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France's foreign minister said Sunday it would be "extremely serious" if Israel had deliberately targeted three journalists killed the previous day in a strike on south Lebanon.

A Lebanese man has refused to leave Tyre in southern Lebanon, staying with his pet monkey despite evacuation orders.

Evacuation orders and strikes turn once-vibrant Lebanese beach town into a refuge for holdouts and displaced

The mansion, inspired by French castles, stands as a testament to an era of opulence, reflecting the sudden accumulation of wealth by a few families in the United States.

Three Lebanese journalists, including a correspondent for a media outlet affiliated with Hezbollah, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli attack that targeted the vehicle they were traveling in in southern Lebanon, a military source confirmed to AFP. The journalists who died were identified as Ali Shuaib, a correspondent for the Al Manar television channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, and Fatima Fatuni, a correspondent for the Al Mayadeen broadcaster, which is considered close to the pro-Iranian movement, as well as her brother, who was a cameraman. According to reports, the attack was an airstrike that occurred on Saturday in the Jezzine region, where the reporters and the cameraman were traveling in a vehicle, which appears to have been struck twice, according to videos shared on social media. For his part, the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, condemned the Israeli offensive. "This is a blatant crime that violates all the norms and treaties under which journalists are entitled to international protection in times of war," the president stated. An Israeli strike on a car in Jezzine, southern Lebanon, just killed two journalists, Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shuaib and Al-Mayadeen correspondent Fatima Ftouni. It appears the car was targeted twice, according to videos shared online. pic.twitter.com/k1qlWj7Gyu — Nada Maucourant Atallah (@MaucourantNada) March 28, 2026 Immediately after the incident, both television channels confirmed the attack and the deaths of...

Beirut is a city "holding its breath" as Israel continues its assault on Lebanon, FRANCE 24's Oliva Bizot said, adding that the capital has now become a giant "car park" with displaced people living out of their vehicles, not knowing where to go.

Lebanon’s Culture Minister Ghassan Salamé told Euronews' flagship show Europe Today that Israel’s actions in the country's south amount to an “invasion” with entire villages destroyed and over 1 million people displaced.

FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut, where Israel on Friday carried out fresh air strikes on the once densely packed southern suburbs. And in the country's south, Shiite group Hezbollah said its fighters continued to push back against Israel's ground offensive.

Like 42 other rescue workers since the war began on March 2, 16-year-old Joude Souleiman was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh, the second-largest Shiite city in southern Lebanon, where only a few hundred people out of 75,000 residents remain.

Iranian Red Crescent video shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential area in Urmia.

The Israeli military reported that its forces carried out attacks overnight on Friday against "infrastructure" belonging to the Iranian government in the capital, Tehran, as the war in the Middle East enters its nearly fourth week. In a brief statement, the Israeli military indicated that "a large-scale wave of attacks was completed, targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime in the heart of Tehran." A U.S.-Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the Iranian city of Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan province, according to the IRNA news agency. Hamed Saffari, the director general for crisis management in West Azerbaijan, told the agency that "four residential buildings were completely destroyed" and confirmed that the attack "resulted in several citizens being killed and injured." According to reports, the United States is considering sending up to 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East, in addition to the more than 6,000 already deployed, while assessing a potential escalation. Lebanese media reported that an Israeli attack targeted the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, overnight on Friday, while AFP journalists heard several explosions coming from that stronghold of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement. AFPTV footage also showed smoke rising from the area, which Israel has repeatedly attacked since the outbreak of hostilities.

Video captured flames and black smoke where a projectile from Lebanon killed at least one person in northern Israel.

Over 100,000 people have fled to temporary shelters as Israel continues strikes on Lebanon.

According to Nawaf Salam, he instructed Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to immediately file a complaint with the UN Security Council and to demand that the international community intervene in the situation.

More than 250,000 people flee Lebanon in two weeks, with 125,000 crossing into Syria, including 7,000 Lebanese citizens.

Euronews visited the Lebanese families crowding Beirut’s waterfront in makeshift tents, lacking water, sanitation and state aid as renewed Israel-Hezbollah fighting displaced hundreds of thousands over the past weeks.

Conservatives in both chambers are sharply shooting down the idea of trying to advance key provisions of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act through the budget reconciliation process, arguing the strategy has little chance of succeeding. Senate Republicans have been searching for an off-ramp to end the intense pressure campaign from President Trump…

Pakistan’s army chief is using his close relationship with President Trump to try to foster talks between Iran and the United States.

As the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah continues, displaced Lebanese told Euronews they marked the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded Beirut shelters, lacking food, water and medical care, as families remain scattered and homes destroyed in a widening humanitarian crisis.

More than a million people have been driven from their homes in Lebanon as Israel continues its bombardment of the country and seizes land south of the Litani River. FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut on the rising resentment towards Israel's ongoing air strikes.

France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday urged Israel not to send in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, saying such a move would have "major humanitarian consequences".

According to a report by Al Jazeera, a school was destroyed as a result of a missile attack from Israel on Tehran. This follows the announcement by the Israeli military of a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government infrastructure. Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli attacks caused the deaths of at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area. Citing the Ministry of Health, the National News Agency reported that four people died in an "attack by the Israeli enemy" in the town of Adloun, and two others died in a bombing of the Mieh Mieh refugee camp. The Kuwaiti civil aviation authority confirmed that several drones struck a fuel tank at the international airport, causing a fire in the facility. Abdullah Al-Rajhi, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, reported that the attack caused material damage, although no casualties have been reported so far. - Drones target fuel tank at Kuwait airport, authorities dealing with fire at the site. The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced today, Wednesday, that drones targeted a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, resulting in a fire at the site.

Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, an area Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday described as a “security zone”, spelling out for the first time Israel’s intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a 10th of the country. At a meeting with the military chief of staff, Katz said Israeli forces would “control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani,” a river that meets the Mediterranean about 30km (20 miles) ‌north of Israel’s border. Lebanon’s...

Canada and France are calling on Israel to halt plans to occupy southern Lebanon, as preparations for a potential invasion are underway.

A frozen computer, an office filled with blank screens, a printed message. The clock is ticking. Your colleagues have hours to reach an agreement. This is what a ransomware attack feels like: the moment when the digital routine turns into an emergency, and every second counts. The book "We Know You Can Pay a Million" deconstructs the structure of this criminal economy, which is currently booming. Anja Shortland, a professor of political economy at the prestigious British university King's College London, explores how the hijacking of data through malware (programs designed to cause damage) has ceased to be a rarity and has become a global business with almost corporate procedures, where digital extortion has become normalized. Criminals have moved beyond the image of the lone, improvisational actor to operate as organizations: they use operational manuals, internal hierarchies, and develop processes for delegation, criminal branding, and trust protocols among extortionists. From its first page, the book raises the question: How did we reach the point where digital crime can demand sums of millions with the same ease with which a company bills its clients? Shortland argues that, in this context, the professionalization of crime has exceeded all previous expectations: the emergence of brands, the delegation of tasks, and the incorporation of trust protocols among extortionists...

Little is known about Emily Gregory’s family. She is married to Lt. Col. Andrew Gregory, a US Army officer, and they have three sons, as shared on social media.

The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is continuing and Israel has announced it may occupy Lebanon's south long term. What is at stake for hundreds of thousands displaced Lebanese civilians?

A woman was arrested in northwestern Florida after being accused of causing over $5,000 worth of property damage to two Airbnb properties, as well as posting videos of her actions on adult content platforms. The incident, reported in mid-March 2026, involves Nicolette Keough, a 31-year-old guest who, according to police authorities and U.S. media outlets, allegedly urinated on furniture and appliances in two homes managed by the same owner in the city of Pensacola. The complaint led to the intervention of the Pensacola Police Department, the opening of a legal case, and the expulsion of the woman from the short-term rental platform, according to information confirmed by the national network NBC News and reported by the local station WEAR-TV. According to the police report, the property owner filed a formal complaint after receiving alerts from other users and finding videos documenting the incidents on an adult content website. The recordings, which served as evidence, helped identify Keough and quantify the damage to both properties. The investigation, led by the Pensacola Police Department, included the collection of photographs, message logs, and witness statements, as reported by the local station WFLA-TV. Platforms like Airbnb have implemented protection and compensation programs for hosts in the event of damage or…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot urged Israel on Tuesday not to expand its military campaign in southern Lebanon, warning a ground offensive would deepen an already dire humanitarian crisis. “We urge the Israeli authorities to refrain from such ground operations which would have major humanitarian consequences and would worsen the already dramatic situation in the country,” Barrot said in an interview with Agence France-Presse. His comments come as Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River — almost a tenth of Lebanon’s territory. Barrot praised Lebanon’s government for expelling the ambassador of Iran, calling the move “courageous” after Hezbollah — backed by Tehran — fired rockets into Israel earlier in March. Israel subsequently re-invaded Lebanon, having pulled back in 2024 after a short conflict during which it also targeted Hezbollah. “I want to commend the statements and actions of the Lebanese government … which this morning took a courageous decision by deciding to expel the Iranian ambassador,” Barrot said, adding Hezbollah had “dragged the country … into a war.” Barrot’s warning follows a visit to Lebanon and Israel last week, where he pressed interlocutors from both countries on the risks of further escalation. His comments come as Western leaders harden their message to Israel. In a joint statement from mid-March, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the U. K. warned that a major Israeli ground offensive would have “devastating humanitarian consequences” and risk prolonging the conflict, urging a political solution. Israel’s operations in Lebanon continued, however. More than a million people in southern Lebanon have fled their homes because of the new offensive, and more than a thousand people — including about 100 children — have been killed by Israeli strikes, which have also targeted the Lebanese capital Beirut in the center of the country. Katz has said hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese residents would not be allowed to return to areas south of the Litani River until security is guaranteed, raising the prospect of prolonged displacement and extended Israeli control in parts of southern Lebanon. The spiraling conflict comes against the backdrop of the wider regional war that began on Feb. 28 when the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Hezbollah joined the conflict soon after, breaking a fragile ceasefire with Israel earlier this month. Iranian missiles have also been shot down over Lebanon during the conflict.

No official statements from the authorities regarding the interception of the Iranian missiles in Lebanese airspace have been issued

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, suggested that Israeli troops might remain in parts of Lebanon even after the fighting there winds down.

Since the start of the war in the Middle East, over one million people in Lebanon have been displaced. In the southern suburbs of Beirut, Israeli strikes have become a daily part of life. But in this neighbourhood FRANCE 24 went to, where refugees reside, few are those who decided to leave. FRANCE 24 reports.

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, suggested that Israeli troops might remain in parts of Lebanon even after the fighting there winds down.

A 4-year-old, a professor and an aid worker are among those killed in separate airstrikes as Israel pummels towns and cities, saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives.

Israel said on March 24 that its military would take control of south Lebanon up to the Litani River, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border, as deadly strikes pounded the country. The day before, Israel's finance minister had said Israel should annex the region. This comes as Israel continues to target Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon and southern suburbs of Beirut. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin breaks it down for us.

CCTV footage shows an Israeli soldier throwing a stun grenade into a shop during a night raid near Ramallah.

According to the TV channel, most of the rockets were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system

An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, a town south of Beirut, killed at least two people. It also continued strikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. Since the start of Israeli strikes on the country, at least 1,039 people have been killed. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin is in Beirut, and tells us more from the ground.

According to the portal, Ali Assaf, reputed as an "ambush engineer," was one of Hezbollah's top commanders

Ofer Moskovitz, 60, an avocado farmer in a kibbutz on Israel’s border with Lebanon, was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in was hit.