US Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

france24.com/en/ • 2h, 58m ago

The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.

Large crowds march against Argentina public university cuts

france24.com/en/ • 6h, 17m ago

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets on Tuesday, protest organizers said, to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing new President Javier Milei.

'An Israeli-style Wagner Group': The ultra-Orthodox military unit in Washington’s crosshairs

france24.com/en/ • 15h, 33m ago

For the first time, the United States is expected to impose sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The Netzah Yehuda Battalion, initially set up to accommodate Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews but which quickly expanded to become a popular unit for radical right-wing settlers, has over the years been accused of a series of human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

france24.com/en/ • 2h, 7m ago

President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February.

UN calls for international probe into reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals

france24.com/en/ • 23h, 24m ago

The United Nations called Tuesday for an international investigation into reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges, saying war crimes may have been committed. Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that health workers had uncovered nearly 340 bodies of Palestinians allegedly killed and buried by Israeli forces at the Nasser Medical Complex. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

US Justice Department will pay $139 million to victims of USA Gymnastics sex abuse

france24.com/en/ • 6h, 15m ago

The United States Justice Department said Tuesday it had agreed to pay almost $139 million to victims of sex abuser Larry Nassar, for its bungled investigation into the former USA Gymnastics team doctor.

‘Ugly speech’ but not a surprise: Modi accused of anti-Muslim rhetoric on campaign trail

france24.com/en/ • 9h, 54m ago

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign speech over the weekend calling the country’s Muslims “infiltrators” has sparked an outcry ahead of the second phase of the multiphase vote. But while Irfan Nooruddin from Georgetown University concedes it was incendiary, he notes that it comes as no surprise.

Ukraine suspends overseas consular services for military-age men

france24.com/en/ • 8h, 49m ago

Ukraine authorities on Tuesday suspended consular services for men of fighting age living abroad, after announcing measures to bring them home amid manpower shortages in the army fighting Russia.

French air traffic controller strike threaten travel chaos at Paris airports

france24.com/en/ • 11h, 37m ago

French air traffic controllers are to stage a one-day strike Thursday that risks seeing most flights cancelled at the two main Paris airports, France's leading aviation association warned Tuesday.

Police arrest more than 130 at New York University Gaza demonstrations

france24.com/en/ • 1, 43m ago

More than 130 people were arrested overnight during pro-Palestinian protests at the New York University campus as student demonstrations gather pace in the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.

Top French far-left MP Mathilde Panot summoned by police over Hamas comments

france24.com/en/ • 13h, 43m ago

The leader of far-left MPs in the French parliament was on Tuesday summoned for questioning by police in an investigation into suspected justification of "terrorism" over comments on the October 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. 

UK Parliament approves controversial Rwanda deportation bill

france24.com/en/ • 1, 26m ago

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 's latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July.

Russian court rejects jailed US journalist Gershkovich's detention appeal

france24.com/en/ • 13h, 11m ago

A Moscow court on Tuesday denied US journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal against the extension of his pre-trial detention in the espionage case that he and American authorities have rejected as false.

French PM backs boarding schools to tackle youth ‘addiction to violence’

france24.com/en/ • 16h, 33m ago

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Monday endured a sometimes rocky reception at a boarding school taking on children during the Easter break, part of government efforts to stem juvenile delinquency and keep teens off the streets during holidays. 

Germany arrests aide to far-right MEP on suspicion of China espionage

france24.com/en/ • 20h, 25m ago

German police have arrested an assistant to a European Parliament member on suspicion of “an especially severe case” of espionage for China, prosecutors said on Tuesday, appearing to refer to a staffer for the far-right Alternative for Germany.

At least five migrants die attempting to cross Channel for UK

france24.com/en/ • 19h, 17m ago

At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday.

Armenia and Azerbaijan peace deal 'closer than ever' as countries start fixing common border

france24.com/en/ • 16h, 43m ago

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday a peace deal with Armenia was closer than ever before, as teams from both countries began demarcating the border in a bid to end decades of territorial disputes and clashes.

Turkey says Iraq sees need to eliminate Kurdish PKK militia

france24.com/en/ • 16h, 48m ago

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published on Tuesday he believed Iraq saw the need to eliminate the Kurdish PKK militia and had the will to do so, adding Ankara wanted Baghdad's support in that battle.

Asia hit hardest by climate and weather disasters last year, says UN

france24.com/en/ • 21h, 54m ago

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.

Prosecution lays out 'criminal conspiracy' as Trump's hush money trial opens in New York

france24.com/en/ • 2, 56m ago

Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in "criminal conspiracy and a coverup" as opening arguments began Monday in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.

US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid package after House's months-long delay

france24.com/en/ • 1, 38m ago

The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a major aid package for Ukraine, with its passage all but certain after the House of Representatives -- following months of wrangling -- approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support.