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
The Americans last considered to have been “wrongfully detained” by Chinese authorities have been released and will soon be on their way home to reunite with their families, US State Secretary Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday. All three men have spent years behind bars – one of them has been held since 2012 – and … Read more
Ukraine says energy sector ‘under massive enemy attack’ Source link
Energy facilities in Ukraine came “under massive attack” in the early hours of Thursday, the country’s energy minister said as a series of Russian missiles were detected headed for Kharkiv, Odesa and eight other regions. The attack comes as temperatures have dropped to freezing, and a UN official has warned that as Russia continues to … Read more
Tel Aviv/Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a ceasefire with Lebanon-based Hezbollah. This has increased the hope of opening the way for peace in West Asia which is burning in the fire of violence. Whether there will be similar agreements with Hamas like Hezbollah, it is currently in the future. Nothing can be … Read more