate summit**
World leaders descended on Dubai Friday for the second day of UN climate talks. They are under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming even as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the agenda. Britain's King Charles III told the gathered leaders that COP28 must be a "critical turning point" in the fight against climate change. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231201-king-charles-calls-for-cop28-turning-point-as-world-leaders-address-climate-summit)
2023-12-01T12:23:27Z	**Stories of horror: Investigating a massacre in Sudan's Darfur region**
Since the start of Sudan's brutal civil war in April, mass killings of civilians have been perpetrated in the West Darfur region. Our team investigates atrocities committed against the local Masalit ethnic group. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20231201-stories-of-horror-investigating-a-massacre-in-sudan-s-darfur-region)
2023-12-01T13:46:07Z	**UNRWA's Lazzarini 'deeply concerned' that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza**
As fighting resumes between Israel and Hamas after a one-week truce, FRANCE 24 speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He said he was "deeply concerned" at the looming prospect of Israel's offensive moving to the south of the Gaza Strip. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20231201-unrwa-s-lazzarini-deeply-concerned-that-israeli-offensive-could-move-to-southern-gaza)
2023-12-01T16:12:44Z	**Ukraine spy agency launches fresh sabotage attack on Russian railway in Siberia**
Ukraine's domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week on military supply routes in the area, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231201-ukraine-spy-agency-launches-fresh-sabotage-attack-on-russian-railway-in-siberia)
2023-12-01T18:05:41Z	**Israel’s new Gaza offensive: 'The goal is to destroy Hamas, not to save the hostages’**
Fighting between Israel and Hamas resumed in the Gaza Strip after a truce agreement expired early Friday, dashing hopes of a prolonged ceasefire in the region. To better understand the rapidly evolving conflict in the region, FRANCE 24 spoke to Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231201-israel-s-new-gaza-offensive-the-goal-is-to-destroy-hamas-not-to-save-the-hostages)
2023-12-01T18:15:13Z	**Brazil army 'intensifies' border operations as Venezuela-Guyana territory dispute heats up**
Brazil's defense ministry has "intensified" operations along the country's northern border amid a mounting territorial dispute between neighbors Venezuela and Guyana, it told AFP Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231201-brazil-army-intensifies-border-operations-as-venezuela-guyana-territory-dispute-heats-up)
2023-12-01T19:47:33Z	**Putin signs decree boosting Russia's troop numbers by 15 percent**
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday boosting troop numbers by 15 percent, in a move the army said was due to "threats" associated with the Ukraine offensive. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231201-putin-signs-decree-boosting-russia-s-troop-numbers-by-15-percent)
2023-12-02T06:28:20Z	**Israel continues massive bombardment of Gaza for second day after truce ends**
Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza for a second day on Saturday after a week-long truce with Hamas collapsed despite international calls for an extension.  Clouds of grey smoke from the strikes hung over Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry said nearly 200 people had been killed since the ceasfire expired early Friday. Follow our live blog for all the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231202-israel-continues-massive-bombardment-of-gaza-for-second-day-after-truce-ends)
2023-12-02T07:32:50Z	**More than 110 countries join COP28 deal to triple renewable energy by 2030**
A pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy by 2030 has won support from more than 110 countries at the COP28 climate summit on Saturday, with some pushing to make the deal global by the end of the UN conference. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231202-more-than-110-countries-join-cop28-deal-to-triple-renewable-energy-by-2030)
2023-12-02T10:20:55Z	**‘Khan Yunis is now a combat zone’: Bombardments resume across the Gaza Strip**
After a seven-day ceasefire, fighting has resumed in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces report hitting “over 200 terror targets” while the Palestinian health ministry in the Hamas-controlled enclave reported at least 100 deaths by the afternoon of December 1. Strikes have spread from the north to the south of Gaza, where many civilians have taken refuge. ⌘ [Read more](https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231201-khan-yunis-is-now-a-combat-zone-bombardments-resume-across-the-gaza-strip)
2023-12-02T10:45:20Z	**Far-right protesters gather in Paris to call for ‘justice’ after French teenager’s death**
Some 200 far-right demonstrators gathered in Paris on Friday night to protest the death of a French teenager who died last month after being stabbed during what appeared to be a brawl that broke out at a village dance. Although the circumstances of the incident remain unclear, the far right has framed it as a symbol of France’s increasingly insecure s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231202-far-right-protesters-gather-in-paris-to-call-for-justice-after-french-teenager-s-death)