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• Floods in Chad have killed hundreds of people and affected 1.5 million, UN says September 10, 2024
  Every single one of Chad's provinces have been hit by intense floods brought on by severe rainfall that have left 341 dead and affected a total of 1.5 million inhabitants since July, the UN said on Monday. 
• EU court rules Google, Apple must pay billions of euros in antitrust, tax cases September 10, 2024
  A top European Union court on Tuesday told Google it would have to pay a €2.4 billion fine brought forth by the bloc's antitrust regulators seven years ago, just as the court rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the European Commission to repay €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland. 
• Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least one in Moscow region, governor says September 10, 2024
  Ukraine on Tuesday struck Russia with a wave of drone attacks, killing at least one woman in the Moscow region, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing flight cancellations and delays at major airports servicing Moscow, Russian officials said.
• 🔴 Live: At least 40 killed in Israeli strike on humanitarian zone in south Gaza, civil defence says September 10, 2024
  An Israeli army strike on a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, the territory's civil defence agency said early Tuesday. The army said it targeted a Hamas command centre in the Al-Mawasi area, which the military had designated a safe zone early in the […]
• 'The Bibi Files': Documentary reveals the police interrogations behind Netanyahu’s graft trial September 10, 2024
  FRANCE 24 reviews “The Bibi Files”, a new documentary by filmmakers Alexis Bloom and Alex Gibney, which features never-before-seen footage of Israeli police interrogating Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his family and his inner circle on corruption allegations. The documentary was screened as a work-in-progress at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival on Monday, hours after a […]
• Louisiana orders evacuations, urges preparedness as ‘expected’ hurricane Francine nears September 10, 2024
  Hurricane warnings have been issued for much of the Louisiana coastline with a forecast of heavy rain, strong winds and a severe storm surge, with landfall expected on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center on Monday said Tropical Storm Francine was “expected to become a hurricane soon”.
• Jordan holds parliamentary elections with spotlight on Gaza, economic woes September 10, 2024
  Jordanians head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the first parliamentary elections since reforms aimed at modernising the government were passed in 2022. With a focus on the war in Gaza, Islamists may win more support but are not expected to gain significant ground.
• Tech race heats up as Apple unveils first AI iPhone September 10, 2024
  The tech giant, which is hoping to keep up in the artificial intelligence race, has unveiled its first AI iPhone. The features will only be available in English and as a test before other languages follow.
• Nations League: France and Italy cruise, Norway's Haaland scores late winner September 9, 2024
  Les Bleus breathed a sigh of relief with their 2-0 win against Belgium after a loss last week, and Italy are on a winning streak with their victory over Israel in the UEFA Nations League.
• US actor James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader and CNN, dies at 93 September 9, 2024
  US Actor James Earl Jones, most famous as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, has died at home at the age of 93.