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Maritime corridor to Gaza no substitute for aid delivery by land, UN says

Senior United Nations officials on Tuesday welcomed the opening of a maritime corridor from Cyprus to deliver additional aid to the Gaza Strip, but said it could not replace the delivery of humanitarian assistance by land. The ship taking almost 200 tonnes of food to Gaza left early Tuesday in…

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🔴 Live: Ramadan brings no relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza

The first day of Ramadan arrived in war-ravaged Gaza on Monday as UN and aid groups say only a fraction of the supplies needed for the enclave’s 2.4 million people have been allowed in since Israel placed it under near-total siege after Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. Follow…

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Palestinians prepare for Ramadan as Gaza teeters on brink of famine

Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in sombre mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police and the spectre of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the normally festive Muslim holy month after talks to secure a ceasefire stalled. The US Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza,…

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Aid ship from Cyprus 'ready' to sail for Gaza, says charity

Two hundred tonnes of food aid were "ready" to be sent from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, a Spanish NGO said Saturday, the first shipment along an EU-backed maritime corridor. As hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan faded, an international effort to launch a…

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‘Vladimir Putin will not stop in Ukraine’: French Minister Delegate for Europe

Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before he presses his military drive further into Europe. “Vladimir Putin…

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Netanyahu needs to do more on Gaza aid, says Biden

US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must allow more aid into Gaza, after he was caught on a hot mic saying he would confront the Israeli premier over the conflict. A planned sea corridor to take desperately needed aid from Cyprus to Palestinians in…

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How a lack of leadership allowed gangs to take over Haiti

Haiti has descended into a state of chaos and despair in recent years, with gangs seizing control of large swaths of the nation and imposing their rule through fear, violence and extortion. FRANCE 24 spoke to expert Rosa Freedman on what paved the way for gangs to take hold of…

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'We need a special tribunal' to try Putin, says Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner

FRANCE 24 spoke to Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 alongside the Russian NGO Memorial and Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski. Matviichuk has advocated for the creation of a “special tribunal” to hold Russian President Vladmir Putin,…

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Biden orders US military to establish port in Gaza for aid, say US officials

President Joe Biden will tell Congress on Thursday that he has ordered the US military to set up a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the beleaguered territory by sea, senior US officials have said. Talks for a truce in Gaza have not yet “broken down”, the…

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Gang warfare plunges Haiti's capital into crisis

Sunday's major prison break in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, in which gangs allowed thousands of inmates to escape, has plunged the country even deeper into chaos. Authorities declared a state of emergency and curfew in the capital, 80 percent of which is controlled by criminal gangs. Since the shock assassination…

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Several killed in Houthi missile attack on ship in Red Sea

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said, in the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the group over Israel’s war on…

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Bitcoin comes out of 'crypto winter' and scales to new heights

On Tuesday, the price of a single Bitcoin hit a new record at over $69,000, beating a previous peak set in November 2021. In this Business Daily, we look at what's happened in the cryptocurrency sector in the past two years, explaining Bitcoin's dramatic fall and subsequent rise. Also in…

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'A Fragile State': Nigerian poet Lola Shoneyin makes plea for democracy

A respected and passionate author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her desire to ensure democracy, rights and freedoms and to speak up for women. Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian author and poet. One of her latest projects is a stunning poem entitled "A Fragile State". It's part of a…

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Journalist and author Pierre Haski on a century of conflict in the Middle East

A respected French journalist, who was Jerusalem correspondent for French daily Libération in the 1990s, has told FRANCE 24 how he hopes a temporary peace deal between Israel and Hamas can be achieved, but that longer term both sides need to try to see the situation from the other's point…

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France set to make history by enshrining abortion rights in constitution

French lawmakers head to Versailles Palace Monday for a special parliamentary congress – the final step in an historic process to guarantee the right for women to access abortion. The issue has been at the centre of a long political and legal tug-of-war, and comes two years after the United…

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New programmes, more live reports: FRANCE 24 gets a fresh look

FRANCE 24 will get a complete makeover on Monday, March 4, bringing its 100 million weekly viewers more live reporting from across the globe and in-depth analysis of world events.

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‘Flour massacre’: Lifesaving aid becomes a deadly struggle in Gaza

At least 112 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured on Thursday after Israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered at a convoy of food trucks southwest of Gaza City, Palestinian health officials said. Israel denied it was to blame, saying that many victims were run over…

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'We are asking for a public inquiry' into migrant deaths at sea: European Ombudsman

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part…

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FRANCE 24 video edited to spread fake news about Ukraine's Zelensky

An extract from FRANCE 24's sister French-language fact-checking show that's circulating on social media appears to support the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has misappropriated funds to buy himself luxury yachts – an unfounded accusation that has repeatedly resurfaced. But the video has been edited: the journalist in it…

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Why India and the US are close friends but not 'full allies'

In this edition of Perspective, we take a closer look at India as a political force in the world. How does the planet's most populous country operate as a geopolitical player, especially amid the conflict in Ukraine? And how does India interact with superpowers, particularly the US? Dr Ashley Tellis,…

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Junta 'losing control on the ground', Myanmar's opposition foreign minister says

Myanmar's opposition National Unity Government (NUG) supports the rebel groups that have been fighting the ruling junta since late last year. These groups "have regained almost 60 to 70 percent of the territory," opposition foreign minister Zin Mar Aung told FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman about the ongoing conflict.

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'Please don't forget about Ukraine,' writer Oleksandr Mykhed asks

A Ukrainian man who was one of the first to experience Russia's full-scale invasion of his country has told FRANCE 24 of his harrowing experience, and asked us never to forget about what is happening in Ukraine. Until two years ago, Oleksandr Mykhed lived just north of the capital Kyiv…

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Ilya Gambashidze: Simple soldier of disinformation or king of Russia’s trolls?

He may not be a household name, but Ilya Gambashidze appears to be involved in almost all of the latest Russian disinformation operations across the world. His disruptive cyber actions earned him a spot last year on the European sanctions list. But a FRANCE 24-RFI profile of Russia’s mystery man…

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EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss changes to Common Agricultural Policy

Agriculture ministers from around the European Union are gathering in Brussels this Monday to discuss ways to address demands of protesting farmers. In today's Business Daily, we look at some of the proposals put forward by the EU Commission to make things easier for farmers. Also in this edition, FRANCE…

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Ukraine vows triumph over Russian 'darkness' on two-year anniversary of war

Ukraine on Saturday vowed to triumph over Russian "darkness" as it entered a new year of war weakened by a lack of Western aid and with Moscow emboldened by fresh gains. To mark the second anniversary, a virtual summit of G7 leaders was set to take place at Kyiv's Saint…

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