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• N.Korea sending troops to Ukraine would be 'dangerous' development, warns US October 21, 2024
  Washington warned that North Korea sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine would be a dangerous development, following reports from Seoul. US ambassador Robert Wood told the UN this deepens the DPRK-Russia military ties, and consultations with allies are underway regarding the implications of this move.
• Cuba never recovered from Covid, Trump sanctions, expert says October 21, 2024
  Electricity has been restored to almost 90% of Havana residents four days after a nationwide blackout hit Cuba. Several Cuban provinces were still without power, after the collapse of the nation's largest power plant caused lights to go out across the island on Friday. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to William LeoGrande, Professor of Government […]
• Mozambique: police and protesters clash in Maputo after disputed election October 21, 2024
  It's been a day of unrest in Maputo, Mozambique, in the wake of the killing of two members of the political opposition on Saturday. This Monday, police fired tear gas at protesters, who were demonstrating against the killings and what they say is electoral fraud. Meanwhile, it's been six weeks since the Ugandan Olympian Rebecca […]
• Moldova’s president bet big on the EU referendum. It may cost her dearly October 21, 2024
  Moldova has voted to enshrine its EU membership aspirations in the nation’s constitution by a razor-thin margin after a campaign awash with accusations of Russian interference and political repression. It’s an awkward moment for President Maia Sandu, who organised the vote to coincide with her own bid for re-election – and failed to win the […]
• What we know about the ‘UNRWA ID’ allegedly found amidst Sinwar’s belongings October 21, 2024
  Israeli media said last week that two men killed alongside Hamas head Yahya Sinwar were his bodyguards, and that one of them worked for UNRWA. It later posted photos of items allegedly found at the scene, including an “UNRWA ID” causing online furore that the UN agency is linked to Hamas or that Sinwar was […]
• Cuba restores electricity to part of Havana, but the crisis is far from over October 21, 2024
  Cuba has restored 50% of electricity to Havana, but a chronic lack of fuel and deteriorating infrastructure means the crisis is far from over. The AI boom has caused a surge in electricity demand... and in Taiwan, atomic energy could soon be making a comeback as a result. Plus, victims of the 2015 Mariana Dam collapse […]
• Russian interference did not represent 'critical mass' in Moldova vote, expert says October 21, 2024
  Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward EU membership, after the pro-Western president accused foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth Niculescu reports from Chisinau. Mark Owen speaks to Clara Volintiru at the German Marshall […]
• Trump and Harris make final pushes in key battleground states October 21, 2024
  With just over two weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election and the race in a dead heat, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
• After Sinwar's death: Why is Israel ramping up strikes in Lebanon and Gaza? October 21, 2024
  Is the off ramp in sight or did Benjamin Netanyahu’s government deliberately blow past it? If achieving the stated aim of killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar offers Israel a reason to relent in Gaza and Lebanon, that has yet to happen. The days since have been particularly lethal: air strikes near Beirut targeting Hezbollah’s financial […]
• President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon after weeks abroad amid health rumours October 21, 2024
  Cameroonian President Paul Biya returned to the capital Yaoundé on Monday after several weeks abroad, quelling rumours about his health that had circulated during his absence.