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#Nepal 's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for  #Everest  and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season. Lawyer Deepak Bikram Mishra, who had filed a petition urging permits to be curtailed, told AFP that the court had responded to public concerns about Nepal's mountains and its  #environment .🔽 

Since Narendra  #Modi 's election,  #India 's standing in RSF's press freedom rankings has steadily declined. In 2023, the country found itself ranked 161st out of 180 nations. Now, some  #journalists , including some former star presenters, are setting up their own YouTube channels in an effort to continue independent and impartial reporting away from the TV news channels they say have become propaganda machines for Modi's Hindu nationalist government.🔽 

More than six months after the start of Israel's devastating offensive in response to the October 7 massacre, Palestinian  #journalists  in  #Gaza  continue to pay a heavy price. According to the NGO Reporters Without Borders, more than 100 Palestinian journalists have been  #killed , with at least 20 of them slain in the line of duty. Meanwhile, the international press is still banned from accessing the Palestinian enclave, much to its frustration. For Reporters Without Borders, Gaza is on the verge of becoming a "news black hole". So under what conditions are journalists reporting from the ground in Gaza? How is information reaching us? FRANCE 24's Tarek Kai reports. Warning: this report contains distressing images. 🔽 

Despite Western embargos,  #Russia 's weapons stockpile continues to replenish unrelentingly. As of March, the country was producing three times more artillery shells than the United States and Europe for  #Ukraine . Moscow has managed to bypass traditional checks and balances during its invasion, importing basic materials and components instead of weapons, Jean-Emile Jammine takes a look at the loopholes benifiting the Kremlin and how the West could be complicit.🔽 

🎥 In early April, the murder of a political figure in  #Lebanon , attributed to a  #Syrian  gang, sparked a particularly violent wave of hostility against Syrian  #refugees . In response to the crisis, Lebanese municipalities have intensified their efforts. Identity checks have become more frequent, with a clear mandate: zero tolerance for those with irregular status. France 24's Serge Berberi and Rawad Taha sent this report.🔽 

🎥 Rocket fire from  #Hezbollah  has left areas in the north of  #Israel  almost empty after the army ordered the evacuation of around 60,000 residents. But some have decided to remain. FRANCE 24’s team  #ontheground  met with one of them in the Bedouin village of Arab al Aramshe 🔽 

👴 Oleksandr Taran, 68, who goes by the callsign " #Grandpa ", leads a volunteer Ukrainian unit of men aged 60 and above and are therefore considered too old for the  #army . At a time when  #Kyiv  is lowering the draft age as enthusiasm for signing up is waning after two years of war, these men are fighting the invading Russian forces for free 🔽 

Long before  #Russia  sent its troops to  #Ukraine , rights groups had sounded the alarm over the country's poor record on protecting  #women  from domestic violence. But now, with the conflict in its third year, campaigners say that the problem could be getting even worse. Nadezhda, not her real name, suffered domestic violence after her husband returned and believes men have been made "more aggressive" by their time on the front line. 🔽 

Herds of endangered  #hippos  stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck  #Botswana , conservation authorities have warned, as Southern Africa struggles to cope with a severe  #drought  caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has threatened harvests and plunged millions into hunger. 🔽 

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing  #Apple  of using "illegally exploited"  #minerals  extracted from the country's embattled east in its products.🔽