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A probe into Israel’s worst civilian disaster on Wednesday found Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “bears personal responsibility” for the deadly 2021 stampede which killed 45 Jewish pilgrims. Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 12:15Modified: 06/03/2024 – 12:13 1 min “The prime minister is responsible for identifying proactively, by himself or through mechanisms on his behalf, issues that require the attention of his office and, if necessary, his intervention, in particular those related to a risk of human lives,” said the commission of inquiry report into the stampede at the Mount Meron pilgrimage site.Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had converged on Mount…

Nikki Haley is dropping out of the U.S. presidential race, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, a decision that will ensure Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election. Haley will give a speech at 10 a.m. local time (1500 GMT) to address her future in the race, the source said, but she will not make an endorsement at that time. She will urge Trump to try to win the backing of her supporters, which include a significant chunk of moderate Republicans and independent voters, the…

Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Tuesday, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate. Issued on: 05/03/2024 – 23:25Modified: 05/03/2024 – 23:49 3 min Coach Luis Enrique has slashed Mbappe’s minutes in recent weeks after the player told the club he would leave at the end of the season, but the France captain proved he will be vital if PSG are to finally win the competition for the first time.The electric Mbappe was impossible for Real Sociedad to shackle and his strikes after 15…

Super Tuesday yielded no surprises, with US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump emerging the biggest winners in the biggest single day of voting in the US primaries. But there were cautionary signals for both candidates as the 2024 campaign season heads for a battering phase in the leadup to November’s presidential election. Hours after the polls closed in California on Super Tuesday, the two candidates heading for a foreseen presidential rematch set the tone of their campaigns ahead of the November vote.It was predictable and dismaying for the electors who matter most in the 2024 US presidential…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 10:29 05:22 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 On Tuesday, the price of a single Bitcoin hit a new record at over $69,000, beating a previous peak set in November 2021. In this Business Daily, we look at what’s happened in the cryptocurrency sector in the past two years, explaining Bitcoin’s dramatic fall and subsequent rise. Also in this edition, FRANCE 24’s Bryan Quinn looks at the “technical issue” which deprived users of social media apps Instagram and Facebook for more than two hours on Tuesday. Read more on related…

Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 09:00 Five months, 30,000 Palestinians killed and an Israeli prime minister whose only plan seems to be to reoccupy Gaza indefinitely. This time, has the US had enough? In a first for the Biden administration, Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, before welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival. Benny Gantz is currently part of a national unity war cabinet and is also being welcomed by the US Secretary of State, this as the US starts air drops for Gaza civilians and ups the pressure on Israel.As for Binyamin Netanyahu, who is critical…

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…

Peru’s powerful Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in recordings released by news media. Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 03:19 2 min Otarola told reporters in Lima that “in conversation with the president of the republic I have announced my decision to present my resignation.”Otarola is a seasoned politician and lawyer who acted as chief of staff to President Dina Boluarte, who ordered him home from an official trip to Canada after the scandal erupted last weekend.Otarola, 57, is married and has five children.Over the…

A powerful Haitian gang leader warned Tuesday that the current chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead into civil war and “genocide” unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down. Issued on: 06/03/2024 – 04:05 3 min The stark comments from Jimmy Cherizier, known as “Barbecue,” came as Henry appeared to be struggling to fly home, with the main airport under attack and neighboring Dominican Republic refusing permission for him to land.Henry — who was supposed to step down last month — was out of the country last week when armed criminal gangs, who control large swathes of the country, launched…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 05/03/2024 – 14:26 06:26 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 At the opening of the National People’s Congress in Beijing this Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang outlined the government’s major objectives for the economy in 2024. In this edition of Business Daily, we take a look at what Beijing is seeking to achieve this year and at the challenges posed by the country’s struggling real estate sector. Also in the show, FRANCE 24’s Bryan Quinn looks at how Australia is seeking to reduce reliance on trade with China by setting its sights…