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France's left-wing politicians on Saturday called on President Emmanuel Macron to intervene over US plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of female contraceptives in Europe, calling it an "affront" to public health.

The story of this young shepherd is an extraordinary odyssey. In Senegal, the herder has just returned to his village after five years of transhumance across several countries. He set out with only a few sheep and came back with an impressive herd. Upon his return, he was welcomed as a hero by his community. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar, Aminatou Diallo.

Legendary musician and composer Ziad Rahbani blended Arabic music and classical jazz into a new form that he called "Oriental jazz". The son of iconic Lebanese singer Fayrouz, Rahbani was also a leftist playwright whose works explored the social complexities of the Lebanese civil war. He died on Saturday aged 69. 

“South Park” co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a naked President Donald Trump in bed with Satan. “We're terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare. Story by Catherine Viette.

Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking, the U.N. food agency’s regional head said. Margot van der Velden said nearly 31 million people in Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and need life-saving food — a number “equivalent to the entire population of Texas going hungry.” Story by Emily Boyle.

At least 25 Gazans were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire overnight, the majority shot as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel, staff at a Gaza hospital, where the bodies were brought, said Saturday. Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas appear to have hit an impasse, as the US and Israel recalled their negotiating teams.

The electoral commission of India's Bihar state has finished a rapid, sweeping revision of its voter rolls. Critics say it could leave millions disenfranchised - the election body asked for citizenship documents, but Bihar is the poorest state in India where only 2 percent of people hold passports and a third of births go unregistered. Report by Navodita Kumari, Nabeel Ahmed and Theo Prouvost Mauze.

Thailand and Cambodia traded accusations Saturday of fresh attacks as deadly border clashes entered a third day, leaving at least 33 people dead and more than 168,000 displaced, as international pressure mounted on both sides to reach a ceasefire. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Surin, Thailand, Tommy Walker.

Israel is facing increased international pressure to alleviate the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. More then two dozen Western-aligned countries and more than 100 charity and human rights groups have called for an end to the war, harshly criticizing Israel’s blockade and a new aid delivery model it has rolled out. Are aidrops really the solution? Answer by Shaina Low, communication adviser at the Norwegian Refugee Council in Amman, Jordan.

An der Grenze zwischen Thailand und Kambodscha sind Samstagfrüh (Ortszeit) den dritten Tag in Folge Kämpfe entbrannt. Mittlerweile gebe es eine neue Front weiter südlich, speziell in der thailändischen Provinz Trat, berichtete die Zeitung „Khaosod“ unter Berufung auf das Militär. Die beiden Seiten warfen sich erneut gegenseitig vor, das Feuer eröffnet zu haben. Mittlerweile ist auch die thailändische Marine in den Konflikt involviert.

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire". Report by Tommy Walker, C. Charpentier and G. Gosalbes.

An Israeli official said air drops would resume soon over the Gaza Strip, where aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children after more than 21 months of war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.