Palestinians enduring 'unspeakable horrors' in north Gaza

22/10/2024 16:05 France 24

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 assault on October 6, tightening its siege on the war-battered area and sending tens of thousands of people fleeing. Gaza's civil defence agency on Saturday said a sweeping Israeli military operation had killed more than 400 people in two weeks in the north.

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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...

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22/10/2024 18:11 France 24

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22/10/2024 13:30 France 24

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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

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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

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22/10/2024 11:14 France 24

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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

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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'

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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

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22/10/2024 03:16 France 24

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22/10/2024 02:45 France 24

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

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21/10/2024 23:56 France 24

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

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21/10/2024 21:53 France 24

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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

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21/10/2024 19:22 France 24

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21/10/2024 14:16 France 24

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21/10/2024 13:12 France 24

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21/10/2024 10:01 France 24

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21/10/2024 09:32 France 24

Seoul summons Moscow envoy to demand withdrawal of North Korean troops from Russia

South Korea's Vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun Kim told the Russian ambassador to South Korea, Georgiy Zinoviev, that the deployment of North Korean troops and weapons for Russia's war in Ukraine “poses a significant security threat" to South Korea and to the international community....

21/10/2024 08:17 France 24

Live: US presses for end to Israel-Hezbollah 'as soon as possible'

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21/10/2024 04:10 France 24

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20/10/2024 07:02 France 24

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20/10/2024 05:57 France 24

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19/10/2024 16:19 France 24

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19/10/2024 06:47 France 24

Live: Israeli army issues new evacuation call for residents of southern Beirut suburb

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