Author: France 24

Israeli helicopters struck Gaza’s Rafah Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the “biggest hang-up” to another truce. Source link

This week, a new law paving the way for the introduction of universal healthcare in South Africa both excites and divides. Also, ed tech has the potential to close education gaps in DR Congo. One digital learning portal is going down well with kids, but is struggling to attract the investment it needs to scale up.  Source link

Israeli helicopters struck Gaza’s Rafah Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the “biggest hang-up” to another truce. Source link

More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat. Source link

In this week’s edition of Destination Paris, we look at the shortlist of 14, two of who will be selected as one of France’s flag bearers for the opening ceremony. We also visit an Anshu Malik’s training session, she is one of India’s top female wrestlers and is aiming for gold. Source link

Tensions flared on the Israeli-Lebanese border Friday amid intensified fighting between Hezhollah and Israel after the Iran-backed militant group vowed to avenge the death of a senior commander. At least one civilian was killed and several others were injured in an Israeli air raid near the southern city of Tyr, the national Lebanese news agency Ani reported. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in Israel’s war on Hamas. Source link

G7 leaders have agreed to use the interest generated from frozen Russian assets to raise $50bn per year for Ukraine. Elon Musk is optimistic about his billion dollar Tesla pay package. And, Germany gears up to host the Euros, with 3 million visitors expected across the 11 host cities. Source link

Italian actress Monica Bellucci and French-Iranian filmmaker Marjane Satrapi talk about their dark comedy “Dear Paris”, which is set in the French capital and follows a flurry of charming characters confronting death. Also on the programme: the video games to look out for over the summer, including “Assassin’s Creed”, “Call of Duty” and “Star Wars”; plus Colombia’s underwater art gallery created to save the coral under threat from climate change. Source link

Iranian authorities have released a French citizen held since September 2022, France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday, urging Tehran to free three other French nationals “without delay”. Arnaud, a banking consultant in his 30s, was sentenced last year to five years in jail on national security charges after being arrested while travelling through Iran. Source link

Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. Source link