🔴 Live: White House wants 'answers' from Israel on 'disturbing' Gaza mass graves

france24.com/en/ • 7h, 9m ago

The White House said Wednesday that it wanted "answers" from Israeli authorities about "deeply disturbing" reports of mass graves at the Gaza Strip's two main hospitals. The statement came as Israeli forces were carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, defence minister Yoav Gallant said, without specifying whether ground troops had crossed the border. Read our liveblog to follow today's developments in the Middle East.

Mass cancellations loom despite French air union calling off one-day strike

france24.com/en/ • 9h, 55m ago

Hundreds of flights were cancelled at French airports Thursday despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay.

Biden signs Ukraine military aid bill into law, $1 billion arms shipment imminent

france24.com/en/ • 5h, 28m ago

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation authorizing $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, with the Pentagon quickly announcing a new $1 billion package headed for Kyiv, featuring desperately needed air defense and artillery munitions.

Arizona lower House passes bill to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban

france24.com/en/ • 10h, 9m ago

Legislators in Arizona voted Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law that would have almost completely banned abortion in the battleground US state, after moderate Republicans broke ranks to side with Democrats.

The EU warned TikTok’s new rewards feature could be addictive. Now the app's suspended it

france24.com/en/ • 3h, 55m ago

TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation Monday over child-safety concerns.

Spanish PM Sanchez considering resignation after wife's graft probe

france24.com/en/ • 7h, 9m ago

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday he was "reflecting" on the possibility of resigning after a court opened an investigation into his wife Begona Gomez on suspicion of graft.

Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests

france24.com/en/ • 2h, 23m ago

An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, local media reported Wednesday.

EU membership on the table as North Macedonia holds first round of presidential vote

france24.com/en/ • 8h, 50m ago

North Macedonia on Wednesday held the first round of a presidential election – the first in a series of votes that could decide whether the Balkan country will join the European Union.

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US universities, targeting financial ties with Israel

france24.com/en/ • , 28m ago

Students at an increasing number of US universities are gathering in protest camps to demand that their schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies that are enabling its months-long conflict in Gaza. FRANCE 24's New York correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from Columbia University, where students have resumed their protest just days after they were evicted by the police.

Russia, Ukraine to exchange displaced children in Qatar-brokered deal

france24.com/en/ • 4h, 9m ago

Russia and Ukraine have agreed in a Qatari-brokered deal to exchange almost 50 children displaced by Moscow's invasion, the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova announced in Doha Wednesday. 

CAF president Motsepe says aiming for African team to win 'next World Cup'

france24.com/en/ • 2h, 48m ago

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe discussed his ambitions for African football and his tenure as CAF president. He also rejected accusations of defamation from Cameroon's football federation president Samuel Eto'o and responded to allegations of sexual abuse involving several youth football team coaches in Gabon.

French court confirms ex-PM Fillon's conviction in 'fake jobs' scandal

france24.com/en/ • 1h, 42m ago

France's Court of Cassation on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of former premier François Fillon in a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 presidential bid but ordered a new trial for his sentencing.

Blinken eyes US-China ties on visit, but trade, Taiwan, Tiktok mark challenges

france24.com/en/ • 5h, 43m ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -– all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing. 

US Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

france24.com/en/ • 9h, 48m ago

The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.

What will Britain's Rwanda Act mean for Afghan asylum seekers?

france24.com/en/ • 2h, 19m ago

Justice Department to pay $139 million to USA Gymnastics sex abuse victims

france24.com/en/ • 13h, 5m ago

The United States Justice Department said Tuesday it had agreed to pay almost $139 million to victims of sex abuser Larry Nassar, for its bungled investigation into the former USA Gymnastics team doctor.

Students, teachers, parents protest Argentina university budget cuts

france24.com/en/ • 13h, 7m ago

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets on Tuesday, protest organizers said, to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing new President Javier Milei.

Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

france24.com/en/ • 8h, 57m ago

President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February.

Ukraine suspends overseas consular services for military-age men

france24.com/en/ • 15h, 39m ago

Ukraine authorities on Tuesday suspended consular services for men of fighting age living abroad, after announcing measures to bring them home amid manpower shortages in the army fighting Russia.

French air traffic controller strike threaten travel chaos at Paris airports

france24.com/en/ • 18h, 27m ago

French air traffic controllers are to stage a one-day strike Thursday that risks seeing most flights cancelled at the two main Paris airports, France's leading aviation association warned Tuesday.

Police arrest more than 130 at New York University Gaza demonstrations

france24.com/en/ • 1, 33m ago

More than 130 people were arrested overnight during pro-Palestinian protests at the New York University campus as student demonstrations gather pace in the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.