Tbilisi rocked by clashes over 'foreign influence' bill for third consecutive night

02/05/2024 19:42 France 24

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on Thursday to protest against a "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent, an AFP journalist said.

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Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow says

Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight in the south of the country and over annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, Moscow's defence ministry said on Friday....

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16/05/2024 08:35 France 24

Putin and Xi sign declaration on reinforcing strategic partnership

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16/05/2024 08:19 France 24

Israel vows to ‘intensify’ Rafah military operation

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16/05/2024 03:06 France 24

Arab League calls for deployment of UN peacekeepers in Palestinian territories

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16/05/2024 02:13 France 24

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States....

16/05/2024 00:22 France 24

Buffer or ruse?: Russia's new offensive in northeast Ukraine 'not an open road to Kharkiv'

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15/05/2024 12:52 France 24

Zelensky cancels overseas visits as Ukraine withdraws from parts of Kharkiv region

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15/05/2024 07:49 France 24

US arms will make ‘real difference’ to Ukraine’s defence, Blinken says in Kyiv

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them that they are not alone and that billions of dollars in American military aid on its way to the country would make a “real difference” on the battle...

14/05/2024 19:19 France 24

Thousands protest in Georgia after lawmakers pass controversial ‘Russian law’

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14/05/2024 17:39 France 24

'Hamas is going to survive', warns former US State Department Middle East negotiator

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14/05/2024 15:42 France 24

Germany's Scholz joins with Nordic countries to urge Europe to boost Ukraine aid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday urged Europe to ramp up its military aid to Ukraine, particularly air defence systems, as Kyiv struggles to repel a fierce Russian offensive in the northeast....

14/05/2024 08:09 France 24

Australia's 'Afghan Files' whistleblower sentenced to five years for leaking military secrets

An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to more than five years in jail Tuesday for stealing secret defence files on the Afghanistan war and leaking them to the media....

14/05/2024 06:45 France 24

UN says women and children account for at least 56% of Gaza war deaths

The United Nations on Tuesday said women and children account for at least 56 percent of the thousands of people who have been killed in the Gaza war. The comments come amid criticism from Israel that the world body relies on the death toll communicated by the health ministry in the Hamas-run terri...

14/05/2024 03:04 France 24

Blinken visits Ukraine in show of US support as Russia intensifies attacks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks....

14/05/2024 02:48 France 24

Iranian director’s escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest

News of director Mohammad Rasoulof’s escape from Iran adds a dramatic twist to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday against an already volatile backdrop of wars raging on Europe’s doorstep, potential worker strikes, and rumours sex abusers may be outed even as they hit the...

13/05/2024 18:56 France 24

Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote

A decisive vote on Tuesday could see the final adoption of a law, dubbed the “Russian law” by critics, that targets civil society organisations and independent media in Georgia that receive foreign funding. For ten days now, the pro-Russian government in power in Tbilisi has made no secret of i...

13/05/2024 15:10 France 24

Putin defence minister shake-up a sign of plans for ‘long confrontation’ with West

President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in gaining the upper hand in what he expects will be a long conflict against Ukraine, analysts say....

13/05/2024 14:50 France 24

Georgians protest in last-ditch effort to block controversial ‘Russian law’

Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial "foreign influence" law that critics say was inspired by repressive Russian legislation....

13/05/2024 13:32 France 24

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defence minister in cabinet shakeup

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office....

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Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as Russia advances in Kharkiv region

Russia said Sunday it had captured four more villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as thousands of residents were evacuated from the offensive in an area where Russian troops were repelled in 2022....

13/05/2024 02:13 France 24

First international UN staff member killed in Gaza strike

A UN security services member was killed in an attack on a vehicle in Gaza on Monday, a spokesperson said, adding the death was the first international UN employee killed in the Palestinian territory since the war began. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded....

13/05/2024 00:49 France 24

Sergei Shoigu: Russia’s political survivor battered by Ukraine setbacks

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends. ...

12/05/2024 20:06 France 24

Putin set to replace Shoigu as Russia's defence minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said....

12/05/2024 19:36 France 24

More than 4,000 flee Russian cross-border attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, the local governor said on Sunday, following a surprise cross-border Russian offensive there that began on Friday....

12/05/2024 08:48 France 24

Egypt to support South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Egypt on Sunday announced its intention to formally support South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, alleging genocide in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Meanwhile Israel sent tanks into the Jabalia area of northern Gaza Sunday to try to stop Hamas from re-esta...

12/05/2024 05:57 France 24

Georgia protest against ‘Russian law’ draws tens of thousands in Tbilisi

Around 50,000 protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial foreign influence bill, dubbed "the Russian law", and backed by the Georgian government. Critics say the bill is inspired by a law in Russia that has been used to clamp down on dissent. ...

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