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Political wrangling continues to cast a shadow over the French government’s effort to pass next year’s budget bill through parliament. In one rough session, some MPs had to be separated after pushing and shoving each other. In a major concession, Prime Minister Michel Barnier has abandoned a proposed hike in electricity tax… buckled under pressure … Read more

Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili said Saturday she would not leave office when her term ends next month, telling FRANCE 24 that the Caucasus country’s embattled government had no legitimacy because it was elected by an “illegitimate, one-party parliament”. Source link

The US-based charity World Central Kitchen paused its Gaza operations Saturday after rescuers said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis that the Israeli military said targeted a “terrorist” involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israel said it also struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria’s border with … Read more

Vote counting in Ireland’s general election began Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish with the incumbent center-right coalition most likely to form the next government. While the exit poll indicated that the leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein, the main opposition party, narrowly led with 21.1 percent of the vote, it was neck and neck … Read more

A preoccupied Russia and a weakened Iran – the main backers of President Assad’s regime – have provided rebel groups in Syria with the opportunity to launch a lightening offensive on Syria’s second biggest city and capturing large parts of Aleppo. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar brings you this analysis. Source link

Returning people have been taking stock of devastation across wide areas of Lebanon hammered by Israeli attacks – from Beirut’s southern suburbs to the southern border region and the Bekaa Valley since Israel and Hezbollah ceased fire on Wednesday. In Nabatiyeh, in the country’s south, houses and businesses were razed to the ground with the … Read more

Rebel forces have taken control of large parts of Aleppo, Syria’s second biggest city, after launching a surprise attack since Wednesday. The lightening assault led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions was years in the making, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr said in an analysis, adding that the rebel forces used drones and armored … Read more