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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new military plan for Gaza faces growing criticism abroad, opposition is also building in Israel, with hostage families calling for a nationwide shutdown on Sunday. But in the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the occupied West Bank, support for the war remains firm.

Champions League victors Paris Saint-Germain lifted the European Super Cup for the first time after a late two-goal burst and a penalty shoot-out success over the Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has formally recognised what he called France’s “repressive violence” in Cameroon during and after the country’s fight for independence in the late 1950s – a rare admission of a long-overlooked part of France’s colonial history.

Just over a month after Chelsea ended Paris Saint-Germain’s unbeaten run with victory in the Club World Cup final, the French champions face another London side. Tottenham Hotspur will take them on in Udine, Italy, on Wednesday in the European Super Cup.

Turkey and Italy are working more closely on migration, energy and regional influence as they seek to shape Libya’s political future. Both see the North African country as a key shared interest and are moving to consolidate their positions in the conflict-torn but energy-rich eastern Mediterranean.

New Caledonia’s main pro-independence coalition, the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), has rejected the Bougival agreement – a French plan signed last month to give the territory its own nationality and some powers, but no new independence referendum.

Nigeria is hosting one of Africa’s biggest tech gatherings on Tuesday, with debates ranging from Wolof-speaking chatbots to medical algorithms. The ambition is to harness artificial intelligence to transform economies – but patchy internet, unreliable electricity and low investment remain major obstacles.

European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

With hunger and disease spreading across Gaza and hospitals short of crucial supplies, an aid worker in Gaza City has told RFI of life under siege – describing how families are packed into shrinking safe zones, queuing for water for hours and struggling to find food and medicine as the…