Israel’s defense minister says military operations in Lebanon will continue despite ceasefire

Israel’s military will continue to carry out operations in Lebanon for the time being and will not be withdrawing from the country, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, despite the announcement of a new ceasefire. Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to a new ceasefire following talks mediated by the United States. FRANCE 24’s … Read more

Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement after US-led talks in Washington. The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to create “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese armed forces “will … Read more

Zcash mining concentration exposes its real centralization

Orchard’s pause was coordinated by distributing a voluntary binary to major mining pools There was no control mechanism in the code: the suspension depended on the decision of three actors On June 2, 2026, the Zcash network suspended transactions in the Orchard pool due to a critical vulnerability in its test circuit. The pause was … Read more

‘Ni una menos’: Mass rallies held in Argentina to protest killing of 14-year-old girl

The killing this month of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, in the central city of Cordoba, has shocked Argentina, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence. The outrage has reverberated across the country, and on Wednesday, thousands of protesters gathered for the annual Ni Una Menos demonstration in downtown Buenos … Read more

Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel ceasefire terms

06/04/20264 June 2026 Israeli Defense Minister claims ‘freedom’ to attack Beirut if Hezbollah attacks Despite the new ceasefire announcement, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel’s military would continue operations in Lebanon and would not withdraw for now. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, following talks brokered by the United … Read more

In Lebanon, Israeli targeted strikes deepen divisions between communities

In Lebanon, Israeli targeted strikes carried out outside Hezbollah’s traditional areas are putting increasing strain on relations between the country’s different communities. In some neighborhoods, the presence of Hezbollah members or displaced people from the south is now sparking concern, mistrust, and at times even rejection. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports. Source link

As Armenia heads to the polls, Karabakh refugees face growing marginalization

With Armenia heading to the polls for a critical parliamentary election, a bitter internal battle has taken center stage. Since the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians have fled. But as Prime Minister Pashinyan campaigns heavily on a final peace accord with Azerbaijan, refugees face an unexpected second front: legal marginalization … Read more