Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Defence minister says Israel will not participate in trilateral group with US and France because of Paris’s ‘hostile policies’. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has rejected a French initiative aimed at defusing the growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah as fears of an all-out war between the two sides grow….

G7 leaders agree to bn loan for Ukraine at annual summit | Business and Economy News

G7 leaders agree to $50bn loan for Ukraine at annual summit | Business and Economy News

G7 nations have agreed upon a $50bn deal to fund Ukraine through profits on frozen Russian assets, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said. “I confirm to you that we have reached political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of approximately $50bn by the end of the year,”…

Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Paris, France – Diaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) at 17, she went on to play in the national youth teams in three major tournaments, reaching the finals of the U18 European Championship and the Youth Olympic Games in…

French conservatives remove leader Eric Ciotti for backing Le Pen pact | Emmanuel Macron News

French conservatives remove leader Eric Ciotti for backing Le Pen pact | Emmanuel Macron News

The move comes as President Emmanuel Macron seeks alliance against France’s far right before upcoming elections. France’s conservative Republicans party says it has removed leader Eric Ciotti for trying to strike an electoral alliance with the far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen, although he insisted he was still…

France’s Republicans leader wants to form ‘alliance’ with Le Pen’s NR | Elections News

France’s Republicans leader wants to form ‘alliance’ with Le Pen’s NR | Elections News

Republicans party chairman Eric Ciotti urges country-wide alliance with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in upcoming polls. France’s conservative Republicans party chairman Eric Ciotti has called for a country-wide alliance between his party’s candidates and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) in forthcoming parliamentary elections. “We say the…

Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released | Oil and Gas News

Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released | Oil and Gas News

Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention. An activist with an environmental group campaigning to block a $5bn internationally financed oil pipeline running through Uganda has been released from detention, his employer says. The Environmental Governance Institute (EGI) said in a statement on…

France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote | Elections News

France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote | Elections News

Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced he will dissolve parliament and call new legislative elections after exit polls showed his alliance suffered a heavy defeat in European elections to Marine Le Pen’s…

Alcaraz defeats Zverev in five sets to win first French Open title | Tennis News

Alcaraz defeats Zverev in five sets to win first French Open title | Tennis News

Carlos Alcaraz’s third grand slam title maintains his perfect record in major finals. Carlos Alcaraz fought back to defeat Alexander Zverev in a five-set French Open final and become the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces. The 21-year-old battled cramps to recover from 2-1 down…

Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts | Israel-Palestine conflict

Thousands of protesters gathered in a town under colonial rule in the 1940s. They raised national flags and placards and called for self-determination. The authorities tried to confiscate the flags, triggering a riot that killed several officers and settlers. The colonial army, its settler militias and police responded by bombing…

US, France pledge support as Biden warns Russia ‘will not stop’ at Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

US, France pledge support as Biden warns Russia ‘will not stop’ at Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

The United States and France have both reaffirmed support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia’s invasion during a meeting in the French capital. Speaking at a joint news conference at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on Saturday, President Joe Biden warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop” at…