Author: France 24

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Wednesday that nowhere in Israel would be safe if a full-fledged war breaks out between the two foes, and also threatened EU member Cyprus for the first time and other parts of the Mediterranean.  Source link

Israeli air strikes hit the Nuseirat refugee camp and the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza overnight on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others, according to health officials and medics. Israeli tanks in southern Gaza’s Rafah stepped up bombardment, forcing more people there to flee north. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

The European Commission on Wednesday reprimanded France for breaching the EU’s budget rules under President Emmanuel Macron, in the runup to snap elections marked by lavish spending promises. Source link

She’s becoming the voice of a generation: singer, comedian, podcaster, poet and actress. A self-proclaimed, self-obsessed millennial, Catherine Cohen puts the concerns of her peers to music in comedy clubs in New York City and beyond, saying the outrageous things we think but never say out loud. Her stand-up show “The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous” won best newcomer prize at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and was made into a Netflix show. Catherine Cohen speaks to Eve Jackson about her new show “Come for Me”, which is on at the Apollo in Paris as part of a European and North American tour.  Source…

Hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2024 on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 win over Hungary, while Scotland drew with Switzerland and Croatia’s hopes of progressing were left hanging in the balance after they were held by Albania. Source link

Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip overnight, while tanks deepened their invasion into Rafah in the south, residents said. Source link

Representatives of major parties in the upcoming snap French legislative elections have pitched their economic plans at a meeting of France’s top employers’ federation, with the leftist New Popular Front coalition and the far-right National Rally delivering starkly different visions. FRANCE 24’s Bryan Quinn takes a closer look. Source link

France boast fearsome strength in depth but remain hugely reliant on Kylian Mbappe for inspiration and are now facing the prospect of being without their injured superstar for at least their next Euro 2024 game against the Netherlands on Friday. Source link

Footage circulating on social media shows Israeli soldiers using a medievel trebuchet and even bows and arrows to launch fire munition into southern Lebanon. We tell you why in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link

The European Commission has recommended disciplinary action against France, as well as Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia and Poland, for running excessive budget deficits.The EU’s Maastricht treaty requires member states to keep public debt below 60 percent and deficits below 3 percent of GDP. Plus, Nvidia has overtaken Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company, with $3.3 trillion in market capitalisation.  Source link