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Intense search for Iranian President Raisi after helicopter 'accident'

Iranian search and rescue teams were scouring a fog-shrouded mountainside after a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi went missing in an "accident" on Sunday, state media said.

India votes 2024: ‘The rich get richer, the poor get poorer’

It has been dubbed ‘Modinomics’ and, at first glance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic policy appears to be paying dividends. India's GDP is rising and the country is on track to boast the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. However, as India’s super-rich see their wealth sharply rise, critics say the country’s poorest are being left behind. A recent report suggests there is more inequality in the country today than there was under the colonial British Raj period.

DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa

The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving “foreigners and Congolese”, the army spokesperson said.

Spain’s far-right Vox holds mass rally with Argentina’s Milei, France’s Le Pen

Spanish far-right party Vox held a mass rally in Madrid on Sunday ahead of the European election, touting the support of international allies including Argentinian President Javier Milei, France’s presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, the prime ministers of Italy and Hungary and rightwing leaders from France and Portugal.

🔴 Live: Israel pounds Gaza Strip as US envoy meets Netanyahu

Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid US calls for a more focused military campaign. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

French forces launch 'major operation' to open route to New Caledonia's restive capital

French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent unrest.

Gantz threatens to quit Israeli war cabinet over postwar plans for Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country's closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza, even as the war with Hamas shows no sign of ending.

The battle of Monte Cassino: Both glory and dishonour for the French army

On May 18, 1944, Allied troops captured Monte Cassino in Italy, celebrated for its historic hilltop abbey, after four months of bitter fighting. The soldiers of the French Expeditionary Corps particularly distinguished themselves in the battle for this key point in the German defensive line. But their military honours are now marred by accusations of war crimes.

Syrian exiles hunt down Assad’s torturers in gripping Cannes thriller

“Ghost Trail”, which opened the Critics’ Week sidebar in Cannes this week, follows a Syrian exile’s pursuit of the man who tortured him during the country’s civil war. FRANCE 24 spoke to French director Jonathan Millet, whose impressive Cannes debut delivered one of the festival’s early hits.

Georgian President Zurabishvili vetoes controversial 'Russian law'

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday put a mostly symbolic veto on the "foreign influence" law that sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

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