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Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 04:37 3 min The 77-year-old real estate magnate, who has once again clinched the Republican nomination despite facing a raft of legal charges, has already been hit by heavy fines in two civil cases.In his case over business fraud, his lawyers on Monday must either prove that he can guarantee payment of the $454 million fine or face the…

Air and artillery strikes pounded targets in Gaza Sunday as UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a surge of aid into the besieged territory he said was stalked by “horror and starvation”. Other world leaders added their voices to that of Guterres in appealing for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to Israeli plans to send in troops against militants in Gaza’s crowded southern city of Rafah.Talks aimed at a deal for a truce and release of hostages were taking place in Qatar but the heads of the Israeli and US spy agencies involved in the negotiations have now left…

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…

Simon Harris became Ireland’s prime minister in waiting on Sunday after he was elected unopposed to succeed Leo Varadkar as leader of the governing Fine Gael party. Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 18:11 2 min Harris, a 37-year-old minister best known for helping steer the country’s initial response to COVID-19, will set out some of his priorities to party members at an event in the Irish midlands town of Athlone on Sunday.He will then be voted in as Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister when parliament next sits on April 9 thanks to support from Fine Gael’s coalition partners.Harris will have no more than a…

Three of the four suspects charged with carrying out the concert hall attack in Moscow that killed more than 130 people admitted guilt for the incident in a Russian court Sunday. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 00:44 1 min Moscow’s Basmanny District Court formally charged Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19; and Shamsidin Fariduni, 25, with committing a group terrorist attack resulting in the death of others. The offense carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.The court ordered that the men, all of whom are citizens of Tajikistan, be held in pre-trial custody until May 22.Mirzoyev, Rachabalizoda and…

Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 1976 coup that brought an era of military dictatorship, whose bloody death toll has been disputed by the country’s controversial new president, Javier Milei. Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 21:59Modified: 24/03/2024 – 21:57 1 min Central Buenos Aires was paralysed for hours as massive crowds gathered for one of the largest March 24 “Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice” protests in recent years, AFP journalists saw.The normally festive, family friendly event was also joined by major trade unions, as anger rises over libertarian Milei’s…

France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamic State (IS) group’s claim of responsibility. Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 22:33Modified: 24/03/2024 – 22:41 1 min Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said in a post on X that the decision, which comes months before Paris hosts the Olympic Games, was taken “in light of the Islamic State’s claiming responsibility for the (Moscow) attack and the threats weighing on our country”. À la suite de l’attentat de Moscou, un Conseil de Défense et de Sécurité nationale a été…

Issued on: 23/03/2024 – 10:52Modified: 23/03/2024 – 11:01 02:11 © FRANCE 24 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sternly rejected the visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s plea not to launch a ground invasion into Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, saying Friday “we will do it alone” if necessary. Whether Netanyahu is pursuing brinkmanship to apply more pressure on Hamas as truce talks continue in Qatar remains unclear, FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent said, reporting from Jerusalem. Read more on related topics: Source link

France will provide special flights for its “most vulnerable” citizens to leave Haiti, the French foreign ministry said Sunday, after air links with Port-au-Prince were cut during political chaos.  Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 19:10 1 min “France’s embassy in Port-au-Prince remains open and is still working despite the degraded conditions,” the ministry told AFP in a statement.It added that staff are “completely mobilised to support the French community on the ground”.Around 1,100 French citizens live in Haiti, the ministry added, many of them holding dual nationality.Paris said that its defence ministry would be responsible for organising the flights, which are…

Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 18:14Modified: 24/03/2024 – 18:35 01:53 Heavy fighting raged Sunday (March 24) in the Israel-Hamas war as UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a surge of aid into the besieged territory he said was stalked by “horror and starvation”. He said “nothing justifies” either the October 7 attack or the “collective punishment” of Palestinians, and demanded Israel allow vastly more aid into Gaza. Read more on related topics: Source link