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A fertilizer-laden cargo ship, which sank in the Gulf of Aden after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen’s Huthi rebels, poses an environmental risk, the US military warned Saturday. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 20:45 2 min The Huthis claimed the February 18 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible fertilizers.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed late Saturday that the vessel “sank in the Red Sea after being struck” by an anti-ship ballistic missile last month.”The approximately 21,000 metric tons of ammonium phosphate sulfate fertilizer that the…

Hundreds of Alexei Navalny supporters queued to lay flowers and pay tribute to the deceased opposition leader on Sunday, in a significant show of support for the anti-corruption campaigner, who died last month in an Arctic prison colony. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 17:53 3 min The outpouring of affection for President Vladimir Putin’s staunchest opponent comes just two weeks before the Kremlin leader is set to secure another six-year term in an election where he will face no real competition.Read more‘Kremlin Leaks’: Files detail Putin’s €1 billion propaganda effort ahead of presidential voteLong queues formed Sunday outside the Borisovo cemetery…

Germany on Sunday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 17:10Modified: 03/03/2024 – 17:23 1 min A 38-minute recording of the talks was posted online late Friday on Russian social media, with the participants discussing the possible use of German-made Taurus missiles and their potential impact.The discussions also covered the use of long-range missiles provided to Kyiv by France and Britain.”It is about using…

French farmers could stage more protests and blockades in the coming weeks to push the government to deliver on its promises to help the sector, the head of France’s largest farming union FNSEA said on Sunday.  Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 15:35Modified: 03/03/2024 – 15:43 1 min Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union, plus rising costs and low incomes.Read moreWhy French farmers are up in arms: fuel hikes, green regulation, EU directivesUnion boss Arnaud Rousseau was speaking to BFM TV on…

Léon Gautier was famous in France as the last representative of the “Kieffer Commando”, the only French unit to take part in the Allied D-Day landings on Normandy beaches in June 1944. As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, some are seeing opportunities for financial gain. His descendants have decided to seek legal assistance to prevent any abusive or commercial use of his image. Gautier, who died on July 3, 2023 at the age of 100, was a nationally celebrated figure and a near-constant presence at World War II commemorations who used his stature to make sure the lessons of the war were not…

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 03:29Modified: 03/03/2024 – 05:13 3 min But the historic effort came in a losing cause as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to rally the Nuggets late for a 124-114 victory over the Lakers, stretching their win streak to six games.”I’m glad we’re playing good,” Jokic said. “We’re doing the things we want to do. We don’t have too many breakdowns. I just like how we’re playing the game…

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…

Several hundred people rallied in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday calling for the country’s postponed presidential elections to be held before April 2, the date when incumbent Macky Sall’s term is set to end.  Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 21:54 1 min The protesters gathered at a sandy lot in a working-class neighbourhood for the protest, called by the “Resistance Front”, an alliance of opposition parties and campaigning groups.Many brandished Senegalese flags and portraits of the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, jailed since July for “incitement to insurrection” and barred from running in the presidential vote. Sonko has endorsed Bassirou Diomaye…

Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 18:16Modified: 02/03/2024 – 22:55 01:54 Palestinian journalist Rami Abou Jammous, who lives in the Gaza Strip, talks to FRANCE 24 about daily life in the Palestinian enclave. © France 24 Palestinian journalist Rami Abou Jammous, who lives in the Gaza Strip, has been reporting for FRANCE 24 on daily life in the Palestinian enclave since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Today he takes us to a market in Rafah, where more than one and a half million people are crammed together amid the threat of an imminent Israeli ground invasion.  Read more on related topics: Source link

Donald Trump on Saturday easily won the Republican caucuses in Michigan, where the party has been riven by infighting that some Republicans fear could hurt his campaign in the key battleground state as he gears up for the election in November.  Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 22:27 3 min The former U.S. president also won the Missouri Republican caucus on Saturday, according to a projection by the Associated Press.In both states Trump trounced Nikki Haley, his last remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, moving him closer to becoming his party’s White House standard-bearer and a likely general election rematch with…