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Donald Trump said on Friday that he had reached an agreement with Venezuela to obtain 65 billion barrels of oil. Washington is expected to rely on Alejandro Betancourt, a businessman whose fortune is linked to Chavismo, as an intermediary.
A United Nations committee is advocating comprehensive reparations for victims of the transatlantic slave trade. France is among the countries concerned by this call for reparative justice.
Jordan Bardella raised the possibility of penalising the wearing of the veil in public spaces with a fine. However, the president of the National Rally said the measure would be put to a referendum on what he calls “Islamist ideology”, should Marine Le Pen become president.
Estonia is joining the European push for a safer digital environment for young people. The country is betting on prevention rather than a blanket ban on social media.
Israeli strikes killed five people in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian emergency services. The Israeli military said it had targeted members of Hamas’s armed wing.
A ferry sank off Cyprus with at least 270 passengers on board. The toll stands at eight dead and 17 people still reported missing.
NASA launched the Roman Space Telescope on Sunday. Over several years, the mission is set to conduct a vast mapping of the cosmos to help shed light on some of physics’ greatest mysteries.
In the southern Gaza Strip, a truck fitted with a small desalination unit travels to displacement camps to provide drinking water. The system treats seawater directly on site, with limited capacity.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Russia and Israel had spread and amplified false information about the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta the previous month. The accusation concerns the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
Russian strikes are continuing in Ukraine. According to Franceinfo, Russia’s defence minister said massive attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy sector were being prepared in the coming weeks.
Six months after the start of the war between the United States and Iran, oil prices remain high and unstable. According to Franceinfo Monde, the agreement between Washington and Caracas does not necessarily mean prices will fall.
The US Treasury has denied credentials to some journalists from American media outlets for the G20 Finance meeting due to be held in Asheville. The New York Times and Bloomberg have condemned what they describe as a breach of press freedom.
Oil prices are reported to be rising amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. The prospect of higher US interest rates is also being raised.
Authorities report a provisional toll of 797 bodies recovered after floods that struck Nepal and the Tibetan side on Wednesday. Some victims were buried before they could be identified.
Nepal has begun burying hundreds of victims of floods that struck the Himalayas this week. Many bodies, swept away by a flow of rocks, ice and mud, cannot be identified.
A flash flood hit the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Authorities are continuing search and evacuation operations to locate people they have been unable to contact.
Talks between the United States and Iran have failed to yield results despite mediation efforts, notably by Oman. Washington is now said to favour economic pressure, while a meeting of G20 finance ministers is taking place in the United States.
Leaders of Pacific island nations are meeting in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum amid tensions between Beijing and Taipei. Climate, food and security issues nevertheless remain at the heart of island states’ expectations.
The United States has carried out new strikes in Iran, the first in a month according to reports by Le Monde and Yahoo Actualités. The US military command for the Middle East said it targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island.
US forces targeted Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to France 24. The operation marks a resumption of US military action after several weeks.
Authorities have reported 52 people injured in Myla, near Kyiv, two days after an ammunition depot was bombed. The announced toll keeps the death toll at 38 and cites around 300 damaged buildings in the area.