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FRANCE 24 correspondent Rawad Taha reports on the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell’s visit to the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Sunday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. EU's top diplomat Borrell in Beirut as Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes

A cargo plane flying on behalf of German logistics company DHL crashed near Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania early on Monday, according to Lithuanian authorities.     The plane had originated in the German city of Leipzig, which is a hub for DHL.   “City services are currently onsite, along with a fire truck and a command team from Vilnius Airport,” the Lithuanian airport authority posted on X. “Airport operations are not disrupted at this time.” This is a breaking news story and will be updated dvv/wd (Reuters, dpa)  DHL freight plane crashes near Vilnius airport – DW – 11/25/2024

A global operation, supported by Eurojust, has led to the takedown of servers of infostealers, a type of malware used to steal personal data and conduct cybercrimes worldwide. The infostealers, RedLine and META, taken down today targeted millions of victims worldwide, making it one of the largest malware platforms globally. An international coalition of authorities from the Netherlands, the United States, Belgium, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Australia shut down three servers in the Netherlands, seized two domains, unsealed charges in the United States and took two people into custody in Belgium. RedLine and Meta were able to steal personal data from infected devices.…

VENICE — She couldn’t go out with her friends. He couldn’t meet an old school friend. She couldn’t study alone. He couldn’t graduate early. He couldn’t turn off his cell phone to enjoy a concert. He couldn’t go to sleep without writing his goodnight message. Giulia Cecchettin’s friends talk about her unhealthy relationship with Turetta https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/11/25/news/giulia_cecchettin_amiche_rapporto_filippo_turetta-423717343/?rss

Nations meet as part of final bid to address global plastic crisis Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.It is the fifth time the world’s nations convened to craft a legally binding plastic pollution accord.In addition to the national delegations, representatives from the plastics industry, scientists and environmentalists have come to shape how the world tackles the surging problem.“We must end plastic pollution before plastic pollution ends us,” Kim Wansup, South Korea’s minister of environment, said during the opening session.The planet is “choking…

In the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally. The election is being held amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighbouring Ukraine. PM Marcel Ciolacu leads first round of Romanian presidential vote, show exit polls

More than one year after October 7, Zaka volunteers, who collect the remains of the dead, including terror victims, are trying to find resilience in therapy sessions. These orthodox Jews were not accustomed to these methods, but some were surprised by their positive effects. Israel: healing the traumas of volunteers who collect the remains of corpses through therapy

Italian Jannik Sinner completed a remarkable season on Sunday by sealing his country a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands in the final at the southern Spanish city of Malaga. Matteo Berrettini laid the foundations with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic Van de Zandschulp, before Jannik Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2), 6-2. Italy retains Davis Cup after Sinner and Berrettini defeat the Netherlands

The UAE’s interior ministry said Sunday that it had arrested three people in connection with the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was living and working in the Gulf state. Israel condemned the killing as a ‘terrorist attack’.

The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what Israel described as a heinous ‘anti-Semitic’ attack. “If the Israeli suspicions are proven correct, and the UAE announces this was in fact an Iranian-backed targeted terror attack aimed at this particular rabbi, [. . .] we should expect reprecussions”, said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky. Tzvi Kogan not ‘a well-known figure, he [wasone of thousands of emissaries’