Officials from Israel and Lebanon are set to meet for security talks in Washington DC after Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes on Lebanon this week. Meanwhile, JD Vance says a deal with Iran is close. DW has more. Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire in April but the cross-border fire has continued
For almost 180 years after France abolished slavery, the Code Noir (Black Code) allowing enslaved humans to be treated as property and worked, beaten, sold, raped or killed, remained in place. On Thursday, the country's bitterly divided national assembly voted unanimously to repeal it, in a rare show of political unity. The vote, passed by 254-0, puts an end to a 17th century law, signed by King Louis XIV in 1685, which codified the treatment of enslaved people in France's colonies.
Inspired by letters written by his great-grandparents, Emmanuel Marre's " A Man of His Time " is a biting and sly historical comedy whose discomforting horrors are all too relevant. The punchline begins with the film's very title, a double-edged sword that puns on its reverential meaning with a kind of cop-out (whenever someone is problematic, it's often handwaved away by calling them "a man of their time"). It takes place during World War II, beginning in 1940, in Vichy, France, where Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud) attempts to sell his manuscript.
Trump was about to depart for Connecticut for a Coast Guard cadet graduation when he stopped to talk to a gaggle of reporters near Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews. When asked what he's said to Netanyahu about Iran and how long they will hold off on strikes against the regime, Trump said, He's fine. He will do whatever I want him to do. He added that Netanyahu is a very good man before repeating, He will do whatever I want him to do.
Senegal were crowned winners on the night, following a 1-0 victory after extra time, but were stripped of the title by a Confederation of African Football (Caf) appeal board in March, with the trophy instead handed to the hosts. The sanction was applied because the West Africans walked off the pitch in protest after Morocco were awarded a penalty following a VAR review in second-half injury time, when the game was goalless.
Three Israeli drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon have killed at least eight people, including two children, Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported. A photograph of the bombed cars shared by Lebanon's National News Agency following the attacks on Wednesday in the Jiyeh area, some 20km (12 miles) south of the Lebanese capital, showed the vehicles severely damaged, their exteriors charred and torn apart.
Micheál Martin may be Taoiseach, and his party may be the most popular one in the country, but Irish Independent political correspondent John Downing reckons Fianna Fáil is a "very pale, poor shadow of what they were".
