Author: France 24

No ceasefire in Gaza since November. And just as it is subsiding a little, fears are growing over Lebanon. We will ask with the latest border incidents whether initial fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could still prove true. Source link

Nvidia edged ahead of other tech companies Tuesday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in the latest sign of the might of artificial intelligence. Source link

FRANCE 24’s Olivia Salazar-Winspear sits down with American filmmaker Jeff Nichols to discuss his latest movie, “The Bikeriders”. The director of “Take Shelter”, “Mud” and “Loving” has a knack for depicting small-town America, with its heroes and misfits. His latest feature was inspired by the motorcycle gangs of 1960s America, one of which was captured in an iconic book of photos taken by Danny Lyon. “The Bikeriders” stars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer. Source link

Israel has released a video showing a hostage rescue operation that took place Saturday in central Gaza’s Nuseirat area. The operation, which freed four hostages and killed more than 250 Palestinians could amount to war crimes, according to the UN human rights office. Source link

Maximilian Woeber’s own goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game but Kylian Mbappe came off late on with a broken nose. Source link

A fire killed 49 people in Kuwait when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers on Wednesday, the government said. Source link

France’s leading CAC 40 stock index made small gains at the open this Tuesday after suffering its worst week of trading since March 2022. As FRANCE 24’s Bryan Quinn explains, the fallout from President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap elections continues to be felt across the country’s business landscape, with many companies holding off on big decisions until after the polls. Also in this edition, Toyota’s shareholders vote to keep Akio Toyoda as chairman despite a certification fraud scandal. Source link

Jayson Tatum produced a dazzling 31-point display as the Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to clinch a record-breaking 18th NBA championship crown on Monday. Source link

Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory’s south, but fighting had largely subsided on the second day of an army-declared “pause” to facilitate aid flows around a southern route. Troops were still operating in Rafah and central Gaza; “there was no change” in the military’s policy and fighting “continues as planned”, an Israeli official stressed. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. Source link

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza, a government spokesperson said Monday, days after a key member of the body bolted from the government over frustration with the Israeli leader’s handling of the war.  Source link