More than 30 news organisations signed an open letter Thursday expressing solidarity with journalists working in Gaza and calling for their protection and freedom to report.

Born nearly blind and paralysed down one side, Lydie Imhoff didn't want to "live in a dead body" after she began losing the use of the rest of her limbs after a disabled riding accident.

Lydie Imhoff (R) is hugged by her friend and carer Marie-Josee Rousseaux during her farewell party in Longwy, northern France, on January 31, 2024.