Author: France 24

Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 22:35 A viral photo that shows a Palestinian prisoner, stripped, injured and handcuffed has become the symbol of Palestinian resistance in Gaza. We tell you what we know about this photo in this edition of Truth or Fake.  Source link

French prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened an inquiry after actor Judith Godreche filed a complaint against film director Benoit Jacquot, accusing him of raping her in a relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 25 years her senior. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 17:35Modified: 07/02/2024 – 17:33 3 min Jacquot, one of France’s most prominent directors, denied the accusations in comments to the Le Monde newspaper, which also interviewed Godreche. He declined to comment further when contacted by AFP.On Tuesday, 51-year-old Godreche lodged a formal complaint with the police’s Juvenile Protection Brigade (BPM) of alleged rape of…

With high inflation, massive foreign debt and widespread poverty, Pakistan’s economy has been in crisis for years, presenting major challenges for its next government. We take a closer look. Also, China battles deflation and a stock market meltdown. Plus, Disney looks to boost revenues with a sports streaming platform, video games and Taylor Swift.  Source link

Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 08:51Modified: 08/02/2024 – 09:09 06:17 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Hamas’s latest offer for a ceasefire and return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was still room for negotiation toward an agreement. Netanyahu’s rejection is a “setback for Blinken and the White House, who have been working for weeks on trying to get Hamas and Israel to agree, even on the initial phases of a longer deal,” says ABC correspondent Jordana Miller.  Read more on related topics: Source link

Russia’s election commission on Thursday blocked pro-peace politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in next month’s presidential election, the candidate said in a post on social media. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 11:36 2 min President Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term in the March 15-17 contest, in which all major opposition politicians have now been barred from running.Only three other candidates – all from ceremonial opposition parties that are backed by the Kremlin – now are registered to stand in next month’s election.”The CEC (Central Election Commission) refused to register my candidacy for the post of president of the Russian…

Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 09:50Modified: 08/02/2024 – 10:23 01:45 Mediators from the US, Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a Middle East mission said there was still hope for a deal. FRANCE 24 journalist Camille Knight brings us the latest on the truce deal with this report.  Read more on related topics: Source link

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev secured a fifth consecutive term in elections on Wednesday, official results showed, an expected outcome after his country’s historic victory over Armenian separatists last year. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 00:09Modified: 08/02/2024 – 01:37 3 min Tallies showed that Aliyev won the election with 92 percent of the vote after nearly all electoral precincts declared results, in a ballot held during a crackdown on independent media and in the absence of any real opposition.”The Azerbaijani people have elected Ilham Aliyev as the country’s president,” Central Election Commission chief Mazahir Panahov told a press conference.Turnout was 67.7 percent, he…

The US Supreme Court reluctantly takes center stage in the 2024 White House race on Thursday as it decides whether Donald Trump should be barred from running again for president. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 04:25 3 min The nation’s highest court is to hear arguments in the most consequential election law case since it halted the Florida vote recount in 2000 with Republican George W. Bush narrowly leading Democrat Al Gore.The question before the nine justices is whether Trump is ineligible to appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in the state of Colorado because he engaged in an insurrection…

Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the largest in the enclave, receives data from every hospital in the strip. Hospital administrators say they keep records of every wounded person occupying a bed and every body arriving at a morgue. The ministry also collects from other sources including 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…

Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. Issued on: 08/02/2024 – 06:12 3 min  Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change, supercharged by the naturally-occurring El Nino phenomenon, stoked record warming in 2023, making it likely the hottest in 100,000 years.The extremes have continued into 2024, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service said, confirming that February 2023 to January 2024 saw warming of 1.52 degrees Celsius above the 19th century benchmark.That…