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Pressure mounted on wealthy nations Wednesday to put a figure on the table as time runs out at COP29 to strike a deal on climate assistance for poorer countries. Source link

Whether they’re a childhood memory or not, advent calendars are big business for adults. In this Entre Nous, we explore why the beauty industry ones are top sellers and how influencers (and brands) are all-in when it comes to unboxing advent calendars. We also look at some other non-shopping alternatives, like homemade and “living” advent … Read more

The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the West African country of Mali. Source link

FRANCE 24 spoke to Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence (2006-2010), to analyze the shifting balance of power in the Middle East as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. Yadlin noted that there is “a lot of consideration about whether to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities or not”. With Trump … Read more

Russia on Wednesday refuted suggestions it was responsible for damage caused over the weekend to two fiber-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea. European governments accused Moscow on Tuesday of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine’s Western allies, days after one cable running between Finland and Germany, and another going between Sweden and Lithuania, were … Read more

French farmers protesting harrowing conditions and a prospective EU trade deal with South America have received an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier, France’s former Agriculture Minister. As the French political world, including President Emmanuel Macron, continues to echo rural opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih welcomes Angelo Di Mambro, … Read more

In this Science segment, we look at SpaceX’s latest test flight of its Starship megarocket. The flight went well and achieved several milestones, but the team did not manage to repeat last month’s incredible maneuver, when the massive Super Heavy booster was retrieved by the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms. That move was hailed as a … Read more

US automotive giant Ford plans to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe by 2027, pointing to significant losses in recent years. The carmaker said on Wednesday that it would cut 14% of its European workforce with some 2,900 job cuts in Germany expected by the end of 2027. Another 800 jobs are due to be cut … Read more

Gisele Pelicot on Tuesday lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during 10 years of mass rape organized by her husband and told the court hearing the trial France’s patriarchal society must change. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the “macho, patriarchal society that trivializes rape”, FRANCE 24’s … Read more