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Europe’s top rights court is Tuesday to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 05:38Modified: 09/04/2024 – 05:41 3 min The European Court of Human Rights, part of the 46-member Council of Europe, is from 10:30 am (0830 GMT) to rule on whether governments’ climate change policies are violating the European Convention on Human Rights.All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.In a sign of the importance of the…

Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir won the Paris Marathon men’s and women’s races on Sunday to give Ethiopia a double in the event for the first time in five years. Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 16:17 1 min On a course that was different from the Olympic event in August, Uma won with a time of 2:05:33, beating Kenyans Titus Kipruto and Elisha Rotich.Kipruto finished 15 seconds behind Uma while Rotich was more than a minute behind. Rotich was the pre-race favourite going into the event having set the course record in 2021.In the women’s race, Fikir finished with a time…

Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 19:25 After six months, proof that Israel’s longest war since the 1980s is winding down or is the weekend announcement of troops withdrawing from southern Gaza the calm before a whole new storm? Prime Minister Netanyahu insists his forces will make a move for the southernmost city of Rafah and this despite strong objections from the United States which is now pressing for a ceasefire and a ramping up of desperately needed humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians.Last week’s killing of seven aid workers gave the international community a startling insight into all that’s gone wrong with…

Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 22:52 At the end of a three-day tour that took him successively to Kenya, Rwanda and Ivory Coast, France’s Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné spoke to FRANCE 24 and RFI about relations with Rwanda, reform of the CFA franc, France’s military presence in Africa and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné gave an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI, from Abidjan in Ivory Coast, after completing his first African tour. The head of French diplomacy spoke in particular about the issues marking relations between Paris and the states of the African continent.On France’s…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 15:13 13:04 arts24 © FRANCE 24 In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets French musician Thomas de Pourquery. The saxophonist, singer, composer and actor has fronted a variety of music collectives such as “Supersonic”, as well as working with the likes of Metronomy and Jeanne Added. As a saxophonist, he won France’s top jazz award, the Django Reinhart prize, in 2021. He’s just released his first solo album, “Let the Monster Fall”, a pop twist on the jazz genre. Thomas has blended his instrumental…

Andre Boniface, one of French rugby’s greatest players in the 1950s and 1960s, died in Bayonne on Monday at the age of 89, his family told AFP. Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 13:41 3 min The epitome of French flair, Boniface’s career was inextricably linked with that of his younger brother and often centre partner Guy: together they epitomised the notion of ‘French flair’.Andre made the first of his 48 international appearances in 1954 with the last of those coming 12 years later in 1966, by which time he had helped France to the Five Nations title on four occasions.France, in…

Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 17:29Modified: 08/04/2024 – 17:34 01:36 Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began. France 24’s Rob Parsons takes a look at behind some of the speculation as to why the country’s military is reducing its numbers in certain parts of the enclave. Read more on related topics: Source link

Nicaragua called on the United Nations’ top court on Monday to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza. The case at the International Court of Justice is against Germany, which is the second-largest supplier of arms to Israel after the U.S., but it also indirectly takes aim at Israel’s 6-month-old military campaign, which has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and devastated Gaza.Nicaragua’s allegations represent the latest legal attempt by a country with historic ties to the Palestinian people to stop Israel’s offensive, after…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 11:36 05:54 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 China’s minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector. Also in this edition: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls out overcapacity in Chinese green energy exports as she wraps up a visit there, and Elon Musk faces off against a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Read more on related topics: Source link

Roubaix (France) (AFP) – Mathieu van der Poel triumphed on the cobbles for a second straight year Sunday after a solo 60-kilometre breakaway to win the Paris-Roubaix race known as ‘the Hell of the North’. Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 17:23Modified: 07/04/2024 – 17:59 2 min The 29-year-old Dutch world champion won the Tour of Flanders a week ago and crossed the line almost three minutes ahead of the nearest chasers after the brutal 260km run including 57km of cobbles.”This goes way beyond my expectations, there will be a big party tonight,” he said at the line.”I was at the limit…