Author: France 24

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries could start vaccinating against mpox within days, Africa’s top public health agency said on Tuesday. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Livingstone.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed home on Wednesday after failing to secure a Gaza ceasefire, warning both Israel and Hamas his plan may be the last chance to avert a broader war. More information with FRACNE 24 Chief foreign Editor Rob Parsons.

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, who played alongside Alain Delon in the 1963 picture The Leopard, gave a moving tribute to the deceased star Sunday: “Tancredi has risen to dance with the stars”, referring to Delon’s role in the film, FRANCE 24’s Josephine McKenna said, reporting from Rome. While known as a French cinema icon, Delon, whose career spans six decades, filmed his early movies in Italy where he starred in Rocco and His Brothers (1960) among other classics, McKenna said.

Kylian Mbappé has appealed to the legal committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnelle to settle a financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). According to Le Monde, Kylian Mbappé is demanding payment of €55 million owed by PSG in unpaid wages.

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods.

French film legend Alain Delon, a divisive star known to some as a sex symbol and to others as an egotistical chauvinist, has died aged 88, his children announced Sunday. The actor, known for his roles in classics “Purple Noon” (1960) and “Le Samourai” (1967), died in the early hours of the morning, his son Anthony told AFP. He had been suffering with lymphoma.

After leading France’s Olympic team to a silver medal at the Paris Games, Thierry Henry left his coaching job Monday, with the French soccer federation saying he had cited personal reasons for the departure. Henry had a contract through the next season and was due to resume coaching the France under-21 team next month in its qualifying group for the 2025 European Championship. FRANCE 24 Sports Editor Leo McGuinn brings you the latest.

Fighting continues Monday in Gaza and southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, as US top diplomat Antony Blinken meets with Israeli officials to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. While mediators struggle to come up with a proposal that satisfies both Israel and Hamas, the ongoing talks have “defused” the “threat of a war with Iran”, FRANCE 24’s Irris Makler said, reporting from Jerusalem. 

Tributes poured in Sunday for film legend Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed actor and heartthrob described as the “last of the giants” of French cinema’s golden age. 

The World Health Organization on Wednesday (August 14) declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.