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Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 07:09Modified: 07/02/2024 – 07:43 01:37 “It’s too soon to know” what Hamas’s response to the framework will be, ABC correspondent Jordana Miller says. Qatar, which mediated the a temporary ceasefire earlier in the conflict, said the response from Hamas was “positive”. But there hasn’t been an “official response” from the Palestinian militant group since the proposal was submitted a week ago, says Miller. Read more on related topics: Source link

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is to hold a ceremony paying tribute to the French victims of the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, with relatives of those killed and held hostage expected to attend. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 07:36 2 min The presidency also said this week that France will provide an opportunity to remember French citizens killed in the Israeli bombardments of Gaza that followed the attack by the Palestinian militant group, without giving a date.The ceremony at the Invalides memorial complex in Paris will pay tribute to the 42 French citizens killed in the attack…

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders’s hopes of forming a majority government were in tatters on Tuesday as a key negotiating party abruptly withdrew over a row about public finances. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 04:06 3 min  The New Social Contract (NSC) of anti-corruption champion Pieter Omtzigt announced it was “finished” with this round of coalition talks, making it impossible as it stands for Wilders to hold a majority.The NSC said it would remain “constructive” in talks over forming a government but appeared to rule out serving in a majority cabinet with Wilders.”It could be a constructive support for a minority…

Joe Biden’s immigration chief, Alejandro Mayorkas, narrowly escaped impeachment over the US border crisis Tuesday, in a party-line vote dismissed by Democrats as a political stunt ahead of a presidential election expected to feature immigration as a major issue. Issued on: 07/02/2024 – 02:12 3 min  The failed rebuke was led by hardline Republicans in the House of Representatives who have been targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months over a surge in illegal entries across the southern border.Republicans had been sweating on what was expected to be a close vote, and so it proved – as three members…

A door panel that flew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight on Jan. 5 appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to a preliminary report from U.S. investigators that provided the first official look into how the frightening mishap took shape.  Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 22:41 3 min Lawmakers and the flying public are desperate for answers to what caused the panel to rip off a brand-new Alaska Airlines-operated jet, in what has turned into a full-blown safety and reputational crisis for Boeing.“Whatever final conclusions are reached, Boeing is accountable for what happened. An event like this…

Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash in the south of the country on Tuesday, the government and former president’s office said, plunging the country he led for two terms into mourning and prompting an outpouring of condolences from Latin American leaders.  Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 21:17Modified: 06/02/2024 – 21:23 2 min Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed the death of the 74-year-old former president, who held the office from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.Three other passengers survived the helicopter crash in the southern town of Lago Ranco. Pinera’s body had been recovered, said Toha.Pinera, also…

Violent protests have roiled Senegal since President Macky Sall abruptly called off a planned election at the weekend, with just three weeks to go before the high-stakes vote. The crisis puts one of West Africa’s most stable democracies to the test at a time when the region faces democratic backsliding and a surge in military coups. Senegal’s parliament voted on Monday to delay the country’s presidential election until December 15, two days after President Sall stunned the nation of 18 million people by calling off a planned February 25 vote.  The bill adopted by the National Assembly effectively extends Sall’s 12-year…

Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded “terrorists” by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul’s main court, killing one person and injuring five, officials said. Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 14:25Modified: 06/02/2024 – 14:24 2 min Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the assailants were members of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) — a fringe leftist group that has staged periodic attacks in Turkey since the 1980s.The DHKP-C issued no initial claim of responsibility.The group, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, has been fighting US influence in the Middle…

A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution. Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 16:50 3 min The decision marks the second time in as many months that judges have spurned Trump’s immunity arguments and held that he can be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. But it also sets the stage for…

Back to homepage / Shows / Science Issued on: 06/02/2024 – 16:14Modified: 06/02/2024 – 16:15 03:53 SCIENCE © FRANCE 24 A significant copper deposit has been discovered in Zambia by a US startup. KoBold Metals is supported by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, as well as the venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz. The discovery, made with the help of artificial intelligence, is certain to have geopolitical implications. FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger tells us more. Watch moreNorway lured by deep-sea mining for rare metals Read more on related topics: Source link