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NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

France 24 • 1 month ago

A researcher at NASA has found a massive, recently-formed crater on the Moon, a rare occurrence that only happens "once in a century or even longer," according to scientists.

US again denies Palestinian leader visa for UN General Assembly

France 24 • 1 month ago

The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week's UN General Assembly in New York, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The State Department separately said it would deny visas to Palestinian officials, citing failures to reform and actions it said undermined peace prospects.

US again denies Palestinian leader visa for UN General Assembly in New York

France 24 • 1 month ago

The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week's UN General Assembly in New York, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The State Department separately said it would deny visas to Palestinian officials, citing failures to reform and actions it said undermined peace prospects.

Live: Ukraine accuses Russia of striking Black Sea ship as explosions rock Kyiv

France 24 • 1 month ago

Russia struck a Tanzanian-flagged civilian ship in the Black Sea, killing its captain, Ukraine said Thursday, after loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight. Authorities have issued a missile alert in the capital, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Ukraine accuses Russia of striking ship in Black Sea as explosions rock Kyiv

France 24 • 1 month ago

Russia struck a Tanzanian-flagged civilian ship in the Black Sea, killing its captain, Ukraine said Thursday, after loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight. Authorities have issued a missile alert in the capital, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Ukraine live: Ukraine accuses Russia of striking ship in Black Sea as explosions shake Kyiv

France 24 • 1 month ago

Russia struck a Tanzanian-flagged civilian ship in the Black Sea, killing its captain, Ukraine said Thursday, after loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight. Authorities have issued a missile alert in the capital, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Ukraine live: Explosions shake Kyiv as US Congress advances new sanctions on Moscow

France 24 • 1 month ago

The US House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight on Wednesday into Thursday as authorities issued a missile alert, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our live...

Live: Explosions shake Kyiv as US Congress advances new sanctions on Moscow

France 24 • 1 month ago

The US House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight on Wednesday into Thursday as authorities issued a missile alert, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our live...

Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies after New York talks

France 24 • 1 month ago

Israel and Morocco agreed on Wednesday to open embassies in each other’s countries following talks between their foreign ministers and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York. The two countries established diplomatic ties in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which normalised Israel’s relations with several Arab states.

US House holds billionaire Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt of Congress

France 24 • 1 month ago

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying two subpoenas in its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The measure passed by unanimous consent and will be referred to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue criminal charges.

US Federal Reserve defies Trump with interest rate hike

France 24 • 1 month ago

The US Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rates for the first time in three years, as it seeks to bring down high inflation. The policy decision sets up a potential confrontation between Chairman Kevin Warsh and President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called on the central bank to cut interest rates. Also in the show - France extends fuel subsidies as fishermens' protests gather moment...

Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

France 24 • 1 month ago

Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this week to drop Macklemore as an opener because of the rapper's onstage pro-Palestinian comments. Since then, all of Sheeran's other supporting acts have dropped out, including a group that plays with Sheeran during part of the show. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with David Jackson, Professor of Political Science at ...

Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

France 24 • 1 month ago

Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this week to drop Macklemore as an opener because of the rapper's onstage pro-Palestinian comments. Since then, all of Sheeran's other supporting acts have dropped out, including a group that plays with Sheeran during part of the show. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with David Jackson, Professor of Political Science at ...

Encouraging signs in DR Congo Ebola fight

France 24 • 1 month ago

In tonight's edition, signs of a welcome slowdown in DR Congo's Ebola outbreak. Also, about 20,000 Ethiopian university students in the northern region of Tigray will be relocated to other campuses across the country. And in northern Senegal, scientists are using fish to keep their food stoicks and communtites healthy.

Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in protests crackdown

France 24 • 1 month ago

Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in the crackdown on 2022 protests that left hundreds dead, Amnesty International said Wednesday, adding Tehran's suppression of new demonstrations this year bore the "same hallmarks" but on an even wider scale. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini. She calls for the establishment of an internatio...

Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, calls it a 'red line'

France 24 • 1 month ago

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching an attack on the holy city of Mecca, which the Iran-backed rebels denied. Saudi Arabia, a US ally which has been the target of large-scale Houthi strikes since early September, declared Mecca a “red line” as it slid deeper into the new front of the Iran war.

Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, calling it a 'red line'

France 24 • 1 month ago

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching an attack on the holy city of Mecca, which the Iran-backed rebels denied. Saudi Arabia, a US ally which has been the target of large-scale Houthi strikes since early September, declared Mecca a “red line” as it slid deeper into the new front of the Iran war.

Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine war

France 24 • 1 month ago

Russian President Vladimir ⁠Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.

LGBTQ 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state', expert says

France 24 • 1 month ago

Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, raising to 62 the number remanded in custody following a weekend crackdown, a legal rights group said on Wednesday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Koen Slootmaeckers, Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London, says that Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan wants to claim "the idea of a strong, m...

Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT says

France 24 • 1 month ago

Sweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster ​SVT ‌said on Wednesday, after 99% ⁠of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted. FRANCE 24's Paul Rhys reports.

Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, warns of 'red line'

France 24 • 1 month ago

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a "lie" Riyadh's statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, which attracts millions of pilgrims each year. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

Washington set to approve $2.8 bn arms package for Israel

France 24 • 1 month ago

The US federal government is on track to approve a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel, US media reported Tuesday, with the sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs among the largest munitions packages sold in recent years. The Washington Post said the package -- funded with US taxpayer dollars -- featured some of the most destructive munitions in Western arsenals, including 20,000 MK-84s, 20,000 BLU-117s, a...

The 28th state? Carney's Canada draws closer to European Union

France 24 • 1 month ago

With a US president who talks of making Canada the 51st state, its leader in Europe where it’s not quite the EU's 28th state on offer, but something the president of the European Commission is calling ‘associate membership’. We’ll ask what that means, how it differs from the close status afforded to the likes of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the UK which Carney’s also visiting ahead of his own ...

Monica Bellucci in a Chilling French Home-Invasion Thriller

France 24 • 1 month ago

On this week’s Arts 24, Manon Kerjean from Lost in Frenchlation joins Charlotte Lam to take a closer look at three French films of the moment: From a terrifying birthday party to a relationship that slowly turns toxic, this month’s French cinema brings plenty of tension, drama and dark humour.

Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 others

France 24 • 1 month ago

A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack, the latest in a series of Russian strikes on civilian transportation, as an “atrocity.” France 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.