A French investigative magistrate is set to investigate a complaint filed by rights groups against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, also known as MBS, over the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in...
Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath is facing deportation proceedings from France, as his presence in the country is now considered a “serious threat to public order” by authorities, his lawyer said on Friday. The activist, a co-founder of the Urgence...
“This is the biggest crisis in Eurovision’s 70-year history.” Amid boycotts against Israel's Eurovision 2026 inclusion, France 24's Dave Keating explains how politics have increasingly shaped the competition over the past three years. More on...
At least 78 people have died since May 9 due to violent #clashes between gangs in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, #Haiti's capital city. Ravaged by #gang violence, the country has seen the situation deteriorate in the past two years.
When a foreign nun was the victim of violent physical assault in Jerusalem last month, local activists and clergy say they were shocked but not surprised. In the past few years, anti-Christian incidents have surged in Israel – illustrating how a...
At talks in Moldova, more than 30 countries have said they will join a future special tribunal for Ukraine prosecuting Russia over its invasion. How the body will force Russians to stand trial is not clear.
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A UN convoy was on its way to distribute humanitarian aid to #Kherson when it was struck by drones twice, an attack #Kyiv attributes to #Moscow. This comes as #Russia led its most intensive aerial attack over two consecutive days, with nearly 1,600...
Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.
The new Syrian administration is trying to provide justice for the tens of thousands tortured and hundreds of thousands more killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. But is enough being done to investigate and prosecute those...
Russia is intensifying its daytime attacks on Ukraine, including on regions sometimes far from the front lines. On Wednesday, Moscow launched at least 800 drones against Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. The attacks continued into Thursday...
Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a summit that feels less like diplomacy and more like a Silicon Valley board meeting. And he hasn’t just brought officials; he has arrived with an "AI Cabinet" to navigate a high-stakes tech cold war.
The European Commission's recommendation falls short of the EU-wide ban on conversion practices that advocates had demanded in a citizens' initiative that gathered more than one million signatures across the bloc.
The European Commission has invited officials from Afghanitan's Taliban to discuss the returns of certain migrants. It's controversial on humanitarian grounds, and because Brussels doesn't recognize Taliban authority.
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The European Commission has invited officials from Afghanitan's Taliban to discuss the returns of certain migrants. It's controversial on humanitarian grounds, and because Brussels doesn't recognize Taliban authority.
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A report released on Tuesday by an independent Israeli investigative commission found that sexual violence was a "central component" of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and of the captivity of the hostages that the militant group took back to...
Over the weekend, Paris hosted the annual Lépine competition, a moment for inventors to put the spotlight on their ideas, and which has been going for well over a century. An aquatic hoover took first prize this year, and if that sounds a little...
ILGA Europe has released its annual ranking of LGBTQ+ rights across Europe and Central Asia, with Spain taking the top spot for the first time. But behind the numbers, activists warn of a growing backlash against LGBTQ+.
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Hamas and allied Palestinian militant groups committed "systematic, widespread" sexual violence during the October 7th 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages held captive in Gaza. That's according to a report by an independent Israeli...
Bangkok's decision to end MOU 44, a long-stalled maritime agreement with Cambodia, is win for Thai nationalists. This comes as Cambodia struggles to garner international support amid controversy over scam centers.
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