Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium mine (www.france24.com)
Ecuador sees nationwide power outage as electrical grid fails (www.france24.com)
US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries (www.france24.com)
Samsung workers in South Korea stage first-ever strike over pay (www.france24.com)
Hong Kong arrests three for 'insulting' Chinese anthem: They were turning their backs, remained seated when China's national anthem was played prior to a football match (www.france24.com)
Football fans in Hong Kong used to boo the national anthem as a show of political discontent, but the government in 2020 banned the practice as part of a wider crackdown following huge democracy protests in the city....
Businesswoman Tomasdottir becomes Iceland's next president (www.france24.com)
Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was on Sunday declared the winner of Iceland’s presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir whom critics said was too political for the post.
🔴 Live: Hamas says Israel's Gaza ceasefire plan 'positive' (www.france24.com)
Activists lament 'impunity' of Iran's Raisi after crash death (www.france24.com)
Human rights groups and emigre opposition factions expressed regret that Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s death meant he never saw justice for crimes they say he committed during decades as a leading figure in the Islamic republic.–...
Russian court seizes millions of euros worth of German bank assets (www.france24.com)
A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank’s and Commerzbank’s assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed.
France imposes state of emergency, bans TikTok in riot-hit New Caledonia (www.france24.com)
New Caledonia riots: France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok (www.france24.com)
France deployed troops to New Caledonia’s ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.
Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis (www.france24.com)
Canada: Quebec warns of 'humanitarian crisis' amid surge in asylum requests (www.france24.com)
Amid fresh warnings that Russia is preparing “violent acts of sabotage” in Europe and NATO states, experts say there is already a significant uptick in what appears to be covert Russian sabotage (www.france24.com)
Jenny Mathers, a specialist in Russian intelligence services at Aberystwyth University in Wales, said there has been a notable increase in the number and intensity of Russia-linked incidents for the past year, adding that “we are likely to see an acceleration of this trend"....
French President reaffirms possibility of sending troops to Ukraine (www.france24.com)
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Thousands rally in Madrid to support PM as corruption probe continues (www.france24.com)
UN rights council demands halt to arms sales to Israel (www.france24.com)
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of “genocide” in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people....
Satellite images reveal China built a replica of Taipei’s presidential district in remote Inner Mongolia, fuelling speculation that Beijing uses the site as training ground for an invasion of Taiwan (www.france24.com)
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Argentines march on 1976 coup anniversary, show anger over Milei 'revisionism' (www.france24.com)
Apple ends block on EU app store for Fortnite-maker Epic (www.france24.com)
Protests as Israel president at Dutch Holocaust Museum opening (www.france24.com)
Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially opened the country’s first Holocaust Museum Sunday, as demonstrators angry at Israel’s military campaign in Gaza protested against the Israeli president, who also addressed the ceremony....