Author: France 24

Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 19:16Modified: 28/01/2024 – 19:38 03:04 President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2024. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP “Three people have been killed by this unmanned aerial vehicle attack”, said FRANCE 24’s Washington D.C. correspondent Fraser Jackson. The US is saying that this attack took place in northeast Jordan, however the Jordanians are disputing this, saying the attack took place In Syria. Watch the video for more information.  Read more on related topics: Source link

A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 17:52Modified: 28/01/2024 – 19:49 3 min It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and the incident will further raise tensions in the region and fuel fears of a broader conflict directly involving Iran.Hamas said the death of the soldiers shows Washington’s backing for Israel could put it at odds…

Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 18:35Modified: 26/01/2024 – 18:43 02:33 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. “Everyone lost something, which means that not everybody is satisfied,” says FRANCE 24 correspondent Irris Makler, reporting from Jerusalem.  Read more on related topics: Source link

One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in an apparent assassination attempt that was swiftly condemned by Pope Francis. Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 12:35Modified: 28/01/2024 – 13:26 2 min  The attack occurred at around 11:40 (0840 GMT) at the Santa Maria church in the Sariyer district of Istanbul on the European side and was carried out by two masked men, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media.Turkish officials said the attack looked like a targeted attack against one person rather than against the Catholic church. The minister said an individual…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 08:11 2 min The launch comes just days after Pyongyang fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, which it said was a first test of a new generation of strategic cruise missiles.Pyongyang has accelerated weapons testing in the new year, including tests of what it called an “underwater nuclear weapon system” and a solid-fuelled hypersonic ballistic missile.”Our military detected several unidentified cruise missiles fired near waters around North Korea’s Sinpo area at…

Nigeria are through to the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after an Ademola Lookman double sank Rigobert Song’s Cameroon.  Elsewhere in a frantic game, both teams saw red as Angola thrashed Namibia 3-0 thanks to two goals from Gelson Dala and a Mabululu curler.  Source link

Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a “first round” of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.  Issued on: 27/01/2024 – 15:56 2 min The office of Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani issued a photograph of the head of government with top-ranking officials both of the Iraqi armed forces and of the international coalition set up by Washington to fight the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.Sudani “is hosting the start of the first round of bilateral dialogue between Iraq…

China and the United States said Saturday that top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held “candid, substantive” talks in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, with the issue of Taiwan central after recent elections there. Issued on: 27/01/2024 – 16:18Modified: 27/01/2024 – 17:50 2 min Beijing and Washington have clashed in recent years on flashpoint issues from technology and trade to human rights, as well as over the self-ruled island and competing claims in the South China Sea.Relations have somewhat stabilised since US President Joe Biden met Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November for talks…

Gilles Perret’s “La Ferme des Bertrand” is something of a rarity in French film: a tale of rural success for three generations of a family of dairy farmers. Its release next week has acquired added resonance as farmers across France rise up in protest at taxes, costs and regulations they say are killing their livelihoods. The plight of France’s farmers is a well-trodden path in French cinema, typically focusing on the stricken family businesses that modern life has left by the wayside.In his seminal trilogy “Profils paysans”, Raymond Depardon followed octogenarian farmers and herdsmen scraping a living in remote areas…