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https://ift.tt/NlzEivd US President Joe Biden's administration is set to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, an official said Tuesday -- a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7NZptF4

https://ift.tt/uTAoEDh Georgian police on Tuesday deployed tear gas and water cannon against thousands of protesters who rallied for a third week against a controversial "foreign influence" bill, an AFP reporter saw. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Pcwm3Ju

https://ift.tt/JFDyhXa Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the interior ministry said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BvgJo3T

https://ift.tt/4aDmvkh A cyber specialist who briefly worked at the top secret US National Security Agency (NSA) was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison on Monday for attempting to spy for Russia, the Justice Department said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oDu4gMH

https://ift.tt/E2uMPXZ Georgia's ruling party bussed in thousands of people from across the country on Monday for a rally in the capital aimed at countering days of mass anti-government protests over a controversial "foreign influence" bill. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xA0lLpF

https://ift.tt/iAQBZuM US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Monday in Riyadh at the start of a new crisis tour aimed at pushing an elusive Israel-Hamas ceasefire and increasing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Gaza.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7OVuF8E

https://ift.tt/vEybhi0 Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized on Saturday upon his return to New York after the city’s highest court overturned his 2020 conviction on sex crime charges. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/fzJyQUN

https://ift.tt/d7YecbG Iraq’s parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an “attack on human rights”. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1R0CJVr

https://ift.tt/pX6ESOR The war in Gaza and simmering tensions across the Middle East are expected to dominate at the Saudi-hosted special meeting of the World Economic Forum that begins in Riyadh on Sunday. Hamas will be there and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to join the summit on Monday, but there will be no Israeli participation, and the formal mediation process between Israel and Hamas will unfold elsewhere, officials said. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Gaza. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mQcWhUB

https://ift.tt/G5mfgby Teachers and parents in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris have staged several weeks of strikes and protests in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, leveraging the Games as they call for urgent measures to help struggling state schools in mainland France’s poorest region, home to many of the Olympics’ signature venues. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Gp1zUun

https://ift.tt/ZrvLdWH Two major ratings agencies left their assessment of France's huge debt pile unchanged Friday, but cast doubt on the government's debt reduction target. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/dq3ZJkK

https://ift.tt/RTKMqUv Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced the United States will provide key air defense munitions and artillery rounds to Ukraine as part of a $6 billion military aid package that is its largest ever for Kyiv.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/NIRvMuh

https://ift.tt/5H2pJMI The mission of transporting the Olympic flame on the first leg of its journey to the opening ceremony in Paris was given to one of the France’s most venerable sailing ships, the Belem, built in 1896. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/y0LnRmx

https://ift.tt/VdwJC3l The arrest this week of an aide to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s lead candidate for the European parliamentary elections on accusations of spying for China is yet another blow to a party already tarnished by scandals involving alleged payments from sources close to Moscow. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/J23F1Sn

https://ift.tt/FPT1gbw Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city. The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in the area in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of Rafah. Read our liveblog to follow today's developments in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7DKACRe

https://ift.tt/GVP0YN5 The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TtKOvGH

https://ift.tt/KOX4Tpc Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States on Thursday as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/VJ8yrlE

https://ift.tt/ojzBrSN North Macedonia's right-wing candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova claimed a comprehensive victory in the first round of presidential elections on Wednesday -- the first in a series of votes that could decide whether the Balkan country will join the European Union. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/x0ZbVkN

https://ift.tt/lcjybaJ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/w5z7fC2

https://ift.tt/t6Avx98 French President Emmanuel Macron will outline Thursday his vision for a stronger Europe, pushing EU members to be less dependent on the United States but also hoping to boost his party's flagging campaign in EU elections. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6U1zHV3

https://ift.tt/rBkbJi0 President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7uPgdRo

https://ift.tt/PDbAkcB Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets on Tuesday, protest organizers said, to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing new President Javier Milei. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ATVE7HS

https://ift.tt/xrs12uL The United States Justice Department said Tuesday it had agreed to pay almost $139 million to victims of sex abuser Larry Nassar, for its bungled investigation into the former USA Gymnastics team doctor. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/dnR6LCt

https://ift.tt/2axgybc British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 's latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iJUR78I

https://ift.tt/hIjmfKZ The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a major aid package for Ukraine, with its passage all but certain after the House of Representatives -- following months of wrangling -- approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TXfzaeU

https://ift.tt/fcT9Sox Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over the Israel-Hamas war heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lFE01B8

https://ift.tt/xXTo2Ea Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a "fundamental" goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tdP1sUq

https://ift.tt/VP7yjL1 The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SYoVAtT

https://ift.tt/hPDrcfN Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country’s defense minister said Sunday. One crew member who had been recovered from the waters was later pronounced dead, while rescuers searched for seven others who were still missing. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/c6425MR

https://ift.tt/L5W2Exh Donald Trump called off a rally on Saturday, the Republican candidate’s  first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lNqKT5k

https://ift.tt/CB9s6dI The US House of Representatives is poised to hold a crucial vote on Saturday on a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan—and a possible ban of TikTok. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/569z7vI

https://ift.tt/ogaD19d The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gdAw9Yc

https://ift.tt/6YuC8SU Several people were wounded in a “bombing” overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, two security sources said early Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BJTnCpW

https://ift.tt/w6arlfh World leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday and US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Iranian officials played down the incident and said the blasts caused no major damage. Israel had previously warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend. Read our liveblog to follow today's events in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xLlF7PI

https://ift.tt/SPEopG4 India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WkRZ1xz

https://ift.tt/HWcIgw3 Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AEUWmNl

https://ift.tt/YQymnBw Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ljcAiwg

https://ift.tt/d6cytwu European Union leaders agreed Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Iran's drone and missile producers over Tehran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel, EU chief Charles Michel said. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Si03njs

https://ift.tt/vJshCTS The United States said Wednesday it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela's crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro's government continued its repression of opponents. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/NRV1Usu

https://ift.tt/Ud1uQ7C Real Madrid exacted revenge on Manchester City to reach the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on penalties after withstanding a barrage at the Etihad on Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qundLtv

https://ift.tt/KIumWgy US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on separate aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/52cPoqa

https://ift.tt/FrC1K5W A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability for safety on film sets. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/N1FxuEo

https://ift.tt/cobStWA The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during Syria's civil war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MF3AJ8w

https://ift.tt/nCwzRPk Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia Tuesday for a torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to French Polynesia. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/npm06sE

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https://ift.tt/BZcCOzk Israel's Iron Dome air defence system has intercepted thousands of rockets since it first went into operation in 2011, providing the country with crucial cover during times of conflict. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/rE2G1bC

https://ift.tt/Wa6SGDR German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Sunday, kicking off a trip in which he faces a tough balancing act as he aims to shore up economic ties with Berlin's biggest trading partner. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Q3xjHti

https://ift.tt/oum4Be8 President Joe Biden said Saturday that US forces helped take down "nearly all" the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel, adding that he had reaffirmed his "ironclad" support to Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/rioqIt7

https://ift.tt/CWAD309 Democrats came out swinging at Donald Trump on the divisive issue of abortion on Friday, blaming him for unpopular restrictions they said are turning back the clock on women’s rights ahead of November’s presidential election. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/T4OaPLs

https://ift.tt/bDG9gMp The United States on Friday said it was sending reinforcements to the Middle East amid growing fears that Iran could attack Israel in retaliation for what it claims was an Israeli strike last week on its consulate in Syria. A senior officer of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and his deputy were killed in the attack.  Read our liveblog to follow the latest developments: from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/rU5JibD

https://ift.tt/Wc42w9L The 2024 Indian general election is a massive democratic exercise unmatched in scale globally and historically. Spanning more than six weeks, with an electorate of more than 970 million registered voters, elections in the country dubbed “the world’s largest democracy” are a logistical challenge involving colossal figures.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lHVI0cM

https://ift.tt/q0T3bUV Over three decades after deadly attacks in Buenos Aires targeted Israel's embassy and a Jewish center, an Argentine court placed the blame Thursday on Iran and declared it a "terrorist state," according to local media. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xkXUbvj

https://ift.tt/dEX6Vr3 Fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and 25-year jail sentence in a sweeping fraud case, according to a legal filing made public Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jWdbuMw

https://ift.tt/71LBA2a Prime Ministers Gabriel Attal of France and Canada's Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended a trade pact between Canada and the European Union whose ratification has been stymied in France's legislature. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/EK9n0Ju

https://ift.tt/ZNWTGom A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong ($12.5-billion) financial fraud, the country's biggest on record, state media said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AcfbZ8G

https://ift.tt/tUBG6JZ Mali's ruling military junta on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all political activities, saying the move is needed to maintain public order. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zJesWDk

https://ift.tt/BAcIXRi A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9fuadPh

https://ift.tt/kgLZNK0 Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez hailed his side's 3-2 win away to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, insisting it showed the Catalans could once again compete with the very best teams in Europe. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5WM4f8F

https://ift.tt/Q2ahstb Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YfP1wdc

https://ift.tt/vT9e6HA Togo has rescheduled legislative elections for April 29 after delaying the ballot over a highly contested constitutional reform, a government statement said on Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wDVyi4l

https://ift.tt/pDgyw1q The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them of manslaughter in a rare case of parents being held responsible in a school shooting. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gcwaJzq

https://ift.tt/4rg6CZj Europe's climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a "shocking" new high. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0afwWFz

https://ift.tt/U29LENn Israel for the first time deployed its ship-mounted defence system, called the C-Dome, against a "suspicious" target that entered the country's airspace near the southern city of Eilat, the military said Tuesday. Follow FRANCE 24's live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qSGkxZi

https://ift.tt/S0hA1Ry EU states and the European Parliament on Monday agreed tougher restrictions on some Ukraine farm imports, European Union presidency holder Belgium said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5VMnRF1

https://ift.tt/l7JF6xy President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine will lose its war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve a major military aid package, as Russian forces heighten their pressure on a frontline city. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UYS3V9X

https://ift.tt/VkDxe6U A Supreme Court judge in Brazil ordered an investigation Sunday of Elon Musk after the mogul criticised the magistrate and accused him of censorship for blocking social media accounts suspected of spreading disinformation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/O0tUf2G

https://ift.tt/RBAPZt4 More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/L6zsHvZ

https://ift.tt/70EFABH French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday mark 80 years since Nazi forces raided a Jewish orphanage in the southeast of France and sent almost all its occupants to extermination camps.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qljkpRg

https://ift.tt/4gnlvHC Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini won Slovakia's presidential election Saturday against pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/eSKxQuR

https://ift.tt/AOlx6ny In tonight's edition: As Kigali gears up to mark a painful anniversary, France's president acknowledges that his country could have stopped the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but lacked the will to do so. Also, the former South African parliamentary speaker is arrested after being charged with corruption. Staying in South Africa, we report on how access to clean water in some cities is becoming an increasingly big problem.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Vt2J7G0

https://ift.tt/kVsRLGB Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a “breakaway” government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/s2Lkmpb

https://ift.tt/SAgyCGr US and Israeli negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that has raged for nearly half a year. US media reported that CIA Director Bill Burns would be attending, along with Israel spy chief David Barnea, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. Follow our live blog. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MPF2Nln

https://ift.tt/Z3wL1EW Thousands of people chanted against Israel and the United States at Friday's funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uFiRWXb

https://ift.tt/jf3Soik UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, is on the brink of collapse. Since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, the agency has come under suspicion, accused of being too close to the terrorist acts of Hamas. Many donor countries have suspended their financial contributions as a result. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, is fighting body and soul for its survival. For one month, our reporters followed him across the United States, the Middle East and Europe in his race against time to find the funding for the activities and salaries of his thousands of employees. This is their special 24-minute report. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QOT8VJm

https://ift.tt/sjc5yHB Togo's opposition on Thursday called for a three-day mass protest to demonstrate against the government's decision to delay this month's legislative elections. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Q46L9sd

https://ift.tt/whJujr8 NATO foreign ministers meet on Thursday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of their alliance, having agreed to start planning for a greater role in coordinating military aid to Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MuGSJ7y

https://ift.tt/5p4bGyq Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of building "secret military bases" in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/w4pDgra

https://ift.tt/6NQ4Axa Spanish police on Wednesday briefly arrested disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales in connection with an alleged graft scandal at the RFEF football federation when he was president. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MvWkLuJ

https://ift.tt/HyZgWqz The White House announced Tuesday it is directing NASA to create a unified time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies, as governments and private companies increasingly compete in space. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Y5n7Mp4

https://ift.tt/oEZz2Hq President Joe Biden voiced strong criticism of Israel Tuesday following a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza, saying it has not done enough to protect such workers. Follow our liveblog for the latest in the Israel-Gaza war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FGxVAIf

https://ift.tt/6i1EkdA Senegal's newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named his mentor and anti-establishment figurehead Ousmane Sonko as prime minister, just hours after being sworn in on Monday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/knKzY9i

https://ift.tt/ipfEywa A person in the US state of Texas is recovering from bird flu after being exposed to dairy cattle, officials said Monday amid growing concern over the current global strain of the virus as it spreads to new species. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/w0YhCZ2

https://ift.tt/DcLsF2O France's top diplomat said Monday that Paris expects China to send "clear messages" to its close partner Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zfEQFDa