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https://ift.tt/s94BwFt A former doctor, Eugene Rwamucyo, 65, goes on trial Tuesday for alleged genocide during Rwanda's 1994 massacre of Tutsis by the Hutu majority. Accused of aiding anti-Tutsi propaganda and mass murder, Rwamucyo is charged with genocide, complicity, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy. He practiced medicine in France and Belgium after leaving Rwanda. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/IzBFhH8

https://ift.tt/HyLnECX The death toll from a storm in the southeastern U.S. reached 118 on Monday, sparking election campaign tensions. The White House dismissed criticism of its response. President Biden will visit North Carolina on Wednesday to assess rescue efforts, as hundreds remain missing across affected states. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uZ168hg

https://ift.tt/3Bs75IE The world's longest-serving death row inmate hailed his historic acquittal as a "complete victory" on Sunday, just days after a Japanese court declared Iwao Hakamada innocent of a 1966 quadruple murder. The 88-year-old former boxer spent 46 years on death row, mostly in solitary confinement.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/IAMdXQB

https://ift.tt/eBNyS9x The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday, hours after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people as Hezbollah sustained heavy blows to its command structure, including the killing of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Read our blog for the latest developments from the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tSIaQc4

https://ift.tt/R4IOVTS Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who rose to fame as a country music superstar and Hollywood actor, has died at 88. Kristofferson passed away peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, surrounded by family, according to spokeswoman Ebie McFarland. No cause of death was provided. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9yVmXtD

https://ift.tt/aSyEksY The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Nepal has reached at least 129, with dozens of people still missing, officials said Sunday, warning that the toll was expected to rise further as reports come in from villages across the mountainous country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GXjR872

https://ift.tt/SC1sMet Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday, tapping into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vyGV65w

https://ift.tt/NjBd0XE The Israeli military said early on Sunday it had struck dozens of Hezbollah "terror" targets in Lebanon in the past dozen hours, including launchers aimed at Israel, a day after the Iran-backed militant group confirmed its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in a dramatic escalation of the conflict roiling the region. Read our blog for the latest developments from the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bQ50Dlo

https://ift.tt/LkAYxdB FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from Jerusalem about the first signs of a Hezbollah response to Israel's deadly strikes on Beirut and the ongoing threat of an Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/K17PMIq

https://ift.tt/Wqv6rM0 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed doubts Friday about China's efforts to pursue a peace deal in Ukraine, saying that Beijing's exports to Russia were fuelling Moscow's "war machine". China and Brazil have been trying to rally the world's emerging powers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to support a "comprehensive and lasting settlement" through negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uI1wr5c

https://ift.tt/ByqJ4aY The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. An Iranian government source said Tehran was trying to confirm Nasrallah's whereabouts. The latest bombardment – the most powerful in the Lebanese capital in the past year – came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that Israel would continue striking Hezbollah until it met its objectives. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0Qb97Ao

https://ift.tt/6vCt4kX Israel rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants "until victory", ahead of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's expected address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. More than 700 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli air strikes since Monday. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6So9pLA

https://ift.tt/L8qvrX5 More than a million people are without power as Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night in the Big Bend region of Florida. Thousands have evacuated as authorities warn of a "nightmare" storm surge scenario. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7mqJvNU

https://ift.tt/qX0nU87 Armenia says peace with Azerbaijan is 'within reach', according to its prime minister Nikol Pashinyan. He made the comments during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/l7aFexM

https://ift.tt/KZQvsPr US Vice-President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, pledging support to the country. Meanwhile her opponent, Donald Trump, said he would be meeting with Zelensky on Friday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GzWaRIn

https://ift.tt/fMHGqSy Taiwan has detected 43 Chinese aircraft and eight navy ships around the island over the past 24 hours. These incursions came as for the first time a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait to assert its freedom of navigation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FsvShzR

https://ift.tt/3flxprB Hurricane Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could reach Category 4 status before it makes landfall. Thousands are under a mandatory evacuation order, with strong impacts and damage expected in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wzc4GUr

https://ift.tt/Hq3wPyV France and the United States on Wednesday proposed a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon after days of deadly strikes by Israel. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that the two Western powers were proposing a "temporary ceasefire" of 21 days "to allow for negotiations." Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HAnF3Qv

https://ift.tt/kpD5iPl The US state of Missouri has executed a man for the 1998 murder of a woman. The victim's family had pleaded with authorities to spare him and to turn his sentence into a life sentence. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/GOT6jrc

https://ift.tt/5YOUbez Britain's foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it is sending 700 British troops to Cyprus as it prepares "contingency plans" for its citizens in Lebanon as Israel's attacks on the country intensify. In a statement, it urged British nationals to leave Lebanon 'immediately.' Lebanon’s health ministry reported that at least 569 people had been killed in two consecutive days of Israeli strikes across the country. Earlier, US President Joe Biden warned against all-out war between the neighbouring countries in his farewell address to the UN General Assembly. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Middle East. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/0ioRPuq

https://ift.tt/q1HIYkX California's attorney general targeted ExxonMobil in a lawsuit that aims to charge the oil giant for the clean-up of millions of tons of plastic waste, the latest in a string of suits leveled against oil and gas companies over the growing environmental crisis. The suit alleges that ExxonMobil used decades-long marketing campaigns to dupe consumers into thinking their plastic waste would be recycled. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ESIHJj0

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https://ift.tt/mhGbpUC And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it has – false accusations of killing pets have become the latest issue at the centre of American political debates. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump began by making false accusations about Haitian migrants killing and eating pets in Ohio during his debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris. However, on September 12, Democratic supporters online started making claims of their own – that Trump’s running mate JD Vance killed his family’s cat. There’s even an article from the fact-checking website PolitiFact that verifies the story. However, it turns out, that the fact-checking article is fake. PolitiFact never published that article.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Ljutnp4

https://ift.tt/f6wtxh5 Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on course to become Sri Lanka’s next president Sunday, according to results published by the Election Commission showing him leading with 40 percent of the votes. A second count, however, is under way to determine the winner as no candidate secured over 50 percent of the popular vote. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ImaSUGg

https://ift.tt/ByrHhRs France finally got a new government after months of political deadlock and uncertainty following snap elections in July that resulted in a hung parliament. Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Saturday unveiled his new government with conservatives and centrists dominating the line-up, marking a shift to the right. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the key ministers. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KMEuZbT

https://ift.tt/Ylg0ebG The Israeli army on Sunday said it is striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the group launched rockets at Israeli military production sites in Haifa. This latest exchange of fire came after a mass attack targeted earlier this week the Iran-backed militant group's communications devices, killing dozens and wounded thousands in Lebanon. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uobh2gp

https://ift.tt/nQdJksZ A US soldier, Travis King, who crossed into North Korea in July 2023, pleaded guilty to desertion and other charges as part of a plea deal and was sentenced to a year of confinement on Friday. With time served and credit for good behavior, King has been released, marking the end of a case that began when he fled to North Korea during a sightseeing tour of the Demilitarized Zone while stationed in South Korea. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6XxWHLJ

https://ift.tt/mZDBvYb Hezbollah confirmed the death of its senior commander Ibrahim Aqil, though no specifics were given regarding the circumstances of his death. Earlier in the day, the Israeli military said Aqil was killed during a large-scale strike in Beirut, which resulted in 14 deaths and dozens more wounded, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uHgnU1I

https://ift.tt/TQ04bnw Israeli warplanes carried out their most intense air strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war late on Thursday, targeting rocket launchers directed towards Israel. Israel said it is shifting its war objectives to its northern border with Lebanon after carrying out two days of attacks on sabotaged personal electronics devices used by Hezbollah. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a speech on Thursday vowed revenge for the blasts and said that the group would continue its attacks on Israel in support of fellow Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/bhcz1VR

https://ift.tt/YUVgQoa A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has rejected calls to drop out of the race after a report that he made controversial comments about slavery and called himself a 'Black Nazi' on a porn website more than a decade ago. Trump ally refuses to leave gubernatorial race after 'Black Nazi' comments emerge on porn site from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vz64Lwo

https://ift.tt/xIcWnp6 Two people are missing and some 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding and landslides hit the northeastern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The mayor of the city of Ravenna described the situation as a "full emergency". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/r1KAm73

https://ift.tt/5oKQIrF On matchday 1 of the Champions League Barcelona dropped points, Manchester City and Arsenal failed to win and there were some banner results already. Bayern Munich scored nine goals. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uNd12fK

https://ift.tt/Inejqaw Israel’s spy service injected explosive materials activated by coded messages into thousands of Gold Apollo-branded pagers during production, months before they were imported imported by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese security source said. Hezbollah fighters were using the low-tech devices in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, sources said. For its part, Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said it had not manufactured the devices used in the blasts, but that they had been made by a European firm with the right to use its brand. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines  verifyuser

https://ift.tt/R1tzpgD North Korea continued a series of provocative maneuvers early Wednesday when, for the second time since Thursday, it fired a second round of short ballistic missiles – a move experts say could be linked to the isolated country's suspected illicit supplying of arms to Russia from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/3DpMPJr

https://ift.tt/tlHhEDG European football's most coveted competition debuted its new format on Tuesday, foregoing its classic 'group stage' games for a giant league compromised of all 36 teams. Bayern Munich scored a record-breaking nine goals against Dinamo Zagreb and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé registered his first for the reigning champions, while both Liverpool and newcomers Aston Villa recorded wins.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KI6WasN

https://ift.tt/fz6YgKv US tech giant Meta said late Monday that it was banning Russian state media outlets from its apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, following US prosecutors' allegations that RT had covertly funded influence campaigns through social media. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/s3k5NPV

https://ift.tt/qRPaKdE Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that the country’s war goals now include the “safe return of the residents of the north to their homes”. Tens of thousands of residents have fled military exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border. Follow our live blog for the latest on the Israel-Hamas war. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OZUYD8t

https://ift.tt/8yrcghP Wildfires continue to devastate Brazil's vital ecological landscapes amid the country's worst-ever recorded drought, with the latest – apparently man-made – fire engulfing the protected Brasília National Park in flames on Monday, and shrouding and the capital in smoke. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vIworSm

https://ift.tt/0WFw5fj British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged a "new era" of cooperation to tackle people smuggling gangs, ahead of talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Starmer, prioritising European relations since his July election win, will emphasize tackling illegal migration, following recent diplomatic visits to Berlin, Paris, and Dublin. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/CGaTxL5

https://ift.tt/I3GklKZ At least eight migrants died early Sunday when the boat they were travelling in capsized during an attempt to cross the English Channel, according to the French authorities. The accident took place shortly after the vessel embarked, less than two weeks after 12 people died while attempting the crossing, the deadliest such disaster this year.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oBer3xg

https://ift.tt/3VqWoFQ More than 70 people have been killed and 89 remain missing in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, in Myanmar, state media reported on Sunday. Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to deal with the floods and and landslides. The UN's Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs in Myanmar and the International Committee of the Red Cross has told AFP they cannot currently comment on the junta's request. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Y3qWVLE

https://ift.tt/udFR4nY Venezuela detained three US citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech national over an alleged plot to destabilise the South American country, the government said on Saturday. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the foreign nationals were being held on suspicion of planning an attack on President Nicolas Maduro and his government. The arrests come amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and Western powers over Venezuela's disputed July 28 presidential election, which the country's opposition accuses Maduro of stealing.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/sR82nYi

https://ift.tt/4HhBqEb France will bid a final farewell to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday with a grand parade along the Champs-Elysées, followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. Organised at the request of President Emmanuel Macron, the event will also see the decoration of many French medal winners with the country's top award, the prestigious Legion d'Honneur. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iXQBID5

https://ift.tt/yZkrijB China criticised Germany on Saturday for increasing security risks a day after two German naval vessels passed through the Taiwan Strait, a key waterway that Beijing claims as its territory. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius defended the move, stating that the ships were navigating international waters on the safest route, while Beijing responded by deploying forces to monitor the vessels.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YInMUfZ

https://ift.tt/l5O8mXL British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Joe Biden will discuss Friday whether to let Kyiv use long-range missiles against Russia, in what is likely their last meeting before an election that could upend US policy on Ukraine. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wSpM148

https://ift.tt/MReFvhL North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring the site. Kim called for an increase in centrifuges to boost the country's nuclear arsenal for "self-defence," state media reported. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/gDxAVo8

https://ift.tt/I12l3Fo Elon Musk has slammed Australia as "fascists" in response to proposed laws aimed at fining social media platforms for failing to curb misinformation. The "combating misinformation" bill, introduced Thursday, grants authorities powers to fine tech giants up to five percent of annual turnover. Musk's comment came via his platform X. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YDXlPUO

https://ift.tt/dUeJ6Zx The Toronto International Film Festival announced Thursday it is cancelling all screenings of the documentary Russians at War due to "significant threats" to public safety. Organizers cited reports of potential risks to festival operations. Directed by Anastasia Trofimova, the film follows a Russian battalion during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. TIFF described the decision as unprecedented. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/izQFfdW

https://ift.tt/InOlmrH Landslides and floods triggered by Typhoon Yagi have killed more than 200 people in Southeast Asia. The most powerful storm recorded in the region this year slammed Vietnam at the weekend, wreaking havoc on homes and factories and bringing heavy rainfall to Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/05Z6cYt

https://ift.tt/jbeyoJ5 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart David Lammy made a rare joint trip to Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss the further easing of rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears. The pair, who boarded the train early Wednesday at the Polish border town of Przemysl, are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as he presses the West for weapons with more firepower and fewer restrictions. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Fy30SqL

https://ift.tt/OXo0uDK US pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday in a message posted on Instagram immediately after the first presidential debate between Harris and former president Donald Trump ended. Swift had been largely silent on the subject of the November presidential election, but said that she had been inspired to speak up after discovering AI-generated images of herself falsely endorsing Trump, which "conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xMX8iKT

https://ift.tt/VnftKbv A debate over a proposed law that would give the Mexican people the right to elect judges had to be paused after a wave protesters breached Mexico's Senate, forcing lawmakers to resume the debate in a different building. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FOwBTd9

https://ift.tt/i0R3UAT Hurricane warnings have been issued for much of the Louisiana coastline with heavy rain, strong winds, and a severe storm surge in the forecast. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/15THvXw

https://ift.tt/9X3MLy0 In a statement, the Israeli army says it targeted a Hamas command centre in the area. Hamas has called the claim a 'blatant lie'. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/diqexgI

https://ift.tt/U9FgpBT Les Bleus breathed a sigh of relief with their 2-0 win against Belgium after a loss last week. Meanwhile Italy are on a winning streak with a victory over Israel. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/fHZMBxC

https://ift.tt/ajeEi9c The tech giant, who is hoping to keep up with the artificial intelligence race, has unveiled its first AI iPhone. The features will only be available in English and as a test before other languages follow. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4hCVLwv

https://ift.tt/rqBN62D House Republicans will release a report Monday criticising President Joe Biden’s administration over the chaotic August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. The report, led by Rep. Michael McCaul, accuses officials of delaying evacuation orders, poor interdepartmental communication, and mishandling paperwork for Afghan civilians eligible to leave. The findings follow a three-year investigation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/yNl9pbB

https://ift.tt/mxEslcy Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church of the peripheries. While 90 percent of Papua New Guinea's 12 million residents call themselves Christian, religion sits longside a panoply of local beliefs, customs and rites – some of which spark bloody zeal. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XxeZcyb

https://ift.tt/5z8lWhe Hezbollah announced retaliatory rocket fire targeting a town in northern Israel early Sunday in response to an Israeli attack that killed three civil defence personnel in the country's south. The Iran-backed Lebanese movement has exchanged near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/2qlswQo

https://ift.tt/rHlFq8m Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan official.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/sFp6Smf

https://ift.tt/RD74qN0 French media and some political opponents of freshly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier quickly dug up that, while serving in parliament in 1981, he had been among 155 lawmakers who voted against a law decriminalizing homosexuality.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wMRF5WH

https://ift.tt/w7reSz1 Boeing’s Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday, its capsule safely landing in the New Mexico desert and two astronauts still in space, left behind until a SpaceX vessel can bring them back next year because NASA judged their return too risky. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xSXdEnw

https://ift.tt/DAPiJye Ukraine's air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. The air force said in a statement on the Telegram app that air defence units were scrambled into action in 11 regions across Ukraine. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the day’s events. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/nQWhE0G

https://ift.tt/Wk3pq5X Algeria's president Abdelmadjid Tebboune is coasting towards Saturday's election all but certain to win five more years in an election with no serious rivals and after touting his economic successes from his first term, including more jobs and higher wages in the country. His two oppoonents have pledged to grant Algerians more freedoms. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hgyUQ3W

https://ift.tt/bsFt5QI Scientists have confirmed that summer 2024 broke global heat records for the second consecutive year, making 2024 likely to be the hottest year in recorded history. Data from Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service, shows June to August as the hottest period since records began in 1940. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/aiK4YIE

https://ift.tt/UztB1rn US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged renewing the United Nations mandate for an international security mission in Haiti. The mission, expiring in early October, was initially approved for 12 months but has struggled with limited troops and funding. Armed gangs have seized much of the capital and surrounding areas. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qwysvmu

https://ift.tt/RTt6qUF US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a Gaza truce, stating that 90% of a deal was ready. Blinken added that the US would offer further ideas via Egypt and Qatar. However, in an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu denied the claim, saying "it's not close." from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/JrvV4uF

https://ift.tt/OF9H3ml The UK will send Ukraine 650 new specialist missile systems to boost its air defences, London said Friday, weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the pace of weapons deliveries. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/93iAXsn

https://ift.tt/lC9BNcp The Democratic Republic of Congo, currently at the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, will on Thursday receive its first 100,000 doses of vaccines against the disease.  More than 17,500 cases and 629 deaths have been recorded in the country since the start of the year and the virus is now present in at least 13 other African countries. “We are in a health war against mpox,” Congolese Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/U3iOAzY

https://ift.tt/1fJopDe For the first time since 2003, neither Argentina's Lionel Messi nor Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo feature as nominees for the Ballon d'Or, while Olympic champions Spain and Champions League winners Real Madrid headline the list of male players vying for football's most prestigious individual award. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/khXgoU6

https://ift.tt/xc7iMtr France’s former prime minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday announced he would run in the 2027 presidential elections in a widely expected move. Philippe, who was Macron’s first prime minister, has remained a popular figure since he resigned in 2020, and has formed his own centre-right party, Horizons. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/c4tQFZX

https://ift.tt/StjWrCM A Greenland court will decide Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, 73, in custody pending extradition to Japan over a whaling altercation. Lawyers anticipate extended detention as legal review continues in Nuuk, the capital of the Danish autonomous territory. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6bBHnj0

https://ift.tt/zNdX5pu Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has not sought asylum despite an arrest warrant over his claim of winning the July presidential election, his lawyer said. The prosecutor's office accused him of "serious crimes." Gonzalez Urrutia, in hiding since July 28, has ignored three summonses from prosecutors. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/umFrpAL

https://ift.tt/453GCoc Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the United States "engaged in a criminal practice" after it seized Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic on Monday, alleging that it was "illegally purchased" through a shell company. The move follows widespread condemnation of Maduro's highly scrutinized reelection in late July, including US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken saying it was "clear" opposition candidate Edmundo González won South American country's presidential election.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Th0Ye5C

https://ift.tt/rLuHfOd As Hamas's execution of six hostages in Gaza spark massive strikes and protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout, US President Joe Biden, one of Netanyahu's staunchest allies, on Monday called for more "urgency" from Netanyahu to reach a hostage deal, prompting the prime minister to push back and Hamas to frame the comments as validation Israel's refusal to cooperate on a ceasefire deal. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/b3GYDIk

https://ift.tt/xLEj0HB In a move that could help cement President Nicolas Maduro's disputed presidential reelection, a Venezuelan court allowed for an arrest warrant to be issued against presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia for "serious crimes", despite widespread support for his party's claim that he had won the election. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Q8gu2Fa

https://ift.tt/uj2boGs A nationwide strike in Israel aimed at disrupting major sectors of the economy began on Monday. The general strike, intended to pressure Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza after six were found dead in a Hamas tunnel on Saturday, was ignored in some areas, underscoring profound political divisions in the country.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lXGTnoB

https://ift.tt/4hupKGX French President Emmanuel Macron met with former prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve amid growing pressure to find a new prime minister following the July 7 polls. The president is also expected to meet with Xavier Bertrand, a leading figure of the centre right, as well as former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande later on Monday.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/F8HqEoN

https://ift.tt/GLNm7yI German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the polls for the first time ever in the former East German state of Thuringia, and came a close second place behind the conservatives in Saxony, according to projections late on Sunday. With a year to go until Germany's national elections, the results were a blow to Scholz's fractious ruling coalition.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4vb63t2

https://ift.tt/t8cZxCk Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said early Monday. Multiple series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Monday, sending residents into bomb shelters. Polish and allied aircraft were activated early Monday to safeguard Polish airspace after Russia's air strikes on Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XobF0YB

https://ift.tt/Pp5Wqjl Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower will keep the Olympic rings it has been decorated with since June until after the ongoing Paralympic Games, mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday, without specifying for how long.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MA0tYks