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Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean. A crucial passage that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch a ground assault on its territory.
#BabalMandeb #RedSea #war #Iran #Houthis #US #Trump
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uo6NJBq2Hlc&is=TvXGLkyhUJ0Ezydu

Bab al-Mandeb Strait: Another key shipping route under threat • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Anders Puck Nielsen 1d ago

Will higher oil prices save Russia's war economy? The short answer is "probably not". A slightly longer answer is in this video.
https://www.logicofwar.com/higher-oil-prices-russian-economy/

Will higher oil prices save the Russian economy?

In this video, I discuss whether the war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will save Russia's war economy. Watch the video on the website or read the transcript below. I am again experimenting with a new video player, so if you run into

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Go to sleep in France, wake up in Germany. That's the idea between the iconic Paris-Berlin sleeper train, which is once again being revived. The night train was launched by SNCF in 2023 after a near-decade hiatus… But managed only stayed in operation until December 2025. Now, a new company is taking on the mission.
#Paris #Berlin #train #railway #travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOFZozAgOrU

Go to sleep in France, wake up in Germany: Paris-Berlin night train restarts • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing. The screening will mean Olympic women's sports from the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be limited to biological females, which would also rule out those with differences in sexual development (DSD). FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.
#IOC #Transgender #sport #LGBTQ #TransRights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_iPvugbdak

Transgender athletes barred from female category events at Olympics • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

European lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for tougher penalties for irregular migrants and their potential deportation to so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc. The measures, criticised by human rights groups, are part of a tightening of Europe's immigration rules in response to pressure across the 27-nation bloc to curb migration. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports.
#EU #immigration #politics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJbpQ_8cPc

'Return hubs' for migrants clear EU parliament hurdle • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine is expected to focus on the so-called "Fortress Belt" of heavily defended cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow has repeatedly demanded Kyiv relinquish in return for peace. Speaking on FRANCE 24, retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy Robert B Murrett, says that the region is "a veritable highway for any army that wanted to conduct operations further into Ukraine and beyond".
#Ukraine #Russia #war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2GYijCvHk

Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine expected to focus on 'Fortress Belt' in Donetsk region

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Donald Trump lambasted NATO and other allies for rejecting his appeals to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes. "I'm so disappointed in NATO, because this was a test for NATO" the US President said during a cabinet meeting on Thursday. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.
#Iran #NATO #Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xiLV6ER5Zk

Trump again berates NATO for inaction in securing Strait of Hormuz • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Since the MeToo movement sent shockwaves across creative industries, France’s film and theatre sectors have undergone a visible reckoning, with victims speaking out and calls for accountability gaining ground. Yet, according to a recent editorial signed by prominent jazz musicians, the country’s jazz scene has yet to confront entrenched sexism and long-silenced sexual violence. We find out how women in the industry are turning things around.
#France #MeeToo #jazz #music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1eI91nJjY8

French Jazz faces #MeToo reckoning as women push for change • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

A day after Tehran dismissed Donald Trump’s 15-point ceasefire plan, the American leader claimed that Iran was “begging to make a deal,” and that he wasn’t the one pushing for negotiations. Reporting from Tehran for FRANCE 24, Reza Sayah says that Iranian leaders do not consider the exchanges "legitimate negotiations" and that they "are trying to project the message that they're in the driver's seat and will decide how this war ends".
#Iran #Trump #war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WkepnKT4o

Trump insists Iran is ‘begging to make a deal’ after Tehran dismisses ceasefire plan

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

As tensions between the US, Israel and Iran choke the Strait of Hormuz, cutting global energy and fertiliser flows, markets face rising prices and food insecurity. We discuss the global fallout with Carlos Razo from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), exploring the risks for the world's poorest economies and the threat of widespread inflation.
#StraitofHormuz #Iran #war #US #Israel #oil #trade #economics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZ2gwBRSek

Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz: Fertiliser supply chains under strain • FRANCE 24

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