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Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in several cities on Friday to condemn the US and UK strikes on their country, in response to weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who say they act in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Crowds under a sea of Yemen and Palestinian flags chanted “Death to America, death to Israel” as they massed in the giant Sanaa square in the historic city’s centre.”If America and its allies decide to declare open war on us, we’re ready for it and we won’t have any choice but to…

France’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday on his first official visit abroad, vowing that Paris would maintain its support as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary. Issued on: 13/01/2024 – 21:34 3 min His visit came a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a fresh package of military help in Kyiv, and as Ukraine waits to see if Brussels and Washington will unlock massive sums of new aid.”Despite the multiplying crises, Ukraine is and will remain France’s priority,” Séjourné told Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a joint…

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…

Does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky actually have a secret talent for belly dancing? That’s what a number of accounts on Twitter and TikTok are saying, with video to prove it. However, it turns out that the viral video is actually a deepfake that’s been circulated by pro-Russian accounts in an attempt to discredit the Ukrainian president.   Issued on: 12/01/2024 – 22:16Modified: 12/01/2024 – 22:17 2 min If you only have a minute: Pro-Russian accounts have been sharing a video showing a man belly dancing in a tight-fitting outfit, claiming that the dancer in question is none other than Ukrainian President…

Issued on: 12/01/2024 – 18:35Modified: 12/01/2024 – 19:16 02:00 Hundreds of thousands of people, some carrying Kalashnikov rifles, massed for a major demonstration in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday after US and UK attacks. Read more on related topics: Source link

Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters. Issued on: 13/01/2024 – 10:55Modified: 13/01/2024 – 14:43 3 min Forecasters warned of “fairly intense blizzard conditions” throughout much of the Midwestern state, as the National Weather Service (NWS) said gusts of 50 to 55 miles (80 to 89 kilometers) per hour, paired with blowing snow, could reduce visibility down to a quarter of a mile. The extreme weather was making life difficult for White House hopefuls Ron DeSantis…

The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The strike on a Huthi radar site comes a day after scores of attacks across the country heightened fears that Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas could engulf the wider region.The Iran-backed militants’ official media earlier said the Al-Dailami airbase in Yemen’s rebel-held capital of Sanaa had been struck. The Huthis, who have carried out weeks of attacks on Israel-linked shipping in protest at the Israel-Hamas…

Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), secured a historic third term on Saturday as Vice President Lai Ching-te won the country’s widely watched presidential election with 40.5 percent of the vote.  Lai, along with his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim – Taiwan’s former representative to the United States – won a total of more than 5.5 million votes.  Taiwan’s electoral system is based on first-past-the-post voting, awarding the victory to the presidential-VP pairing with the highest percentage of votes. Turnout on the self-ruled island was put at more than 70 percent with some 19.5 million Taiwanese eligible to vote. A favourite to succeed incumbent President Tsai…

Issued on: 10/01/2024 – 17:09Modified: 10/01/2024 – 17:56 02:02 © FRANCE 24 Last year was a difficult one for Google, Meta, Amazon, and dozens of other tech companies, with around 240,000 layoffs. But as the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas gets underway, optimism is running high amid hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) could herald a new golden age for tech. Reporting from Las Vegas, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Cornet takes a look at AI-powered kitchen gadgets and appliances that could soon bring AI further into our daily lives. Read more on related topics: Source link

The first Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Ivory Coast in four decades gets underway on Saturday as the hosts, without their star forward Sebastien Haller, take on minnows Guinea-Bissau at the newly-built Ebimpe Olympic Stadium. Issued on: 13/01/2024 – 10:37 3 min Ivory Coast have been African champions twice before, most recently in 2015 with a team captained by Yaya Toure, and are hoping to thrive under the pressure of playing at home.However, they can expect intense competition over the next four weeks with a strong field notably featuring 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt,…