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https://ift.tt/dxZOXgB The bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from a tunnel in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military confirmed on Sunday, sparking calls for mass protests against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu who many blame for failing to bring those captured back home. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oR1c7Ex

https://ift.tt/3yA9xuS Jodie Grinham had already made history by being the first openly pregnant athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. On Saturday night, the British archer secured her place in posterity by winning bronze at the women’s individual compound bow finals, edging out fellow Briton Phoebe Paterson Pine by one point in a nerve-wracking final showdown. Turkey’s Oznur Cure Girdi took home the gold after a convincing victory over Iranian archer Fatameh Hemmati. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/nwf2chD

https://ift.tt/PsDV15N Fifteen members of the Islamic State group were killed and seven US troops injured during a joint US-Iraq raid in western Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday. The operation comes as Baghdad and Washington have been engaged in months of talks over the presence of anti-jihadist coalition forces in Iraq. The coalition forces have been targeted dozens of times with drones and rocket fire, as violence related to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has drawn in Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1yUgIYb

https://ift.tt/YwaHu6D Ukraine was fully within its rights to launch its surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk border region as an act of self-defence, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told German newspaper Die Welt in an interview published Saturday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UdWVKlp

https://ift.tt/pCvANnr China continued its unrivalled supremacy in para table tennis on Friday night, taking away both of the first two gold medals in the women’s doubles. The doubles format, which returned to the Paralympics this year for the first time since 1976, has so far proved disappointing for the French contenders, with fan-favourites Fabien Lamirault and Julien Michaud taking home the bronze after being beaten 3-1 by South Korea in the men’s doubles semi-finals.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jUP68Y4

https://ift.tt/vSLJxRu The Israeli army said it killed a local Hamas commander and two other militants in air strikes in Jenin on Friday, the third day of a major military operation in the occupied West Bank. The killing came a day after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate halt to Israel's operation in the West Bank. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/U9ksc7O

https://ift.tt/rDELk4s Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to take a tougher stance on migration. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3LobTvZ

https://ift.tt/yB65YMK Typhoon Shanshan has killed at least five people and injured dozens since making landfall in Japan on Thursday, according to the latest report given on Friday. Floods and landslides are now feared by the authorities. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/S8Pnd2o

https://ift.tt/erSKInj An hours-long opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games lit up the French capital on Wednesday as athletes paraded along the iconic Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde. The first of 11 days of sporting action begins on Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QDF29iA

https://ift.tt/BwkxHFu Two suspects involved in an arson attack on a synagogue near the seaside resort of La Grande Motte in southern France last week were charged late Wednesday and will stay in custody, prosecutors said. The main suspect expressed deep hatred of Jews and said he had acted to “in support of the Palestinian cause", according to prosecutors. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Cd2foWV

https://ift.tt/iRzsoIO Japan on Wednesday was braced for its strongest typhoon of the year as Typhoon Shanshan approached the southern island of Kyushu. Tens of thousands of island residents have been told to evacuate the area and transportation services were suspended as authorities warned of a "major disaster".  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XMAsnF6

https://ift.tt/X1p5U06 Bad weather has delayed the SpaceX launch of the world’s first private spacewalk led and funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Elon Musk-owned company said late Tuesday. The Polaris Dawn mission was set to take from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday local time. An earlier attempt on Tuesday was scrapped due to a helium leak.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZjVvOQg

https://ift.tt/Gwa58sC Australia announced that Pacific Island leaders at a Tonga summit endorsed a regional policing plan to curb China's influence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the agreement to establish up to four police training centres and a multinational crisis force, comprising 200 officers for regional emergencies and disaster response. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Jt7PUo6

https://ift.tt/M9cUQ8J Israeli security forces have launched an operation in the north of the occupied West Bank, a military spokesman said early Wednesday, with the Palestinian health ministry reporting two deaths in the city of Jenin.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/nBf2ZvX

https://ift.tt/RoFiLgn There is one day to go before the 2024 Paralympics get underway in Paris, but its public transport network is almost impossible for disabled people to use, regional transport chief Valérie Pécresse said on Monday. Only a quarter of all rail services were found to be wheelchair-friendly, though the city's metro system is particularly "weak".  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QfWnA67

https://ift.tt/nIyR6k2 SpaceX delayed the Polaris Dawn mission, an all-civilian orbital expedition featuring the first private spacewalk, from Tuesday to Wednesday due to a technical issue. Organised by billionaire Jared Isaacman, the mission aims to mark a new chapter in spacewalk by private citizens. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mNYiEZq

https://ift.tt/JWHxQKR US President Joe Biden denounced an "outrageous" Russian assault on Ukraine's power grid Monday, vowing Moscow would "never succeed" in its ongoing war and pledging continued support to Kyiv. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/O3vE5Iu

https://ift.tt/IvOVqni Russia has criticized France for extending the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested at a Paris airport on Saturday over alleged offenses linked to his messaging app. The arrest, which has drawn support from Elon Musk and condemnation from Russia, centers on accusations that Durov failed to prevent criminal activities on Telegram, prompting a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Uicj0V2

https://ift.tt/yWpRoPq Paris has chosen the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics on Wednesday. The event will welcome a grand parade with over 180 delegations and 4,400 para-athletes, marking a celebration in two of the city's most renowned landmarks. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jcsB3S1

https://ift.tt/5r4Wuqw French police have arrested a suspect over an arson attack on a synagogue after a shootout in which the man was wounded, investigative sources told French media on Sunday. The blaze in the southern French city of la Grande-Motte slightly injured a policeman when a gas bottle exploded as police secured the site of the attack on Saturday morning.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/sD4wcVl

https://ift.tt/Qwb4TuH German federal prosecutors on Sunday took over the investigation of a stabbing rampage during a festival in thewestern city of Solingen that killed three people. The Islamic State (IS) group has taken responsibility for the attack. The claim could not be independently verified. A 26-year-old Syrian man turned himself in and declared himself responsible for the attack, German police said earlier Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8Ewhpfq

https://ift.tt/U0ApeEP Pavel Durov, Franco-Russian billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris, French media reported, citing unidentified sources, and is set to appear in court Sunday. Russian-born Durov, 39, founded Telegram with his brother in 2013, and the encrypted messaging app isinfluential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/S9yHZKt

https://ift.tt/VOs0fXD Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah, as the Lebanese militant group said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month. Follow FRANCE 24 live coverage of the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6DJpK4G

https://ift.tt/ivfrBYX An explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning injured a policeman and damaged at least two vehicles, according to local officials. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4dzbnEW

https://ift.tt/GELU1ke Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Russia wanted to "destroy" Ukraine, but the war had "returned to its home", in his Independence Day video address from Kyiv. Zelensky was referring to Ukraine's August 6 surprise military incursion into Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine has since broadened its Kursk incursion, but Russia has been gaining ground around the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24's live coverage of the Ukraine war.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7sNDXrw

https://ift.tt/LcFRzqt Talks in Switzerland to secure a ceasefire deal between Sudan’s two warring parties failed this week after the Sudanese military did not send a delegation. But international negotiators succeeded in getting access for humanitarian aid to the country’s conflict and famine-stricken Darfur region, enabling food trucks to make their way to the Zamzam and other camps for displaced people, the UN and US said Friday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xs8vLo1

https://ift.tt/0QfZAXi German police on Saturday were searching for an unknown assailant who killed three people and wounded at least four others in a stabbing attack late Friday on the first day of a three-day "Festival of Diversity" in the western German city of Solingen. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/AchZHvW

https://ift.tt/jgQ7XoT US Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where she accepted her party's historic presidential nomination before a rapturous audience. The Democratic nominee promised to be a president "for all Americans", rejecting political differences to chart what she called a "new way forward". Watch her full address, which has been called the biggest speech in her political life – so far. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xp7XNog

https://ift.tt/2ANmFo1 In hopes of acting as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian premier to do so, to discuss pathways for "dialogue and diplomacy" between the two warring nations, at a time when peace seems more out of reach than ever.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/p423h5b

https://ift.tt/Zzw1arg Ousted former Bangladeshi president Sheikh Hasina and her former ministers had their passports revoked on Thursday as the United Nations weigh launching an investigation into possible human rights violations during protests that left 450 dead. Bangladesh's interim government left the door open for Hasina to apply for a new passport, pending approval.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/g1PSryA

https://ift.tt/OeQwlT0 Close allies of Donald Trump have called on independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to endorse Trump if the former Democrat withdraws from the race, as speculation grows that Kennedy may announce his resignation during a speech on Friday. Trump, who has been in regular contact with Kennedy, has expressed interest in an endorsement and hinted at a potential role for Kennedy in his administration. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ynrUqSm

https://ift.tt/5ZQPgoC Moscow said Thursday that it had foiled several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the west of the country, including in the Volgograd region, where local authorities said a fire had broken out at a military facility. Although they did not disclose specific details, Russian authorities said there had been no casualties and that the fire had promptly been put out. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kgZ6z8v

https://ift.tt/zim83WO The new restrictions, which will come into effect on 26 August, will affect migrants who require a visa to stay in Brazil. Citizens from those countries, who sometimes land in Brazil but forego their connecting flight, will either have to continue their journey by plane or return to their country of origin. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/EPSkOie

https://ift.tt/Li3ne2q Russian air defences shot down 10 Ukrainian drones in "one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever", the city's mayor said early Wednesday. The drone attacks come as Ukraine mounts an unprecedented cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region, where it claims to control more than 80 settlements. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kgTEY2f

https://ift.tt/Y7XSzMr At least 28 Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan en route to Iraq were killed when their bus crashed in central Iran, state media reported on Wednesday. The Pakistani pilgrims were travelling to Iraq to attend the Arbaeen commemoration, one of the biggest events of the Shiite calendar which marks the 40th day of mourning for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zEV2Ymx

https://ift.tt/qacVpHY The former president and first lady were welcomed to the stage with rapturous applause, telling the crowd that Kamala Harris is 'someone who sees you and hears you and will get up every single day and fight for you.' from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zCPrjOa

https://ift.tt/JmTpMjg A new Amnesty report claims that Burundi's president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, continues to rule with a 'wave of repression'. The report also says this method of governing 'has dashed hopes of a meaningful change in approach by the government towards civil society'. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xSz7pOo

https://ift.tt/kWTRHA5 An emotional US President Joe Biden received a standing ovation as he gave his departure speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, who later thanked him for being an "incredible" president. "I love you," a tearful 81-year-old US president told the crowd amid thunderous applause, less than a month after he withdrew from the race for president against Republican nominee Donald Trump. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yHzOi20

https://ift.tt/CaEPXwG The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago with an emotional adieu for US President Joe Biden, who hailed Vice President Kamala Harris and the accomplishments of their administration in a fiery, sometimes teary speech. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WKrBkpV

https://ift.tt/1HS4LnZ Child malnutrition is soaring in Yemen's government-controlled areas, UNICEF said on Sunday, citing the latest report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative. The UN children's agency said the increased rates were "driven by the compounded effect of disease outbreaks (cholera and measles), high food insecurity, limited access to safe drinking water, and economic decline".  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tQiWRbv

https://ift.tt/6l0mnU1 Ukraine's air defence units repelled a Russian air attack overnight, including on Kyiv, destroying all 11 drones that Moscow launched towards Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's air force said on Monday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MI9Rely

https://ift.tt/8UNlp6q US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Israel on Sunday on a latest diplomatic push for a Gaza truce, said on Monday that ongoing negotiations were at a "decisive moment". This marks Blinken's ninth trip to the Middle East since the Israeli offensive began in the wake of Hamas's October 7 attack. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/nOI3tqV

https://ift.tt/mECDZ8U Former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance have used the campaign trail for the upcoming US presidential election to misrepresent Vice President Kamala Harris's positions on climate action. Their claims have been amplified by X, shared by conservative commentators in swing states and MAGA accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/c8yA5v0

https://ift.tt/JmBy5zh French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, his three children told AFP in a statement on Sunday, following a battle with ill health.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/L5hxBkj

https://ift.tt/o4O7JWk After a long career that brought him legions of fans – and many detractors – French actor Alain Delon leaves behind a rich legacy in film, including some of the great classics of world cinema. A dark acting style, encapsulated in a look that earned him the nickname “angel-face”, characterised an enduring body of work – even though Delon’s reputation was sometimes marred by his often tumultuous private life. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at one of the giants of French cinema – from Delon’s dazzling rise to stardom to the disillusionment his persona provoked amongst some of the public.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6ZJYjSF

https://ift.tt/qi2pjos Ukrainian air defence units were seeking to repel a Russian air attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, the military administration of the capital said. Kyiv, its surrounding region and most of central and northeast Ukraine were under air raid alerts from around 0200 GMT. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the day’s events. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZCnvAlz

https://ift.tt/ln6F5w9 Hospitals and clinics across India halted services for all but emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals launched a 24-hour strike in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Uy5SOoR

https://ift.tt/G0XPK1T Cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, have been detected in Sweden and Pakistan, just days after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency in response to the resurgence of cases in Africa. The current outbreak is centered on the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the disease has killed more than 500 people since the beginning of the year. Here is what we know about the new, more infectious mpox strain so far. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HECWrSx

https://ift.tt/5c7N14p At least nine people were killed and five others were wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in Nabatieh city, in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said early on Saturday. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/axRjK4W

https://ift.tt/f59X6Jm An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Western countries and the NATO military alliance of being directly involved in the planning of Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russian territory, a day after Kyiv's top general said his forces had captured some 1,150 square kilometres in Russia's Kursk region and set up a military field office there. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7Q1S9UZ

https://ift.tt/4vOpEfg The presidents of Brazil and Colombia on Thursday called on Venezuela to hold a new presidential election amid the ongoing political crisis over Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election. The proposal was swiftly rejected by the Venezuelan opposition and the United States. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/D5a7jLx

https://ift.tt/1qu5l8d Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday condemned a "pogrom" after a Jewish settler attack on a village in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinian Authority said killed one Palestinian and wounded another. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/VOQieIJ

https://ift.tt/P4cBqj5 US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their first joint public appearance since Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race. The pair  took the stage at a community college in Maryland to discuss the economy as well as the administration's efforts to reduce the costs of prescription drugs.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ckyvo9X

https://ift.tt/vHYXn4T Over a year into a conflict that has caused the world's worst displacement crisis, US-led peace talks for the war in Sudan showed little promise as the Sudanese army failed to send representatives, and the warring paramilitary Rapid Support Forces refused to confirm its own delegates' attendance.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/L8cVH4O

https://ift.tt/udk1tlJ Real Madrid's superstar signing Kylian Mbappe wasted no time getting on the scoresheet for his new club, netting the Champions League-winning side's second goal in a 2-0 victory that brought Los Blancos its sixth UEFA Super Cup trophy, and Carlos Ancelotti's club record-tying 14th title as manager. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/nJOytgP

https://ift.tt/MAv2kgG The head of Russia's Belgorod declared a state of emergency Wednesday, saying the situation was "extremely difficult" in the border region under Ukrainian bombardment. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/65ADwco

https://ift.tt/fok5IxW US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday approved the possible sale to Israel of fighter jets and other military equipment worth over $20 billion, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the humanitarian toll in Gaza. Meanwhile Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions, calling it an “excessive request.” Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/eC1ZKNL

https://ift.tt/qBxhzfa A university in the United Kingdom has published a first-of-its-kind study on the release of carbon emissions from wildfires. In its first edition, it found that wildfires last year caused 8.6 billion tons of CO2 emissions. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ccd6fYe

https://ift.tt/fUFPNI7 The United States and European allies have called on Iran to "stand down its ongoing threats of a military attack against Israel" amid mounting fears of an imminent attack that could spark an all-out war in the Middle East. The Palestinian health ministry says Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Monday, while the Israeli military is reporting that it "neutralised" an attacker who fired at an Israeli civilian. Follow our live coverage for the latest updates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/crKFxus

https://ift.tt/CoihM2c Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) and fervent Donald Trump supporter, battled nagging technical glitches that disrupted and delayed his conversation with the presidential hopeful, before disscussing a wide range of topics with the former president in the lead up to the Nov. 5 US presidential election.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GSZDiNI

https://ift.tt/7DjFz3r Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of Tanzania's Chadema party, was detained with his deputy at an airport in Mbeya on Monday, prompting the country's main opposition party to call for the immediate and unconditional release of their leader and hundreds more arrested party members.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yWfvcbM

https://ift.tt/mDglIK3 Russia on Monday evacuated parts of another region next to Ukraine after Kyiv sharply increased military activity near the border just days after its biggest incursion into Russian territory since the start of the 2022 war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ClMGxyY

https://ift.tt/UNl2qEz Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah said it launched salvos of rockets into northern Israel overnight into Monday "in response" to an earlier Israeli strike that killed two of its fighters in southern Lebanon. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East amid mounting fears of a region-wide war. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/50vPd4m

https://ift.tt/ZcOj15H Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic Closing Ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top of the stadium to set the flag off on its journey to Los Angeles, making it clear that the 2028 Games will be leaning heavily into Hollywood glamour.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4Y6CWKq

https://ift.tt/IRSP2fk Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola broke the Olympic record to win the men's marathon on Saturday as Victor Wembanyama's France hoped to topple the mighty USA in a dream basketball final. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZGyEA4W

https://ift.tt/VqTsGAE Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed in his resignation on Saturday, two days after Bangladesh’s new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in. The resignation came after fresh protests broke out on the premises of the Supreme Court, with demonstrators calling for top judges to step down. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9xoniOk

https://ift.tt/Z5MdObE Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the men's marathon on Saturday while setting a new Olympic record with a time of 2hr 06min 26sec. With the US and China tied for first place in the gold medal count on the penultimate day of the Games, France’s men’s basketball team, armed with star Victor Wembanyama, prepared to face a talent-loaded US team featuring LeBron James and Stephen Curry. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Mzqk91g

https://ift.tt/Mdm0ytP Russia anounced late Friday that it was launching a "counter-terror operation" in the three border regions of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk as Ukraine presses on with its biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began 2.5 years ago.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YbQhouG

https://ift.tt/bAa6Bvg Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday at least 90 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel's army said it had "precisely struck Hamas terrorists operating within a Hamas command and control center embedded in the Al-Taba'een school". Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9FdAS6h

https://ift.tt/gWtmywi Painting owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) Elon Musk as an instigator during the deadly protests that followed President Nicolás Maduro's disputed win at Venezuela's presidential elections on July 28, Maduro cut off the country's access to the platform for 10 days – the latest retaliation against Big Tech since the election. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/pkdNA8T

https://ift.tt/ItBklO5 Three days after it supposedly carried out a surprise raid into Russia's southwestern Kursk region, Ukraine has gradually made its way inland, forcing Russia to call on reserves and evacuated affected areas. Though he hasn't overtly claimed the maneuver, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explained his country's most deliberate attempt to bring the war to Russia as a way to make Russia "feel what it has done" to Ukraine by initiating the war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TO93h85

https://ift.tt/3kegKIz Letsile Tebogo's 200m gold made history, Stephen Curry helped steer the USA basketball clear of a massive upset to Serbia, and Sharon van Rouwendaal dedicated her punishing 10km swimming victory to her late dog on Day 16 of the Paris Games.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vrf3ntu

https://ift.tt/ANCr6OL Despite Botswana's Letsile Tebogo spoiling American Noah Lyles' last race, the United States dominated Thursday's athletics events, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's record-breaking 400m hurdles performance and Grant Williams securing his elusive gold medal in the 110m hurdles event.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/IamNsRw

https://ift.tt/qngwekb Recently appointed social affairs minister Kamel Madouri will take over as Tunisian prime minister after his predecessor, Ahmed Hachani, was removed for no explicit reason on Wednesday by President Kais Saied, whose reelection campaign is under scrutiny following the arrest of multiple presidential hopefuls. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/eK2n6Ex

https://ift.tt/tH1p9e2 Austrian authorities arrested two suspected extremists, one of whom pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, who had made "preparatory actions" for an attack on an upcoming event in Vienna, prompting the cancellation of three concerts by pop superstar Taylor Swift in the Austrian capital.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qg23YOj

https://ift.tt/Ksxim9V Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appeared at a Pennsylvania rally together on Tuesday, just hours after it was announced Walz had joined the Democratic presidential ticket earlier that day, giving many Americans their first glimpse at the vice presidential hopeful. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OJRwYXB

https://ift.tt/P8hyg1j Dismissing the opposition's calls on Monday for Venezuela's armed forces to "take the side of the people" amid deadly protests over the legitimacy of President Nicolás Maduro's reelection, Defense Minister and army chief Vladimir Padrino said Maduro has the forces' "absolute loyalty". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XHU6FD1

https://ift.tt/p56jWeh Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards led Team USA's quarterfinal steamrolling of Brazil on a night when legendary scorer Kevin Durant broke USA's Olympics basketball scoring record and Lebron James suffered an inadvertent elbow to the face. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/drYoatL

https://ift.tt/XQfdPNt A report from Israeli rights group B'Tselem indicated that Palestinian prisoners were subjected to arbitrary beatings and sexual abuse. The report came out days after the Israeli military detained nine soldiers accused of severe abuse of a prisoner in a military facility in the Negev desert.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9asQwzq

https://ift.tt/r4M0uaN Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country's security forces to "stand by the people" protesting President Nicolás Maduro's contested victory at July 28's presidential election.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ahdkw6U

https://ift.tt/16Eaofl Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. Army chief Waker-Us-Zaman said in a televised address that Hasina, 76, had left the country and that an interim government would be formed. Waker's announcement comes after more than 90 people were killed on Sunday in the deadliest day of violence in anti-government demonstrations that began in July.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BnW4Sz8

https://ift.tt/vRpL17d Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZCnAp7c

https://ift.tt/TsJSgpX Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the country's south, where Hezbollah has been trading near-daily fire with Israel since the start of the Gaza war. Regional tensions have soared since last week as Iran and Iran-backed groups vowed revenge for the killing of Hamas’s political leader in Tehran and Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s military chief in Beirut. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kdzEIx6

https://ift.tt/T2Rpj46 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, England that saw at least 10 police officers injured, describing it as “far-right thuggery".  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FCZXglU

https://ift.tt/6tmrZwC Sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke will represent Ireland at the Paris Olympics in the 400m athletics events from August 5. The national athletics record holder has suffered a torrent of racial abuse online. But this has not discouraged her from aiming to become the first Irish woman athlete to secure a gold medal in athletics.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KURiF62

https://ift.tt/SDroRP9 France on Sunday invited its nationals in Lebanon to leave the country as tensions continue to rise in the region after Iran accused Israel of being responsible for the assassination of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Also on Sunday, one woman was killed and three other people seriously wounded in a stabbing attack in a Tel Aviv suburb, Israel's emergency medical service said, with police reporting a Palestinian suspect was "neutralised". Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/C0QnWi1

https://ift.tt/zxYSlno From apartments and cows to free business class travel for a year, many countries and territories around the world give a host of prizes to their athletes if they come home with gold, silver or bronze medals.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/J6wDuB7

https://ift.tt/pjcaOTv Algerian welterweight boxer Imane Khelif beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori by a unanimous decision in the quarter finals in the North Paris Arena Friday night after facing days of online abuse following accusations that the 25-year-old fighter is secretly a man. It’s a bittersweet victory for Khelif, who continues to endure rampant speculation about whether she and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting – neither of whom has ever identified as anything other than a woman – should be allowed to step back into the ring.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8rZ6Vid

https://ift.tt/FuoHnM0 Police faced violent far-right protests in Suderland, northeast England, following a knife rampage that left three little girls dead Wednesday. It was the latest episode of unrest linked to the mass stabbing during which agitators clashed with police. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YzQ6uIs

https://ift.tt/MWfXANQ Venezuela is bracing for weekend protests, both from the opposition which disputes Nicolas Maduro's reelection, and the president's supporters, whom he has called to participate in the "mother of all marches" to back his win. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kqMj9ed

https://ift.tt/ZgaUFBn An early goal was enough for France to beat Argentina 1-0 and reach the Olympic semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Friday, in a match where fighting broke out between players immediately after the final whistle. It was the first time the sides met since the 2022 World Cup final, during which Argentina won on penalties.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7SugKj9

https://ift.tt/k9YIc7X Qatar is to hold on Friday funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in an attack in Tehran blamed on Israel that has deepened fears of a regional escalation. Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group's political chief, had resided in Doha along with other members of the Hamas political office. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iepRvU3

https://ift.tt/mXiL0wv Although no one has claimed the attack, Boko Haram are suspected to be behind a bombing which killed at least 16 people on Wednesday, the latest in a series of lethal attacks against civilians in the area. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gswEYbx

https://ift.tt/dwZ3c4U After three Grand Slam titles, UK tennis legend Andy Murray, 37, officially retired from the sport on Thursday after losing in the Paris Olympics, closing the door on a stellar yet injury-laden career. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7QDFJuw