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Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 10:25Modified: 29/01/2024 – 10:54 02:39 In the West Bank, a territory occupied by Israel since 1967, 490,000 settlers live among three million Palestinians in settlements considered illegal under international law. Tensions here have soared since the start of the Hamas-Israeli war and the Palestinian Authority says over 370 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, mostly by Israeli soldiers but some by settlers. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities say that the risk of attacks on settlements has increased, putting security services on high alert. Our special correspondents Ludovic de Foucaud and Mohamed Farhat visited a settlement and…

Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy’s hard-right Giorgia Meloni hosts African leaders on Monday for talks on her long-trailed development plan for Africa, a “non-predatory” approach that critics warn favours European priorities and pockets. Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 10:45 3 min Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe, funnelling energy north while exchanging investment in the south for deals aimed at preventing migration.Two dozen African leaders, top European Union and United Nations officials and representatives from international lending institutions were…

Ukrainian defence officials and corporate leaders sought to steal about $40 million through a fraudulent arms procurement scheme, the country’s main intelligence and security agency said Saturday.  Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 14:08 1 min The corruption allegations were confirmed by Ukraine’s defence ministry, which has served implicated officials with notices of suspicion.They come as Republicans in the United States resist President Joe Biden’s efforts to send more aid to Ukraine, and as former president Donald Trump, who has spoken out against US military support for Kyiv, appears to be on a glide path to the Republican nomination. Ukraine’s SBU security service…

French farmers will launch an indefinite “siege” of Paris beginning Monday, choking off major highways and moving toward the capital as they demand better working conditions.  Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 07:16 3 min For days, nationwide protests have flared in Europe’s largest agriculture producer, with farmers angered in part by red tape and environmental policies they say are hurting their bottom lines and rendering them unable to compete with less stringent neighbours. Across France, farmers have used tractors and trucks to block roads and jam traffic. They plan to step up their pressure campaign by establishing eight chokepoints along the major…

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…

A Hong Kong court on Monday issued the liquidation of battered Chinese property giant Evergrande after lawyers failed to convince a judge it had a working restructuring plan. Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 04:53 2 min  Once China’s biggest developer, Evergrande has reported more than $300 billion in liabilities and its troubles have become a symbol of a years-long property crisis that has dealt a massive blow to the country’s economy.A creditor in 2022 filed a winding-up petition in Hong Kong against China Evergrande Group – which would begin the process of liquidation – but the case has dragged on while…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of a new strategic cruise missile from a submarine, state media said Monday, the latest tension-raising move by the nuclear-armed state. Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 01:22 2 min  The two Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles “flew in the sky above the East Sea … to hit the island target” on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA reported, adding that Kim Jong Un had “guided” the launch.It said the missiles were in the air for 7,421 seconds and 7,445 seconds, but did not say how far they flew or whether they had been launched from above…

Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 00:44 DR Congo dump out seven-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Egypt after an epic penalty shootout. © Studio graphique France Médias Monde Guinea break Equatorial Guinea hearts with a last gasp goal to reach the quarter-finals. To discuss all the football action, Leo McGuinn is joined by sports journalist Thando Sibiya and France 24’s James Vasina live from Ivory Coast.To discuss all the football action, Leo McGuinn is joined by Thando Sibiya and FRANCE 24’s James Vasina in Ivory Coast.Produced by Leo McGuinn and Rebecca Gnignati Source link

Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said, indicating that power had been restored. Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 01:47  “Last evening we succeeded in establishing communication with SLIM, and resumed operations,” JAXA said on X, formerly Twitter.”We immediately started scientific observations with MBC, and have successfully obtained first light for 10-band observation,” it said, referring to the lander’s multiband spectroscopic camera.The agency also posted on X an image shot by the probe of “toy poodle”, a rock observed near the lander.The touchdown earlier this month made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, after the…

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they would be leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “without delay”, citing the injustice of sanctions ECOWAS levied on each country following takeovers by military juntas. Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 14:37Modified: 28/01/2024 – 14:52 1 min The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”.Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have…