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🇺🇸 The #US House of Representatives passed a resolution limiting President Donald #Trump's war powers in #Iran. While the move is largely symbolic, it demonstrates how unpopular the war is and how support for the president has started to slip. Watch for more ⤵️

🇫🇷 In #France the search for #Lyhanna, a missing 11-year-old girl, entered its sixth day on Wednesday. A 41-year-old man has been charged with #kidnapping her as questions mount over why he was never questioned in a separate prior rape investigation. Watch for more ⤵️

🇦🇱 A massive coastal development project allegedly linked to #US President Donald #Trump's son-in-law Jared #Kushner is facing growing resistance in #Albania. The plan to build luxury #resort complexes has drawn opposition from environmental activists and government critics. Watch for more ⤵️

🇦🇲 #Armenia is heading to the polls for a critical parliamentary election Sunday. Ahead of the vote, the massive #refugee community from Nagorno-#Karabakh face legal marginalisation and hostile rhetoric from the very top. 🔴 FRANCE 24's Taline Oundjian, Wassim Daly and Olivia Bizot report ⤵️

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in #Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Thursday. This comes as new data shows #Ukraine recaptured more territory than it lost to Russian forces in May, for the second straight month. Watch for more ⤵️

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 #Israel and #Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to renew a ceasefire that would be contingent on the Iran-backed #Hezbollah militant group holding back all fire, representatives said in a joint statement after talks in Washington, DC.

🇧🇯 🎮 Creators in #Benin are turning to developing games - both physical and digital - to help young people learn about their country's history and explore their cultural heritage in a new way.

🔴 🇮🇱 🇱🇧 #Israel ​kept up strikes on southern #Lebanon on Tuesday, killing eight people, including children, as it pressed its campaign against #Hezbollah. The strikes come a day after US President Donald Trump said both Israel and Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A drone strike has killed seven people and wounded 11 as it hit a bus in #Russia-occupied eastern #Ukraine, Moscow-installed authorities in the Donetsk region said. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze, tells us what we know so far ⤵️

🇬🇧 👮 Protesters in the southern British city of #Southampton on Tuesday attacked police at the site of the murder of 18-year-old student Henry #Nowak. Far-right firebrand figure Tommy Robinson addressed the crowd, with many of them waving Union Jack and England flags.

🇺🇸 The #US said it launched "self-defence" strikes on #Iran overnight. #Tehran, meanwhile, said it had attacked US bases in the region in retaliation. The exchange of fire comes as #peace talks between the two remain stalled. Watch for more ⤵️

🇺🇦 Aside from the capital #Kyiv, #Russia's massive overnight drone strikes on Ukraine hit targets across the board, with #Dnipro and #Kharkiv being among the hardest hit. Some strikes were even carried out later in broad daylight, said FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg a short while ago ⤵️

🇰🇪 Hundreds of #Kenyans gathered outside the Laikipia air base in Nanyuki early on Monday morning, voicing their staunch opposition to US plans to use the base as a #quarantine centre for American #ebola patients. Following a legal hearing, the Kenyan High Court suspended the move on May 29.

🇦🇲 Ahead of crucial parliamentary elections on June 7, #Armenia finds itself at a crossroads. The nation wants to strengthen its ties with the #EU which, in turn, may jeopardise its relationship with key economic partner #Russia.

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 #Israel and #Hezbollah clashed overnight despite #US President Donald #Trump's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu further appeared to cast doubt on any truce. Watch for more ⤵️

🎤 In this edition of our #arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim sits down with sibling duo The Lemon Twigs to discuss their unmistakable harmonies and their signature blend of #pop, #folk and psychedelic #rock. Catch the full interview here ➡️ https://go.france24.com/sdOc

🇬🇪 ⚽ With his playmaking and stellar dribbling skills, Khvicha #Kvaratskhelia has been instrumental in helping #PSG become only the second club in history to secure back-to-back #ChampionsLeague victories. The 25-year-old Georgian national has been named "Player of the Season" by #UEFA.

⚕️ The Guardian reported on a new treatment, ingested in the form of a pill, which could double the survival time for patients of pancreatic #cancer, one of the most lethal forms of the disease. Elitsa Gadeva has more on #PressReview ⤵️

🇮🇱 #Israel on Monday is launching a call for tender for the construction of 3,400 housing units in the E1 settlement in the occupied #WestBank. FRANCE 24's correspondent in #Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky, explains what's at stake ⤵️

🇨🇴 🗳️ #Colombia's presidential race on Sunday triggered a runoff vote as hard-right candidate and Trump supporter Abelardo de la Espriella secured 44% of the ballot, ahead of left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, who won 41%.

🔴 🇵🇸 An Israeli strike at a packed seaside cafe in #Gaza killed at least two people and injured 12 others on Sunday. 🇮🇱 Despite a ceasefire in place since October, violence has continued in the Palestinian enclave.

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 After capturing the strategic #Beaufort castle over the weekend, #Israel is continuing its ground offensive in southern #Lebanon. Meanwhile a #UN Security Council meeting, called by #France, is set to take place to discuss the situation on Monday. Watch for more ⤵️

🔎 As negotiations remain underway between #Iran and the #US to agree on a #ceasefire deal, some sources have suggested that one of the key sticking points is the reinstatement of Tehran's frozen financial assets located across the world. FRANCE 24 explains ⤵️

#EyeOnAfrica - A night of panic and grief in #Kenya's Rift Valley. A devastating fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in #Gilgil, killing at least 16 students and leaving dozens injured. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Find out more ➡️ https://go.france24.com/h62z

🇫🇷 🌡️ #France's southwestern region on Thursday recorded the country's hottest-ever day in May, with the city of #Bordeaux experiencing temperatures above 35°C during the day. Road work companies adjusted working schedules to let workers take regular breaks amid the intense heatwave conditions.

🔎 #Iranian officials have maintained that no possible agreement with the #US has been finalised, with Tehran suggesting that no terms have been agreed upon just yet. However, this does not mean that there is no progress, says FRANCE 24's correspondent Reza Sayah ⤵️

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 The Israeli military launched an air strike on #Beirut Thursday. This comes as #Israel has intensified its operations and expanded its “combat zone" in southern #Lebanon. Watch for more ⤵️

☀️ A “heat dome” is driving unusually high temperatures across #Europe, with the #UK and #France already setting May records. Scientists say #climatechange is making these kinds of extreme heat events more common. Watch for more ⤵️

🇵🇸 Despite a ceasefire with #Israel, living conditions in #Gaza remain dire. The is especially true for #Palestinians living with complex disabilities, who do not have access to the same level of care they received before the war. Watch for more ⤵️

🇫🇷 🇳🇴 #Norway will soon became the ninth country to join the #France-led nuclear deterrence scheme. French President Emmanuel #Macron and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr #Store announced the plan at a press conference in Paris Wednesday. Watch for more ⤵️

🇨🇩 Since the current #Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15, a suspected more than 220 deaths and 900 cases have been identified, in what the #WHO has declared an international emergency. In Rwampara in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, health workers are on the front line. Watch for more ⤵️

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 #Kyiv said Wednesday that Zelensky wrote to #US President Donald #Trump asking for more American-made air defence ammunition. The request was made to counter intensifying #Russian ballistic missile attacks. Watch for more ⤵️

🇫🇷 ⚖️ The appeal trial of former #French president Nicolas #Sarkozy came to an end Wednesday. Sarkozy is accused of corruption, criminal conspiracy and illegal campaign funding. The court's decision is due on November 30. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports ⤵️

🇺🇸 The #US military conducted its second defensive strike this week on #Iran, drawing retaliation from #Tehran against a US military base. This came as US President Donald #Trump said #Washington is not happy with Iran's latest peace proposal. Watch for more ⤵️

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 #Israel's military said it began striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the city of #Tyre after issuing broad evacuation orders. Israel advised all residents of southern #Lebanon to move north of the Zahrani River. Watch for more ⤵️

🇵🇸 #Israeli strikes on #Gaza on the eve of #Eid al-Adha marred what #Palestinians hoped would be a joyful festival. Locals in the enclave reported large explosions hitting them around 9:30 pm on Tuesday night.

🛜 #Iranian authorities partially restored #internet connectivity Tuesday after an almost three-month shutdown imposed against the backdrop of the war against Israel and the US. While home broadband connectivity was restored in some areas, mobile interenet remained largely blocked.

🔴 #Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of breaching a fragile ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of #Hormuz, threatening efforts to end nearly seven weeks of conflict. The #US said its attacks were defensive in nature, targeting missile sites and boats attempting to lay mines.

🔴 🇮🇱 🇱🇧 #Israeli strikes in southern #Lebanon killed 31 people and wounded 40 on Tuesday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, including at least four children and three women. This comes as Israel said it was intensifying operations despite a truce with the Iran-backed group #Hezbollah.

🔴 Palestinians in Gaza facing another grim Eid holiday, which starts Tuesday evening. The livestock sector there has been destroyed by the war, and Israel isn't allowing the import of live animals, making the traditional animal sacrifice nearly impossible

🔴 Several Israeli strikes hit Lebanon on Monday, with the army issuing a new set of evacuation orders for at least ten Lebanese villages

🇧🇴 Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests

🇸🇳 Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed former regional central bank official Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister on Monday, days after dismissing Ousmane Sonko amid rising tensions that threaten reforms tied to crucial IMF support

🔥 France on Monday recorded its hottest May day on record, its weather agency said, forecasting that Tuesday would be even warmer as large swathes of Europe bake under unseasonal heat that is prompting officials to issue health warnings and order restrictions on outdoor work

🇷🇺 Russia said Monday it would intensify strikes on Kyiv, targeting what it called Ukraine’s “decision-making centres”, and urged foreign diplomats and civilians to evacuate the capital

🔴 The World Health Organization warned Monday that a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda was outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported

🔴 #US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, the United States Central Command said, as top #Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war.

🔴 The first group of foreign activists from the Global Sumud aid flotilla arrived in Turkey on Thursday. Watch the video for more👇

🔴 US President Donald Trump said he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland. This comes after he reversed an earlier decision to cancel the deployment. Watch the video for more 👇

📺 Former Beatles Paul McCartney led an all-star lineup for the final episode of "The Late Show" as host Stephen Colbert bowed out after broadcaster CBS cancelled his show. Watch the video for more 👇

🔴 Israel carried out air strikes and shelling on several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday. Watch the video for more 👇

🇪🇺 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold talks with European foreign ministers Friday at a NATO meeting in Helsingborg. Watch the video for more 👇

🔎 The first group of foreign activists from the Global Sumud aid flotilla destined for #Gaza arrived in Turkey on Thursday after #Israel deported them following global outcry over their treatment in custody.

🎣 Pollution in the #Congo river is having a severe effect on the region, as fishermen are now bringing up more #plastic than #fish. With the situation along #Africas's second longest river worsening, some have had to abandon fishing altogether ⤵️

#StephenColbert is saying goodbye to late night TV. This Thursday, after 11 seasons on air, he'll host the final episode of #TheLateShow. #CBS's cancellation of the program was controversial, with many, including #Colbert himself, voicing skepticism over the network's financial justifications ⤵️

The Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in #Paris - and now a temporary #mountain cave! Parisian artist #JR unveiled his new installation on May 21. It will be fully accessible for three weeks starting on June 6.

#AirFrance and #Airbus were found guilty by a Paris court of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people. The ruling will likely result in significant reputational damage for both companies, as FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell explains ⤵️

🇰🇷 One of the world's top tech firms appears to have averted a potentially disastrous shut down. The Korean giant #Samsung had been facing an 18-day #strike after pay talks between managment and unions broke down. The shut down could have caused #SouthKorea's economy some 66 billion dollars ⤵️

🇫🇷 Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of one of #France's most famous law: the Taubira Law, which recognized slavery as a crime against humanity. Now MPs are moving to extend the provision by also repealing the Black Code laws, which remained in place even after the abolition of slavery ⤵️

🇧🇴 #Bolivia's preisedent Rodrigo Paz has announced a reshuffle of his cabinet to better "listen" - in an attempt to quell mass protests over his austerity measures. The demonstrations have plunged the country's already fragile economy into the worst crisis in a generation ⤵️

🇮🇷 #Iran says it's received the latest proposal for peace from the US and is now reviewing it, as #Trump continues to warn of renewed attacks if Iran does not agree to the deal ⤵️

🇨🇺🇺🇸 "For nearly 30 years, families of four murdered Americans waited for justice,” said the Acting US Attonery General as prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raul #Castro. He was charged for the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles ⤵️

🔴 📲 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Australia, New Zealand and EU Council President Antonio Costa added to the global outcry against a video shared by far-right #Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday depicting activists from a #Gaza-bound aid flotilla kneeling on the ground with their hands bound.

⚽❌ A major strike could disrupt next month's #WorldCup football matches in #LosAngeles, as around 2,000 stadium workers threaten to refuse to work unless they receive guarantees that #ICE agents will be kept outside the venue ⤵️

🦠 A #WHO ​Emergency Committee met ‌on Tuesday and confirmed that the latest #Ebola outbreak ‌of the rare Bundibugyo strain is a public health emergency of international concern, but not ​a pandemic risk. 🇨🇩 Meanwhile, aid convoys have begun arriving in the DRC to help contain the outbreak ⤵️

⚽🏆 Thanks to Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, #Arsenal have won their 14th #PremierLeague title, breaking a 22 year-long dry spell. Outside Emirates Stadium in #London, fans turned up in droves to celebrate ⤵️

🇨🇳🇷🇺 After welcoming #VladimirPutin to Beijing with pomp and flair, #XiJinping hailed #China's "unyielding" ties with #Russia. Coming on the heels of #DonaldTrump's visit to ⁠the Chinese capital, the optics and outcomes of this summit will be closely scrutinised. What can we expect? ⤵️

🎞️ Every year, the #Cannes Film Festival draws up a brand new poster, which always features a striking still from a notorious movie. This year, they picked Ridley Scott's classic Thelma and Louise, which first premiered at the festival in 1991. What were the reasons behind the choice? ⤵️

🇨🇳 🇷🇺 Vladimir #Putin is visiting #Russia's most important partner since the start of the war in #Ukraine: #China. The two leaders are mainly set to discuss energy and security. The visit comes less than a week after #US President Donald #Trump's visit to #Xi Jinping.

🇺🇸 #Trump scored another victory in his campaign to punish Republican dissent after voters ousted Congressman Thomas #Massie, one of the few conservatives willing to challenge him, in the #Kentucky primaries. Massie's defeat underscores the risks for lawmakers who openly defy the US president ⤵️

The scale and speed of the outbreak of a rare type of #Ebola in Central and East #Africa has raised deep concern. The number of people who have died now has risen to 134, with over 500 suspected cases, and there are no approved vaccines for this strain of the virus ⤵️

🇨🇳🇷🇺 #Xi and #Putin lauded the progress in their strategic ties on Wednesday, as they met in Beijing for summit talks where Moscow is expected to push for stronger energy links. FRANCE 24’s Andy Hilliar walks us trough some of the most interesting comments that came out of that meeting ⤵️

🔍 #Iran on Tuesday warned it would open "new fronts" with the #US if the latter broke the ceasefire between the two parties. This comes as US President Donald #Trump threatened to strike Iran on Monday as a concrete #deal remains elusive.

🎞️ French football legend and actor Eric #Cantona is back at the #Cannes Film Festival with two films, one of which documents his five turbulent years at #ManchesterUnited. The other, Avril Besson's "Marvellous Mornings", sees him portray a wine merchant with a passion for #disco.

🇷🇺 🇨🇳 #Russian President Vladimir #Putin is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his #Chinese counterpart #Xi Jinping, aiming to project unwavering ties between the two powers.

🇧🇷 ⚽ #Brazil superstar #Neymar was handed a dramatic recall to the country's World Cup squad on Monday, returning to the national team after a near three-year absence.

🇨🇺 🇺🇸 #Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned Monday of a “bloodbath” in the event of a #US military attack, as Washington imposed new sanctions on the country’s intelligence agency and senior officials.

🇳🇱 🛳️ The #MVHondius, a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of #hantavirus earlier in May, docked at the Dutch port of #Rotterdam on Monday. What happens next? Our correspondent in Amsterdam, Fernande Van Tets, explains ⤵️

🧑‍⚖️ A #US federal jury deliberating a lawsuit filed by billionaire Elon #Musk against #OpenAI and its chief Sam #Altman on Monday found that Musk had waiting too long to sue.

🔴 🏥 The death toll from an #Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of #Congo has risen sharply to at least 131 from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said, as the World Health Organization on Tuesday is set to host an emergency committee meeting.

🇺🇸 🕌 Two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Centre of #SanDiego on Monday, killing three men before taking their own lives nearby, police said. Authorities are investigating the attack as a potential hate crime.

🔎 #Iran's top security body on Monday announced the formation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, an entity whose social media page stated that it will provide "real time updates" on operations in the Strait of #Hormuz.

🇺🇸 #US President Donald #Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran after Tehran sent a peace proposal to Washington. #Iran's proposal includes reparations for war damage and the lifting of sanctions, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. Watch for more ⤵️

🚢 The #hantavirus-hit cruise ship #MVHondius on Monday reached the Dutch port of #Rotterdam for disinfection as authorities prepared #quarantine arrangements for remaining 25 crew and two medical staff.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Local authorities in #Ukraine's #Dnipro say residential buildings were targeted in the latest barrage of #Russian missile and drone strikes overnight between Sunday and Monday. #Kyiv claims to have intercepted most of the drones but only four of the 22 missiles fired by #Moscow.

🇵🇸 #Israeli strikes continued in #Gaza over the weekend, hitting a soup kitchen that provided hot meals to the displaced in Deir al-Balah on Sunday. Further north in Gaza City, families of victims held funerals to mourn those killed by separate Israeli strikes carried out the day before.

🔴 The number of worldwide #executions jumped to their highest level since 1981 in 2025, pushed in part by a "staggering" increase in #Iran's use of the #deathpenalty, Amnesty International said on Monday.

🇺🇸 Thousands of #Christians gathered in #WashingtonDC over the weekend to participate in a day-long prayer marathon event on Sunday, backed by the #WhiteHouse and organised to mark the #US's 250th anniversary.

🇺🇸 Two US fighter #jets collided midair while performing at an air show in Idaho on Sunday, with all four crew members able to eject and parachute to safety.

🇫🇷 ⚽ Despite a 2-1 loss to local rivals #ParisFC on the last matchday of the #Ligue1, Paris Saint-Germain (#PSG) defended their position at the top of France's #football league for the fifth year running.

🇫🇷 🎥 The head of #France's biggest film producer, #Canal+, said Sunday that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent #Bolloré.

🇵🇪 🗳️ Right-wing populist Keiko #Fujimori and left-leaning Roberto #Sanchez emerged as the frontrunners in the first round of #Peru's presidential elections after a month-long count, logistical issues and the reopening of some voting stations.

🔴 🔍 #Iran said Monday it had responded to a new #US proposal aimed at ending the war, adding that talks between Tehran and Washington via mediator Pakistan are ongoing.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 At least one person was killed and dozens were injured in Ukraine, authorities said on Monday, after overnight Russian strikes. #Russia on Sunday said it had intercepted over 580 of the #Ukrainian drones employed in a massive strike overnight between Saturday and Sunday.

🇨🇬 The #WHO declared an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an #Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of #Congo. There is currently no vaccine available for the strain, known as Bundibugyo, the country's health minister said. Watch for more ⤵️

🇬🇧 #British Prime Minister Keir #Starmer is clinging to power despite his sinking popularity. Meanwhile, Greater #Manchester Mayor Andy #Burnham, a popular choice to replace Starmer, confirmed Thursday he would seek election to parliament. Watch for more ⤵️

🇱🇧 🇮🇱 In #Lebanon, the very idea of peace with #Israel deeply divides opinion. As negotiations open in #Washington, many Lebanese people see a chance for a return to stability. But #Hezbollah firmy rejects normalisation with Israel. 🔴 FRANCE 24's Serge Berberi and Renee Davis report ⤵️