The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that it will start minting gold coins in the month of July. The decision is aimed at curbing record inflation, which has led to a severe devaluation of the local currency. Central bank governor John Mangudya said in a statement that the coins went on sale on July […]
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A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants held throughout the night, signaling that the latest round of violence appears to have abated
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A cease-fire in Gaza.
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Responding to reports of renewed Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the risk of nuclear confrontation had returned after decades, calling on nuclear states to commit to no first use of the weapons. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the crisis. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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In Ukraine, tragedies are a backdrop to everyday existence, piling up in numbers that seem inconceivable, an inescapable reality that feels like the very air in your lungs.
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KAUB, Germany — Grand plans to shift freight off roads and onto rivers don’t much matter if Western Europe’s most important waterway is running too shallow for ships to pass. Water levels on the Rhine, Europe’s major inland river connecting mega-ports at Rotterdam and Antwerp to Germany’s industrial heartland and landlocked Switzerland, are precipitously low, […]
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Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” One day last month, there stood President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahimi Raisi — two of the […]
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UN chief of atomic energy says situation ‘completely out of control’
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A truce in Gaza starting Sunday evening has been agreed to by Israel and Palestinian militants, mediated by Egypt, after three days of fighting, according to media reports. Israel accepted the Egyptian plan for a ceasefire after saying it had achieved most of its military objectives during the three-day campaign, which began on Friday afternoon, […]
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Just 15 of 135 people charged are in custody, prosecutor says
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