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https://ift.tt/FofvPwX Germany on Monday became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oDWaOVq

https://ift.tt/OQUB7xi A bomb exploded in a shopping area in a northern Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, a war monitor said.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bQP1KmN

https://ift.tt/I06d7SH Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jXCZd7p

https://ift.tt/4jcs7SX Turkish voters went to the polls on Sunday in municipal elections, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national "jewel" that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to pry away from the opposition. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/aqrYzyR

https://ift.tt/IsUfLuC Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jwpz8ZE

https://ift.tt/06MdbFK Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan's victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey's opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday's local polls, with the future of its biggest hope, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, tied to the outcome. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ytDsHoe

https://ift.tt/hri3M9U Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/i581v0C

https://ift.tt/HIcevBh Fans and critics alike are lavishing praise on "Cowboy Carter," Beyonce's rhinestone-studded, history-rich honky tonk of an album that's rising in the charts after Friday's hotly anticipated release. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GDAry0b

https://ift.tt/04KLXUG An Israeli air strike on Syria's Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah weapons depots were located in the area. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in Israel's war on Hamas.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MqaQYUN

https://ift.tt/R0Cdmqh Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/A9DXBGO

https://ift.tt/nkD3jPT Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and flooding, two of the world's leading humanitarian organisations warned Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FArR7we

https://ift.tt/xJRGiCY Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with air raids on Thursday as clashes took place between the Israeli army and Hamas fighters in the Palestinian territory. The intense aerial bombardment came despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, where the UN says famine is looming in the north. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on Israel's war on Hamas. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kvVbZ1c

https://ift.tt/8QTGV7w The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday, trapped in their red pick-up truck after a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge they had been filling potholes on, causing a thunderous collapse. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/S94ghrL

https://ift.tt/ru15Nac Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RFkYc4V

https://ift.tt/3xSgOts A French court on Wednesday handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity during Liberia's first civil war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JRT6zQG

https://ift.tt/wkRnxq7 French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HG54Rmq

https://ift.tt/gfaLoQr Venezuela's main opposition coalition said Tuesday it had managed to register a proxy candidate to face off against President Nicolás Maduro in the country's July elections – but not the one it wanted. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/T5cUfje

https://ift.tt/RQEOi3s Olivier Giroud was among the scorers as France recovered from the loss of another early goal to claim a 3-2 friendly win over Chile at the Vélodrome in Marseille on Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xtUmYPN

https://ift.tt/3FPlXKB Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/aiOBkhn

https://ift.tt/MwjDYf0 Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stayed for two nights at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia last month, just days after federal police confiscated his passport and arrested two former aides on suspicion of plotting a coup, Bolsonaro's lawyer said on Monday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gNMBiu9

https://ift.tt/ivwdhUy The Orsay Museum in Paris is marking 150 years of Impressionism from Tuesday with an unprecedented reassembling of the masterpieces that launched the movement, and a virtual reality experience that takes visitors back in time. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/fE2P9IA

https://ift.tt/1NV04hX Slovak ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini will face off in April's presidential election runoff, near-final results showed Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jz5KPs2

https://ift.tt/Ep6zeUv Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4oUceXw

https://ift.tt/h1wm7A6 Slovakia will on Saturday hold the first round of a presidential election that is a battle between the Central European country's Russia-leaning ruling camp and a pro-Ukraine opposition-backed candidate. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/E1ev3hg

https://ift.tt/ZT5HIDd United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt's border with Gaza on Saturday to renew pleas for a ceasefire that could bring relief to a territory devastated by more than five months of war between Israel and Hamas. His trip comes as Israel threatens to launch a major military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/li8sy0B

https://ift.tt/eNcwBGk Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the US planned to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the UN Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in Cairo he believed talks mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt could still reach a ceasefire deal between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. 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/KcfiOTY

https://ift.tt/Ys3qa5b Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported Thursday, with political parties inching toward forming a transition government and new bloodshed roiling the troubled Caribbean nation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5sGCaqe

https://ift.tt/Y4ednZ7 Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 -- nearly four times the increase of the previous year -- NASA said Thursday, attributing the "significant jump" to a strong El Nino and a warming climate. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qjy2mS1

https://ift.tt/PAOTfHC Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession attempt six years ago, said Thursday that he will return to Spain if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming elections. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FLsuVxv

https://ift.tt/90JPk4I Portugal's president named Luis Montenegro, head of the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD), as the country's new prime minister on Thursday and invited him to form a minority government after eight years of Socialist rule. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wNtRVWj

https://ift.tt/imWpxwM Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7XhyfRP

https://ift.tt/x4jvunT Fashionistas desperate to get their hands on an exclusive Birkin handbag are suing Hermes in California on grounds the company won't sell them one unless they buy other luxury products first. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/afEJz8C

https://ift.tt/7owzTxb A prominent DR Congo journalist was released from prison late Tuesday after spending six months behind bars, a colleague announced. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3uKW4ls

https://ift.tt/Mb8j4nH The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3gGedtR

https://ift.tt/6fBDpJb US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send a team to Washington to discuss how to avoid an all-out assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The move is one of the clearest attempts yet by Biden to rein in the key US ally, amid fears that the already huge death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza could be drastically worsened by a full attack on Rafah. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/djZbo2G

https://ift.tt/ApqFf2v Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president's legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/G2q6Bub

https://ift.tt/zejhyZr Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as it seeks to consolidate its position as the major supplier to the AI frenzy. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JraGAnp

https://ift.tt/GfL37gt   Colombia on Sunday suspended a truce with the armed rebel faction the Central General Staff (EMC) in three different parts of the country, citing violence including an attack on an Indigenous group that left one woman dead. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Q7RdYVr

https://ift.tt/cL61WYb Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November's presidential election will be the "most important date" in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lQLedA6

https://ift.tt/RBC97Gr Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yI2e4Vw

https://ift.tt/KwaJCYx Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gn94B26

https://ift.tt/NiQ9Fzm Despite several rounds of sanctions levied by Western powers over the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy registered strong growth in 2023 after a recession the previous year. Fuelled by increased public spending – particularly military spending – other industrial sectors also benefited from the war in Ukraine, with the country's economic resurgence aided by continued revenue from oil and gas exports. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/twrPMG4

https://ift.tt/K3qMvnd Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term as Russians vote from Friday to Sunday in an election that has already raised transparency and accountability concerns. After two anti-war candidates were disqualified, the remaining three have all supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/haW4wzD

https://ift.tt/aiCYAu0 France’s parliament on Thursday backed a string of measures making low-cost fast fashion, especially from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TIdBP9w

https://ift.tt/kt2oIRF German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Friday after tensions between the leaders blew out into the open over differences on how to support Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oLx3Szp

https://ift.tt/Wbha7qn Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday evening, 10 days before the election, according to one of their lawyers and an AFP journalist. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UENruP2

https://ift.tt/m0MqDPf The Israeli army said Friday it had not opened fire on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the northern Gaza Strip, after the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said 20 people were killed and 155 wounded. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Gaza war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WaB0scH

https://ift.tt/Qed3SMo North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Kj5EvAY

https://ift.tt/z8AFSNm The main UN aid agency in war-ravaged Gaza said an Israeli strike Wednesday hit one of its warehouses, killing an employee. Meanwhile Israel plans to tell 1.4 million displaced Palestinians in the southern city of Rafah to move to central Gaza ahead of a planned offensive. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Gaza war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JCpX2TI

https://ift.tt/1sYUp7h Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said Wednesday that he would not be prime minister despite his stunning election win in November, due to a lack of support across the political spectrum. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/DdZRJh1

https://ift.tt/Vx3lOjw Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/2UfYq7J

https://ift.tt/CgEo7nx The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yt5hisT

https://ift.tt/fINEYbH A Russian missile strike in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih left three dead and dozens wounded on Tuesday, in an attack Kyiv warned would not go "unpunished". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bDUJhqk

https://ift.tt/qSGRH9e French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the US more than four decades ago after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child, will face a civil trial over the alleged rape of another minor years earlier, the woman's lawyer said Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BiFstPh

https://ift.tt/zLfsa8w Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after being attacked outside his home in Lithuania, local police told AFP. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1ra60Gs

https://ift.tt/Iz2hx5M Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been selected to seek a third, successive term in July 28 elections, a senior ruling party official said Monday.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Gp6dbDC

https://ift.tt/LHbRlS9 At least four international news agencies – AFP, Associated Press, Getty Images and Reuters – on Sunday withdrew from their services the first official photo of Britain’s Princess Kate since her abdominal surgery, saying the image released by Kensington Palace is thought to have been manipulated. The news did little to put to bed speculation surrounding Kate’s condition, about which the palace has shared few details aside from saying it is not cancer-related. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lvfDRbu

https://ift.tt/lOhJCam Europe could suffer "catastrophic" consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/CpzvIJf

https://ift.tt/X7DpRob Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo agreed on Saturday to lead the party he founded into the 2025 presidential elections, spokesman Katinan Kone told Reuters following a meeting of the party's central committee.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/elikJEG

https://ift.tt/wpNhirD When Hollywood gathers for the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the blockbuster biopic is widely expected to overpower all competition — including its release-date companion, “Barbie” — at an election-year Oscars that could turn into a coronation for Christopher Nolan.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tmCz8WD

https://ift.tt/VR4ZDNS Voters in Portugal go to the polls Sunday in an early election that could see the country join a shift to the right seen across Europe after eight years of Socialist rule.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/40c87mM

https://ift.tt/2S8doQf Senegalese presidential candidates launched their shortened campaigns on Saturday, two days after a court confirmed the election would be held on March 24, ending weeks of uncertainty and kick-starting a competition that remains wide open. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QhnlfmN

https://ift.tt/7rOtLHf Sporadic gunfire rang out in Port-au-Prince Friday night, an AFP correspondent there heard, as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/smT73Pl

https://ift.tt/3Y7Ebl8 China’s “Two Sessions” congress that began this week is the country’s most important political event of the year. To understand what’s at stake, it helps to have some fluency in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) parlance. Terms such as “new productive forces” and “new three” appear vague, but they speak volumes about the party’s agenda during the 10-day congress. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BPs2nJp

https://ift.tt/2DqFa0N The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential "Dragon Ball" comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died aged 68, his production team said Friday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Tgz3RIh

https://ift.tt/wjdhc4v Hamas on Thursday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the US said the onus was on the Palestinian militant group to strike a deal on Israeli hostages. Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day ceasefire amid fears violence could escalate during the Muslim fasting month. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RU5Kuy7

https://ift.tt/J9FvrVc A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3gtxahs

https://ift.tt/NJCGlSi President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to use his last State of the Union address before the US election to sharpen distinctions with Donald Trump on the economy and try to ease voter concerns about his age and the Gaza war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/DfFzSPB

https://ift.tt/rXOhfI3 Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into "uncharted territory", Europe's climate monitor said Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Lo8vH74

https://ift.tt/rZepiIM The woman in charge of weapons on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," where a cinematographer was shot dead, was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Bz4v1Lm

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https://ift.tt/npWitzI Palestinian militant group Hamas said it would continue working towards achieving a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from the latest round of talks in Cairo, which entered their fourth day on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden urged group to agree a truce deal by the start of Islam's holy month of Ramadan on or around March 10. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest in the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6Y9vlNA

https://ift.tt/OAzNr2X US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's presidential election, though Nikki Haley's surprise victory in Vermont denied Trump a clean sweep of states in the race for the Republican nomination.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/K0cXn9E

https://ift.tt/eLO0SDv A powerful Haitian gang leader warned Tuesday that the current chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead into civil war and "genocide" unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BHYSy5v

https://ift.tt/fhsruUd Peru's powerful Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in recordings released by news media. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/79p8gV1

https://ift.tt/R1YOiGc Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/fos7MTx

https://ift.tt/mr7TcGL International mediators and Hamas delegates were in Cairo Tuesday for talks to try to secure a pause in the war in Gaza ahead of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Envoys from the Palestinian militant group and the United States were expected to meet with Qatari and Egyptian mediators for a third day of negotiations. Israeli delegates have so far stayed away from the talks, despite growing diplomatic pressure for a truce before Ramadan early next week. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iUnKSjq

https://ift.tt/JlxuLVj Haiti's capital was largely shut down Monday with residents only venturing out for essentials, as authorities imposed a state of emergency after an attack on a prison freed thousands of inmates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hs4PTAQ

https://ift.tt/xXio3mw Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday saying he has failed to pay them nearly $130 million after the billionaire took over the social media company and dismissed them. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6moYkib

https://ift.tt/DuM2wa1 Moscow, Riyadh and several other OPEC+ members on Sunday announced extensions to oil production cuts first announced in 2023 as part of an agreement among oil producers to boost prices following economic uncertainty. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7LOCSI1

https://ift.tt/OvM2Kxy At least a dozen people died as gang members attacked the main prison in Haiti's capital, triggering a breakout by several thousand inmates, an AFP reporter and an NGO said Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AZlBS8G

https://ift.tt/1t3fdeF Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly backed a proposal to increase pension payments, a move hailed as "historic" by backers at a time when the country's ageing population faces surging living expenses. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5JimFX8

https://ift.tt/WHcr4S8 German police on Sunday arrested two men in Berlin during a manhunt for two members of the far-left militant Baader-Meinhof gang, who had been on the run for more than 30 years. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3Pvugnm

https://ift.tt/yzDgKFC LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/VaGWMNK

https://ift.tt/sX7mcBz More than two decades after prostitution was legalised in Germany, the issue is once again sparking debate. The conservative opposition in parliament is campaigning to reform the 2002 law that made sex work legal. Former chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party claims that the goal of improving the situation of sex workers and curbing human trafficking has not been achieved – rather the reverse. According to several studies, the overwhelming majority of women working in prostitution in Germany are in fact under the control of a pimp. Our correspondent Anne Mailliet reports. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RHaQpWu

https://ift.tt/K3LQxhC Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known as Barbecue, warned on Friday he would keep trying to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry, and asked families to keep children from going to school to "avoid collateral damages" as violence surges in parts of the capital. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TCfqM8k

https://ift.tt/d8Ui6yr US President Joe Biden said he was "hoping" for agreement on a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas conflict by Ramadan as world leaders called on Friday for an independent inquiry after Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians at a food aid distribution site in northern Gaza, killing more than 100 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Follow our blog for the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Cd09qEB

https://ift.tt/0xRcMmr Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei, in his first policy speech to parliament Friday, said he would push his package of sweeping economic reforms whether or not legislators back it. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qRnDKsQ