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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday condemned what he called "criminal acts of violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian villages. Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of Qusra and attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media crew in nearby Jalud.
Read briefingBeloved country star Dolly Parton was many things to her fans, including an actor, singer, philanthropist and entrepreneur. But after her death on Tuesday at the age of 80, some admirers are remembering her as something she never overtly claimed: feminist icon.
Read briefingAfter six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far cry from US President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change” had brought more compromising officials to the fore. In an analysis, FRANCE 24's Philip Turle said the war had so far cost around 1,100 US dollars for each US taxpayer.
Read briefingNearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue operations remain risky as a lake formed upstream by the floods threatens to burst its banks. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.
Read briefingIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calls for a national dialogue to ease tensions, while excluding M23 rebels from taking part, as the government plans to suspend 11 public universities in rebel-controlled areas. Meanwhile, in Ghana, 23 people, including 11 children, have died after falling into abandoned illegal gold-mining pits, as the country faces an unprecedented surge in galamsey operations. Finally, in Cameroon, US deportees face uncertainty and fears of persecution as they await decisions on their asylum claims, following controversial deals by Washington with at least 30 countries to accept people it cannot legally deport directly to their home countries.
Read briefingIsrael's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
Read briefingRescuers in Tibet reached the main area wiped out by a devastating mudslide this week, Chinese state media reported, as the search for missing people battled treacherous conditions. The devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet has claimed more than 580 lives and left more than 2,400 missing. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. The number of people missing in Nepal and China has surpassed 2,400, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.Families continue to search hospitals and disaster zones in the hope their loved ones will be found alive, with nearly 2,500 people still missing.More than 3,700 people have been rescued so far, though destroyed roads, bridges and thick mud continue to hamper search efforts.Zoyal Ghale, who ran into a forest and climbed trees to escape Nepal's deadly floods, was reunited with his mother earlier today after she had begun to fear he and his brother had both perished in their school.A day earlier, 8-year-old Ghale had been airlifted alone from the devastated northern district of Rasuwa with a broken leg and cuts on his face, while his mother, Matti Maya Tamang, 28, moved from one shelter and collection point to another looking for her two missing children.Zoyal Ghale, 8, speaks with his mother inside a hospital in Kathmandu. Credit: Ranup Shrestha, Reuters"At the fourth place too, my children's names were not on the list, and they were not there," Tamang told Reuters. "I had come to accept that both my children were no more. All I could do was weep. I couldn’t hold myself together at all."Canada will provide CAN$5 million (US$ 3.6 million) in funding to help relief operations in Nepal, the government has said."We are announcing that Canada is providing $5 million in humanitarian assistance to support emergency relief efforts in Nepal," Randeep Sarai, Canada's secretary of state for international development, told reporters.We speak to David Fisher, head of the International Federation of the Red Cross for Nepal, about the scale of the disaster, the huge challenges faced by rescue workers, and the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes.Four French nationals are missing following the devastating floods in Nepal and China, the French Foreign Ministry has said, confirming a figure given the previous day by the Nepalese authorities."The French Embassy in Kathmandu is liaising with the local authorities in an attempt to locate them. Teams from the Crisis and Support Centre are in contact with the families of our nationals," added the ministry's deputy spokesperson, Glenn Salic.The number of people missing in Nepal and China has leapt to nearly 2,500, including close to 2,000 in Nepal alone, underscoring the scale of the disaster.Rescuers are battling through mud even as the threat of new floods looms, with emergency teams recovering 584 bodies so far -- and some of the dead swept downstream as far away as India.The new figures come as Nepal's disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet's sacred Mount Kailash.The UN's agency for children says at least 17,000 children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.UNICEF says 18 schools have been destroyed and another 20 damaged, with remaining facilities turned into emergency shelters.A man walks past damaged structures after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal. Credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh, APResidents salvage their belongings from damaged houses after flash flooding in the Devighat area. Credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh, APPeople look at photographs of people killed in the flash floods displayed outside a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Credit: Dar Yasin, APThe agency said the number of people reported missing has doubled to 1,924, as more local residents were added to the tally. Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing.But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed by piles of debris, make their work as delicate as it is dangerous.The European Union has promised two million euros ($2.3 mn) in aid for Nepal following the devastating flash floods.European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X that the "immediate humanitarian aid" would help "deliver life-saving assistance to families and communities hit hardest".Some survivors of the deadly floods on the Nepal-China border ran for their lives, others narrowly missed disaster, but all were eyewitnesses to a major calamity and its aftermath.Sivaranjani Muthunathan was travelling by bus with 56 others from India's southern state of Tamil Nadu when they became stuck in what they thought was a traffic jam.
Read briefingWilliam Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome David Fisher, Head of Delegation, Nepal International Federation of Red Cross. The scale of Nepal’s disaster cannot yet be fully measured. Entire communities remain difficult to reach, tens of thousands of people have been affected, and official assessments are only beginning. But the central challenge is already clear: this cannot be treated solely as an immediate humanitarian emergency. What happens to these communities in the years ahead depends heavily on what we do now. Emergency relief must be accompanied from the outset by planning, funding and action for long-term recovery, including rebuilding homes and livelihoods. If that work is postponed until international attention has moved elsewhere, many people may never fully recover. And signs suggest that the speed and destructive force of this extreme natural event could become more frequent.
Read briefingNepal's confirmed death toll has risen to at least 538, but families are still searching hospitals and disaster zones in the hope their loved ones will be found alive, with nearly 1,000 people still missing. More than 3,700 people have been rescued so far, though destroyed roads, bridges and thick mud continue to hamper search efforts.
Read briefingChinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, with 499 residents and 555 tourists already evacuated from the disaster zone. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Read briefingMore than 100 organisations, including OpenAI and Anthropic, called Thursday for governments and technology companies to strengthen cyber defences against increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks. The open letter warned that these could become far more widespread in the coming months as artificial intelligence models grow more capable.
Read briefingRegional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday as Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and threatened prolonged power and heating outages.
Read briefingThe US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such assault is imminent.
Read briefingIn tonight's programme, we speak to a Lagos analyst behind a new report laying out the figures behind abductions. Also, Tanzania's ruling party kicks the vice-president out even after he announces his plans to step down next week. And finally in Senegal, the first African-manufactured generic drug to treat sickle cell disease is raising hopes of better treatment and reduced reliance on costly imported medicine.
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