Author: France 24

As the Olympic torch reaches French soil this Wednesday, we look at the kinds of opportunities the relay will offer sponsors over the course of 68 different stages, potentially reaching 90 percent of the French population. Of course, the relay pales in comparison to the billions of people who will tune in to watch the actual Games. Also in this edition: France’s Flamanville nuclear power plant finally gets the green light to come into service, 17 years after construction began.  Source link

The United States halted a shipment of bombs to Israel last week after it failed to address Washington’s concerns over plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US official said Tuesday. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on Israel’s war on Gaza.  Source link

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games. Source link

Following Israel’s evacuation orders for 100,000 residents and displaced people from eastern Rafah on Monday, a viral video started circulating on X, where users claim to show Palestinians fleeing Rafah. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link

No doubt Kylian Mbappé will be greeted with loud cheers and applause when he takes to the Parc des Princes pitch on Tuesday night. It will be his final Champions League match in the French capital in a Paris Saint-Germain shirt. More information with France 24 sports commentator, James Vasina. Source link

They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope it’s true because Gaza’s definitely in the dark this Tuesday.  Israeli tanks cutting off the Egyptian border crossing in the southernmost city of Rafah as the coalition war cabinet rejects what Hamas brands as acceptance of a truce deal, instead reading it as an underwhelming counteroffer. The start of the all-out ground offensive that US mediators among others fear will lead to a new level of humanitarian disaster? Source link

The World Bank Group has released a new report outlining how global agriculture and food production can be overhauled in order to cut carbon emissions and limit global warning to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In this edition, we speak to Julian Lampietti, Global Agriculture Practice Manager at the World Bank, about the steps that need to be taken and whether they go far enough. Source link

Her powerful performances give voice to some uncomfortable truths. Lebanese playwright and director Chrystèle Khodr wades through the ruins of a society in her latest play “Ordalie”, exploring the social, political and physical wreckage of her homeland and its history. She tells us more about the quest for justice in contemporary Lebanon, why 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen is a fitting contemporary inspiration and how making theatre in a crisis-ridden country is a constant endeavour of creativity and solidarity among artists. Source link

Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel’s incursion in Gaza’s Rafah crossing aimed to undermine ceasefire efforts, after the Israeli army announced it took control of the Palestinian side of the crossing between Egypt and the strip. More information with the Director of Forward Thinking, Oliver McTernan. Source link

Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put “pressure” on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by the militants. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. Source link