As the US and Iran continue to negotiate on proposals to end the war, a source close to negotiations told Iran’s Fars news agency that the last real sticking point was $24 billion in Iranian funds frozen in banks around the world. FRANCE 24’s Camille Knight takes a look at what those assets are – … Read more
Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, center-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is running out of road as graft accusations stack up against his party and family. Lauded abroad by liberals for standing up to US President Donald Trump and calling out atrocities in Gaza, at … Read more
Churches, mosques, and archaeological sites: In its widespread demolition campaign in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military is accused of also destroying cultural and religious heritage. The devastation has been documented by the NGO Green Southerners, which denounces the actions as a direct attack on the historic bond between local residents and their land. Source link
The United States and Iran appeared closer on Thursday to a deal extending the ceasefire. The day also marked exactly three months since the United States and Israel killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — the event that triggered the war. To discuss where Iran stands three months later, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was now making a “final” decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran. “I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” Trump said in a lengthy social media post, stressing that Iran must never agree to have … Read more
Stellar (XLM) shows strength in an adverse context for the market due to the fall in the price of bitcoin (BTC) and stands out as the asset with the best weekly performance within the top 100 by capitalization. From May 23 to 29, The price of XLM went from 0.146 to 0.214 dollars, representing an … Read more
Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon’s Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages. The Israeli advance came as the US military hosted Israeli and Lebanese defense representatives in Washington on Friday to pursue a … Read more
The Dutch government on Friday gave the green light to controversial American musician Kanye West to perform in the country, joining several other EU countries that have sought to keep West out because of his history of anti-Semitic statements. In the Netherlands, parliament also voted overwhelmingly to ban the rapper. But the country’s migration minister … Read more
Entrepreneurs from the financial and technology sectors attended the legislative chamber. The project focuses on the prevention, control and regulation of cryptocurrencies in that country. The Permanent Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic met, on Thursday, May 28, with a group of businessmen with the purpose of advancing the structuring … Read more
Trained pigeons can travel up to 1,000 kilometers (about 600 miles) to find their way home wherever they are released, day or night, rain or shine. It is a skill that humans have been using since ancient times. And for nearly a century, scientists have known that magnetoreception plays a role in birds’ navigational cocktail. … Read more