Netanyahu chooses diehard supporter of Israeli settlements as new US ambassador amid Trump return

11/11/2024 18:52 France 24

Yechiel Leiter, a staunch defender of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and vocal advocate for the war in Gaza, is set to become Israel’s new ambassador to the US. His appointment by Netanyahu comes just days after Trump’s re-election – signalling a policy shift aligned with renewed debates over annexation.

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Ukrainians see surrender as the end of their country, geopolitical analyst says

Kyiv was the target of its first missile attack since August on Wednesday morning, in a 2-hour Russian ballistic missile operation that targeted the entire country. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Olga Oliker, Programme Director for Europe and Central Asia at ICG. She says that Ukrainians are...

13/11/2024 22:30 France 24

How does climate change affect young people and migration?

COP 29 taking place all this week, dozens of world leaders gathered to discuss how to combat the challenge of climate change and global warming. FRANCE 24's speaks to Aakash Ranison, Youth Delegate on Climate Migration at the International Organization for Migration....

13/11/2024 19:53 France 24

How racism and war spur soccer violence: sports and politics don't mix?

A football match in Paris is raising concerns over potential clashes between Jewish and Palestinian sympathisers. Security measures have been heightened following last week's violence in Amsterdam, where Israeli supporters clashed with both local men of Arab origin and Dutch fans. Tensions fueled b...

13/11/2024 19:12 France 24

Toxic towns in Kyrgyzstan battle dangers of Soviet-era radioactive waste

Three decades on from independence, Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with the consequences of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Mining towns like Min-Kush provided the Soviet Union with essential uranium, leaving behind vast quantities of dangerous toxic waste that is still being cleared away, while local...

13/11/2024 16:11 France 24

Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war, says UN probe

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale. Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent Internat...

13/11/2024 15:07 France 24

Lebanon says Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut

Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday a third wave of Israeli raids on Hezbollah's south Beirut bastion in 24 hours, after the health ministry said another strike south of the capital killed six people. People hastily drove away from the area following the evacuation calls, with residents firi...

13/11/2024 14:58 France 24

Blinken, in Brussels, pledges to shore up Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured NATO on Wednesday that the Biden administration would bolster its support for Ukraine in the few months before Donald Trump's return as president and would try to strengthen the alliance in that time. Meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels...

13/11/2024 14:54 France 24

Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli match

A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli football club. The Amsterdam mayor, chief of...

13/11/2024 14:28 France 24

Russia launches combined drone and missile barrage on Kyiv

Russia stepped up its attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Wednesday with its first combined drone and missile attack since the summer. Officials said one man was wounded by falling debris from a downed drone in a suburb of Kyiv....

13/11/2024 12:55 France 24

US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet US demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. However, the Biden administration said Tuesday it won't limit weapons transfers...

13/11/2024 10:29 France 24

Live: Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases new video of Israeli hostage in Gaza

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday released new video footage of Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov in Gaza, the first in several months. Earlier, the southern suburbs of Beirut were once again pummelled by air strikes after the Israeli army told residents living near buildings...

13/11/2024 06:12 France 24

Blinken to meet NATO allies in Brussels as Trump win stokes fears for Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to hold emergency talks with European allies in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to support Ukraine in the weeks before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House....

13/11/2024 04:09 France 24

Fears of Trump trade wars loom large as China's Xi heads to APEC meeting in Peru

Chinese President Xi Jinping will join his US counterpart Joe Biden and the leaders of other Asia Pacific nations in Lima this week for an economic summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under US President-elect Donald Trump....

13/11/2024 03:57 France 24

UN nuclear chief heads to Iran for crucial talks

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear programme, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is narrowing....

13/11/2024 01:57 France 24

Gaza humanitarian situation 'apocalyptic' as Israel pounds enclave

UNRWA said on Tuesday the amount of aid coming into Gaza had reached an "apocalyptic" new low in the 13-month Israel-Hamas war, with 2.2 million people needing "absolutely everything" to avoid dying from disease, famine, and violence....

13/11/2024 01:36 France 24

More than 2 million face imminent famine in Rakhine state in Myanmar, UN report says

Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state is heading toward famine, the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the country's civil war squeezes commerce and agricultural production. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Kanni Wignaraja, the UN's Assistant-Secretary General and UNDP's Asia Regional Directo...

12/11/2024 21:23 France 24

UNRWA cannot distribute aid if they're 'being bombed and shot at' or if their 'missions are denied'

Israel announced it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas of northern Gaza as fighting raged ahead of a US deadline for Israel to get more aid into the Palestinian enclave. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in war-torn Gaza,...

12/11/2024 15:29 France 24

'Nowhere in Gaza is safe': Children cannot escape violence or access aid

International aid organizations accuse Israel of failing to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in war-to...

12/11/2024 14:54 France 24

Israel says opens Gaza aid crossing, ahead of US deadline

Israel's army announced the opening Tuesday (November 12) of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, before a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.The United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and eight humanitarian o...

12/11/2024 14:44 France 24

In Abidjan, thousands are evicted as homes are bulldozed without warning

Since January, Ivory Coast has embarked on a mass eviction project. Authorities have targeted 176 neighbourhoods in Abidjan and have destroyed homes without any proper relocation plans for residents. This project was initially presented as a safety measure to deal with flooding that has ravished in...

12/11/2024 14:34 France 24

Israel wielding 'level of power' on the humanitarian front not seen 'anywhere else in the world'

The Israeli military announced it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas of northern Gaza as fighting raged ahead of a US deadline for Israel to get more aid into the Palestinian enclave or face cuts in military assistance. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the...

12/11/2024 14:06 France 24

The war we don't talk about: Famine, disease and the looting of treasures in Sudan

PRESS REVIEW - Tuesday, November 12: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England's most senior cleric, faces calls to resign. It comes after a damning review accused the Church of covering up a decades-long cycle of sexual, physical and psychological abuse by a former lawyer and member of t...

12/11/2024 13:30 France 24

Russia jails doctor for criticising Ukraine campaign

A Moscow court on Tuesday (November 12) sentenced a paediatrician to five-and-a-half years in prison for criticising the Ukraine campaign during a private appointment, after she was denounced. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth tells us more....

12/11/2024 13:27 France 24

Aid in Gaza 'drop in ocean': Red Cross calls for 'expanded humanitarian operation', end to conflict

Israel has opened an additional aid crossing into Gaza, before a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians. UNRWA, and eight humanitarian organisations however said that not enough aid was reaching the territory. For in-depth analysis on the humanitarian crisis in war-...

12/11/2024 13:16 France 24

'France will not accept' repeat of Jerusalem diplomatic incident, FM says

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot discussed diplomatic tensions with Israel, European trade policy in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election and support for Ukraine. He also underlined the importance of closer cooperation with Africa and the...

12/11/2024 12:11 France 24

Aid groups say Israel misses US deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

Joe Biden's deadline for Israel to allow aid into Gaza comes to an end this Wednesday (November 13). The situation in Gaza though remains critical. Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-mon...

12/11/2024 11:01 France 24

Kremlin denies call between Putin and Trump

Russia Monday (November 11) denied a reported call between President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump on the Ukraine conflict and said it saw no signs the West was ready for talks. The Washington Post said on Sunday that Trump had spoken by phone on Thursday with Putin, telling hi...

12/11/2024 10:28 France 24

Ukrainian forces engaged against 50,000 troops in Russia's Kursk region, Zelensky says

Ukraine said on Monday (November 11) its hard-pressed military was battling 50,000 troops in Russia's Kursk region to its north. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more....

12/11/2024 10:25 France 24

Thousands rally in Georgia to demand new election and push for EU integration

Waving Georgian and EU flags, thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, to demand new elections under international supervision amid claims of Russian interference in the October 26 parliamentary vote....

12/11/2024 03:36 France 24

ICC to probe sexual misconduct claims against chief war crimes prosecutor

The ICC said Monday it will launch an external investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against its chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has previously denied allegations of misconduct. Khan said he will continue to oversee investigations into allegations of war crimes, including in Israel and...

11/11/2024 18:35 France 24

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