Author: France 24

Togo has rescheduled legislative elections for April 29 after delaying the ballot over a highly contested constitutional reform, a government statement said on Tuesday. Issued on: 10/04/2024 – 02:45 1 min Togo has rescheduled legislative elections for April 29 after delaying the ballot over a highly contested constitutional reform, a government statement said on Tuesday.Elections had been set for April 20, but the government postponed them saying consultations were needed over the reform, which opposition parties called a bid to keep President Faure Gnassingbe in power longer.”Date for the legislative and regional elections: Monday, April 29,” a statement from the presidency…

Issued on: 06/04/2024 – 14:52Modified: 06/04/2024 – 15:04 06:14 American and Israeli negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that has raged for nearly half a year. Hamas says that a delegation headed by the group’s deputy chief in Gaza, will head to Cairo on Sunday. For more analysis, FRANCE 24 is joined by Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of MENA Programme at Chatham House. Read more on related topics: Source link

The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them of manslaughter in a rare case of parents being held responsible in a school shooting. Issued on: 10/04/2024 – 01:55 3 min Jennifer and James Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley’s parents, were sentenced immediately after several parents of the victims gave emotional statements in an Oakland County courtroom in Pontiac, Michigan.”Not only did your son kill my daughter, but you both did as well,” Nicole Beausoleil, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin’s mother, told…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

Real Madrid and Champions League holders Manchester City shared a pulsating 3-3 draw in a rollercoaster quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 23:28 2 min Bernardo Silva put City ahead with a low free-kick but Ruben Dias’ own goal and Rodrygo Goes helped Madrid dramatically and swiftly fight back.Manchester City’s own quick-fire double in the second half through Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol stunned the record 14-time winners, but they snatched a draw through Fede Valverde’s scorching volley.The thrilling match was played in the shadow of a threat by Islamic State to target every quarter-final first leg, with a heavy security…

Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 10:29Modified: 07/04/2024 – 11:01 01:47 Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the Israeli military recovered the body of 47-year-old Elad Katzir who was held hostage in Gaza. The discovery renewed pressure on Israel’s government for a deal to get the remaining hostages freed, and thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to call for a deal as well as early elections. Read more on related topics: Source link

The top court in Arizona on Tuesday ruled a 160-year-old near total ban on abortion is enforceable, thrusting the issue to the top of the agenda in a key US presidential election swing state. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 21:27 3 min The ruling — allowing for doctors to be jailed for up to five years — is the latest in a series of state-level measures on the deeply divisive issue of reproductive rights, which is expected to play an outsize role in this November’s contest between President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger Donald Trump.In a statement issued almost immediately…

Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 11:32Modified: 07/04/2024 – 12:12 03:09 The bloodiest ever war in Gaza that broke out exactly six months ago has taken an appalling human toll.More than 30,000 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel’s campaign of retaliation for the Hamas attack of October 7, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry. Read more on related topics: Source link

 A South African court on Tuesday allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction.  Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 17:15 2 min The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a dark horse in the election race.”The decision of the Electoral Commission… is set aside,” the  court wrote in its ruling seen by AFP. It did not provide an explanation of how the verdict was reached.  South Africa is to hold general…

Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 11:47Modified: 07/04/2024 – 12:14 03:37 © FRANCE 24 The Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday, with talks towards a truce and hostage release deal expected to resume in Cairo. As the bloodiest ever Gaza war passed the half-year mark, Israel’s government has faced a growing international backlash against its military campaign, and mass street protests at home. While most Israelis continue to support Israel’s fight against Hamas, they want to prioritise the release of hostages held in Gaza, FRANCE 24’s Rob Parsons said, reporting from Jerusalem. Read more…