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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

Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad – mainly composed of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions – have launched their biggest offensive in years this week, controlling a majority of Syria’s second city of Aleppo according to a monitor. The apparent success of HTS’s surprise operation remains primarily on “popular discontent”, said Marc Pierini, … Read more

Chad’s decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. Chad has been a key link in France’s military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after … Read more

Gaza rescuers said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on Saturday 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 Lebanon, testing a fragile, days-old ceasefire. Read our liveblog for … Read more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday told his party a February general election would mark a crucial decision on the country’s future. Despite poor showings in the polls for his center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Scholz and party leader Lars Klingbeil promised that the party would turn things around. What the party leaders said “There is … Read more