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Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 19:04Modified: 08/02/2024 – 19:24 02:23 Catherine Norris Trent, FRANCE 24’s Senior Reporter reporting from Jerusalem, said that even when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called Hamas’s cease-fire proposal “ludicrous”, he “left the door slightly open” for a new deal. Talks are continuing behind the scenes about “whether there could be a deal sometime in the imminent future”.In Rafah, people are “absolutely terrified” about this war, said Trent, adding that many had already been displaced a first time.  Read more on related topics: Source link

The medals awarded at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday.  Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 16:21Modified: 08/02/2024 – 16:40 3 min All 5,084 gold, silver and bronze medals for the Paris Games will feature the six-edged metal medallion which will be set like a gemstone in the design by elite French jewellery house Chaumet.”We wanted to offer to all medal winners at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics a piece of the Eiffel Tower from 1889,” said…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appointed commander of the ground forces Oleksandr Syrsky as the country’s new army chief, in a dramatic military shakeup nearly two years into Russia’s invasion. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 18:03Modified: 08/02/2024 – 18:29 2 min “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Zelensky said. “I appointed Colonel-General Syrsky as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”In a post on X, Zelensky earlier thanked General Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service as commander-in-chief and discussed possible replacements for the top military job.…

Back to homepage / Shows / People & Profit Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 17:21 12:40 PEOPLE & PROFIT © FRANCE 24 Israel’s offensive in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attacks is reverberating in the West Bank. While not directly involved in the conflict, the Palestinian territory’s economy lies in tatters, in part because Israel revoked work permits for 130,000 Palestinians in the West Bank. We speak to a Palestinian entrepreneur about the broader challenges of running a business in the territory, including checkpoints, Israeli occupation and blocked financial flows. Amal Daraghmeh Masri is CEO and editor-in-chief of Middle East Business…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 16:45 10:36 arts24 © FRANCE 24 He was a surrealist icon with an iconic moustache. Salvador Dali is the subject of a new film from absurdist French director Quentin Dupieux. “Daaaaaalí!” sees the Spanish artist brought to life by five different actors, including Jonathan Cohen and Edouard Baer. We take a closer look. We also discover a web series from Togo that’s gained an unprecedented following. “Ahoé” tells the story of Eli, a young Togolese man who comes back to his hometown for his mother’s funeral after 10 years in…

French actor Judith Godreche Thursday accused director Jacques Doillon of sexually abusing her when she was 15, the second such charge she has made after alleging another director raped her while she was a minor. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 17:08Modified: 08/02/2024 – 17:16 2 min French prosecutors opened a probe this week after Godreche, now 51, accused filmmaker Benoit Jacquot of raping her during a six-year-long relationship that started when she was 14 and he was 25 years her senior.Doillon took advantage of her while directing her in one of his films when she was 15, she said on Thursday.…

Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 15:05Modified: 08/02/2024 – 15:10 03:28 The negotiations for a ceasefire deal will likely continue, says ABC correspondent Jordana Miller, who spoke to FRANCE 24 from Jerusalem. “The Israeli prime minister may send a new team to Cairo [. . .] to discuss and try to figure out from this broken first round what can be salvaged.”Yet, “it’s important to note that it looks like neither Israel nor Hamas are in any great hurry to sign a deal”, adds Miller. Read more on related topics: Source link

Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and wounding almost 50 others, including a pregnant woman. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 10:57Modified: 07/02/2024 – 19:17 3 min The attacks hit at least three major cities, including the capital, Kyiv, where the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, was discussing military aid and financial support for Ukraine. He said that he started his day in an air raid shelter, calling it part of Ukraine’s “daily reality” after almost two years of war. Starting my morning…

At least 28 people were killed Wednesday by two separate bomb blasts outside the offices of election candidates in southwestern Pakistan, on the eve of a national vote marred by violence and allegations of pre-poll rigging. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 14:17Modified: 07/02/2024 – 19:59 3 min More than half a million security officers were deploying ahead of Thursday’s election, with authorities distributing ballot papers to more than 90,000 polling stations.There have been multiple security incidents in the run-up to the vote, with at least two candidates shot dead and…

Back to homepage / Shows / Perspective Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 12:24 07:48 PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 When sailor Clarisse Crémer was dropped by her sponsors a year ago after starting a family, the move sparked widespread outrage in France and the offshore sailing world. She’s since managed to find a new team and is looking forward to competing in her next challenge, the Vendée Globe round-the-world sailing race, in November. The French skipper and navigator joined us for Perspective to tell us more about the challenges of competing in such a gruelling race. She is also the author of…