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Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 17:59Modified: 04/03/2024 – 18:01 02:58 People take part in a protest against an exemption to military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem on February 26, 2024. © AFP As more and more Israelis are drafted into the military amid the war in Gaza, an issue that has long stoked debate is turning increasingly bitter and divisive – an exemption to military service for the country’s roughly 1.3 million ultra-Orthodox Jews. Read more on related topics: Source link

France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups. Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 19:21 2 min Abortion rights are more widely accepted in France than in the United States and many other countries, with polls showing around 80% of French people back the fact that abortion is legal.“We’re sending a message to all women: your body belongs to you and no one can decide for you,” Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told MPs and senators gathered in congress for a special vote under…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 16:29 12:24 arts24 © FRANCE 24 On this week’s music show we welcome Pascal Danaë, the singer of French blues rock trio Delgrès. They have just released their third studio album, which is infused with the band’s Creole héritage, but more grounded in mainland France. The album’s title “Promis Le Ciel” (Promised The Sky) explores themes like frustration with broken promises and modern-day human servitude. Pascal sheds more light on the record for us. We also look at new releases from North American singer and pianist Norah Jones, Franco-Chilean rapper Ana…

Pakistan’s newly formed parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday as prime minister for a second time, three weeks after uncertain national elections caused delays in the formation of a coalition government. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 10:35 1 min “Shehbaz Sharif is declared to have been elected the prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said, after announcing Sharif had secured 201 votes, above the required 169 votes in the house.He beat Omar Ayub, the candidate backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who secured 92 votes.The declaration was met with loud protests from the…

The EU on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion-euro-fine ($1.9 billion) for violating the bloc’s laws by preventing music streaming services from informing users about subscription options outside of its App Store. Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 13:37Modified: 04/03/2024 – 13:35 3 min The iPhone maker immediately vowed to appeal the first ever antitrust fine slapped on Apple by Brussels, the culmination of a case triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming giant Spotify.The European Commission said it “found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services…

Back to homepage / Shows / Perspective Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 13:12 08:56 PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 A respected French journalist, who was Jerusalem correspondent for French daily Libération in the 1990s, has told FRANCE 24 how he hopes a temporary peace deal between Israel and Hamas can be achieved, but that longer term both sides need to try to see the situation from the other’s point of view. Pierre Haski spoke to us about his time covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the signing of the Oslo accords and the famous handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. He also told…

German police briefly detained several people on Sunday in Berlin during a manhunt for two members of the far-left militant Baader-Meinhof gang, who have been on the run for more than 30 years. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 10:43Modified: 03/03/2024 – 15:53 1 min Police have been seeking Ernst-Volker Staub, 69, and Burkhard Garweg, 55, from the radical anti-capitalist group also known as the Red Army Faction (RAF). The search for the two men had intensified in the last days, after Monday’s arrest of Daniela Klette, 65, the third member of the long-sought-after trio from RAF that carried out several bombings, kidnappings…

Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 11:10Modified: 04/03/2024 – 11:23 01:24 In this file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a special congress gathering both houses of parliament (the National Assembly and the Senate) in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris on July 9, 2018. © Ludovic Marin, AFP French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. Read more on related topics: Source link

Ukraine said it blew up a railway bridge in Russia’s southwestern Samara region on Monday because it was being used to transport “military cargo”.  Issued on: 04/03/2024 – 11:10Modified: 04/03/2024 – 11:13 1 min The incident is the latest in a string of explosions targeting Russia’s rail network, which Kyiv says Moscow uses to move troops and equipment for its invasion of Ukraine.”A railway bridge over the Chapaevka River in Russia’s Samara region was blown up. On 4 March 2024, at around 6:00 am (0200 GMT), the bridge was damaged by blowing up its support structures,” Ukraine’s military intelligence said.Russia…

Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said Sunday. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 10:59 1 min Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said he received reports of the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe in Yatenga province on February 25, with a provisional toll of “around 170 people executed”.The attacks left others wounded and caused material damage, the prosecutor for the northern town of Ouahigouya added in a statement.He said his office ordered an investigation and appealed to the public for information.Survivors of the attacks told…