Earlier this year, United Nations General Assembly elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia to the 15-member U.N. Security Council for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2025. As the UN General Assembly...
Israeli ground offensive possible; airstrikes continue on Lebanon
Israeli officials have begun rejecting those international calls for a truce. Hezbollah has also yet to respond to the truce proposal. Meanwhile, both the group and the Israeli military continue to exchange strikes...
Mpox outbreak raises concerns of vaccine inequity in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the urgent need to enhance Africa’s capacity to develop and manufacture essential vaccines. And since Africa only produces one percent of the vaccines it uses, the latest Mpox...
‘We don’t know where to go’: Lebanese flee south in search of safety • FRANCE 24 English
Tens of thousands of Lebanese are now displaced from their homes. Our correspondents Karim Yahiaoui and Achraf Abid met one such family who were fleeing the south, looking for a safe place. #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Israel 🔔...
Israeli air strikes hit apartment building in south Beirut • FRANCE 24 English
A large explosion was heard in Beirut’s southern suburbs Thursday in what sources said was an Israeli strike targeting a senior Hezbollah commander. France 24’s correspondent in Beirut Rawad Taha has the latest...
Israel vows to keep fighting Hezbollah with ‘full force’ • FRANCE 24 English
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement Thursday saying he had "not even responded" to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and that he had ordered...
US and allies working on 21-day truce between Israel, Hezbollah
Several countries, including the United States, have issued a joint call for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel has intensified its attacks against Hezbollah, killing at least 660 people across the country this...