Author: France 24

Gaza officials said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens in a “massacre” near the southern city of Rafah on Sunday, while the Israeli army said it had targeted Hamas militants. The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said in a statement that the strikes “claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women”. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, crossing the finish line in Rome in glorious sunshine and with the biggest winning margin in almost six decades. Source link

Iran has scheduled to hold early presidential elections on 28 June 2024 after the late president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. FRANCE 24 interviewed several Iranians who said the country’s faltering economy and rampant inflation are among their top worries. Source link

Naomi Osaka swept to her first victory at the French Open in three years on Sunday, setting up a potential showdown with Iga Swiatek, as Carlos Alcaraz maintained his record of never losing in the first round of a Grand Slam. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports. Source link

Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Rafah, after the government dismissed an order by the top UN court to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city. Meanwhile Hamas claimed to have captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in northern Gaza and released video late Saturday showing a wounded man being dragged through a tunnel. Israel’s military denied any soldiers had been captured. Source link

Roadblocks in riot-hit New Caledonia are delaying patients’ access to medical care as vehicles and ambulances traveling to hospitals and clinics are forced to slow down. Since two weeks ago when protests and riots started, some nurses have taken to sleeping in hospitals. Source link

Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters erupted in Tel Aviv on Saturday after thousands gathered to demonstrate against the government and demand that it bring back the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The protesters also called for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded new elections. Source link

Kylian Mbappe said he was proud to leave Paris Saint-Germain with his “head held high” after winning Saturday’s French Cup final, but said he would wait for the right time to confirm where he will be playing next season. Source link

Israel carried out strikes on Saturday and into Sunday morning throughout the Gaza Strip as fighting raged between the army and Palestinian militants. Witnesses reported heavy shelling in the southern city of Rafah early Sunday, two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt military operations there. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

“Anora”, a raw, highly explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. One of the leading voices of American indie cinema, its director Sean Baker dedicated the film to all sex workers. A trans woman won best actress for the first time, as Karla Sofia Gascon took the award for the audacious musical “Emilia Perez”, in which she plays a Mexican narco boss who becomes a woman. And “Star Wars” creator George Lucas received an honorary Palme d’Or from his old friend Francis Ford…