54% of Israelis would prefer Donald Trump to become the Americain president over Kamala Harris

23/10/2024 08:58 France 24

In Israel's war against Gaza and Hezbollah, Binyamin Netanyahu's biggest assert when negotiating with Joe Biden is the forthcoming US presidential election. 54% of Israelis would prefer Donald Trump to become president over Kamala Harris. More information with FRANCE 24 International affairs editor, Oliver Farry.

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NGO warns of increase in sexual violence in DR Congo

Healthcare workers, who are doing what they can to care for victims of violence in eastern DR Congo, say that they have seen a distressing increase in the number of people who have been targetted by sexual violence. Since 2021, survivors - both children and adults - have increasingly been presentin...

23/10/2024 10:52 France 24

Russian invasion sends Ukraine population plummeting by 8 million

Ukraine's population has declined by eight million since Russia’s invasion almost three years ago. The war sparked an exodus and sent birth rates plunging, according to the United Nations, in a country which already had one of the lowest birth rates in Europe. Story by Emily Boyle....

23/10/2024 10:25 France 24

Turkey's Erdogan agrees to meet Russia's Putin at BRICS summit

Turkey's overtures towards BRICS may be a first for a NATO member, but experts say the move is economically-driven and aligns with Ankara's desire for "strategic autonomy." More information with Jasper Mortimer, FRANCE 24 correspondent in Ankara, Turkey....

23/10/2024 10:18 France 24

Putin defies the West, but 'we shouldn't overestimate the importance of this BRICS summit'

China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi and some other BRICS leaders discussed the war in Ukraine with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin chief chaired a major summit aimed at showing Western attempts to isolate Russia have failed. For more information, FRANCE 24's Eve Irvine interviews Ulri...

23/10/2024 09:56 France 24

At last a passport for Britain's (probably) favourite bear

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 23: South Korea mulls its response as North Korea cements its war coalition with Russia. In other news, an Arab News/YouGov poll shows Donald Trump leading among Arab-American voters. Also, do Western gorillas have democracy? Finally, Paddington Bear, of Peruvian...

23/10/2024 09:53 France 24

Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs. Story by Emerald Maxwell an...

23/10/2024 09:48 France 24

Russian president hosts global South leaders in Kazan

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23/10/2024 08:03 France 24

Putin says more than 30 countries want to join BRICS ahead of talks with Erdogan

World leaders are gathering in Russia on Wednesday for the second day of the largest diplomatic forum held by the country since it began its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the BRICS group that more than 30 countries have expressed a desire to join the...

23/10/2024 07:31 France 24

Siege of north Gaza: Are Israel's evacuations for Palestinians really safe?

Besieged Jabalia has become the epicentre of the war in Gaza, with an estimated 400,000 people trapped with nowhere to go. Israel’s military says it’s conducting "safe passage via designated routes", but videos from civilians and reporters say they have evidence this isn’t true. There's also...

22/10/2024 20:56 France 24

Russia attempts to end dollar dominance and bypass Western sanctions

At this year's BRICS summit, one of the main issues on the agenda is Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea for a payment system to rival SWIFT and bypass Western sanctions. Also, a UN report shows the impact of war has set back development in Gaza by 69 years. In the US presidential race, Kamala...

22/10/2024 19:48 France 24

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers' deposits to finance attacks against Israel. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Ahron Bregman, senior teaching fellow...

22/10/2024 19:21 France 24

Ton of BRICS? Putin defies West with global summit

It's been not too shabby a week so far for Russia’s leader of 24 years, sandwiched between a Moldova referendum where the pro-EU camp underwhelmed and a crucial general election in fellow former Soviet state Georgia. ...

22/10/2024 18:11 France 24

Palestinians enduring 'unspeakable horrors' in north Gaza

Palestinians are living through "unspeakable horrors" in the north of the Gaza Strip, the United Nations' top aid official said on Saturday, as she insisted that "these atrocities must stop". Israel, vowing to stop Hamas militants from regrouping in northern Gaza, launched a major air and ground as...

22/10/2024 16:05 France 24

The NGO helping anti-war Russians find their footing abroad

Huge numbers of Russians who have fled the country amid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are turning to a website set up to try to help them. The Ark is a project founded two and a half years ago by Anastasia Burakova, a Russian woman who left her homeland shortly before the invasion as her organ...

22/10/2024 13:30 France 24

Harris raises record $1 billion in a single quarter as polls show extremely tight race

With just two weeks to go before American voters choose their next president, Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump by a wide margin in the money race, having raised nearly $1 billion in a single quarter. But first, as Israel continues its war against Hamas, a new UN report warns the impact of the...

22/10/2024 12:53 France 24

Ukraine's population declined by 8 million following Russia's invasion, UN says

With refugees fleeing, birth rates plummeting and casualties of war, Ukraine's population is dwindling. The UN on Tuesday said it had declined by 8 million since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. ...

22/10/2024 12:07 France 24

Blinken in Israel to push for Gaza truce, Lebanon de-escalation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon "as soon as possible". It is his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas's attack on Israel more than a year ago triggered the Gaza war, and h...

22/10/2024 11:29 France 24

Putin seeks to rival West with high-profile BRICS summit

Two dozen world leaders gathered in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a three-day summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony". With the summit, the biggest such meeting in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine, Presi...

22/10/2024 11:14 France 24

Twelve wounded, energy infrastructure damaged in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian strikes late Sunday on the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded at least 12 people and cut power to part of the city, local officials and police said. The latest barrage came as Ukrainian officials prepare for a new wave of bombardments they think will target the country's energy net...

22/10/2024 11:02 France 24

French researcher Laurent Vinatier appeals prison sentence in Russian 'foreign agent' case

French researcher Laurent Vinatier appealed a three-year prison sentence handed down by a Russian court for allegedly collecting military information and breaching Moscow’s “foreign agent” law, which Western nations have criticised as targeting their citizens on baseless charges to use them f...

22/10/2024 09:04 France 24

Israel army says Hezbollah cash vault in Lebanon hit

The Israeli army said Monday its forces were pummelling Hezbollah's financial arm, hitting more than two dozen targets including a bunker with tens of millions of dollars in cash and gold. The strikes since Sunday night mark an expansion of Israel's campaign against the Iran-backed group after a ye...

22/10/2024 08:27 France 24

Putin seeks unity at BRICS summit to challenge Western 'hegemony'

Two dozen world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are gathering in Kazan, Russia, for summit of the BRICS group between October 22-24. The event is Russia's largest diplomatic gathering since its invasion of Ukraine, showcasing Moscow's...

22/10/2024 08:22 France 24

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Russia for BRICS summit

Two dozen world leaders including Chinese leader Xi Jinping are gathering in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a summit of the BRICS group, which will be hosted in the city of Kazan from October 22 to 24. "Beijing sees no problem with the fact that the rotating presidency of the summit has lande...

22/10/2024 07:40 France 24

South Korea says North Korea dispatched troops to help Russia fight Ukraine

North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumour". South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang sent a "large-scale" troop deployment to help its ally, claiming that...

22/10/2024 05:42 France 24

Putin hails Russia-India 'strategic partnership' in talks with Modi at BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed his nation's "strategic partnership" with India in talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opening day of a BRICS summit in Kazan. The summit brings together two dozen world leaders including China's Xi Jinping and President Recep Tayyip Erd...

22/10/2024 03:16 France 24

Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead, ongoing power blackouts in Cuba

Cuba's capital remains paralysed as the island braces for a fourth night of blackouts after Hurricane Oscar's landfall. Protests erupted in urban areas like Havana, with residents banging pots, blocking streets, and demanding water. The government issued stern warnings against unrest as six people...

22/10/2024 02:45 France 24

Live: Blinken meets with Netanyahu in effort to revive Gaza ceasefire talks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on the first stop of a Middle East tour in a new push for a ceasefire in Gaza after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week. It will be his 11th trip to the Middle East since the war broke out a year ago. Follow our liveblog...

21/10/2024 23:56 France 24

North Korea sending troops to Ukraine would be ‘dangerous’ development, US warns

Washington warned that North Korea sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine would be a dangerous development, following reports from Seoul. US Ambassador Robert Wood told the UN Security Council this deepens the DPRK-Russia military ties, and consultations with allies are under way regarding the...

21/10/2024 21:53 France 24

Moldova’s president bet big on the EU referendum. It may cost her dearly

Moldova has voted to enshrine its EU membership aspirations in the nation’s constitution by a razor-thin margin after a campaign awash with accusations of Russian interference and political repression. It’s an awkward moment for President Maia Sandu, who organised the vote to coincide with her...

21/10/2024 20:16 France 24

Russian interference did not represent 'critical mass' in Moldova vote, expert says

Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward EU membership, after the pro-Western president accused foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth Niculescu reports fr...

21/10/2024 19:22 France 24

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