Author: France 24

Brussels opened accession negotiations with Moldova in December 2023 – at the same time as Ukraine. Moldova’s youth is ready to break from its Soviet past and step into a European future. Issued on: 18/04/2024 – 11:18 2 min The poorest country in Europe – that’s how most people know Moldova across the continent.  But Adrian, 33, a winemaker who was born and raised there, wants to prove there’s much more to his country.”It’s not the richest one. However, we have big possibilities. We are on the way. We are growing each year,” he said.Adrian is the general manager of Castel Mimi, one…

Issued on: 18/04/2024 – 09:58 On a visit to steelworkers in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, US President Joe Biden accused China of dumping cheap steel on global markets and called for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products. Plus, former and current Boeing engineers, including whistleblower Sam Salehpour, testify in the US Senate about the planemaker’s safety culture.  Source link

Issued on: 15/04/2024 – 10:53Modified: 15/04/2024 – 11:41 05:30 © FRANCE 24 World leaders have urged restraint after Iran late Saturday launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, though the Israeli military has said the vast majority were intercepted. “Iran wanted to look tough … but it wasn’t going for direct confrontation with Israel,” University of Birmingham Professor of American Studies Scott Lucas told FRANCE 24. “On the other hand, the United States and the international community have let the Israelis know that they will not support direct Israeli air strikes inside Iran,” Lucas said, adding “Both sides…

European Union leaders agreed Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Iran’s drone and missile producers over Tehran’s unprecedented weekend attack on Israel, EU chief Charles Michel said. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in the Middle East. Source link

The United States said Wednesday it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela’s crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro’s government continued its repression of opponents. Issued on: 17/04/2024 – 23:31Modified: 18/04/2024 – 01:57 3 min President Joe Biden’s administration suspended some sanctions after Maduro’s government and the opposition agreed in Barbados last October to hold a free and fair vote in 2024 under the watchful eye of international observers.But the thaw ended when Maduro’s opponents were not allowed to run against him in elections, and the United States said Caracas had now failed to make progress ahead of an April…

Israel’s armed forces chief has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack against the country, even after appeals for restraint poured in from world leaders fearing wider regional conflict. The news came after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu convened with his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours to discuss a response to the weekend’s drone and missile attack. Source link

Real Madrid exacted revenge on Manchester City to reach the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on penalties after withstanding a barrage at the Etihad on Wednesday. Source link

Global attention has set its focus on Israel, awaiting its response to an unprecedented attack carried out by Iran on Saturday in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The Israeli military said it intercepted 99 percent of the aerial threats with the help of the United States and other allies, and that the attack caused only minor damage, including to a military base in the country’s south. Source link

Iran’s missile strike on Israel late on Saturday was its first ever direct attack on the country. Fears are continuing to mount of an escalation of violence in the region. After analysing the images shared by both Iran and Israel, we found inconsistencies in the footage published by authorities on both sides. FRANCE 24’s Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed three people including a Hezbollah field commander, Lebanese security sources said, an uptick in violence after at least a week of relative calm in more than half a year of hostilities. The Israeli military said Ismail Baz, killed in a strike on a car near the southern town of Ain Ebel, was the commander of Hezbollah’s coastal sector and was involved in planning rocket and anti-tank missile attacks on Israel. Source link