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“It’s not just Germany, the whole world is currently divided when it comes to the Middle East conflict,” says Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt. He’s a proponent of dialogue between different points of view, but this is not easy to achieve today. The public tone has become harsher, including … Read more

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 28: The French government’s revelation that it may not enforce the ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu draws ire in the press. Some dailies wonder if this “about face” was a requirement in order for France to broker the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In other news: the threat of … Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed President Bola Tinubu to the Élysée palace on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades. Paris is seeking to expand its influence on the continent to include English-speaking nations after former colonies Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cut ties with France and veered … Read more

Thursday marks the start of a two-day state visit to France by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, with both sides scenting economic rewards as Paris looks to build new ties in Africa after a series of setbacks. FRANCE 24 senior reporter, James Andre reports from the Elysee Palace. Source link

Russian army conducted a “massive” attack against energy infrastructure in Ukraine on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. FRANCE 24 correspondent, Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv. Source link

Ukraine said it had shot down 79 missiles and 35 drones Thursday in what it described as a “massive” Russian aerial barrage. The attack, which prompted authorities to declare an air raid alert across the country, mainly targeted Ukraine’s energy facilities, leaving more than one million people without power. Read our liveblog for all the … Read more

At least 17 people have been killed, including one child, in fresh and ramped-up Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said. The strikes came as an Israeli tank in Lebanon fired two rounds into the southern town of Markaba, 24 hours after a ceasefire that bars any “offensive military operations” took hold. … Read more

Syrian rebels on Wednesday launched a massive offensive against the Syrian regime in Aleppo province, making the first territorial gains since a ceasefire came into force in 2020, army and rebel sources said. More than 130 have been killed in the fighting, according to a Syrian war monitor. Source link