On Friday, a French court ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, imprisoned for 40 years for complicity in the murder of two diplomats. The decision, however, was suspended by an appeal from the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat). Story by Charli James. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes US president next year. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cargg. Source link
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet for the last time, a day after both leaders warned of turbulent times ahead for the world as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Source link
As President-elect Donald Trump builds his administration, tensions are growing over his controversial cabinet picks. Trump loyalist and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday opposed an Ethics Committee report on Matt Gates to be the top law enforcement officer. Gates has been under investigation for allegations of rape against an underage girl. Details by Nick … Read more
A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on Saturday was intensifying and could have a “potentially catastrophic” impact, the state weather forecaster warned, with millions of people at risk from storm surges. Source link
Disaster-hit Philippines has evacuated hundreds of people as the archipelago nation on Saturday braced for Super Typhoon Man-yi, the sixth major storm to hit the country in the past month. Authorities warned of a “potentially catastrophic” impact as the latest storm is set to make landfall over the weekend. Source link
The Islamic Jihad, a militant group allied with Hamas, on Friday released a new clip of Israeli hostage Sasha Trupanov, held in Gaza since October 2023. It was the second video of Trupanov released in a week, says FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting from Jerusalem. For Trupanov’s family, it’s been a terrifying week since the … Read more
An Israeli strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, shortly after the Israeli army issued a new call to evacuate the area. It came a day after Lebanese sources said the government was studying a US truce proposal for the Israel-Hezbollah war. Follow our live coverage of the conflicts in … Read more
Argentina’s courts on Friday ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian nationals in Argentina facing jail sentences for their involvement in a January 2023 riot, which saw supporters of Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro storming Congress in an attempted to overthrow of the new left-wing government led by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, commonly known … Read more
US heavyweight icon Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat in Texas late Friday, with Youtuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul cruising to victory by unanimous decision against the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Source link