Author: France 24

World champion N’Golo Kante will make a surprise return to international football as France coach Didier Deschamps announced Thursday the 25 players that will make up the French squad at Euro 2024. Source link

The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately.   Source link

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French film industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein. Godrèche and the film’s collaborators walked the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet Thursday to take a photo with collaborators on her film “Moi Aussi – Me too”, which is dedicated to survivors of sexual abuse. Together, they stood on the steps of the Palais des Festivals with hands covering their mouths. Eve Jackson tells us more. Source link

Israeli troops fought Hamas militants in multiple battles across the Gaza Strip Tuesday that forced new waves of Palestinian mass displacement, on a sombre Independence Day for Israel. Source link

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday insisted there was no “humanitarian catastrophe” in Rafah, even as hundreds of thousands fled the south Gaza city amid intense fighting. Source link

Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events across the region at a time of mounting concern over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Story by Oliver Farry. Source link

Gun battles between Israel and militants from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and smaller Palestinian factions intensified overnight into some of the fiercest in months in both northern and southern Gaza, both sides said on Wednesday. Story by Oliver Farry. Source link

Vladimir Putin hails 80 joint investment projects on his state visit to Beijing, as Xi Jinping walks a fine line between maintaining trade with Russia and avoiding harsh Western sanctions. US inflation cools after months of unexpectedly high readings, and Japan’s economy shrinks in the first quarter. Source link

South Africa will ask the top UN court on Thursday to order an immediate halt to Israel’s incursion in Rafah, describing it as a “genocidal” operation threatening the “very survival of Palestinians”. Top lawyers for Pretoria will kick off two days of hearings at the Peace Palace in The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice, imploring judges to order a ceasefire throughout Gaza. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

Nine years after “Mad Max: Fury Road”, the Australian director, screenwriter and producer George Miller’s famous saga’s is back on the Croisette. Eve Jackson tells us more about the highly anticipated “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, premiering Wednesday in the presence of the director and the cast, led by Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke. Source link