Author: France 24

Embattled former US president Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday, a court document showed, avoiding asset seizures while his case winds through the appeals process.  Issued on: 02/04/2024 – 08:39 2 min Last week, a New York appeals court cut a $454 million bond payment he was originally required to make, reducing the sum to $175 million and giving him 10 days to pay a bond in that amount. The nearly half billion sum he originally owed had raised the possibility that New York authorities would move to seize Trump assets if…

A bomb exploded in a shopping area in a northern Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, a war monitor said.  Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 10:21 1 min At least “eight people were killed and 23 others wounded” when “a car bomb exploded in the middle of a popular market” in Aleppo province’s Azaz said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based Observatory, which has a network of sources inside Syria, said the blast caused “significant damage” and sparked a fire.An AFP correspondent saw emergency responders working at the scene…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Issued on: 02/04/2024 – 04:54 2 min France is among major military suppliers to Ukraine, which has faced critical shortages of arms and troops as it holds off an onslaught of Russian attacks.The United States has been the key military backer for Ukraine but a $60 billion aid package has been held up in Congress.Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The United States, Israel’s…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 10:42Modified: 31/03/2024 – 11:00 01:36 Aid ship convoy bound for Gaza leaves Cyprus port © FRANCE 24 A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge were carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins that were enough to prepare more than 1 million meals. Read more on related topics: Source link

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…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 10:44Modified: 31/03/2024 – 11:04 01:42 United Nations peacekeepers said three military observers and a translator were wounded Saturday in a blast in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah militants trade frequent cross-border fire. The military observers, from Australia, Chile and Norway, and a Lebanese language assistant had been on foot patrol around the so-called Blue Line – the UN-demarcated border between Israel and Lebanon. Read more on related topics: Source link

Social media users are sharing a video of a sunset which they claim provides proof that Earth is flat and the sun is “local”, by which they mean that it orbits a flat Earth at cloud level. This is actually an optical illusion. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 13:41Modified: 01/04/2024 – 13:44 4 min If you only have a minute…  A video of a sunset has been widely shared on social media by people who believe the sun is “local” and that it orbits at the same level as the clouds, above a flat Earth.  The social media users sharing the post…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 11:18Modified: 31/03/2024 – 11:26 01:09 © FRANCE 24 Turkey is holding local elections Sunday that will decide who gets to control Istanbul and other key cities. The vote is also a barometer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity as he seeks to win back control of key urban areas he lost to the opposition five years ago. Sunday’s elections are seen as a “bellwether on where Turkey is going”, FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer said, reporting from Ankara. Read more on related topics: Source link

The tiny Greek island of Gavdos has seen at least 1,180 migrants arrive since the beginning of 2024. Authorities on the island, which has a population of 70 people, say they are overwhelmed. Is a “Greek Lampedusa” in the making? The tiny island of Gavdos, located south of Crete, is currently overwhelmed by an influx of migrants. The island recently became a new point of entry into Europe for migrants setting off from the port city of Tobruk on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, some 200 kilometers away.According to data provided by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 1,186 Egyptians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 14:25Modified: 31/03/2024 – 14:39 01:36 Domestic pressure on the Israeli government is rising as protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s ring road Saturday following two demonstrations in Israel’s biggest city that called for the release of hostages held in Gaza and criticised the government’s handling of the war. In Jerusalem, hundreds picketed the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanding he resign. Israeli media reported smaller anti-government protests across the country. Read more on related topics: Source link