Author: France 24

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired successive barrages of rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday, after an Israeli air strike killed a senior commander in south Lebanon the previous day. Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering war in Gaza. Source link

The GenZ desperately want to be eco-friendly and want to choose a company with better climate credentials. But a new survey by LinkedIn has found that only one in 20 Gen Zers have the “green skills” needed to tackle the climate crisis.  France 24’s Yuka Royer speaks to Sue Duke, LinkedIn’s Head of Global Public Policy about the social network’s latest findings.  Source link

Switzerland made a flying start at Euro 2024 as Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer scored their first international goals in a 3-1 win against Hungary on Saturday. Source link

FRANCE 24 spoke to Dennis Ross, a former US Middle East chief negotiator, who is now a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The ex-US envoy said he believes that “Israel is pretty close to completing the dismantling of Hamas as a military”, which is “back to being a militia and engaging in an insurgency”. However, he regretted that there was “no answer on the Israeli side” to the issue of post-war planning for Gaza, saying “I think the Biden administration should be focused on that.” Source link

Spain made a dream start to Euro 2024 as Alvaro Morata scored in a statement 3-0 victory over Croatia in Berlin on Saturday, with Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest player in the competition’s history.  Source link

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported, his latest visit to the Gulf kingdom which has sought to stay neutral in Ukraine’s war with Russia. Source link

On this edition of our music show on arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Irish singer-songwriter and producer James Vincent McMorrow. He emerged in 2010 with the album “Early in the Morning” and since then, his blend of folk, indie and rock has garnered over 1 billion streams. He’s worked on some unexpected projects, from covering Chris Isaak’s iconic “Wicked Games” for the “Game of Thrones” season six trailer, to lending his voice to the Drake song “Hype”. James is back with his seventh studio album “Wide Open, Horses”, a musical experiment first performed in front of an audience, before…

Imagine paying hundreds – even thousands – of euros to see your favourite artist in concert, only to forget their performance. It might sound crazy, but since the start of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, several fans have reported not remembering parts of her concerts. This phenomenon, known to doctors as “transient global amnesia”, is more common than one might think. FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger tells us more. Source link

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudéa-Castéra on Monday hailed a statement by football superstar Kylian Mbappé urging voters not to back political extremes in the upcoming snap elections as exemplary. The backing came as Spain’s goalkeeper suggested Monday that it was not the French captain’s place to speak up “against extremes and divisive ideas” ahead of general elections.  Source link

The World Health Organization decried Friday an escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank, where growing restrictions, violence and attacks on health infrastructure are increasingly obstructing access to care. More information with Caitlin Kelly. Source link