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https://ift.tt/AaTOEC3 Four Hong Kong men were convicted of rioting Thursday over the storming and ransacking of the city's legislature in 2019, part of a pro-democracy movement that posed an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jA4gYlk

https://ift.tt/SfprNGt Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges over the death of a young woman who was fatally shot on the set of a budget Western, US court documents showed Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Iw5DZ24

https://ift.tt/kZ5vxcB Universal Music Group warned Tuesday that it would pull its songs from TikTok, after a breakdown in talks with the social media platform over issues including the compensation of artists and songwriters. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/p9hEQV6

https://ift.tt/pz2R71r President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked Brazil's deputy intelligence director amid an investigation into alleged illegal espionage also involving one of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro's sons, according to an official bulletin published Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lPMtIjx

https://ift.tt/MBKg1YX Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against it on the grounds it did not go far enough. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/pL2gcBn

https://ift.tt/dxelCE7 Britain's top climate change advisory body on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of creating "mixed signals and a perception of "slowing UK climate ambition", as it demanded renewed action. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8YPqHSR

https://ift.tt/KSUPxsE Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kCpBo5W

https://ift.tt/TvwC7cr Iran denied US and British accusations that it supported militant groups behind a drone strike in Jordan that killed three US military personnel, Tehran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. "These claims are made with specific political goals to reverse the realities of the region," IRNA quoted foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying. US President Joe Biden has said his country would "respond" to the attack. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GnvyezV

https://ift.tt/oHsWPI7 A Hong Kong court on Monday issued the liquidation of battered Chinese property giant Evergrande after lawyers failed to convince a judge it had a working restructuring plan. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SwtxHKi

https://ift.tt/ckmlyqn Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said, indicating that power had been restored. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/PBu7Z8L

https://ift.tt/IJ3PdRH Iran on Sunday said it simultaneously launched three satellites into orbit, nearly a week after the launch of a research satellite by the Revolutionary Guards drew Western criticism. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5nYrpGo

https://ift.tt/lPbZfHu North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/za4vO0K

https://ift.tt/SDjktKa UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded on Saturday for donor states to "guarantee the continuity" of the body's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after several followed the US and Canada in halting funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. The US says it is making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza for two months in exchange for the release of more than 100 hostages. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zhDefTk

https://ift.tt/iHAYI7J The prospect of a free presidential election in Venezuela was dealt a heavy blow Friday when the country’s highest court upheld a ban on the candidacy of María Corina Machado, a longtime government foe and winner of the primary held by the opposition faction backed by the United States. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hv1VFpq

https://ift.tt/jhGWcaC Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5O2PSWu

https://ift.tt/hQCyeSH The UN Security Council will meet next week over the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling for Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, the council's presidency announced on Friday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/17nXa5U

https://ift.tt/sJET1Cp Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/rLEbHvj

https://ift.tt/J8ta9rv Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/81MP4tO

https://ift.tt/DU6NAZL UN judges on Friday will rule on South Africa's request for emergency measures against Israel, which is accused at the World Court of state-led genocide for its military operation in Gaza. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/NAnzPcj

https://ift.tt/BsYQ4jG He testified for under three minutes. But former President Donald Trump still broke a judge's rules on what he could tell a jury about writer E Jean Carroll's sexual assault and defamation allegations, and he left the courtroom Thursday bristling to the spectators: “This is not America.” from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HFq9ajS

https://ift.tt/GhIWTyU Fierce battles are tearing through the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, where United Nations officials say tank rounds hit a UN facility sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least nine people and wounded 75 others. The Israeli military said its forces were battling militants in Khan Younis on Wednesday after encircling the city a day earlier. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ojMcB5X

https://ift.tt/gevG6qV US regulators approved a detailed inspection framework that would allow the return to service of Boeing 737 MAX planes grounded after an emergency landing earlier this month, officials said Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iOb5mT8

https://ift.tt/Kygne61 Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets Wednesday and many downed tools in a major challenge to President Javier Milei's budget-slashing policies just weeks after he took office. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/06wmbRF

https://ift.tt/QKqLkvS Car production in Britain last year hit the highest level since 2019, or before the Covid pandemic, an industry body said Thursday as it warned of bumps in the road. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3TlWecm

https://ift.tt/WyZX7CP The United Nations chief warned Israel on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s rejection of a two-state solution will indefinitely prolong a conflict that is threatening global peace and emboldening extremists everywhere. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Xb6Yn0K

https://ift.tt/1H98Atq Former President Donald Trump had rock solid support from New Hampshire Republicans in his primary victory Tuesday, with even most backers of rival Nikki Haley acknowledging the GOP belongs to him. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AehN9o4

https://ift.tt/M4pKwN6 The US military struck three facilities in Iraq on Tuesday, targeting an Iranian-backed militia in retaliation for missile and drone attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria over the past several days, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9ECoAjc

https://ift.tt/1hbuC5c Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said he was leaving politics to pursue a business career, calling time on a contentious career. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3xCPocI

https://ift.tt/n4sNPTS Donald Trump's last remaining Republican opponent, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, was making a final push on Monday to convince New Hampshire voters to turn out and deliver her an upset victory in the state's presidential nominating contest. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/k28Qm9f

https://ift.tt/Igkd6Rv Britain's unelected upper house of parliament inflicted a blow Monday to the government's controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, by voting to delay ratification of the treaty with Kigali. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/g8EM35V

https://ift.tt/LbE0td1 The United States on Monday called for Israel to protect innocent people in hospitals, medical staff and patients as Israeli forces stormed one hospital and put another under siege as they advanced deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza. Residents said the bombardment from air, land and sea was the most intense in southern Gaza since the war began in October. Meanwhile, the US and UK carried out a new series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tCXNDTE

https://ift.tt/4hnypAt Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WOzUIqy

https://ift.tt/oTyhnDd EU foreign ministers will push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians during meetings Monday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a future two-state solution. The Palestinian death toll from the war has soared past 25,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday. Israel announced the death of another hostage and appeared far from achieving its goals of freeing more than 100 others and eradicating the militant group. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FROM4sX

https://ift.tt/GKtTqZ7 Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in the country's southwest in the midst of a "war" between drug gangs and the security forces from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Oby2wLt

https://ift.tt/9O43DNX France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal paid tribute to the country's agriculture sector this weekend, responding to the growing discontent of farm workers angry at red tape and high costs. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wOxU627

https://ift.tt/8OqVo5p Fighting raged across Gaza and Israeli units raided the West Bank on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for post-war "Palestinian sovereignty". There were reports of gunfire, air strikes and tank shelling in Khan Younis, Gaza’s main southern city. On Saturday evening, thousands of Israelis demonstrated calling for the return of hostages held in Gaza and early elections to oust Benjamin Netanyahu. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KMYNuD0

https://ift.tt/KgM13GW Senegal's Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tSYVkFn

https://ift.tt/uK0EhkG Algeria had Baghdad Bounedjah to thank after his extra time header saved their blushes in a back and forth game against Burkina Faso. Elsewhere, Mauritania were edged out in a 3-2 thriller by Angola while Tunisia and Mali played out an edgy 1-1 stalemate in Group E.  We go over the latest action with Sports Journalist Thando Sibiya and France 24's Justice Baidoo from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/nsLwhao

https://ift.tt/1BuvwZD Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/o4DGU1p

https://ift.tt/2cD48E9 France’s largest farm union FNSEA is considering nationwide protests in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said on Friday, potentially expanding action by farmers in the southwest who have blocked a highway and dumped manure on public buildings. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jxpU2uI

https://ift.tt/5g6k8ws Israel ratcheted up its attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday,  focusing overnight on Khan Younis, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden discussed differences over a post-war future for Palestinians that have suggested a rift between the two allies. The European Union's to diplomat, Josep Borrell, said the two-state solution would have "to be imposed from outside". Read our live blog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Me30O8q

https://ift.tt/rjfQnyo Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack, with residents fearful of the violence spreading throughout Port-au-Prince. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bzIws9R

https://ift.tt/lXmk8id Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah's injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, while Nigeria defeated hosts Ivory Coast 1-0. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1rkOLiJ

https://ift.tt/kaUE9mA American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the US military said Wednesday, after Washington re-designated the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a "terrorist" entity for their attacks on merchant vessels. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ElkO0Y2

https://ift.tt/FMcYV2a Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SBeCbp7

https://ift.tt/iKaUfGW Russia said Wednesday it had targeted a group of French fighters in a long-range strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, an attack authorities said injured more than a dozen civilians. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vZny7L5

https://ift.tt/tbcXi06 At least 17 people were wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday evening, the regional governor said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bHQJx6m

https://ift.tt/nkNwca5 French President Emmanuel Macron said his country decided not to join US-led strikes against Houthis attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea because France is seeking to avoid escalation in Mideast tensions, he gave the explanation at a rare news conference. Macron told reporters that the subject was not “military” but “diplomatic.” Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ukQyJxf

https://ift.tt/zZ7AYeC Donald Trump went straight from his victory in the Republican Iowa caucuses to a New York courtroom Tuesday for the start of a defamation trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll after an earlier jury found he had sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Y9wrSJW

https://ift.tt/tQ7Kdyz Namibia produced the biggest shock so far in an Africa Cup of Nations full of upsets in the Ivory Coast by snatching a 1-0 triumph over former champions Tunisia on Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/v0Aq431

https://ift.tt/41vxh6c Republican frontrunner Donald Trump earned his widely-expected victory Monday in the Iowa caucuses -- the first vote in the 2024 presidential race -- US media projections showed. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/F63u0lf

https://ift.tt/PdWem70 Iran's Revolutionary Guards have launched missile attacks on multiple "terrorist" targets in Syria and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qO67Vou

https://ift.tt/xbj0WCP An estimated 3.5 million Britons living overseas will from Tuesday be eligible to vote in UK general elections, in one of the biggest increases in the country's electoral franchise in a century. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8oyFuP4

https://ift.tt/k3W0ru8 North Korea is formally abolishing a handful of key government agencies charged with promoting cooperation and reunification with the South, state media reported Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oC1x7j3

https://ift.tt/oMrIzSw Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te on Monday hailed the island's "solid partnership" with the United States, as he welcomed a delegation from Washington making a post-election visit expected to anger Beijing. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RXfuzoB

https://ift.tt/Fdao9A1 The US military said Sunday its forces shot down a cruise missile fired at an American destroyer warship from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. The attack appears to be the first against a US destroyer amid a growing number of missile and drone strikes or attempted strikes by the Houthis, on what they deem Israeli-linked shipping on the key Red Sea trade route.  Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HIJCn1d

https://ift.tt/MEg25XO The swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo was delayed Sunday as Congress, controlled by his opponents, was locked in debate over the admission of new lawmakers. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XPw78Lm

https://ift.tt/MTnKxhi Artificial intelligence (AI) will impact 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told AFP, shortly before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ymc85ds

https://ift.tt/hAfocYb Denmark turns a page in its history on Sunday when Queen Margrethe abdicates and her son becomes King Frederik X, with more than 100,000 Danes expected to turn out for the unprecedented event. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FHpYGhQ

https://ift.tt/lTbhGo1 Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinian militants during operations in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Sunday, as the war between Israel and Hamas entered its 100th day. The news comes as thousands of Israelis continued their 24-hour protest in Tel Aviv calling for the release of hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas militants. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mAI3q6z

https://ift.tt/yopZTl0 Taiwan on Sunday told China to "face reality" and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing's warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TRdrV5A

https://ift.tt/2Rvxwt4 US climate envoy John Kerry, a key player in the Biden administration's push to tackle climate change, will step down to work on the president's reelection bid, media reported Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/N7buwCV

https://ift.tt/PmFcVjA Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/aRH2NFO

https://ift.tt/ciaxBAd Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday as the Palestinian territory suffered under a dire humanitarian situation and grappled with a telecommunications blackout on the 99th day of the war. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed three militants who had attacked a Jewish settlement on Friday, the army said. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/IJ0sMXN

https://ift.tt/jTpXaR8 The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/siqG36S

https://ift.tt/hPcl4aC The past 12 months marked a grim year of suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalized groups like the Uyghurs, a monitor said Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KU2NRo0

https://ift.tt/yzJL5Y1 US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States and Britain, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, had conducted strikes in Yemen at sites used by Houthi "rebels." from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/t3VrEw4

https://ift.tt/LIehiYD Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges when he appeared in federal court Thursday, in a case that adds further pressure on US President Joe Biden as he readies for a bare-knuckle election rematch with scandal-plagued Republican Donald Trump.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9WkM2Y4

https://ift.tt/efySLBl Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top UN court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the first time calls by some right-wing ministers to permanently occupy the enclave. Follow our liveblog. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/DiCYP8g

https://ift.tt/0HjXIhz Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ended his flailing bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, after failing to garner support for a campaign centered on criticism of the policies and character of frontrunner Donald Trump. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zvMFPny

https://ift.tt/sL7dJTD US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is a “pathway to a Palestinian state.” from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/y80nfvx

https://ift.tt/yrtR0Zd DR Congo's Constitutional Court on Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi's landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor but mineral-rich massive central African country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8OuEYzl

https://ift.tt/EaOBdgz Brutal winter weather enveloped much of the US on Tuesday and was forecast to continue through the week in areas, with forecasters predicting heavy rains in the east and several feet of snow for parts of the Pacific northwest. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9fHkWlx

https://ift.tt/1Bs9kjX United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident last week. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Vwf8LFi

https://ift.tt/Yq9cgFp A historic private mission to land on the Moon faced near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, dealing a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JCOt3Pz

https://ift.tt/nQrvgEu Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an "extremely dangerous" narco boss escaped from his maximum security cell and unrest erupted at several penitentiaries. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mpAxzVF

https://ift.tt/Rr3gET5 French President Emmanuel Macron could choose a new prime minister as soon as Monday, according to his entourage, as he seeks a new look for a widely criticised government.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7IY40gx

https://ift.tt/OmbuLPK "Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan's drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb, topped the Golden Globes on Sunday -- but its fellow summer smash hit "Barbie" missed out on best comedy film honors to "Poor Things." from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Eg6px7U

https://ift.tt/8YkKRtO As Taiwan heads to the polls for a presidential election on January 13, we look back at a dark chapter in the island's past. Almost 80 years ago, on February 28, 1947, tens of thousands of Taiwanese who had risen up against the government were murdered. It was the start of the "White Terror" period. For 40 years, the Taiwanese were deprived of their freedoms, wrongly imprisoned or even executed. In 1987, with the lifting of martial law, Taiwan began its march towards democracy, and three decades later a Transitional Justice Commission was set up to work towards reconciliation. Our correspondent Lucie Barbazanges reports on a past that continues to haunt the Taiwanese people. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/R5f78A9

https://ift.tt/EjydLW2 Bangladesh was voting Sunday in an election guaranteed to give a fifth term in office to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/NtYgsoU

https://ift.tt/VhlyKZN Israeli air strikes hit the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza early on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, with at least several people killed and wounded, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported. The reported strikes came as the Israel-Hamas war entered its fourth month. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/K2pMs0f

https://ift.tt/WDRhoFy Rescuers and residents sifted through rubble Saturday as focus turned to recovering bodies and cleaning up rather than finding survivors, five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan killing at least 110 people. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WAtoM64

https://ift.tt/9PWu83B The first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and coach, Mario Zagallo was as instrumental a figure as any in Brazil's rise to prominence as a global football power. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/sioFpxP

https://ift.tt/u7R5Q6h As the Biden administration grapples with an increasingly tense and unstable situation in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the region this weekend for the fourth time in three months on a tour expected to focus largely on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7s8eVAF

https://ift.tt/SLkA5Ng A new batch of unsealed documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was released Thursday, adding several hundred pages to a trove of information detailing how the financier leveraged connections to the rich, powerful and famous to recruit his victims and cover up his crimes. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1tnoOAr

https://ift.tt/TFvtzuG A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others as students barricaded in offices and fled in panic. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/P5DGzKC

https://ift.tt/USoCI3V Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country's south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Cgd02Bc

https://ift.tt/5QR7XhE Argentine judges on Wednesday suspended labor law changes that form part of a mega-decree of sweeping economic reforms and deregulation announced by the country's libertarian new president, Javier Milei. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9NQWoPE

https://ift.tt/PqIvl0R A New York judge began to unseal Wednesday the identities of people linked in court documents to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gCjbmrn

https://ift.tt/untPsbo US prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges against Senator Robert Menendez on Tuesday, alleging he took bribes to help a businessman secure investment from a fund with ties to Qatar's government. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/VyD0f73

https://ift.tt/XZ2075P Israeli aircraft and tanks stepped up strikes in southern Gaza overnight, residents said, after announcing plans to pull back some troops. An Israeli official said on Monday that the military would draw down forces inside Gaza this month and shift to a months-long phase of more localised "mopping up" operations. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/DGEnco1

https://ift.tt/bnmpMSg South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3D4oOzq

https://ift.tt/N9f8Srz A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move to higher ground. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WmG8Qnr