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Pro-Palestinian users call out 'shadowbanning' on social media platforms

Are social media platforms punishing supporters of the Palestinian cause? That's what many Instagram, Facebook and TikTok users think, claiming that the platforms limit the visibility of their posts. The digital giants defend themselves against any bias, citing technical problems to justify the phenomenon known as "shadowbanning". FRANCE 24's Dalia…

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‘It’s been 12 days’: Stuck in the West Bank, Gazans anxiously await news from loved ones

Since Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, many Gazans in search of medical care for their children have found themselves stuck in Ramallah, in the West Bank. Some have not heard from their loved ones for days or even weeks, and…

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Paris struggles to recruit security personnel for 2024 Olympics

With less than a year to go until France hosts the 2024 Olympic Games, thousands of job vacancies remain unfilled, including those for security personnel. The country's public employment agency, Pôle Emploi, has subsequently embarked on an ambitious programme to recruit 15,000 security officers. But it is being accused of…

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‘The trauma will take years to overcome’: Hamas attack rattles Israeli support for peace

The deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas has brought the long-festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict back to the fore, fueling international calls to revive a dormant Mideast peace process. But are pleas for peace still audible amid all the trauma? FRANCE 24 spoke to Israeli peace activists and former government officials about…

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Discovering the beauty of Corsica from the sea

The French Mediterranean island of Corsica attracts two million holidaymakers every summer. To properly discover the so-called Isle of Beauty, what better way than on a cruise ship? Aboard a week-long cruise on La Belle des Océans, passengers explore Corsica's most beautiful beaches, as well as the local gastronomy and…

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Macron calls for anti-IS group international coalition to fight Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for Gaza militants Hamas to be added to the targets of an international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group while on a solidarity visit to Israel after the October 7 attacks.

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Birobidzhan: Israel-Hamas war sows discord in remote Jewish region of Russia

The furore over the Israel-Hamas war has reached all the way to Birobidzhan in Russia’s Far East, the world’s only autonomous Jewish territory outside Israel, after a local newspaper published its support for the Palestinian cause. FRANCE 24 examines the history of this remote region – which in many ways…

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Ukraine provides new training as Kyiv prepares for long conflict

Ukraine's military is training new recruits and offering courses providing additional skills to experienced soldiers as the country prepares for a long, drawn-out war. Wounded troops who have recovered are also being reintegrated into reconstituted units. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from northern Ukraine.

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Israeli film director Amos Gitai calls for 'peaceful solutions' in Middle East

The world-renowned Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai has told FRANCE 24 how Israel is now a "traumatised society" after the events of October 7. Likening the plight of Israelis to the American population after 9/11, he said the savage attack on civilians by Hamas is even worse than what happened in…

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Avaaz campaigner: 'Neither Hamas nor Fatah can claim to represent the Palestinian people'

Two weeks into the Israel-Hamas war, Fadi Quran, campaigns director for Avaaz, an NGO coordinating activists worldwide, is calling for a ceasefire in the interest of children on both sides.

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In Israel, Tribe of Nova festival survivors seek solace in trance music culture

From our special correspondent in Israel – The Tribe of Nova was the first time one of the world's most famous psychedelic trance (or psytrance) festivals took place in Israel. It turned out to be the country's worst terror attack. For psytrance music followers, the time for therapy to prevent…

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Experts say Hamas and Israel are breaking international law, but what does that mean?

Since the latest explosion of violence began on October 7, both Israel and Hamas have been accused of breaking international law. As the terms “genocide”, “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” are used to describe the deadly acts carried out by both sides, FRANCE 24 takes a look at what…

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Gaza hospital blast was caused by misfired rocket, says European military source

A misfired rocket launched by a Palestinian faction in Gaza was likely responsible for the al-Ahli hospital blast, according to a European military source interviewed by FRANCE 24. The death toll of the explosion, which Hamas attributed to an Israeli air strike, is likely to be lower than announced, the…

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Malagasy leader Rajoelina says opposition is seeking to derail elections

Madagascar is in the throes of a tense presidential election campaign, with 11 of the 13 candidates saying they've been unfairly treated by authorities, while the UN has accused police of using disproportionate force to disperse opposition rallies. Incumbent President Andry Rajoelina, who's standing for re-election on 16 November, responded…

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Indigenous people and climate change: With Kenya's Turkana people, when drought kills (1/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the frontlines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama, via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being…

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'Russia benefits from the war in the Middle East': Ukraine's FM Kuleba

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman that "Russia benefits from the war in the Middle East". However, he said that Ukraine's partners were "confident" that "politically", the Israel-Hamas conflict "should not overshadow what is happening in Ukraine". He…

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Violating France's secularism: Teachers sound alarm after deadly stabbing

After last week's murder of French high school literature teacher Dominique Bernard by a radicalised former pupil, many teachers are concerned about the rise in violations of France's secular laws in schools. Amid fear, self-censorship and threats, for some teachers, simply doing their job has become of a source of…

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Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

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French startup Néolithe turns non-recyclables into construction materials

Nicolas Cruaud, the founder of Néolithe, is the winner of the 2023 Ivy Tech prize for young French entrepreneurs, which is being awarded this week in Paris. The company was created in 2019 in western France and devised a new eco-friendly process that creates a type of building material thanks…

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Residents flee Israeli border city amid clashes with Lebanon's Hezbollah

The northern Israeli city of Qiryat Shemona, located 3 kilometres from the border with Lebanon, has become a ghost town over the past few days as residents flee amid escalating clashes with Hezbollah. FRANCE 24 reports from the increasingly abandoned city.

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How one Russian fled the war in Ukraine, only to find another in Israel

Ilia fled his native Russia because he wanted no part in its invasion of Ukraine. Now an Israeli citizen, he tells FRANCE 24 about his experience of fleeing one war and landing in another.

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Beijing 'determined to deteriorate Hong Kong's freedom', activist Nathan Law says

Nathan Law, one of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and as such wanted by Beijing, spoke to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman from the UK. He discussed the current situation in Hong Kong and the actions taken by the Chinese authorities against pro-democracy activists abroad.

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Scorsese reunites DiCaprio & De Niro in historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Based on David Grann's best-selling book investigating a wave of suspicious deaths among Oklahoma's Osage Nation, Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson says it's both sweeping and intimate, with actress Lily Gladstone subtly…

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Israel-Hamas, the media war: How to verify information?

In this special edition of Middle East Matters, we look at the media war being played out in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Researchers who study mis- and disinformation warn that fake stories are spreading fast, adding to the digital fog of war. We talk to FRANCE 24's Catalina Marchant de Abreu,…

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Hamas airs video of French-Israeli hostage: 'No mother wants to be in my place, believe me'

Hamas militants broadcast a video late Monday of 21-year-old Mia, one of the almost 200 hostages the group has been holding since its October 7 attack. FRANCE 24 spoke to Mia’s mother, Keren Schem, who is hoping for a quick resolution of her daughter’s plight.

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