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Gabriel Attal, appointed France's youngest ever prime minister Tuesday at the age of 34, has had a meteoric rise that has invoked comparisons with that of his mentor President Emmanuel Macron. With Attal's appointment, Macron is attempting to send a message of a "reset", a national rejuvenation, notes Paul Smith, professor of French studies at the University of Nottingham.

The Prodrive competitor -- a former nine-time world rally champion -- finished 1min 08sec ahead of Toyota's Al-Rajhi after 631km of rolling terrain without major difficulty including a 299km special between Al-Salamiya and Al-Hofuf in Saudi Arabia. Loeb had suffered three punctures on Monday, but his first success in this year's race moves him up to sixth overall, 23min 50sec behind Al-Rahji. "It was important to get back into it. Especially since we are going to arrive at big stages. We should not be left behind," said Loeb. Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders on Tuesday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state. On his fourth trip to the region since October in a so far largely fruitless quest to tamp down the violence, Blinken said he would share what he had heard in two days of talks with Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Blinken met Prime... Читать дальше...

US President Joe Biden does not plan to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after his failure to disclose his hospitalization last week, officials said on Monday, as the Pentagon revealed a second hospital stay that was kept from the White House.

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named education minister Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. Marc Perelman takes a look at Attal's meteoric rise to the head of Macron's government.

He is also the country's first openly gay French premier whose most pressing task will be to ensure that Macron's centrist forces overcome the far-right -- first in European elections in June and then in presidential polls in 2027. Attal's more combative style is likely to be a contrast to that of his predecessor Elisabeth Borne, 62, a technocratic figure more comfortable behind the scenes than with the cut and thrust of soundbite politics. Taking high office at such a young age, Attal has sparked inevitable comparisons to Macron himself... Читать дальше...

The Israeli army bombed Gaza and battled Hamas fighters on Tuesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken was back in Israel on a regional tour aimed at stopping the war from escalating across the Middle East. The army said its forces had killed 40 militants over the past 24 hours in "expanded ground operations including air strikes" in Khan Yunis, and that troops had seized AK-47 assault rifles, rocket launchers and other weapons. Since the war broke out with the Hamas attack of October 7, fears have... Читать дальше...

French authorities temporarily closed two motorways on Tuesday as authorities scrambled to deploy salt trucks and tow vehicles after a cold wave hit the country.

India won by seven wickets in Cape Town on Thursday to level the two-match series in a game that lasted just 107 overs and was the shortest Test to produce a result. On Tuesday, the ICC said that match referee Chris Broad's report expressed "the concerns of the match officials and...captains Dean Elgar and Rohit Sharma, both of whom felt that the pitch was below standard". The ICC quoted Broad in its statement. "The pitch in Newlands was very difficult to bat on," said the former England opening batsman. Читать дальше...

Following days of speculation, Macron late Monday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of the government after serving less than two years in office. The overhaul comes ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris and European parliament elections this summer, where Macron's centrist forces risk defeat at the hands of the far-right under Marine Le Pen. A wider cabinet reshuffle is expected this week as Macron seeks to sharpen his team for the final three years of his presidency. Читать дальше...

Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old education minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections, French media said. Attal will become the country's youngest ever prime minister as well as the frst openly gay person to hold the post.

Boeing's latest 737 MAX crisis deepened on Monday after United Airlines said it had found loose bolts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured. US regulators grounded 171 of the aircraft after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated plane flight not long after taking off from a Portland, Oregon, airport on Friday.

Emmanuel Macron was expected to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday, with 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal a favourite as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift, but signals a desire for Macron to try to move beyond last year's unpopular pension and immigration reforms and improve his centrist party's chances in the June EU ballot. Opinion polls show... Читать дальше...

Ecuador declared a state of emergency Monday after a dangerous narco boss escaped from maximum security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country.

An AFP correspondent reported intense bombing overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory which are crowded with internally displaced people. The army said its forces had killed 40 militants over the past 24 hours in "expanded ground operations including air strikes" in Khan Yunis, and that troops had seized AK-47 assault rifles, rocket launchers and other weapons. Since the war broke out with the Hamas attack of October 7, fears have... Читать дальше...

South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal welfare.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is facing growing criticism for waiting days to inform the White House and Congress about his hospitalization, keeping key officials in the dark about his status during a major Middle East crisis.

Israel on Monday killed a top Hezbollah commander in a strike on south Lebanon, the Iran-backed group and a security official said, as regional tensions soar amid the Gaza war.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was set to meet Israeli leaders Tuesday as part of efforts to contain the war in Gaza, a day after strikes in Syria and Lebanon killed high-profile members of Hamas and its ally Hezbollah. The visit comes as the Israeli military said its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was shifting into a new phase involving more targeted operations in the territory's centre and south. Sirens warning of incoming rockets sounded in central and southern Israel on Monday, as well as near the border with Lebanon... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday was expected to name a new prime minister in a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle to reboot the final three years of his presidency.

With less than a week to go before this year's Afcon kicks off, the streets of Abijan are already buzzing with excitement as football fans from accross the continent flock to the Ivorian capital to support their teams. Laurent Berstecher has the story.

Nigerian Afrobeats musician Mohbad would have turned 28 on 3 January this year. His death last September sparked fierce public conversations about the relations within Nigeria’s music industry between record labels and artists. France 24’s Chinwe Ossondu takes a closer look.

A new solar power plant has been changing the lives of many people in Niger’s capital city Niamey by reducing the number of power cuts. The plant is the country’s response to ECOWAS sanctions that cut electricity supplies from Nigeria, Niger’s main supplier, and comes as a relief after about five months of economic recession in the country.

Alleged victims of political repression in Gambia hailed a landmark day for justice on Monday as former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko stood trial on charges of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.

The 19-year-old Fils cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory against the 37-year-old Gasquet, who had enjoyed a remarkable 956 consecutive weeks in the top 100, peaking at number seven in July 2007. Gasquet was defending the Auckland title and points he won 12 months ago, so the first-round defeat will see him slide down from 76th in the world when new rankings are released next week. Fils, with a booming serve that produced nine aces, broke at 2-2 in the first set and at 1-1 in the second and applauded Gasquet as he left the court. Читать дальше...