Author: France 24

FRANCE 24 spoke to Ami Ayalon, who was the head of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, from 1996 to 2000. “As long as he (Binyamin Netanyahu) is prime minister, we shall not have peace [and] security,” Ayalon said. The former spy chief said he believes “most of the people who voted for him (Netanyahu) want him to leave his position” and that “he should do it immediately”. Ayalon, who is also a former commander-in-chief of the Israeli navy, called for an end to the war in Gaza, saying that there was no military solution possible. He added that everything…

Thousands of Japanese people who had been forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 will be able to ask for compensation after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that its old eugenics law was unconstitutional. Source link

Bolivia’s president thwarted an attempted coup last week… but as a political feud continues between rivals, the country’s deepening economic crisis, and President Luis Arce’s refusal to admit there is one, arefuelling the public’s distrust in the government.  But first, with the Olympics just around the corner, hotels in Paris are facing a decline in occupancy rates as worries over price hikes and restrictions are keeping many tourists away.  Source link

France is heading into a second and final round of voting on July 7 after the far right came out ahead in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday. The result has sent centrist and leftist parties scrambling to keep the far right from securing a majority. In our Science segment, we take a look at the health proposals of the three political forces present in the runoff – the far-right National Rally, the leftist New Popular Front alliance and the centrist presidential camp.  Source link

Turkish police arrested hundreds of people during anti-Syrian riots in several cities which erupted after a Syrian man had been accused of harassing a child. Turkey, which hosts around 3.2 million Syrian refugees according to UN data, has been shaken several times by bouts of xenophobic violence in recent years.  Source link

Born in Cameroon and now based in a village in northern France, the self-taught musician Blick Bassy has a knack for marrying his cultural heritage with modern soundscapes. Singing in his native language Bassa, on his four previous albums he explored his thoughts and feelings about his native land, as well as subjects like France’s colonial past. He sells out concerts in places like La Cigale in Paris and the Jazz Café in London. Blick Bassy speaks to Eve Jackson about the deluxe edition of his album “Mádibá” that came out last year. “Mádibá Ni Mbondi” includes four previously unreleased…

Hotel occupancy rates in the French capital are well below average, as bad weather combines with Olympics-related transport hassles and price hikes to keep summer tourists away. Also, President Emmanuel Macron’s planned unemployment insurance reform becomes the latest casualty of France’s political upheaval – we take a closer look. Source link

The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault into the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city. Source link

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved three Slovenia penalties to earn his side a 3-0 shoot-out victory after Cristiano Ronaldo redeemed himself from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last 16 clash on Monday. Source link

European antitrust regulators have charged Meta with violating the EU’s competition law. Brussels has found Meta’s new “pay or consent” advertising model in breach of the Digital Markets Act, designed to ensure fair competition and rein in the power of Big Tech.  Plus, French shares rallied after the far right National Rally won the most votes in Sunday’s first round of legislative elections but the outcome pointed to a hung parliament.  Source link