Romania PM ahead in first round of presidential elections, intial results show

24/11/2024 07:41 France 24

Pro-European Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was leading in Sunday's first round of Romania's presidential election, according to two exit polls released soon after the end of voting. Among the other candidates, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally.

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PM Marcel Ciolacu leads first round of Romanian presidential vote, show exit polls

In the first round of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally. The election is being held amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine....

24/11/2024 16:07 France 24

Famine in Sudan: the head of an NGO blasts the international community

War-torn Sudan is the victim of “the biggest humanitarian crisis on the planet”, Jan Egeland, Director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), told AFP on Saturday, criticizing the indifference of the international community. Since April 2023, a war has been raging between the Sudanese army and...

24/11/2024 12:58 France 24

EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to the Lebanese capital for talks, as the militant group claimed a wave of cross-border attacks. Analysis by Yossi Mekelberg, Senior consulting fellow for the Middle East Pro...

24/11/2024 12:46 France 24

Live: Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in massive barrage

Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut. This comes as the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an "immediate ceasef...

24/11/2024 11:47 France 24

Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza Strip

Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to find solutions for a shortage of plates and other crockery to eat from in the territory ravaged by more than a year of war....

24/11/2024 11:19 France 24

Developing nations blast 'paltry' $300 billion deal approved at COP29 UN climate summit

The contentious deal reached at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, commits developed nations to paying at least $300 billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissons and prepare for disasters related to global warming....

24/11/2024 07:48 France 24

Key points of the COP29 deal to help poorer nations cope with climate change

The Baku accord raises the amount of money that developed countries must provide to help poorer nations adapt to global warming to at least $300 billion per year by 2035. The deal states that the money will come from a "wide variety of sources", including government budgets, private sector investm...

24/11/2024 03:19 France 24

'The Ukrainian army is outnumbered, in men and equipment'

Ukraine was bound to lose the territory it held in Russia, said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Ukraine Emmanuelle Chaze. "At the height of the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian army controlled over 1300 square kilometres of land, and within four months, Russia has managed to recl...

23/11/2024 21:21 France 24

Israeli PM's speech was 'a declaration of war directed inside Israel'

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's speech on Saturday was, "a declaration of war directed inside Israel", said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky. 'The Prime minister, in his video statement, said that he and the state have been betrayed – by the heads of the army, a...

23/11/2024 21:11 France 24

COP29 final draft proposes 'at least' $300 billion for developing countries

A final draft deal released Sunday at the UN COP29 summit proposes that developed nations commit at least $300 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer countries confront climate change. A number of developing countries have already responded that they need far more to help them shift away from fos...

23/11/2024 19:11 France 24

Ukraine loses more than 40% of territory it seized in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine lost more than 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it captured in a surprise offensive in August with the Russians launching multiple counter-attacks, a senior source in Kyiv's army said. While the Kursk invasion caught Moscow unprepared, Russian forces are still steadily adv...

23/11/2024 14:05 France 24

At the heart of Tokyo's lost and found warehouses

Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? In Tokyo, the police are almost certainly taking meticulous care of it. In Japan, lost items are rarely disconnected from their owners for long, even in a mega city like Tokyo -- population 14 million....

23/11/2024 11:41 France 24

Ukraine faces rapid demographic decline

Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's invasion in 2014 as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, according to the United Nations. Catherine Norris-Trent, senior reporter at France 24, reports....

23/11/2024 09:55 France 24

LGBT harassment in Russia; destruction of monuments in the West Bank (16/12/2023)

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris. This show was broadcast on 16/12/2023....

23/11/2024 08:37 France 24

Live: Israeli air strikes level residential building, killing several in central Beirut

Israeli air strikes Saturday killed at least 15 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said, with five missiles raining down on an eight-storey residential building in the heart of the city. Lebanon's health ministry warned that the death toll could rise as emergency responders du...

23/11/2024 06:38 France 24

Lt Gen Hodges: Putin's war on Ukraine 'could've ended last year' had West provided Kyiv 'the tools'

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeals to allies for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat from Russia, involving an experimental hypersonic missile, FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee welcomes Retired US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of US Army Europe. Lt. Gen...

23/11/2024 05:28 France 24

'The Russians know they cannot win this war unless the West quits', former US Army officer says

Commenting on President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine use US-provided long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, retired United States Army officer Ben Hodges said "it should have been done two years ago". "You can see how much the Russians dread Ukraine having this capability no...

22/11/2024 21:13 France 24

Netanyahu: A wanted fugitive, 1000 days of war in Ukraine, G20

It has been a week that has seen the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants for the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his former minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, alongside the Hamas commander Mohammed Deif....

22/11/2024 19:11 France 24

What we know about the new hypersonic Oreshnik missile Russia used against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would continue testing the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in "combat conditions" a day after firing one on Ukraine. "We will continue testing this newest system. It is necessary to establish serial production," he said in a televised m...

22/11/2024 18:07 France 24

ICC arrest warrants: 'Binyamin Netanyahu's world has shrunk considerably'

Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif mark a "historic moment" in the history of the court, according to international law specialist J...

22/11/2024 17:26 France 24

'Unprecedented, justified and overdue': No int'l court has indicted a pro-Western leader since WWII

Gazans saw little hope on ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would slow down the onslaught amid fresh Israeli military strikes. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on what is being deemed a "watershed event in the history of international justice", FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt w...

22/11/2024 17:14 France 24

Trump tariffs loom over Europe: Is a US-EU trade war inevitable?

There is nervousness in Brussels about the incoming US administration. That is not just down to Donald Trump's plans for Ukraine, but also because of his pledge to slap tariffs on EU goods of at least 10 percent. Trump insists that the EU will have to "pay a big price" for not buying enough America...

22/11/2024 16:14 France 24

Wealthy nations offer $250 billion on climate action, developing nations say it's not enough

Wealthy nations on Friday pledged $250 billion by 2035 to help poorer nations hit hardest by extreme weather events adapt to the challenges of climate change. A number of developing countries have already responded that they need far more to help them shift away from fossil fuels and adapt to a war...

22/11/2024 15:37 France 24

FRANCE 24 war correspondent on being embedded with Ukrainian military in Russia

In this episode of Scoop we take a look at the origins of embedded journalism, when a reporter is attached to a military unit in a combat zone. Critics say the access comes at the cost of impartiality; proponents say that while it is not a comprehensive overview, it provides vital information from...

22/11/2024 15:36 France 24

Ukraine a 'punch bag': Despite Western military support, 'Russia can always retaliate multifold'

The Kremlin has publicly declared that a strike on Ukraine using a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the West that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and Britain to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Puti...

22/11/2024 14:56 France 24

Russia says hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was a warning to 'reckless' West

The Kremlin said that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was a message to the West that Moscow will respond harshly to any "reckless" Western actions in support of Ukraine. Analysis by FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar....

22/11/2024 14:17 France 24

Are Ukrainians worried about the escalation in the war against Russia?

The Kremlin said on Friday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was a message to the West that Moscow will respond harshly to any "reckless" Western actions in support of Ukraine. Are Ukrainians worried about this recent escalation? Answer by FRANCE 24 corre...

22/11/2024 13:28 France 24

Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting him to Hungary. Details by Eliza Herbert....

22/11/2024 13:22 France 24

COP29 draft deal proposes rich nations give $250 bn in climate finance

A new draft deal at UN climate talks Friday proposes that rich nations commit $250 billion a year to help poorer nations combat global warming in an 11th-hour bid to break the deadlocked negotiations....

22/11/2024 13:11 France 24

Series of tourist deaths in Laos sheds light on methanol poisoning

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 22: We look at reactions from the Israeli and Arab-language press after the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and a Hamas leader. Also: a series of deaths linked to methanol poiso...

22/11/2024 10:54 France 24

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