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HRW urges pressure on Israel over alleged white phosphorus use in Lebanon

After accusing Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential areas of a southern Lebanese town last week, Human Rights Watch says Israel “must be pressured by its allied countries” to prevent such incidents from happening again. Speaking to FRANCE 24, HRW Communications Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ahmed Benchemsi, said countries […]

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Five Iranian women football players granted asylum in Australia

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women soccer players after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at an Asia Cup match. "Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a news conference […]

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Iran war stifles Hormuz shipping: ‘Unprecedented’ impact on oil & global economy

FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Jon Marks, author, political scientist and chairman/founder of Cross-border Information. Having followed energy markets for decades, Marks warns that we are in uncharted waters: the current crisis bears little resemblance to any previous shock.

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Trump says war in Iran will end 'soon' – but threatens to escalate

Asked about how long US strikes in #Iran would last for, Donald #Trump assured the #war would end 'very soon'. But soon after, he threatened to escalate the conflict by striking Iran "twenty times harder" if it stopped the oil flow going through the Strait of #Hormuz.

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Trump says will waive some oil sanctions after talks with Putin

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he will waive some sanctions on oil to boost supply and bring down prices, due to market turmoil over war in the Middle East. Trump did not specify any country or provide details on which sanctions would be lifted, but his comments came after speaking to Russia’s Vladimir […]

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UNESCO sounds alarm over war threat to Middle East's heritage sites

UNESCO is sounding the alarm and reiterating its deep concern about the war in the Middle East damaging priceless world heritage sites. Israeli and American bombings are causing daily damage to educational, scientific, and media infrastructure in the region. Some sites have already been damaged.

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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of Iranian women's football team

Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s football team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government minister said Tuesday. The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by US President Donald Trump for the Australian government to help the women, […]

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As Iran war rages, how much oil can Gulf states store?

With the US and Israel's war on Iran now in its second week, the strain on the Middle East's oil infrastructure couldn't be clearer. Beyond Iranian strikes on pipelines and refineries, the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway is all but shut down, creating backups for twenty million barrels of oil a day, a fifth of […]

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'You can smell the explosives': Inside the Beirut subrubs targeted by Israel

Israel has carried out more airstrikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The neighbourhoods there, in the area known as the Dahiyeh, are historically a stronghold of the group. In an unprecedented move, the IDF issued mass evacuation orders for the whole of the southern suburbs and thousands […]

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‘Our hopes have been crushed’: Exclusive interviews from inside Iran

Iran remains mostly cut off to the world, with access to foreign press is heavily restricted and internet in the country is only working at around one percent of its usual capacity. Nevertheless, Ershad Alijani, from France 24's the Observers, has been able to exclusively interview some people from inside the country How do anti-regime […]

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