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https://ift.tt/u6YaedV Dozens of Iranian schoolgirls needed hospital treatment on Tuesday after another mysterious poisoning, a news agency reported, the latest in a spate of suspected attacks in the Islamic republic. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7btFqU9

https://ift.tt/u6YaedV France's longtime football boss Noël Le Graët resigned as head of the French Football Federation on Tuesday amid a legal investigation into alleged sexual and moral harassment and a damning audit commissioned by the sports ministry. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZatA61n

https://ift.tt/u6YaedV With Russia's invasion of Ukraine barring millions of children from attending school, online classes are often the only link between teachers and pupils in the war-torn country, even as they contend with daily bombardments, blackouts and air raid alerts. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hmaKMXG

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at a ceremony in Paris. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/U45Wu6Q

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked for forgiveness over rescue delays while visiting one of the areas hit hardest by the deadly earthquake earlier this month. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9lWpdQn

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, putting millions of people in danger and forcing 8 million Ukrainians to flee their homes and millions more to turn to bomb shelters to avoid the bombardments. We spoke to two of our Observers to see how their lives have changed during this year of war, inside Ukraine and out.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FA3MzYL

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Many survivors of the 7.8-magnitude quake that killed over 48,000 people across Turkey and Syria on February 6 are now suffering from what doctors call "crush syndrome". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/PmpksJ8

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Israeli settlers targeting a town where two Israeli brothers were killed. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jsFtm9a

https://ift.tt/93ItkQg Huge crowds gathered in Mexico on Sunday to condemn government moves to shrink the electoral authority as a threat to democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protest so far against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's administration. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TnY4U3w

https://ift.tt/3t2Iy4u Footage shows two different tigers exploring the streets of South Africa during the month of January. These two escaped big cats shocked residents and one of them attacked a man. Animal rights activists say these events shine a light on the big cat breeding and export business in the country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/CjLyOaK

https://ift.tt/3t2Iy4u More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, rescue services said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bJgLYnF

https://ift.tt/3t2Iy4u The EU on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia's Wagner mercenary organisation for "human rights abuses" in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6YOBHQJ

https://ift.tt/3t2Iy4u Russian President Vladimir Putin accused NATO members on Sunday of taking part in the Ukraine conflict by donating arms to the country and said the West planned to break up Russia. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4rQe0Dw

https://ift.tt/3t2Iy4u Jordan will host a meeting on Sunday between top Israeli and Palestinian security and political officials with US participation to halt a recent surge in violence that has stoked fears of a wider escalation ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, officials said.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BAJ9rVY

https://ift.tt/h2LNyPj French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in early April and called on Beijing to "help us pressure Russia" to end the war in Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/dDc0YsQ

https://ift.tt/h2LNyPj Tunisian law enforcement has launched a wave of repression against the country’s sub-Saharan African population, carrying out random identity checks and sometimes violently arresting them, leaving their children abandoned and offering no access to any kind of legal support. Xenophobic and racist sentiments have also been circulating widely on Tunisian social media, a toxic climate that recent statements by the Tunisian president only exacerbated. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xPisw6j

https://ift.tt/h2LNyPj UNESCO declared Manx Gaelic extinct in 2009. Years later, a letter from a primary school on the Isle of Man proved them wrong, so the organisation took a step back and set up a new category: revitalised languages. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4SqJwyK

https://ift.tt/h2LNyPj US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JlskNOj

https://ift.tt/h2LNyPj In Ukraine, the ravages the war has inflicted on the nation are obvious. However, other wounds are less so, and psychologists have been working hand in hand with prosecutors whose mission is to look into allegations of war crimes, particularly when it comes to conflict-related sexual violence. Over the course of their findings, they have found a population traumatised by occupation and war, and have been seeking to offer help and support to as many people as they can. Our reporters Luke Shrago and Mélina Huet accompanied these psychologists as they carried out their work. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/m3ULzOi

https://ift.tt/Bmqri8I All year long, cartoonists around the world have been putting their pens to paper, interpreting and documenting the events in Ukraine. To mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, international network Cartooning for Peace has released a special edition book featuring 120 drawings from cartoonists around the world. Among them are six illustrations from award-winning Ukrainian cartoonist Vladimir Kazanevsky. He joined us for Perspective to talk about how Russia's invasion has drastically changed his work, and what it means to him to see cartoonists from around the world expressing their support for Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wp3kSeM

https://ift.tt/Bmqri8I We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa from Lagos, ahead of Nigeria’s crunch presidential election on Saturday. Some 93.5 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new president, Muhammadu Buhari having already served two terms. Shortages of cash and fuel, as well as power cuts and rising inflation are among the key issues on voters’ minds. FRANCE 24's Georja Calvin-Smith reports from Africa's most populous nation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/huPX8U2

https://ift.tt/Bmqri8I Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KUNbqOC

https://ift.tt/2yJSM8e Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes across the Israel-Gaza frontier on Thursday, a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during a Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, renewing concerns of broader escalation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xFQhWgH

https://ift.tt/CBfZw06 Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians,  including a 72-year-old man, and injured 97 others during a rare daytime raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to Palestinian health officials. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zgUDr9y

https://ift.tt/CBfZw06 Germany on Wednesday said it was expelling two diplomats from the Iranian embassy in Berlin over the death sentence an Iranian court handed down against an Iranian-German national. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FlC1IG9

https://ift.tt/CBfZw06 Just a few kilometres from the southeastern front line, Orikhiv has become a ghost town a year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Urakine. Houses have been destroyed, buildings reduced to rubble and shops are closed due to daily Russian bombardments. But a few residents have not left Orikhiv, and they tell FRANCE 24 they are determined to stay despite the hardships.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ia2NhOb

https://ift.tt/RKeH7VA France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vYy98oa

https://ift.tt/RKeH7VA Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday the three astronauts who were left stranded by a pressure leak in their return capsule last year will be able to return on the Soyuz MS-23 replacement capsule in September. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kt8BvD2

https://ift.tt/RKeH7VA Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb "authoritarian expansionism", President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ue869gb

https://ift.tt/RKeH7VA The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iq9cBj8

https://ift.tt/8aG7MH6 Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete action. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uQE0JCB

https://ift.tt/8aG7MH6 Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over, after bilateral relations soured in recent months. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mfUkDJM

https://ift.tt/8aG7MH6 Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman during the Munich Security Conference. The president discussed Finland’s plans to join NATO, whether Western leaders misjudged Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and whether there is a risk that Russian military action will expand further into Europe. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UbWVCfH

https://ift.tt/8aG7MH6 Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week's massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wuHdAKX

https://ift.tt/rveX1b8   The hashtag #BuccalFatRemoval has more than 170 million views on TikTok. This plastic surgery "trend" went viral, helping make buccal fat removal one of the fastest-growing procedures. It involves removing pads of fat from the cheeks in order to make a person's face look more chiselled. But it entails risks too, as one surgeon explained to our team. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/no6Syhx

https://ift.tt/rveX1b8 From 40 to 50% of historic sites in Turkey’s Hatay province are currently estimated by UNESCO to have been destroyed by the earthquakes, but it is feared that the actual losses in terms of heritage could be higher. The most significant losses in Turkey are in the Diyarbakir region, such as at Diyarbakir Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Damage at these sites is currently being assessed in view of eventual restoration, for some. FRANCE 24's Thameen al Kheetan reports from Gaziantep.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ROqHBPX

https://ift.tt/rveX1b8 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a speech on Sunday, the last day of the Munich Security Conference, that the West must provide more military aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/q2ld8cN

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wzTxSnK

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing in the country's worst modern disaster.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/i5Tlq0I

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX Destroying ATMs, breaking into banks and setting up blockades in the street: angry protests erupted on February 15 in several cities across Nigeria as people struggle to get their hands on newly designed banknotes. Frustration is mounting as some citizens can’t purchase basic necessities amid widespread shortages of the new currency, just a week ahead of the 2023 general elections.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Uhxbl5q

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX US President Joe Biden will head to Poland for an official visit this coming Tuesday and Wednesday to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He will send a “firm” message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a White House spokesperson, who added that the Biden administration will support Ukraine “for as long as it takes”. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bqW87Ia

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, thousands of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in the French school system. As they adapt to their new daily routine, their teachers look back at how the integration process went. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KiUmDH1

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX At least 53 people were killed Friday in an ambush in central Syria blamed on the Islamic State group, state media reported, the deadiest attack by the jihadists in more than a year. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9cDxCi7

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX A French court on Friday found three members of a far-right French group guilty of conspiring to prepare an act of terrorism in a trial over a violent plot against President Emmanuel Macron dating back to 2018. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/r1EXMxg

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX Destroying ATMs, breaking into banks and setting up blockades in the street: angry protests erupted on February 15 in several cities across Nigeria as people struggle to get their hands on newly designed banknotes. Frustration is mounting as some citizens can’t even purchase basic necessities amid widespread shortages of the new currency, just a week ahead of the 2023 general elections.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Uhxbl5q

https://ift.tt/k0prLoX Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will open the Munich Security Conference on Friday, as world leaders gather to renew their vow to back Kyiv against Russian forces ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion. Follow FRANCE 24 for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8jzLhQ4

https://ift.tt/xlKB5ik The Munich Security Conference opens on Friday, bringing world leaders together ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv steps up pleas for more weapons. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mF0zEhI

https://ift.tt/xlKB5ik A third inquiry into the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda 50 years ago could shed new light on whether he was poisoned by political enemies, as alleged by some of his family. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JOVATlf

https://ift.tt/xlKB5ik Nearly a year after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops are trying to seize the moment by overwhelming Ukrainian defences before the deployment of promised new weapons from Western nations. Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold the line with outdated equipment against the 320,000 Russian soldiers currently amassed in the Donbas region, according to Ukrainian military intelligence estimates. FRANCE 24 reports.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MQw0zih

https://ift.tt/k6t0HPB Russia launched missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least one civilian, after Western allies pledged to ramp up military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces to support a planned counter-offensive. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iNYzocS

https://ift.tt/k6t0HPB French unions on Thursday called workers out on a new strike against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, but turnout was sharply down. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YesvioX

https://ift.tt/k6t0HPB An Italian court on Wednesday acquitted Silvio Berlusconi over allegations of bribing witnesses in a underage prostitution case that has dogged the former prime minister for more than a decade. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SJOMAi1

https://ift.tt/k6t0HPB Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced her intention to resign, saying that part of serving in politics is knowing when it is time to make way for someone else. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/eqnzar6

https://ift.tt/18FtsHh The UN on Wednesday said it needed $5.6 billion to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and to the millions who have fled the war-ravaged country as the international community braces for a spring offensive with Russia announcing recent gains in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.  Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BTXdkV8

https://ift.tt/18FtsHh In the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, international rescue teams are still searching for survivors, or trying to recover bodies, as worried families watch more than a week after the devastating earthquake killed nearly 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/A0UClK5

https://ift.tt/3WCk1uT Syrian refugee children in southern Turkey have never known a time without war in their home country. Last week’s devastating double earthquake has now struck their home away from home – shattering their safe haven in just one night. FRANCE 24’s reporters met Syrian refugees made homeless once more, this time in Turkey. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MYSA9ut

https://ift.tt/3WCk1uT Hopes of finding more survivors have all but faded more than a week after the double earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, with the focus now shifting to providing shelter, food and medical assistance to survivors. Every day, aid pours into quake-stricken Turkey from around the world. One of our teams filmed its arrival at Gaziantep airport. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tJN8CRT

https://ift.tt/3WCk1uT Thousands of Israelis protested outside parliament Monday against the government's controversial judicial reform plan, which aims to give lawmakers substantially more control over the supreme court.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TnVpcul

https://ift.tt/3WCk1uT China accused the United States on Monday of flying balloons over its territory, hitting back against Washington's claims that Beijing has been sending alleged surveillance aircraft.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zoIqbPs

https://ift.tt/3WCk1uT Paris Saint-Germain head into the first leg of their crunch Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich this week without the injured Kylian Mbappe, with concerns over the fitness of Lionel Messi, and in crisis after suffering damaging back-to-back defeats from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lP1XmBY

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal resources belonging to the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HJEjXnC

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO US officials restricted the airspace over Lake Michigan on Sunday citing a potential new threat to national security but soon reopened the skies, as the United States and Canada respond to multiple air intrusions. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/eHo7mYu

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO Cyprus voters on Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small EU member state, with his rival conceding defeat and congratulating him. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uehfm5X

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO Nearly a week after the deadly earthquake in southern Turkey, foreign students Abdelaziz, Ahmed Ali, Yassir and Mustafa are helping survivors of the quake in the city of Gaziantep. They say they are happy to give back to the country that has given them so much, and that they have fallen in love with.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mtn1rbC

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said Sunday that his troops had taken an eastern Ukrainian village a few kilometres from the key city of Bakhmut which Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uo80kUM

https://ift.tt/T0sAivO Cyprus holds a tightly fought presidential election on Sunday between two diplomats, each seeking to persuade undecided voters that he is the best choice to govern the European Union member.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/IL1JPzU

https://ift.tt/utKbXZS Thousands of Europe-based Iranians, including relatives of victims of repression in the Islamic republic, lawmakers and campaigners, on Saturday urged the EU at a rally in Paris to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a "terror" group. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yhVTzJ4

https://ift.tt/utKbXZS In November 2022, thousands of young Chinese people took to the streets to protest repeated Covid-19 lockdowns, constant PCR tests and to demand greater freedom. The movement was stifled in a few days and authorities abandoned their strict zero-Covid policy. But if China's youth took the risk to voice their anger, it's because their frustration goes well beyond Covid rules. FRANCE 24's Lou Kisiela, Antoine Morel and Yan Chen report. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qIwiHEO

https://ift.tt/utKbXZS France is bracing itself for a fourth round of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform pensions Saturday, but strikes will not hit transport services this time, allowing trains and the Paris Metro to run. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YsfiK0Q

https://ift.tt/utKbXZS Tens of thousands of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, after months of anti-government protests. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZKCGOJs

https://ift.tt/CeX6Mvg Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist known for storming a prime-time news broadcast on state television to protest against the war in Ukraine, has released an autobiographical book describing the media "propaganda factory" in Moscow.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wnTNSiD

https://ift.tt/CeX6Mvg Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traveled to Washington on Thursday, invited to the White House by President Joe Biden in a visit that will focus on support for Brazilian democracy and shared environmental commitments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Xr0j2ZF

https://ift.tt/CeX6Mvg Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelensky has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honour. But there’s a problem: Russian President Vladimir Putin has the same medal. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Tufh5AG

https://ift.tt/MZYvi7a The Walt Disney Co. will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of an ambitious companywide cost-savings plan and “strategic reorganization” announced Wednesday by CEO Bob Iger. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/axfOAIM

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 As the desperate search for survivors continues after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warns that up to 23 million people could be affected across the region. Our Perspective guest is Louise Bichet, Middle East Manager at Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World), which has been working in the region for many years. She tells us more about the humanitarian response to the disaster, particularly in Syria. "There is a need for much wider humanitarian access so that we are able to reach those who are most in need, without any consideration of political agenda or military agenda," she said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/2047JP3

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 Two vending machines selling whale meat were unveiled in Tokyo on January 24 as part of the whaling industry’s campaign to try and increase consumption, which is on the decline in Japan. However, animal rights defenders, including our Observers, are angry that whalers are back in Japanese waters after the government lifted a ban on whaling in 2019. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xIzWZNr

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s south as well as in neighbouring Syria. In the Turkish city of Osmaniye, a team of French rescue workers spent the night digging through the rubble in an increasingly desperate search for survivors. FRANCE 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya, Ludovic de Foucard and Hussein Assad sent this report. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/exQ6MwK

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 France's TotalEnergies said Wednesday that high oil and gas prices bolstered its net profit to a record $20.5 billion in 2022 and announced higher dividend payments for shareholders. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/q6hUCyo

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be beaten. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xZ6QKmW

https://ift.tt/1wDGAC5 Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OTzkPVq

https://ift.tt/jp5R2cY Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a new offensive that could begin next week along a front where there have been relentless battles for months, a Ukrainian governor said.  Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FkquL9m

https://ift.tt/jp5R2cY Britain faces its largest ever strike by health workers on Monday as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute which the health minister said would place further strain on the National Health Service (NHS). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0F6v7i9

https://ift.tt/riT37HY France survived a huge scare as they started their Six Nations campaign with a nerve-racking 29-24 away victory over Italy on Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Hwqu6TI

https://ift.tt/riT37HY Iran's supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the scale of the crackdown.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UrhvFC0

https://ift.tt/riT37HY There are thousands of videos on TikTok that claim that you can miraculously lose weight by taking Ozempic, a medicine meant to be used by people with diabetes. As a result, there has been a massive rise in sales of Ozempic worldwide. Now, both doctors and people with diabetes are afraid that the drug's popularity as a weight loss aid will lead to shortages. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bhSmJyc

https://ift.tt/riT37HY Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher with Russia throwing more and more troops into battle, hours after the two sides agreed to exchange dozens of prisoners of war. Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said a serious accident at a high-voltage substation had caused widespread power outages in and around the southern port city of Odesa, leaving half a million people without power. Follow our live blog to see today's events. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wKqhatC

https://ift.tt/riT37HY Pope Francis wound up a peace mission to South Sudan on Sunday urging the people to make themselves immune to the "venom of hatred" to achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SZ1HaFc

https://ift.tt/riT37HY French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne offered on Sunday to soften a planned pension overhaul to let some people who started work early also retire early in order to win conservatives support for the reform in parliament. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SDRzl13

https://ift.tt/riT37HY Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai aged 79 after a long illness, the army said Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AjgRbzJ

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heatwave complicates efforts to control fires that have claimed at least 22 lives so far. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Gxl0Fdm

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n Pope Francis on Saturday urged South Sudan's leaders to restore "dignity" to the millions of their countrymen affected by conflict, renewing a forceful appeal for peace in the strife-torn nation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1vzDCjg

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n Burkina Faso's junta leader said Friday his country had not severed diplomatic ties with France, which he has asked to withdraw its forces, and denied Russian Wagner mercenaries were in the country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0Qt3YoI

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n Brazil on Friday sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the Navy announced, despite environmental groups claiming the formerly French ship was packed with toxic materials. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OPaXRYG

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n A U.S. jury on Friday found Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors when Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had "funding secured" to take the electric car company private. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GUcwyqE

https://ift.tt/o6VrK0n European Union member states, the Group of Seven industrialized countries and Australia said Friday that they have reached an agreement on price caps for Russian petroleum products. The move is the latest part of an international push to limit Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest for his assault on Ukraine by targeting his key exports. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/haE26qZ

https://ift.tt/SgZTJsP French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday the "headlong rush" of Iran's nuclear programme after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Paris to seek a stronger European stance against Tehran. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/71VJZn2

https://ift.tt/SgZTJsP A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a few days, and senior US officials have advised President Joe Biden against shooting it down for fear the debris could pose a safety threat. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SMaHcuy

https://ift.tt/SgZTJsP The US Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wqCxZvo

https://ift.tt/SgZTJsP Israel expects to fully normalise ties with Sudan sometime later this year, Israel's foreign minister said Thursday, after returning from a lightning diplomatic mission to the Sudanese capital. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0a6xPtj

https://ift.tt/SgZTJsP A Pakistani who was tortured by the CIA and held in the Guantanamo Bay prison for 16 years after admitting to helping Al Qaeda was released to Belize, the US military announced Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/exWfloT

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts in Africa. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/LFUdYWD

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY The European Union’s parliament on Thursday removed the protective immunity of two lawmakers linked to one of the bloc’s biggest-ever corruption scandals, paving the way for them to be questioned by Belgian investigators. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ujp5J1w

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY More than a dozen top European Union officials arrive in Kyiv on Thursday with promises of more military, financial and political aid. The trip comes as rescue efforts continued in the eastern city of Kramatorsk after a Russian rocket attack on a residential building killed at least three. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mrTyiBs

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Blx6RNY

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its A$5 banknote with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BAJWMOv

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY Peru's Congress on Wednesday voted down another bid to advance elections from April 2024 to this year, a move sought by President Dina Boluarte to calm unrest that has left dozens dead in seven weeks of anti-government protests. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/empMTzY

https://ift.tt/6jZCaQY A feeling of déjà-vu pervaded the French capital on Monday as hundreds of thousands of protesters unfurled their posters nationwide and strikes paralysed public transport in opposition to the government’s announced pension reform. The proposed changes are a cornerstone of Macron's reform agenda but are also a high-stakes test of his reputation as a reformer. The proposed pension changes remain taboo at a time when many French households are struggling with inflation and rising energy prices. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0J1oYGw