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Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 15:06 11:45 arts24 © FRANCE 24 From an interview with the Syrian-German duo Shkoon who are breaking down geographical and language barriers through music to the fifteen artists from war-torn countries who are putting on an exhibition in Paris to show the impact of forced exile, imprisonment and conflict. Today, we’re talking about artists in exile. Read more on related topics: Source link

Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 18:26Modified: 07/03/2024 – 19:28 03:44 As talks on a truce in Gaza drag on, the United Nations has warned repeatedly that famine looms for Palestinians struggling to survive in the territory. Read more on related topics: Source link

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said France would not rule out any option to support Ukraine two years into Russia’s invasion, leaders of several major French political parties said. Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 19:24 3 min Speaking after the two-and-a-half-hour meeting, the party chiefs said the talks with Macron left them concerned, with some accusing him of using the conflict to boost his coalition’s standing ahead of crucial European elections this summer.The president had last week stunned many in Europe by refusing to rule out the dispatch of Western ground troops to Ukraine, pointing to Russia’s hardening stance.And earlier this…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 14:06 07:18 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 The EU’s landmark tech regulation known as the DMA takes effect at 11:59 pm Thursday, ushering in significant changes for social media platforms, internet browsers and operating systems. The head of the US Federal Reserve signals rate cuts will have to wait for summer, and Nigerians want Shell to clean up its mess before leaving the country. Read more on related topics: Source link

Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 10:24Modified: 07/03/2024 – 11:20 01:48 A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship on Wednesday, US Central Command said, the first fatalities reported since the Iran-aligned Yemeni group began strikes against shipping in one of the world’s busiest trade lanes. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, which set the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze around 50 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen’s port of Aden. Yinka Oyetade has more information in this video report.  Read more on related topics: Source link

A group of charities claimed Wednesday that French police were cracking down on Paris sex workers ahead of the Olympics. Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 09:26Modified: 07/03/2024 – 09:27 1 min A report issued by 17 non-government organisations who work with prostitutes said that they “shared the same conclusion” as to the increased repression and sometimes changes in police practices.”The approach that we characterise as ‘repression first’ has obvious consequences on the security and health of sex workers,” it added.Charities working in two hotspots — the Boulogne and Vincennes woods to the west and east of Paris — had noted “increased police patrols…

The army chiefs of military-ruled Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced the creation of a joint force to battle long-running jihadist rebellions raging in their countries. Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 05:09 1 min The new force “will be operational as soon as possible to take into account the security challenges in our space”, Niger’s army chief Moussa Salaou Barmou said in a statement following talks in Niamey.”We are convinced that, with the combined efforts of our three countries, we will manage to create the conditions for a shared security,” he added.The size of the joint force was unspecified…

The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry to secure a political settlement. Issued on: 07/03/2024 – 02:47 3 min Armed gangs who control swaths of the country launched a coordinated effort to oust Henry last week, attacking the airport, prisons and police stations and threatening a full-scale civil war.”The situation is critical,” said Security Council member Ecuador, whose ambassador to the UN José Javier De La Gasca Lopez-Domínguez called for Wednesday’s meeting.The United States called for the prime minister to…

Back to homepage / Americas infographic US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s presidential election, though Nikki Haley’s surprise victory in Vermont denied Trump a clean sweep of states in the race for the Republican nomination.  Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 08:57 1 min US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, each picked up more than a dozen states on Super Tuesday. © AP The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year outside of the November general election.…

Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 22:10 1 min The announcement caps a dramatic evening that saw Sall dissolve the government and replace Prime Minister Amadou Ba with Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba so that Ba, the ruling coalition’s presidential candidate, can focus on his electoral campaign, the presidency said.Earlier the Constitutional Council ruled that a proposal from a national dialogue commission for the…