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Most of the architects of October 7 attacks have been killed, says Netanyahu
France 24

Most of the architects of October 7 attacks have been killed, says Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is close to finishing a key war aim in Gaza: killing the planners of the October 7 attacks. The comments came after Israel said it had killed senior Hamas commander Ezzedine Al-Haddad in an airstrike, as its campaign against the group’s leadership continues.

UK leadership crisis: ‘Keir Starmer is a lame duck Prime Minister’ says former Labour adviser

UK leadership crisis: ‘Keir Starmer is a lame duck Prime Minister’ says former Labour adviser

France 24

It’s been a tumultuous week for Britain’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, who is facing a leadership crisis. Following a chaotic week in which nearly 90 Labour MPs called on Starmer to resign, along with a series of ministerial resignations, the Prime Minister is clinging on to power. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he would stand in any leadership contest, while Andy Burnham, M...

Around 10 'new' victims come forward in France's Epstein investigation

Around 10 'new' victims come forward in France's Epstein investigation

France 24

French prosecutors investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged trafficking network say around ten previously unidentified suspected victims have recently contacted authorities, widening a probe into possible abuse committed in France or involving French accomplices linked to the late financier.

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

France 24

General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, and advised against the closure of interna...

Palestinian president’s son Yasser Abbas elected to top Fatah post

Palestinian president’s son Yasser Abbas elected to top Fatah post

France 24

Yasser Abbas, the 64-year-old son of ageing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, won a seat Sunday on the central committee of the Fatah party, initial results showed. The election extended the family's grip on the movement that has dominated the Palestinian Authority (PA) for decades. The PA is under mounting pressure to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.

$200,000 reward to catch Monica Witt wanted on espionage charges in Iran

$200,000 reward to catch Monica Witt wanted on espionage charges in Iran

France 24

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government.  Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national ...

UK political crisis: PM Keir Starmer under pressure to resign

UK political crisis: PM Keir Starmer under pressure to resign

France 24

Starmer has vowed to fight on despite being widely unpopular after a series of setbacks, policy U-turns and questions over his judgment for appointing a friend of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador. The government is facing weeks of chaos after he rejected calls to resign following the party’s disastrous results in the May 7 local and regional U.K. elections, in which Nigel Farage...

UK: PM Keir Starmer under pressure to reseign

UK: PM Keir Starmer under pressure to reseign

France 24

Starmer has vowed to fight on despite being widely unpopular after a series of setbacks, policy U-turns and questions over his judgment for appointing a friend of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador. The government is facing weeks of chaos after he rejected calls to resign following the party’s disastrous results in the May 7 local and regional U.K. elections, in which Nigel Farage...