In post-Brexit move, European identity cards no longer accepted at UK borders #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A post-Brexit rule banning the use of identification cards from the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) to enter Britain comes into force from Friday, the UK government said.

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EU postpones trade talks with Australia amid submarine row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A long-planned round of Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed, a European official confirmed Friday, after fury over Canberra's decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.

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North Korea says it test-fired anti-aircraft missile #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests amid deadlocked denuclearisation talks with the United States.

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US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, hours ahead of deadline #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US Congress on Thursday passed legislation to avert a government shutdown, but another test of President Joe Biden's agenda lay ahead as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

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Brazil football legend Pele leaves hospital, will now undergo chemotherapy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Brazilian football legend Pele was released from hospital Thursday after undergoing surgery for a colon tumor, but will continue undergoing chemotherapy, his medical team said.

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Haitian migrants seek shelter, work permits in Mexico City #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of Haitians have been detained, deported or expelled from a camp on Mexico's border with Texas amid a crackdown aimed at stemming rising numbers of migrants America's doorstep. With Haiti deeply embroiled in political and economic turmoil, many Haitians aren't even trying to reach the United States anymore. Their goal is to stay in Mexico. But the Mexican capital is lacking in adequate infrastructure to house them.

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‘Wall of shame’ built to block crack users sparks fury in Paris suburb #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paris authorities have bricked up a tunnel that connects the French capital and the northeastern suburb of Pantin after moving dozens of crack smokers into the area, a measure that has sparked fury and despair among residents. FRANCE 24 reports from the “wall of shame” at the Paris ringroad. 

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French PM Castex says government will block natural gas price hikes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday the government would act to block further increases in natural gas prices for consumers after the 12.6% increase that will occur on Friday.

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Italian court hands former mayor famed for aiding migrants 13 years in jail #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A mayor once held up as a model for migrant integration in Italy was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Thursday for a series of crimes including abetting illegal immigration.

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Iran nuclear talks to resume 'within an acceptable period of time', EU says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Stalled talks between Iran and world powers to reinstate a 2015 nuclear deal will resume "soon", the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, while Tehran said it was evaluating the previous rounds of negotiations.

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French football fan gets suspended jail term for kick at Marseille's Payet #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Nice supporter who tried to kick Marseille's Dimitri Payet during a pitch invasion was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence on Thursday.

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A closer look at contraception and abortion rights in France #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Contraception and abortion are considered fundamental, hard-earned rights in France, where they are sometimes referred to as the habeas corpus of women. But women are still having to defend them today. So what exactly does French law say? What rights do women have and what are they still fighting for? We take a closer look in this week's edition of French Connections. 

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Ethiopia to expel senior UN staff following criticism of Tigray aid blockade #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ethiopia said Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for "meddling" in its affairs, a move that came after aid workers sounded the alarm on humanitarian access to conflict-torn Tigray.

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Fugitive former Nazi death camp secretary 'found' hours after fleeing ahead of war crimes trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Authorities in Germany have located a 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who failed to turn up for the start of her trial in Germany on Thursday, a court spokeswoman said.

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Former French President Sarkozy sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. 

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Pentagon officials say Afghan govt's collapse was rooted in 2020 US deal with Taliban #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to the 2020 US agreement with the Taliban signed in Doha that promised a complete troop withdrawal. Joe Biden has faced the biggest crisis of his presidency over the withdrawal in Afghanistan, drawing criticism from Republican US lawmakers.

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Australia returns world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous owners #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australia's Daintree Rainforest has been returned to its original Indigenous owners, the state of Queensland, Australia's third most populous, said on Wednesday, as the government begins to cede control of the world's oldest tropical forest.

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Israeli police kill woman who attempted knife attack in Jerusalem #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israeli police fatally shot a woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, police said.

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French ex-president Sarkozy faces verdict in campaign finance trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will find out Thursday whether he faces a second jail term when a court returns its verdict over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign.

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North Korea’s Kim seeks to reopen hotline with South, but dismisses US offer of talks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness to restore stalled communication lines with South Korea in early October to promote peace while shrugging off US offers for dialogue as “cunning ways” to conceal its hostility against the North, state media reported Thursday.

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Judge orders Britney Spears’ father suspended from her conservatorship #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In a major victory for Britney Spears, a judge on Wednesday suspended the singer’s father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement “reflects a toxic environment.”

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Ecuador’s president declares state of emergency after prison battle kills more than 100 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison has surpassed 100, with 52 more wounded, the government prison authority said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility—one of the country’s many overburdened and understaffed jails.

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Chiesa on target as Juventus beat Champions League title holders Chelsea #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Juventus forward Federico Chiesa's strike 10 seconds into the second half earned his side a hard-fought 1-0 win over holders Chelsea in their Champions League Group H clash on Wednesday.  

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International spectators to be barred from Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tickets for the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics will be sold to spectators from mainland China only, while unvaccinated athletes must spend 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.

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‘Wacky’ or serious? Trillion-dollar coin eyed as workaround to US debt impasse #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Talk of a trillion-dollar US coin has returned to Washington now that Congress is mired in another political impasse over raising the debt ceiling.

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Morocco, Algeria slam France's 'unjustified' decision to slash visas #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Morocco and Algeria have expressed their dismay at France's decision to reduce the number of visas granted to nationals from Maghreb countries, with Algeria summoning the French ambassador in protest.

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Policeman in poor district of Malawi builds a sports complex to 'change lives' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Over the past decade, our observer Kanduwa Sande has been working hard to promote sport in Machinga, a district in the Southern Region of Malawi, by building a sports complex that now features various facilities, which include an athletics track, a basketball pitch and a long jump pit. Kanduwa, who also works as a police officer, is driven by the hope that sport will help foster development, reduce crime and enable youth to thrive in his community.

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Mali junta’s sovereignty push arouses hope, fear amid troubled anti-jihadist struggle #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Mali’s military-dominated government has vociferously emphasised its national sovereignty in recent days, lambasting France’s military strategy in the region and dismissing the election timetable set by West African regional bloc ECOWAS. Some Malians are enthusiastic about this approach – but others are fearful of jeopardising alliances while jihadist violence continues to rack the country. 

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'I bought a fake health pass … and then I caught Covid-19’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

When France this summer introduced the Covid-19 health pass, 25-year-old anti-vaxxer Lexa decided to circumvent the rules by buying a fake health pass on social media. Shortly after having been fraudulently registered as inoculated, she fell severely ill with Covid-19. “I was floored,” she told FRANCE 24.

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Senate Democrats weigh stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US Senate could vote Wednesday on a stopgap funding bill to forestall a government shutdown, Democrats said, but without a provision to increase the federal debt limit and avert a credit default. 

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France honours soldier killed in anti-terror operation in Mali #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron led a solemn tribute on Wednesday to French soldier Maxime Blasco, who was killed in action battling Islamist insurgents in Mali.

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France slams UK’s ‘unacceptable’ decision to deny French boats fishing licenses #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France accused Britain of playing politics with post-Brexit fishing rights on Wednesday after London and the Channel Island of Jersey refused dozens of French fishing boats licences to operate in their territorial waters.

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EU court cancels Morocco trade deals over Western Sahara dispute #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Union's top court on Wednesday annulled the 27-country bloc's approval of agriculture and fishing agreements that allow Morocco to export goods from Western Sahara.

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Tunisia's president names Romdhane first woman PM, asks her to form govt #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known university engineer who worked with the World Bank, as prime minister on Wednesday nearly two months after he seized most powers in a move his foes call a coup.

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Russia threatens to restrict YouTube over blocking of two German-language channels #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor on Wednesday threatened to restrict access to YouTube after the video-sharing platform blocked two German-language channels of state broadcaster RT.

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Russia detains cybersecurity group director Ilya Sachkov on treason charges #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the co-founder of one of Russia’s leading cybersecurity firms, Group-IB, to be detained on charges of treason.

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The first major massacre in the ‘Holocaust by bullets’: Babi Yar, 80 years on #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

On September 29 and 30, 1941, more than 33,000 people, mostly Jews, were executed in the Babi Yar ravine near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – one of the largest mass murders in the Holocaust. FRANCE 24 looks back at this unspeakable event 80 years on, as plans are finally underway for an official museum honouring the victims’ memory.

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Canada grants asylum to four 'Guardian Angels' who hid Snowden in Hong Kong #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Canada Tuesday granted asylum to four people who hid former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in their tiny Hong Kong apartments when he was on the run after stealing a trove of classified documents.

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Mexican president Lopez Obrador offers apology to Yaqui indigenous people #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday offered an official apology to the Yaqui indigenous people for crimes committed by the state against their ancestors.

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Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao retires, sets sights on presidency #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring,

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'Blah blah blah': Greta Thunberg chastises world leaders over climate crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Greta Thunberg and fellow youth campaigners struck a sceptical tone for this week's climate talks in Italy, saying much has been promised but little done to tackle global warming in almost three decades since the landmark Earth Summit.

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Japan ruling party votes for new leader who is likely to become prime minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister.

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24 dead in gun battle at a prison in Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

At least 24 prisoners were killed in a battle between inmates equipped with firearms and grenades at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, officials said Tuesday.

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Lava from La Palma volcano in Spain's Canary Islands reaches sea #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday evening, nine days after it started to flow down the mountain, wrecking buildings and destroying crops.

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US generals say they advised against complete pullout from Afghanistan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Top US generals said Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden to keep American troops in Afghanistan and expressed concern that the Taliban has not severed ties with Al-Qaeda.

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North Korea says it test-fired new hypersonic missile #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The missile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

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Messi scores first PSG goal in Champions League win over Man City #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lionel Messi scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal on Tuesday and it was a significant one, helping put Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to the sword in a 2-0 Champions League win for the French club.

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Survivors of 2015 Paris attacks relive horror as they begin testimony at trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Survivors of the November 2015 Paris attacks began testifying at a historic trial on Tuesday, facing the ordeal of reliving that night of horror in the presence of over a dozen accused in court.

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UK irks France by granting only 12 licences to EU fishing boats #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain said Tuesday it will grant 12 out of 47 applications for new licences to small boats from the European Union to fish in its territorial waters, enraging France.

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French Greens choose Yannick Jadot as their candidate for 2022 presidential election #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's Greens on Tuesday chose Yannick Jadot, a 54-year-old member of the European Parliament, as their candidate to challenge President Emmanuel Macron in next year's presidential election.

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'Negligence' by WHO staff to blame for sexual abuse in DRC, independent commission says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Independent investigators mandated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to probe allegations of sexual abuse by its staff in the DR Congo cited “clear structural failures” and “individual negligence” in a report released Tuesday.

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France cuts back on visas granted to Maghreb nationals over immigration policy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France will slash the number of visas available to nationals from Maghreb countries because of their governments’ refusal to take back illegal migrants sent home by the French authorities, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday.

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Focus shifts to Germany’s Green and liberal kingmakers after SPD tops polls #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After narrowly beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Sunday’s general election, members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said Tuesday they want to start talks this week about forming a ruling coalition with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). But the two smaller parties have already started talking to each other – suggesting that they are working together to drive a hard bargain.

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Azerbaijan is 'ready' to start peace talks with Armenia, president tells FRANCE 24 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Exactly one year after the start of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia for the control of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 from the capital Baku. Aliyev said Azerbaijan was ready to "work on a future peace agreement" with Armenia, but warned that any move by Yerevan to reclaim territory lost in last year's war would be met with a fierce response by his country.

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Growing calls to boycott Iraq's legislative elections as activist murders go unpunished #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

There are growing calls on social media in Iraq to boycott the legislative elections, due to take place on October 10. Many people are refusing to vote, in the face of entrenched corruption and the far-reaching power of pro-Iranian militias controlled by the Popular Mobilization Forces, a paramilitary organisation created in 2014 to fight against the Islamic State group, and which is now accused of violence against civilians.

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Europe 'must stop being naive', Macron says of submarine spat as he signs defence deal with Greece #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Europe needs to stop being naive when it comes to defending its interests and build its own military capacity, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after Greece sealed a deal for French frigates worth about €3 billion euros ($3.51 billion).

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France's Sanofi halts work on mRNA Covid vaccine amid rivals' success #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Sanofi is dropping plans for its own mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine because of the dominant role of the BioNTech-Pfizer alliance as well as Moderna in the fight against the pandemic, the company said on Tuesday.

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Messi set to return as PSG and Man City face off in Champions League rematch #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have an early chance to lay down a marker in the Champions League when they meet at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in a rematch of last year's semi-final that sees Pep Guardiola and his old pupil Lionel Messi go head to head.

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France hits back at claim it is 'abandoning' Mali by withdrawing troops #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France hit back on Monday at the Malian prime minister's "indecent" and "unacceptable" claims that it is abandoning the war-torn country by drawing down troops from the restive Sahel region.

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Survivors of the November 13 Paris attacks to testify at landmark French trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

From Tuesday onwards, it is the victims’ turn to speak. Some 300 people will give testimony in court over the course of five weeks to recount the horrors they lived through during the terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015. 

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UK ready to mobilise army to help ease fuel crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country's pumps dry.

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Lava spewing again from Canary Islands volcano, airport remains closed #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A volcano began spewing out ash again Monday after a brief lull in the Canary Islands, where coastal residents are confined to their homes over fears of toxic gases when the lava hits the sea.

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North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile' into sea, says South Korea's army #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast, the South's military said Tuesday.

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Beirut port blast probe suspended for a second time #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The judge investigating last year's deadly Beirut port explosion had to suspend work on Monday, a court official said, after what rights groups and victims' families condemned as another blatant case of political obstruction.

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Singer R. Kelly convicted on all counts in sex trafficking trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

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UK lorry driver crisis ‘vindicates’ warnings about speed of Brexit process #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of British petrol stations ran out of fuel due to panic buying on Monday, after days of long queues at pumps caused by the lorry driver shortage. Analysts say that, in addition to Covid, the speed of the Brexit process bears a lot of responsibility for the crisis – signalling a broader problem in which the rapidity of Britain’s divorce from the EU is impairing the government’s plans to restructure the economy.  

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Palestinian security officers go on trial over death of Abbas critic Banat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Palestinian military court on Monday began the trial of 14 security officers charged with beating to death a prominent critic of President Mahmoud Abbas, in a case that has drawn widespread protests and calls for his resignation.

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Live: What will Germany's post-Merkel government look like? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Who will govern Germany? After a narrow but inconclusive win in Sunday's elections, can Olaf Scholz's centre-left SPD cobble together a three-way coalition? What to make of the conservative CDU-CSU bloc's worst ever election result? We chalk up the winners and losers in a special edition of the FRANCE 24 Debate from Berlin, in partnership with Deutsche Welle.

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No one from Afghanistan, Myanmar will address world leaders at United Nations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly in New York after the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban - who was due to speak on Monday - withdrew his name.

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Students walk out of classes in Eswatini’s ongoing pro-democracy movement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Three months after police violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland and Africa’s last absolute monarchy, the movement has carried on quietly. Young people have played an important role in the protests, with the last wave of the opposition centred around school boycotts at various high schools and universities around the country throughout the month of September. Videos online show crowds of students leaving their classes in protest.

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Dozens killed as gunmen attack village in northwest Nigeria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, killing 34 people and injuring seven others, local authorities said Monday.

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Live: Centre-left SPD edges out Merkel's conservative CDU, preliminary results show #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The centre-left Social Democrats led by Olaf Scholz narrowly defeated Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in Sunday's vote to decide her successor, preliminary results showed. The result marked a historic low for the CDU, in one of the most unpredictable elections in Europe's biggest economy in recent decades.

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Scores killed in fierce fighting over Yemen's strategic city of Marib #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Sixty-seven Yemeni rebels and pro-government troops have been killed as fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib, military and medical sources said Monday.

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Catwalk comeback: Live runways return to Paris Fashion Week after pandemic pause #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Masks may still be the crucial accessory, but Paris Fashion Week roars back to life from Monday with live runways shows after a long pandemic pause. Dior, Chanel, Hermes and Louis Vuitton are among the biggest names hosting shows in the flesh at one of fashion's biggest diary events of the year, which runs to October 5.  

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Paying with a glance: Moscow’s latest expansion of facial-recognition tech #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Facial-recognition cameras are being rolled out across Moscow's metro system as a way to allow passengers to pay for their fare simply by showing their faces, without the need for a ticket or a transit card. Called FacePay, the system is the latest expansion of facial-recognition technology in Russia, a trend that has caused alarm among civil liberties and rights campaigners.

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UK petrol stations run dry as truck driver shortage sparks hoarding #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of British gas stations ran dry on Monday, an industry group said, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck drivers.

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Germans ‘kept voting for Angela Merkel’ in rejection of political extremes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Exit polls put Germany’s two major parties neck and neck coming out of Sunday’s polls. While the official results have yet to be released, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says the overall trend is clear: Germans voted for the centre. He speaks to FRANCE 24 about what this could mean for the CDU, SPD, and Germany’s smaller parties as they prepare for coalition talks.

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San Marino voters approve abortion three to one in referendum #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The tiny state of San Marino voted Sunday to allow abortion in a historic referendum result that will bring the predominately Catholic nation in line with most of the rest of Europe.

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French conservatives ditch primaries for party convention ahead of presidential poll #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's conservative Les Républicains party decided Saturday that it would nominate its candidate for the May 2022 presidential election through a party convention on December 4 rather than a primary election – a move seen as beneficial to the candidate Xavier Bertrand.

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France’s Julian Alaphilippe retains cycling world championship’s road race title #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's Julian Alaphilippe retained his men's road race title at the cycling world championships after attacking relentlessly in the finale of the 268.3 km ride between Antwerp and Leuven on Sunday.

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Thousands of Tunisians rally against President Saied’s growing grip on power #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

About 2,000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied's recent steps to tighten his grip on power, labelling it "a coup d'état".

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Iceland elects Europe’s first female-majority parliament #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iceland on Sunday became the first country in Europe to have more women than men in parliament, a day after a general election that left the future of the left-right coalition in doubt despite winning a clear majority.

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Human rights concerns on the rise as local miners in DR Congo grapple with foreign mining companies #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tensions between local miners and foreign mining companies have been rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Videos shared online have shown soldiers beating men for trespassing on mining concessions, and Congolese employees of foreign mining companies report mistreatment. We spoke to Richard Ilunga, the human rights director for the NGO Afrewatch, about the risks local miners face while they try to make a living.

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Israeli troops kill five Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash with Hamas #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Five Palestinian gunmen were killed in shootouts with Israeli security forces during a sweeping West Bank arrest operation cracking down on the Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday. 

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Britain to issue up to 10,500 temporary visas to ease chronic staff shortages #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government announced Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy.

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Switzerland goes to the polls in same-sex marriage referendum #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Voters in Switzerland are casting final ballots in a referendum on whether same-sex couples can be allowed to marry.

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Live: Germany goes to the polls to elect new parliament and Merkel's successor #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Germany goes to the polls today in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history. Angela Merkel's conservatives led by Armin Laschet and the centre-left Social Democrats led by Olaf Scholz are in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage after 16 years wielding the reins of power.

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Mali accuses France of abandonment, approaches 'private Russian companies' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Mali has asked private Russian companies to boost security, Russia's foreign minister confirmed Saturday, as the Malian leader accused France of abandoning the conflict-ridden country by preparing a large troop drawdown.

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At least 3 dead, several injured after Amtrak train derailment in US state of Montana #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

At least three people died on Saturday and some passengers were injured after seven cars of an Amtrak train went off the rails in north-central Montana, an official at a local sheriff's office said.

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Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont says returning to Belgium before attending October hearing in Italy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said he would return to Belgium on Monday, but that he would return to Italy for a court hearing there on Spain's extradition request.

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Who is out to get the judge in charge of Lebanon port explosion probe? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Political pressure and an intense smear campaign have targeted for several weeks Tarek Bitar, the Lebanese judge in charge of the probe into the August 2020 Beirut port blast – stepping up a gear with threats from a senior Hezbollah official. In the eyes of some victims’ family members, this suggests Bitar’s investigation is pointing in the right direction.

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Turkey flexes military muscles with drone display at Istanbul’s Teknofest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Teknofest, which Turkey claims to be the biggest tech festival in the world, takes place in Istanbul on September 21-26. And with it, an opportunity for Turkey’s military to display its new jewel: drones. FRANCE 24's Istanbul correspondents Shona Bhattacharyya and Ludovic de Foucaud report.

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British govt eyes easing visa rules amid shortage of truck drivers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

 In a U-turn, the British government is expected to ease visa rules for truck drivers to help fix supply-chain problems that have triggered long lines at gas stations and some shuttered pumps.

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Germany’s Merkel makes final push for successor in knife-edge poll #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet the vote to shape Germany's future, in a last-ditch push to shore up his beleaguered campaign 24 hours before Germans vote.

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Could far-left Die Linke become part of next German government? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As Germany goes to the polls on Sunday in general elections that mark the end of the 16-year Angela Merkel era, the extreme-left party Die Linke stands a greater chance than ever of forming part of a new government – despite its roots in East Germany’s ruling Communists and radical foreign policy making it anathema to many voters.

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'I am hiding here': Afghan refugees in Pakistan frustrated by lack of international support #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Afghan refugees who have fled the Taliban for Pakistan are becoming frustrated by the lack of international support. Trapped in limbo, they wonder if the rest of the world has already forgotten them. FRANCE 24 reports. 

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The Afghan women rebelling against the Taliban's strict dress code #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, new worries about the freedoms of women and girls have come to the forefront. In the past few weeks, Afghan women both in and out of the country have been participating in a social media campaign to protest against the Taliban’s new dress code for female students. They have been sharing photos of themselves wearing colourful traditional Afghan garments using the hashtags #DoNotTouchMyClothes and #AfghanistanCulture.

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Catholic Church apologises for century of abuses in Canada's residential schools #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Catholic Church apologized "unequivocally" on Friday to Canada's indigenous peoples for a century of abuses at church-run residential schools set up by the government to assimilate children into the mainstream.

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US, allies vow to pursue ‘free, open’ Indo-Pacific at Quad summit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia vowed on Friday to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific region “undaunted by coercion” at their first in-person summit, which presented a united front amid shared concerns about China.

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US says no more Haitian migrants in Texas camp, most press on seeking asylum #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

No migrants remained Friday at the Texas border encampment where almost 15,000 people — most of them Haitians — had converged just days earlier seeking asylum, local and federal officials said.

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China releases two Canadians held since 2018 as Huawei executive freed in Canada #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges were released from prison and flown out of the country on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday, hours after a top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies resolved criminal charges against her in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department.

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A tireless crisis manager: The legacy of Angela Merkel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

During her first term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel had to deal with the economic and financial crisis of 2008, which helped forge her image as a defender of Germany's interests and her fellow citizens' savings. But there would be more challenges to come: the migrant crisis in 2015, and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. How will German history remember this scientist by training, who grew up in what was then East Germany, who defied the odds to become Germany's first woman chancellor? As Merkel prepares to bow out after 16 years in power, our Berlin correspondents report on her legacy.

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Macron urges new Lebanese PM Mikati to undertake 'urgent' reforms #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged the new Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to undertake "urgent" reforms to help his crisis-wracked country, as the two men met for the first time in Paris.

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Iran says nuclear talks to resume 'very soon', doesn't provide a date #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iran will return to negotiations on resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal "very soon", Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters on Friday.

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Why are the French so sceptical about vaccines? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Covid-19 pandemic has put vaccine scepticism in the spotlight around the world, especially in France. Even before the epidemic turned our worlds upside down, France was one of the most vaccine-hesitant countries in the world. It’s a real paradox in a nation that was home to scientist Louis Pasteur and his pioneering discoveries in immunology. In this episode of French Connections Plus, Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula take a stab at where this vaccine hesitancy comes from and why it's so hard to cure.

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Poland's waste secret: Europe plays with fire #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

When China suddenly announced in 2017 that it would no longer accept foreign waste, Poland quickly became a new dumping group for European trash. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look at an illegal business that's more lucrative than narcotics.

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France says Britain's Johnson offered to 're-establish cooperation' amid submarine dispute #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that he wants to "re-establish cooperation", Macron's office said, amid a diplomatic crisis over a submarine contract with Australia.

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Mobile phones of five French cabinet ministers infected by Pegasus malware #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The mobile phones of at least five French ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron were infected by the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, sources told AFP on Friday, confirming a report by the Mediapart investigative website.

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Cambodian prince bids to restore French football's fallen giants Saint-Étienne to former glory #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Cambodian prince Norodom Ravichak has confirmed a bid to take over struggling Saint-Étienne, a cash-strapped club whose declining fortunes belie its former status as French football royalty.

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Thunberg spearheads German climate protests to pressure candidates before polls #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tens of thousands of climate activists including Greta Thunberg began descending on German cities Friday to crank up the pressure on candidates competing to succeed Angela Merkel at this weekend's general election.

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Has Afghanistan's former vice-president fled the country with ‘stolen money’? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Photos of Amrullah Saleh, the former vice-president of Afghanistan, sitting in what looks to be a bank have been circulating online since September 20. While Saleh says he's in hiding in the Panjshir Valley, pro-Taliban accounts and even some Afghan media claim these photos show him at a bank in the United Arab Emirates, after fleeing with "money stolen from Afghans". But it turns out these photos aren't recent. 

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China's central bank declares all cryptocurrency transactions illegal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China's central bank on Friday ruled that all financial transactions involving crypto currencies are illegal, the latest in a series of regulatory measures to crack down on crypto trading.

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Yves Saint Laurent to stop using fur, bowing to animal rights pressure #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French high-end fashion brand Saint Laurent will stop using fur in its collections from next year, its parent company Kering said on Friday, joining a growing list of global companies.

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Le Pen's bid for French presidency off to stormy start as far-right pundit steals her thunder #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Down in the polls and clambering for momentum as she makes a third bid for France's presidency, far-right leader Marine Le Pen suddenly finds herself on unfamiliar terrain: sharing the right-wing limelight with a pundit out for glory of his own.

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Tunisia parliament speaker urges 'peaceful struggle' against president's power grab #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The speaker of Tunisia's parliament Rached Ghannouchi called Thursday for "peaceful struggle" against a return to "absolute one-man rule", a day after President Kais Saied took steps towards rule by decree.

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FRANCE 24 Spanish to broadcast 24/7 as it celebrates 4th birthday #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

FRANCE 24’s Spanish-language channel on Friday begins broadcasting 24 hours a day as it celebrates its fourth birthday.

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Britain vows to resolve trucker shortage amid closure of petrol stations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain on Friday vowed to do whatever it takes to resolve a trucker shortage that has forced oil giant BP to close some petrol stations and strained supermarket supply chains to breaking point. 

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Ex-police officer convicted of George Floyd's murder files appeal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, citing 14 complaints related to his trial earlier this year.

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Trump's ex-chief of staff and top aides called to testify in Capitol riot probe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has subpoenaed four former members of Donald Trump's administration, including Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon, the panel's chairman said on Thursday.

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China's Evergrande bondholders in limbo as debt deadline passes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China Evergrande slipped toward a kind of limbo on Friday as time ticked away on an interest payment deadline which global markets are watching for signs of default, leaving investors on tenterhooks over the embattled property giant's fate.

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Merkel rivals call for stronger Europe in final election debate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The two candidates running neck-and-neck to replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor called for a stronger European Union on Thursday, in a final TV debate that did little to shake up a race expected to end in lengthy coalition negotiations.

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Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Italy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

European MEP and former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont -- in exile in Belgium since 2017 after an attempt by the region to gain independence through a referendum that Spain ruled was unconstitutional -- was arrested in Italy on Thursday, his lawyer said.

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US House approves $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The House overwhelming passed a bill Thursday to provide $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system as Democrats moved to quash criticism from Republicans that their party is wavering in support of Israel.

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Submarine dispute ‘not just a French problem’, says EU’s top diplomat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The recent submarine dispute between France and its US, UK and Australian allies has highlighted the need for improved communication and the importance of a European military force to act as a compliment to NATO, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told FRANCE 24 on Thursday.

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Sign language, a bridge between two cultures #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

This Thursday is International Day of Sign Languages. We take a closer look at the French sign language, more commonly known as LSF or "Langue des signes française", which was banned in France until 1977. Even though today only a minority of people master the language, it's developing little by little, even among non-deaf people. FRANCE 24's Éléonore Vanel, Erika Olavarria and James Vasina report.

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Paris court upholds life sentence for 'Carlos the Jackal' in 1974 grenade attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan leftist militant who carried out attacks across the globe in the 1970s and 1980s, had the life sentence he had been given for a deadly grenade attack on a Paris shop in 1974 confirmed on Thursday, the Paris Prosecutor's Office said.

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Restoring relations will require ‘time and actions’, French foreign minister tells Blinken #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The way out of a diplomatic crisis between France and the US over a mega submarine deal will "take time and require actions", French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his US counterpart Antony Blinken Thursday.

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Amal: A refugee puppet’s journey through Europe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A giant puppet representing an uprooted Syrian child named Amal arrived at the port of Marseille on Wednesday, as part of a mammoth journey across Europe meant to highlight the plight of refugees and unaccompanied children in particular.

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US special envoy for Haiti resigns over 'inhumane' migrant deportations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US special envoy for Haiti Daniel Foote resigned Thursday, just two months after his appointment, with a scathing letter denouncing the Biden administration's deportations of Haitian migrants who fled recent political turmoil and natural disasters at home.

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EU to impose universal phone charger, setting up clash with Apple #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Union announced on Thursday that it will impose a universal charger for smartphones, setting up a clash with Apple and its widely used iPhone.

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Isolated, volatile and divided, has Germany’s far-right AfD reached a dead-end? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Four years after its stunning election to the German parliament, the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been largely sidelined during an election campaign in which its favourite scapegoats – migrants, the euro and Chancellor Angela Merkel – no longer topped the agenda.

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Myanmar faces 'alarming' risk of civil war, UN says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the military junta widens, the UN's human rights chief warned on Thursday.

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Sign language, a bridge between two cultures #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

This Thursday is International Day of Sign Languages. We take a closer look at the French sign language, more commonly known as LSF or "Langue des signes française", which was banned in France until 1977. Even though today only a minority of people master the language, it's developing little by little, even among non-deaf people. FRANCE 24's Éléonore Vanel, Erika Olavarria and James Vasina report.

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How a video from Ireland was used as anti-migrant propaganda in France #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sparked outrage in 2005 when he referred to rioting youth in the ethnically diverse Paris suburbs as "racaille" – rabble, or scum. Fifteen years later, President Emmanuel Macron told young French people from migrant backgrounds that they represented an “opportunity for France”. 

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Tunisian President Saied moves to cement one-man rule #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisian President Kais Saied declared on Wednesday he will rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution as he prepares to change the political system, prompting immediate opposition from rivals.

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Germany elections: Merkel years saw blossoming economy, widening inequality #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As her 16-year tenure ends with the German general elections on Sunday, Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaped the rewards of her predecessor’s Agenda 2010 economic reforms – overseeing years of solid growth and low unemployment. But critics decry widened inequality. FRANCE 24 reports from Berlin.

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Johnson hails COP26 climate summit as 'turning point for humanity' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday cast UN climate talks in Glasgow in November as a last chance for humanity as he made a passionate appeal for the world to slash carbon emissions.

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Suspects identified in Macron health pass data leak #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French officials said on Wednesday they had identified health workers suspected of leaking the vaccination status and personal details of President Emmanuel Macron.

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Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker and playwright, dies at 89 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.

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US authorizes Pfizer vaccine boosters for those at high risk or over 65 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, or adults at high-risk of severe disease as well as those in high-exposure jobs.

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US to donate additional 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States on Wednesday promised to buy 500 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to donate to other countries as it comes under increasing pressure to share its supply with the rest of the world.

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Canary Islands volcano causes more destruction and evacuations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, forcing more people to evacuate their homes and blanketing towns in ash, while residents struggled to come to terms with the destruction.

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Algeria closes airspace to Morocco over 'provocations and hostile' actions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes, the presidency said on Wednesday, in the latest dispute between the two countries at odds mainly over Western Sahara.

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‘Open the door!’: Videos show opposition kept from observing vote count in Russian elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As votes in Russia’s legislative elections were being counted the night of September 20, several representatives of opposition parties were kept from observing the count – as is authorised by electoral law. Three videos show one of these representatives demanding to be let into a Moscow election office, to no avail. President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party swept the vote, while opposition parties claim mass electoral fraud. 

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‘Donnez-moi un break,’ Johnson tells France over submarine row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France on Wednesday to “prenez un grip” (get a grip) and “donnez-moi un break” over a submarine deal row that saw Australia tear up a French contract for a trilateral nuclear-powered submarine deal between Australia, the US and the UK.

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From radical to mainstream: A closer look at Germany's Green Party #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Germany's Green Party was born out of protest 40 years ago and has successfully weathered turbulence from within its ranks. Today, the party's so-called realists dominate and have rallied behind Annalena Baerbock, their candidate for chancellor in the September 26 elections. The Greens have in fact acquired executive experience as coalition partners in 11 out of Germany's 16 regional governments. For the past decade, they've also led the regional government in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Our correspondents report on the party's transformation from radical to mainstream and even a certain form of conservatism.

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Macron seeks 'clarification' on submarine dispute in talks with Biden #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Joe Biden and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are to speak later on Wednesday by telephone for the first time since a row erupted over the sale of submarines to Australia, the French government spokesman said. 

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Zelensky's top aide survives after gunmen open fire on his car #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised a "strong response" after gunmen opened fire on a car carrying his senior aide, in what officials said was retaliation for a push to rein in oligarchs.

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In pictures: The Lithuanian migrant camp that's 'like a prison' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 4,100 migrants from the Middle East or central Africa have arrived in Lithuania illegally since the beginning of the year. The FRANCE 24 Observers team was contacted by a Cameroonian man who crossed the border from Belarus before being arrested and put in a camp opened by Lithuanian authorities. He says that the Baltic country is trying to force migrants to return to their countries of origin.

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Submarine dispute: France has 'every right to be angry,' says ex-Australian PM #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has slammed the ongoing submarine dispute with France as a "foreign policy and national security debacle" for his country. Rudd told FRANCE 24 that France had "every right to be angry" over the sudden loss of a multibillion-euro submarine contract with Australia, after Canberra chose to buy US nuclear submarines instead. He also called for a parliamentary probe into the decision by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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France ditches Gare du Nord renovation plans over rising costs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's national rail operator SNCF has scrapped plans for a controversial renovation of Europe's busiest train station, Paris Gare du Nord, in the run-up to the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Missing US influencer Gabby Petito confirmed dead in homicide #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The FBI on Tuesday confirmed a body found in Wyoming is missing woman Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, whose recent disappearance gripped the United States, with the local coroner saying her death was a homicide.

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Far-right AfD campaigns on anti-vax platform in Germany’s Bautzen #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As Germany prepares to vote in the September 26 general elections, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is staging a comeback with an anti-vax, anti-mask agenda. FRANCE 24 reports from Bautzen in eastern Germany, which recorded the country’s highest ever Covid infection rate and where the AfD performed best at the last election.

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China's Evergrande strikes deal to avoid default on key bond #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Embattled Chinese housing giant Evergrande said Wednesday it had agreed a deal with domestic bondholders that should allow the conglomerate to avoid default on one of its interest payments.

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Rare Australia eathquake causes panic in Melbourne #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked Melbourne residents running into the streets.

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China, US announce separate, major steps to combat climate change #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad, surprising the world on climate for the second straight year at the U.N. General Assembly.

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Erdogan tells UN Turkey will ratify Paris Climate Agreement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to finally ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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UN says Taliban asked to address GA meeting, named UN envoy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United Nations says the Taliban, Afghanistan's new rulers since last month, have challenged the credentials of Afghanistan’s former U.N. ambassador and are asking to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders that began Tuesday.

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Were the French blindsided by the AUKUS submarine deal? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French officials are adamant they learned that Canberra was ditching a $66 billion French submarine contract only when the first reports began to emerge in the Australian press. But Canberra insists France had long known the deal was on the rocks.

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Macron and Modi vow to ‘act jointly’ in Indo-Pacific as submarine row intensifies #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to "act jointly" in the Indo-Pacific region as a row intensified with Australia, the US and the UK over a scuttled submarine contract.

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'Children are going hungry': Haitian migrants return to Mexico from US to find food #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an effort to find food and supplies, hundreds of Haitian migrants who have been camping under a bridge in the Texas town of Del Rio have crossed back over the Rio Grande into Mexico in recent days with the hope of securing food and water from shops or generous locals.

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Do these photos prove the Taliban’s spokesman led a double life? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Social networks users inside and outside Afghanistan have been sharing photomontages that claim to show Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid lived a “double life” that was at odds with his status as a mullah in the fiercely pious Islamist movement. The posts show photographs of the spokesman wearing the black turban favoured by many Taliban leaders, along with photos of three similar-looking men with their heads uncovered, in one case accompanied by a woman whose head is also uncovered.

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Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrat who has cast himself as Merkel’s heir #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Centre-left Olaf Scholz has cast himself as the favourite to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in the September 26 general election – with his Social Democratic Party (SPD) boasting a consistent poll lead throughout the campaign. FRANCE 24 looks at how Germany’s current finance minister has turned his lack of charisma into a political strength.

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Field Marshal Tantawi, who ruled Egypt after Mubarak’s ouster, dies at 85 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Field Marshal Hussein, the former head of the military council that ruled Egypt after longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak was ousted during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, died on Tuesday, Egypt’s presidency said. He was 85.

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Biden addresses UN General Assembly for first time since taking office #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In his first UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday since entering the White House, US President Joe Biden will focus on global challenges from China, climate change and the importance of alliances. But his remarks come on the heels of the controversial US withdrawal from Afghanistan and a US-UK submarine deal with Australia that has angered France. 

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Our Observers recount life under Taliban rule in 2021 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US military and its allies fully withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of August. They managed to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghans... but left an entire country in the hands of the Taliban. What about the ordinary citizens who stayed behind? What is it like to live under Taliban rule? Our Observers from across the country told us more.

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Sudanese authorities thwart attempted coup, arrest plotters #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Sudanese authorities have foiled an attempted coup, the army said on Tuesday, warding off a challenge to a civilian-military council that has run the country since Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in 2019.

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European court finds Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, Moscow calls decision 'unfounded' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Court of Human Rights found on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising death in 2006 after being poisoned in London with a rare radioactive substance.

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Evacuations hit 6,000 as lava gushes from Canary Islands volcano #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lava gushing from the Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption on land in 50 years has forced authorities to evacuate another part of El Paso municipality on the island of La Palma and to urge sightseers attracted by the phenomenon to stay away.

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Perception that France is ‘too soft’ on China fed Australia submarine dispute #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As France rages over last week's Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defence deal that saw Canberra ditch multibillion dollar submarine contracts, analysts suggest Paris should not have been so shocked – considering Australia’s desire for nuclear submarine technology rooted in its fear of a Chinese threat, alongside a broader Anglophone perception that France’s China policy is too ambiguous.

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Fake photo of new Afghan central bank chief goes viral #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In the first edition of our new fact-checking show Truth or Fake, we focus on Afghanistan. A photo purportedly showing the new Afghan central bank chief has gone viral on social media; we show you how our Observers team debunked the image. Meanwhile, we demonstrate how widely shared images of alleged recent violence in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, attributed to the Taliban, actually come from a 2018 film. 

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France to host international conference on Libya ahead of scheduled elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron will host an international conference on Libya on November 12, a month ahead of elections that aim to put an end to a decade of civil war but that look increasingly uncertain.

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France's defence minister warns Mali against hiring Russian 'mercenary' firm #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's defence minister has warned Mali that hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner would isolate the country internationally, during a visit to the Sahel state.

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Trudeau’s Liberal party leads polls but falls short of majority, Canadian media project #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are on track to win the Canadian election, the CBC and CTV television networks projected as results trickled in, but they look set to fall short of their goal for a decisive, majority win.

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US to investigate reported abuse of Haitian migrants by mounted border patrol #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday that the authorities would investigate reports that Haitian migrants in Texas may have been abused by border patrol officers on horseback.

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Biden administration plans to double US refugee admissions to 125,000 in 2022 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Joe Biden’s administration wants to nearly double the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 125,000 in the upcoming fiscal year starting on Oct. 1 in keeping with a campaign promise, according to a statement from the State Department.

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Lebanon’s parliament approves new government in vote stalled by power cut #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lebanon’s new government won a vote of confidence on Monday for a policy programme that aims to remedy a devastating economic crisis, despite the parliamentary session being delayed when the lights went off due to power shortages.

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France’s Le Drian asks Europeans to ‘think hard’ about alliances amid submarine spat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in New York for UN meetings, called Monday for Europeans to “think hard” about alliances after Paris was outraged by the loss of a mega submarine contract with Australia.

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Tunisian president Saied promises to name a PM but maintains emergency measures #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisian President Kais Saied vowed Monday to appoint a prime minister but said emergency measures that he announced in July would remain in place.

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France seeks EU support in submarine row with US, UK, Australia #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France canceled meetings with British and Australian officials and is trying to rally EU allies behind its push for more European sovereignty after being humiliated by major Pacific defense pact orchestrated by the U.S.

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Rivers of lava: Canary Island volcano erupts #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Around 100 homes have been destroyed on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma after the Cumbre Vieja volcano spectacularly erupted on Sunday, sending rivers of lava down the hillside toward the Atlantic Ocean.

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US to end travel ban for fully vaccinated passengers in early November #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States will re-open to air passengers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who have received COVID-19 vaccines in early November, the White House said Monday, rolling back tough pandemic-related travel restrictions that started early last year.

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Russian opposition slams ‘fake elections’ after Putin party sweeps vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia's opposition accused the authorities of mass voter fraud as election results on Monday showed the ruling United Russia party winning a sweeping majority in parliament.

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Pfizer says data show Covid-19 vaccine safe for children 5 and over #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said Monday that their Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5- to 11-year-olds, adding that the US-German partnership plans to ask for regulatory authorization as soon as possible to vaccinate children in that age range in the United States, Europe and elsewhere.

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Lava from Canary Islands volcano flows to sea causing material damage, no injuries #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lava continued to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa, but the head of the regional government said Monday he expects no injuries to people in the area after about 5,000 were evacuated. 

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Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon celebrate Iranian fuel delivery by firing rockets #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As Lebanon continues to face a debilitating fuel crisis, Hezbollah organised the delivery of Iranian fuel, sent via Syria, which arrived in the country on September 16. People in the streets celebrated the arrival of the convoy of fuel tankers by shooting guns and even rockets into the air. The scene shocked many Lebanese, whose memories of the devastating port explosion in August 2020 are still fresh, as our Observer explains.

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Rwandan court finds real-life 'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Rusesabagina guilty on terror-related charges #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, guilty of being part of a group responsible for terrorist attacks.

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#LetHerSpeak: Breaking the silence imposed by sex abuse perpetrators and society #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Our guest survived child sex abuse and went on to change laws and help police officers in the fight against paedophilia. Grace Tame is Australia's woman of the year, recognised for her work in breaking a silence that was imposed not just by perpetrators but also by society and even Australian legal systems. Not only did she survive being raped and abused by a maths teacher when she was only 15, she then went on to analyse how child grooming is made possible and now works to ensure that all survivors have a voice. She joined us for Perspective.

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Several killed in shooting on university campus in central Russia #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A student opened fire on a university campus in central Russia on Monday killing at least eight people, investigators said, in the second mass shooting at an education facility this year.

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Trudeau's future on the line as Canada votes in snap election while Covid cases surge #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Canadian elections headed for a photo finish Monday with liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau, who is seeking a third term, threatened by a strong challenge from rookie conservative leader Erin O'Toole.

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Pro-Kremlin party looks set to retain majority in Russia's parliament #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia's dominant Kremlin-backed party appeared set to retain the two-thirds majority in the parliament that allows it to change the constitution, results from 85% of the country's polling stations showed on Monday morning.

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Macron seeks 'new step' towards the Algerian Harkis who fought for France #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday meets with Algerians who fought for France in their country's war of independence in a fresh attempt to come to grips with a dark chapter in French colonial history.

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‘Ted Lasso’, ‘The Crown’, ‘Queen’s Gambit’ win big at Emmy Awards #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Drama “The Crown” and comedy “Ted Lasso” won the top prizes at television’s Emmy awards on Sunday, while “The Queen’s Gambit” was named best limited series.

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North Korea says US risking ‘nuclear arms race’ with Australia sub deal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and recent US submarine contract with Australia could trigger a “nuclear arms race” in the region.

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US flies Haitian migrants back from Texas border city #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

U .S. authorities have moved 3,300 migrants in the last two days from a Texas border city where thousands of mostly Haitians had gathered under a bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river from Mexico, officials said on Sunday.

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Biden requests phone call with Macron amid submarine spat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Joe Biden has requested early talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, France said on Sunday, in an apparent effort to mend fences after a row over a submarines contract sparked rare tensions between the allies.

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Volcano erupts on Spain’s Canary Island urging evacuations as lava threatens homes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday spewing out lava, ash and a huge column of smoke after days of increased seismic activity, sparking evacuations of people living nearby, authorities said.

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Putin’s United Russia party set to retain majority as parliamentary elections wrap up #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Vladimir Putin's party was set to retain a majority in parliament as Russia on Sunday wrapped up a three-day election in which most Kremlin critics were barred from running.

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The Burmese artist making paintings to fight against Myanmar’s military junta #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A new Paris exhibition is shining a light on seven Burmese artists using their artwork to resist Myanmar’s military junta. FRANCE 24 interviewed Bart Was Not Here, one of the artists featured.

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Algeria pays homage to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika with low-key funeral #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A funeral began in Algeria on Sunday for Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country's longest-serving president, at a cemetery for its independence heroes but without the honours accorded to leaders who died before him.

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Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022 in anti-Duterte bid #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Philippine boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao declared Sunday he will run for president in 2022, ending months of speculation about whether the legendary fighter would seek the country's top job.

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Select Hong Kong residents vote in election designed so that ‘only patriots’ prevail #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the territory's leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates with Beijing loyalty.

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Israel captures last two of six Palestinians who escaped from high-security jail #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

All six Palestinian fugitives who escaped a high-security Israeli jail through a tunnel dug under a sink are back in custody, after the Israeli army said Sunday it had recaptured the last two.

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France accuses Australia and US of ‘lying’ over cancelled submarine contract #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Saturday accused Australia and the United States of lying over a ruptured Australian contract to buy French submarines, warning a grave crisis was underway between the allies.

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Guinea’s junta rules out exile for ousted president as opposition activists return to Conakry #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Guinea's ruling junta on Saturday ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and said transition towards civilian rule would be done in accordance with "the will of the people".

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SpaceX all-civilian crew safely splashes down after three-day flight into Earth orbit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever sent into Earth orbit.

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US to accelerate flights abroad for thousands of migrants in Texas border town #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

U.S. authorities moved some 2,000 people to other immigration processing stations on Friday from a Texas border town that has been overwhelmed by an influx of Haitian and other migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday.

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France and Russia make a stand over which country will have the greater influence in Mali #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

According to reports, the Malian junta and Wagner, a militia with close ties to the Russian President Vladimir Putin, are nearing a deal that would send mercenaries to train Malian troops and provide security for high-ranking officials. Understandably, France is less than happy with the situation.

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Tunisian protesters demand return to constitutional rule two months after president’s power grab #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Several hundred protesters marched through central Tunis on Saturday to demand a return to parliamentary democracy after a July power grab by President Kais Saied.

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Putin's United Russia party more unpopular than ever ahead of parliamentary elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia is voting in its general election on the second of three days for a new parliament, as well as some local and regional bodies. Although Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is largely expected to win, opinion polls show that in reality, the president’s party has never been less popular, as our correspondents in the Urals region report.

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Dubbed 'World's most powerful women', is Angela Merkel a role model for German women? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Angela Merkel may be Germany's first female chancellor, but her gender is not something she has ever put forward, in either fashion or policy: the pantsuit-wearing leader has avoided describing herself as a feminist throughout most of her public life. As she prepares to leave the country’s power, her efforts to improve the situation of women have largely been slow in coming.

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Notre-Dame Cathedral ready for restauration after post-fire safety work completed #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's Notre-Dame cathedral is finally ready to undergo restoration work more than two years after a blaze ravaged the heritage landmark, and remains on course to reopen in 2024, authorities said Saturday, following months of painstaking work to secure the building.

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Australia made ‘huge mistake’ by cancelling submarine deal, French ambassador says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australia has made a "huge" diplomatic error, the French ambassador said on Saturday having been recalled to Paris after Canberra ditched a multi billion dollar order for French submarines in favour of an alternative deal with the United States and Britain.

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Tenure of Algeria’s Bouteflika marked by French presidents’ recognition of colonial past #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

During former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's 20 years in office, the relationship between Algeria and its former colonial master France saw several ups and downs. While French presidents since Nicolas Sarkozy have taken steps in recognising France’s harmful actions, Algeria has yet to receive an official apology from the Élysée Palace.

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French public divided over death penalty 40 years after its abolishment #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France abolished the death penalty 40 years ago Saturday, the culmination of 200 years of activism. Recently elected socialist president François Mitterrand backed the move, but it was unpopular, and about 50 percent of the French public want to re-instate the sentence.

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No, photos circulating on social media do not show the new head of Afghanistan’s central bank #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An image that allegedly shows the new head of Afghanistan's central bank, Haji Mohammad Idris, sitting at a desk with a rifle has been circulating on social networks since August 17. However, the Observers team discovered that it is actually an old photo of an unidentified Taliban member.

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Greece to open new ‘controlled’ migrant camp as rights groups criticise restrictions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Greece on Saturday inaugurates the first of five new "closed" migrant camps, opposed by rights groups who say the strict access measures are too restrictive.

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Kremlin critic Navalny’s allies blast Apple and Google for removal of opposition voting app #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused Apple and Google of "censorship" on Friday after they removed an opposition voting app at the start of a three-day parliamentary election in Russia.

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Algeria's ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies at 84 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.

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Conservative challenger O'Toole takes aim at stumbling Trudeau as Canada votes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Erin O'Toole is closer to becoming Canada's next prime minister than any Conservative Party leader has been since 2015, when rockstar candidate Justin Trudeau swept a dour three-term incumbent into the history books under a wave of Trudeaumania. O'Toole is no rockstar – his vibe is closer to affable-roadie-turned-band-manager. But a tone-deaf act of hubris by Canada's flashy frontman could yet score O'Toole the top gig.

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US admits Kabul strike killed multiple civilians in ‘tragic mistake’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. 

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France recalls its ambassadors to US and Australia in submarine deal backlash #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Friday said it was immediately recalling its ambassadors to the US and Australia for consultations after Australia struck a deal with the US and UK, which ended a $40 billion French-designed submarine deal.

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Exiled Belarus opposition chief Tikhanovskaya urges France to play 'role of mediator' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI during a visit to Paris. More than a year after the disputed presidential election that saw Alexander Lukashenko win a controversial sixth term and led to a crackdown on the opposition, Lukashenko remains in power, despite Western sanctions. Tikhanovskaya, who says she won last year's election, discussed the next steps for the beleaguered opposition and urged France to "take on the role of mediator" in an international dialogue on Belarus's political crisis.

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England eases Covid rules for international travel, introduces two-tier system #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The British government announced a major simplification of its rules for international travel on Friday, heeding complaints from travelers and businesses that its regulations aimed at staving off the spread of COVID-19 were cumbersome and ineffective. 

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World on 'catastrophic' path to 2.7C warming, warns UN chief #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A failure to slash global emissions is setting the world on a "catastrophic" path to 2.7 degrees Celsius heating, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Friday just weeks before crunch climate talks. 

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Bangkok’s taxi graveyard garden: Covid-hit cabbies turn to growing vegetables #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

One Bangkok taxi company has found an innovative way to make ends meet amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With many drivers put out of work by lockdowns and restrictions and their cars left idle, they have transformed a taxi graveyard into a burgeoning vegetable garden to feed employees.

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Ten men, including Paris attacks suspect, to be tried over 2016 Brussels bombing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ten men accused of involvement in the March 2016 bomb attacks in Brussels that killed 32 people will face trial, Belgian federal prosecutors said Friday.

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Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghan refugee evacuation disaster #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld resigned on Friday over her handling of the Afghan evacuation crisis in a widening scandal that has also claimed the job of the foreign minister.

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Was Joe Biden tricked by pro-Trump kids? Not really #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A photo of US President Joe Biden shows him posing with a group of children sporting Donald Trump merchandise. Online, Trump supporters are revelling in the fact that the president was tricked into taking the photo. We looked into it – and found that the whole photo op was intentional.

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The Azerbaijani threat to Armenia's borders #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ten months after the defeat of Armenian forces against Azerbaijan in the war for control of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia is seeing its border regions come under threat from Baku. According to Yerevan, hundreds of Azerbaijani soldiers have entered Armenian territory since mid-May 2021, particularly in the Syunik and Gegharkunik border provinces. The situation is sparking concern and even panic in Armenia, particularly in villages close to the frontier, where incidents are frequent. Our team on the ground reports.

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France celebrates 40 years of high-speed TGV trains #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Friday celebrated four decades of flying across the countryside on ultrafast TGV trains, while getting a glimpse of the next-generation locomotives set to hit the rails in 2024.

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New Zealand calls off Pakistan cricket tour over security worries #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

New Zealand abandoned its cricket tour of Pakistan on Friday over security concerns that mystified the hosts, just before the Black Caps’ first scheduled match in Pakistan in 18 years.

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Hundreds of aid trucks 'not returned' from Ethiopia's Tigray region, says UN #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Hundreds of aid trucks have not returned from Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, and their disappearance is "the primary impediment" to ramping up the humanitarian response, the United Nations said Friday.

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Australia at heart of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name aimed at countering China's rising military power and economic clout.

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'Ebola is defeated,' says Congolese professor who discovered the virus #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago.

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Cartoonists mark start of Paris attacks trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The biggest trial in modern French history began on September 8, with 20 suspects charged in the November 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed and hundreds more injured. The court will hear from more than 300 witnesses over a period of nine months. Twenty individuals stand accused, including Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the commando team masterminded by the Islamic State group.

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Putin's grip on power put to the test as Russia votes in parliamentary polls #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to win despite a ratings slump after the biggest crackdown on the Kremlin's critics in years.

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Chinese astronauts return to earth after 90-day mission to space station #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Friday after a 90-day visit to an unfinished space station in the country's first crewed mission since 2016.

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Australian PM says he warned France that submarine deal could be scrapped #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he had raised the possibility that Australia might scrap a 2016 submarine deal with a French company in talks with the French president in June, rejecting French criticism that it had not been warned.

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Austria hears first lawsuit over Covid-19 outbreak at Ischgl ski resort #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The first civil lawsuit begins in a court in Vienna on Friday over a notorious outbreak of coronavirus at the popular ski resort of Ischgl in March 2020, where thousands of people from 45 countries claim to have become infected.

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US fire crews wrap giant trees in blankets to save them from blaze #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The world's biggest trees were being wrapped in fire-proof blankets Thursday in an effort to protect them from huge blazes tearing through the drought-stricken western United States.

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Dutch foreign minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghan refugee crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigned on Thursday after parliament formally condemned her handling of the Afghanistan evacuation crisis.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro going to UN General Assembly despite being unvaccinated #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Brazil's Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week's United Nations conclave in New York, effectively defying city authorities who recently announced proof-of-vaccination requirements for all attending leaders and diplomats.

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ECOWAS says it will impose sanctions on Guinea coup leaders #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

West Africa's main regional bloc imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea on Thursday and demanded they return the country to constitutional rule within six months, the president of the bloc's commission said.

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Macron, Merkel vow to cooperate until new German government formation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris Thursday to discuss international crises and European issues, days before elections that will determine who succeeds her after 16 years in office. 

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The assassinated Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, France’s ‘major enemy’ in the Sahel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French military operation in August killed Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, the head of the jihadist group Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), it was revealed on Thursday. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at this terrorist leader whom France had branded its “major enemy” in the Sahel.

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Italian government makes Covid-19 health pass mandatory for all workers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Italian government approved on Thursday some of the strictest anti-COVID measures in the world,making it obligatory for all workers either to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection. 

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‘Crazy dream come true’: Macron inaugurates Christo’s ‘Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday inaugurated a posthumous installation conceived bythe late artist Christo that envelops Paris's Arc de Triomphe monument in 2,500 square metres of silvery blue, recyclable plastic wrapping.

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First female Afghan governor calls US withdrawal ‘a big mistake’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Dr. Habiba Sarabi is one of four women who took part in the negotiations with the Taliban in Doha at the end of 2020. She is also the first woman to have ruled an Afghan province, that of Bamiyan. Sarabi, who was in Doha when the Taliban took power, spoke to us from the Turkish city of Izmir, where she now lives. She called the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan "a big mistake", branding the US pullout "irresponsible".

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Somali president suspends prime minister’s executive powers in escalating row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Somalia's president said on Thursday he had withdrawn the executive powers of the prime minister, the latest twist in a feud that has plunged the country into a deep political crisis. 

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‘Superhuman’ immunity: What is it and what does it mean for the fight against Covid? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Could some people possess a “superhuman” level of immunity against Covid-19? That is the suggestion of research published this month by scientists in America, which found that those who have already recovered from the virus then go on to be vaccinated not only have a far higher level of protection against different Covid variants, but may also be protected against forms of coronavirus not yet circulating in humans.

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German police arrest four on Yom Kippur over synagogue attack plot #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A 16-year-old boy and three other people were detained Thursday in connection with a suspected plan for an Islamic extremist attack on a synagogue in the German city of Hagen, authorities said. 

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France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of a deadline this week, Health Minister Olivier Veran said Thursday.

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Teatime is over: M&S to shut up shop in France over Brexit fallout #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British retailer Marks and Spencer said Thursday it planned to shut more than half its stores in France with Brexit affecting supplies of fresh and chilled products.

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Did it really snow in Cameroon? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Images showing people expressing surprise at what looks like layers of ice on the ground in Bana, a town in Western Cameroon, were shared on social media between September 10 and 11. Many people said they were sure that it was snowing. However, this is unlikely as the temperature varied between 15 and 23 degrees celsius on those days. The FRANCE 24 Observers team found that the pictures actually show a pile of hailstones.

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France's killing of IS group leader in Sahel 'opportunistic hit' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France killed the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara because the group attacked French aid workers, African civilians and U.S. troops, French officials said Thursday, calling him “enemy No. 1” in protracted anti-terrorism efforts in the Sahel. "We know that the operation that led to his death happened in mid-August, he was hit by a drone," says Wassim Nasr, FRANCE 24's specialist on jihadist movements.

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Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into crisis-hit Lebanon #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the Shi'ite Muslim group says should ease a crippling energy crisis but which opponents say risks provoking U.S. sanctions.

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Putin to remain in self-isolation after dozens of his entourage catch Covid-19 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would have to spend "a few days" in self-isolation after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, the TASS news agency reported.

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One million Nigerian children to miss school due to threat of violence #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year, the UN said on Wednesday.

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Haiti government begins unraveling as newly accused PM fires justice minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Haiti’s government is starting to crumble as Prime Minister Ariel Henry faces increased scrutiny from authorities investigating the president’s slaying, with Henry firing the justice minister late Wednesday, just hours after another top official resigned and accused Henry of obstructing justice in a sharply worded letter.

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Top US gymnasts excoriate FBI for ignoring Nassar sex abuse #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles held back tears on Wednesday, as she told lawmakers how the FBI and U.S. gymnastic and Olympic officials failed to stop the sexual abuse that she and hundreds of other athletes suffered from former doctor Larry Nassar.

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French troops ‘neutralise’ leader of Islamic State group in Sahel, Macron says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron said early Thursday that French troops had “neutralised” Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the jihadist group Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.

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Champions League: Liverpool and Man City thrill, PSG draws in Messi debut #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lionel Messi made his first Paris Saint-Germain start in a 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday, while last season’s runners-up Manchester City and Liverpool won high-scoring thrillers.

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US, Britain, Australia announce new security pact to counter China #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States, Britain and Australia said on Wednesday they would establish a security partnership for the Indo-Pacific that will involve helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, as Chinese influence over the region grows.

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Tensions intensify in Afghanistan between Taliban hardliners, pragmatists #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh rule in the 1990s than their recent promises of inclusiveness, said two Afghans familiar with the power struggle.

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Iran replaces top nuclear negotiator with hardliner Raisi protégé #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iran has demoted its chief nuclear negotiator, replacing him as deputy foreign minister with an opponent of concessions to the West, state media reported Wednesday. 

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As Germany's general elections near, things are going wrong for the right #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

For the first time in over a decade, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is leading in polls of voter intentions in front of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), just as the general elections are due in September. This unprecedented situation owes a lot to the centre-right candidate, Armin Laschet, who has made several blunders. 

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ICC backs crime against humanity probe into Philippines' 'war on drugs' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday gave the green light for a full investigation into crimes against humanity during the Philippines' so-called "war on drugs".

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UK's Johnson reshuffles cabinet to get rid of under-fire ministers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began reshuffling his cabinet on Wednesday, moving some of his under-fire colleagues – such as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who was demoted to Justice Minister after being criticised for his handling of the fall of Kabul.

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Paris attacker rants in trial that France 'knew risks' of striking jihadists in Syria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The sole survivor of the jihadist cell that killed 130 people in Paris six years ago Wednesday claimed France "knew the risks" of attacking jihadist targets in Syria, as he spoke out again one week into the trial into France's worst postwar atrocity.

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Afghan female youth footballers reach Pakistan, will seek asylum #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Players from Afghanistan's female youth soccer teams have arrived in Pakistan and will seek political asylum in third countries amid concern over the status of female athletes under the new Taliban government in Kabul.

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'Last resort': The young Germans on hunger strike for the climate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Camped outside the Reichstag in Berlin, a group of young German climate activists have not eaten for more than two weeks. Although the lack of food is beginning to take a toll on their health, they say the hunger strike is the last resort in convincing governments to take necessary action on climate change.

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'Do not touch my clothes': Afghan women rebel against Taliban strict dress code #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Afghan women around the world have been participating in a social media campaign to protest against the Taliban’s new dress code for female students. They have been sharing photos of themselves wearing colourful traditional Afghan dresses using hashtags such as #DoNotTouchMyClothes and #AfghanistanCulture.

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Cloned camels: Beauty pageants fuelling surge in demand #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A clinic in Dubai where camels are cloned says it is struggling to keep up with demand from clients who are looking for carbon copies of prized animals to compete in beauty pageants and races across the Gulf.

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UN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers from CAR after sex abuse claims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United Nations has decided to withdraw some 450 Gabonese peacekeepers from the Central African Republic (CAR) over allegations of sexual abuse, Gabon's defence ministry announced Wednesday.

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SpaceX set to make history with first all-civilian crew in Earth orbit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The latest in a recent line of space-obsessed billionaires was set for lift-off on Wednesday with three less wealthy private citizens along for the ride aboard a SpaceX rocket ship, seeking to become the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit.

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Iran restarts commercial flights to Afghanistan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iran on Wednesday resumed commercial flights to neighbouring Afghanistan, where the Taliban took control last month.

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Russia blocks extension of UN mission to Libya, say diplomatic sources #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia has deadlocked the Security Council over the one-year renewal of the United Nations political mission in Libya, threatening international unity ahead of a presidential election on December 24, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

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Live: Health plans, climate set to top agenda at State of the European Union speech #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to outline goals for the EU in her annual State of the Union address Wednesday. The speech is likely to acknowledge the bloc’s public health achievements during the 2020 pandemic and address future concerns such as digital targets to catch up with the US and China. Follow the address live on FRANCE 24.

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French vaccine mandate for healthcare workers takes effect #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French government faces a stand-off with tens of thousands of health workers and carers Wednesday over a new rule requiring them to receive a Covid-19 vaccine or face suspension without pay. 

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Military junta opens talks on Guinea’s future, vows to avoid past ‘mistakes’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Guinea's longtime opposition leaders voiced support Tuesday for the country's new military rulers as a four-day summit got under way that is aimed at charting the West African nation's future following a coup just over a week ago. 

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, says South #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Wednesday, days after testing a long-range cruise missile. 

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California Governor Newsom defeats Republican-led recall effort, US TV networks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Californians voted overwhelmingly to keep their Democratic governor Tuesday, roundly rejecting a Republican attempt to unseat him in a special recall vote spurred by mask mandates and Covid lockdowns.

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Bayern beats Barcelona 3-0 in team's first loss since Messi's exit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Bayern Munich showed Barcelona exactly how dreary life will be without Lionel Messi on Tuesday when it dealt the Spanish team its first loss since the exit of the star forward.

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Haitian PM fires prosecutor who asked to question him for president's murder #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Tuesday sacked his top prosecutor, who was seeking charges against the premier over the July assassination of President Jovenel Moise. 

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New book: Top US general secretly called China over fears Trump could start war #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Fearful of Donald Trump's actions in his final weeks as president, the United States' top military officer twice assured his Chinese counterpart that the two nations would not go to war, according to a forthcoming book.

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Ronaldo scores but still loses on return to Champions League with Manchester United #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Cristiano Ronaldo’s early goal could not save Manchester United from another Champions League loss in Switzerland, 2-1 on Tuesday against a sharp and robust Young Boys team.

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Haiti prosecutor seeks charges against PM Henry for president Moise's murder #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Haiti's top prosecutor said Tuesday he was seeking charges against Prime Minister Ariel Henry over the assassination in July of President Jovenel Moise.

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Stakes are high as Californians head to the polls in the state’s second-ever recall vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Voters in California go to the polls today to decide if they want Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who was elected in 2018, to stay in his job. It’s only the second time a recall measure made it on to the ballot in the state, the first time being when actor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed out second-term Democratic governor Gray Davis in 2003.  

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Reports of Russia mercenary deal in Mali alarm France #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A deal is close that would allow Russian mercenaries into Mali, seven diplomatic and security sources told Reuters. Such an agreement would extend Russian influence over security affairs in West Africa and trigger fierce opposition from former colonial power France, which has spent eight years fighting terrorism in this troubled region.

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Adieu to FRANCE 24's Amobé, one of France's greatest champions of African culture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In this special show, we pay tribute to our friend and colleague Amobé Mévégué. One of the best loved presenters on FRANCE 24, where he was well known for promoting African culture and artists, he died suddenly last week aged 52.

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine: 'Museveni will end up in the dustbin of history' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an interview with FRANCE 24 from South Africa, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he was "definitely the elected president of Uganda". Wine, who unsuccessfully ran for the country's top job in January, accused President Yoweri Museveni of "mass murder" and called on the Ugandan people to "liberate themselves" from a "dictatorship". Comparing Museveni to ousted dictators Robert Mugabe, Omar al-Bashir and Muammar Gaddafi, Wine predicted it was "just a matter of time" before the president "ends up in the dustbin of history".

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Putin self-isolating after Covid spreads among inner circle #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was self-isolating after several members of his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, including someone he worked with in close proximity and had been in close contact with all of the previous day.

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The South Korean men waging a vulgar and violent war against feminists #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Being a feminist in South Korea often goes hand in hand with constant online and offline harassment from anti-feminist groups. Over the summer this year, members of the feminist group Haeil were targeted with hate speech. It’s proof of a growing backlash against feminism and women’s rights in the country.

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Macron proposes plan for parliamentary oversight of police following abuse claims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced that he wanted to double the presence of police officers and gendarmes on the ground in ten years in a major speech aimed at boosting police oversight following repeated allegations of brutality and racism in the force. 

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How artificial intelligence on Whatsapp can help fight disinformation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, there has been massive dissemination on social networks of information that is false, manipulated or lacking in context. To address a surge in questions from the public, a team from the Spanish fact-checking organisation Maldita created a WhatsApp chatbot, which uses artificial intelligence to provide automated answers. You will find more information in our latest episode of Truth or Fake.

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Guineans focused on poverty as junta attempts transition talks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Guinea’s military junta is holding talks with political stakeholders this week in a bid to form a transitional government following the September 5 coup, which ousted strongman Alpha Condé. But in the impoverished Bonfi neighbourhood of the capital, Conakry, the struggle to make ends meet has not changed for over six decades. FRANCE 24 reports from Conakry. 

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Taliban deny co-founder Mullah Baradar is dead #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.

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Putin meets Assad, condemns US and Turkish troops in Syria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow for the first time since 2015 on Monday and criticised foreign forces that are in Syria without a UN mandate, the Kremlin said, in a rebukeof the US and Turkey. 

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Algeria arrests another journalist amid crackdown on press freedom #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Algerian authorities have arrested a journalist from a local French-language newspaper and searched his house, a rights group and one of his colleagues said Monday. 

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Blinken defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan in heated hearing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan at a contentious congressional hearing as irate lawmakers accused the White House of presiding over a historic disaster.

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Biden calls for investments to tackle climate crisis on Western US trip #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-round fires and other extreme weather a climate change reality the nation can no longer ignore.

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Storm Nicholas turns into hurricane as it heads towards Houston #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened to hurricane status just as it is about to slam the US Gulf coast, with Houston in its path, the National Hurricane Center said late Monday.

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Lebanon's Mikati wants to resume bailout talks with IMF #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Lebanon’s new government held its first meeting Monday with a call by the president to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund to help kick-start its recovery from one of the world's worst economic crises in more than a century.

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Apple issues fix for weakness that let Pegasus spyware target devices #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Apple released a fix Monday for a flaw that can let the spyware at the heart of the Pegasus scandal infect devices without users even clicking on a malicious message or link.

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White House confirms Biden to speak in person at UN General Assembly #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Joe Biden, whose international reputation has taken a hit after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is upping the number of major diplomatic meetings this fall as he strives to boost alliances to counter China.

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Norway's leftwing opposition wins general election in a landslide #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Norway's left-wing opposition headed by Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Store won Monday's general election after a campaign dominated by questions about the future of the key oil industry in Western Europe's largest producer.

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Macron hosts French Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Elysée Palace #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted more than 150 French Olympic and Paralympic athletes at the Elysée Palace on Monday to congratulate them on their performances in Tokyo – and encourage them to do "even better" when Paris hosts the next Games in 2024. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali tells us more.

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Bennett meets Sisi on first Egypt trip by Israeli PM in decade #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel's Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, on the first visit to the North African country by a prime minister of the Jewish state in over a decade.

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Donors pledge over $1 billion in Afghanistan aid as UN chief urges Taliban engagement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Donors pledged more than a billion dollars to help Afghanistan at a conference in Geneva on Monday. Poverty and hunger have spiralled and foreign aid has dried up since the August 15 fall of Kabul – a desperate situation that means the international community must engage with the Taliban to help the needy, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

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Daraa, cradle of uprising against Syrian regime, starts to rebuild after 75-day siege #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Since the beginning of July, the south-western Syria city of Daraa has been the scene of intense fighting between rebel soldiers and the Syrian army. For 75 days, a government siege on rebel-held neighbourhoods forced thousands of civilians to be displaced. After the Syrian regime broke an initial truce agreed at the beginning of September, a second ceasefire was negotiated by Russia on September 5. Our Observer describes a city struggling to get back to normal after weeks of fighting.

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Wrapping up the Arc de Triomphe: Late artist's vision become a reality #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

This weekend, workers began covering Paris's Arc de Triomphe in giant sheets of fabric as part of an art installation paying tribute to the late artist Christo. Over the coming days, the 50-metre high, 19th century arch will be wrapped in some 25,000 square metre of silver-blue fabric, bringing to fruition a long-term ambition of Christo's that he was unable to complete before his death last year.

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UK cancels Covid jab contract with Franco-Austrian firm Valneva #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The British government has terminated a supply deal for a potential Covid jab being developed by French-Austrian biotech laboratory Valneva, the firm said on Monday. 

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Éric Zemmour: The far-right pundit who threatens to outflank Le Pen #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Marine Le Pen has said that she would never treat him as an adversary, but if Eric Zemmour, a popular journalist, author and pundit who has been convicted three times for inciting hate speech, throws his hat into the presidential ring as expected, he could prove to be the biggest threat to the reigning doyenne of the French far right. 

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Macron to increase oversight of police after brutality and racism claims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron will this week announce plans to boost oversight of the police, a presidential source said on Monday, following repeated allegations of brutality and racism in the force.

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French court dismisses Deschamps defamation case against Cantona over 'racial discrimination' comment #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The court of appeal of Paris on Monday dismissed a defamation case brought by France coach Didier Deschamps against Manchester United legend Eric Cantona, according to legal sources.

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November 13 Paris attacks: The trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The lengthy trial in the attacks on November 13, 2015, which left 130 dead and 350 wounded in Saint-Denis and Paris, opens on September 8. More than 300 witnesses, including survivors of that horrific night, will be heard over a period of nine months. The Special Assize Court of Paris will judge 20 defendants in this extraordinary trial, including Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor among the commandos of the Islamic State group, which ordered the attacks.

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Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni: 'We have to engage with the Taliban' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

FRANCE 24 spoke to Saad Mohseni, the chairman and chief executive of the Moby Group, a conglomerate which owns several media outlets in Afghanistan. He believes the world should "engage with the Taliban", saying "there's an opportunity for them to moderate their policies". Mohseni noted that to his surprise, Afghanistan's new masters have so far let Moby Group's journalists carry on working. 

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Pakistani plane lands in Kabul in first commercial flight since Taliban takeover #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) commercial flight from Islamabad, the first international commercial flight since the Taliban takeover, touched down in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday. 

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German candidates trade punches, but no knock-out blows in heated debate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Armin Laschet, the struggling chancellor candidate from Angela Merkel's conservative camp, went on the attack against his centre-left rival in a lively election debate Sunday, but failed to deliver a knock-out blow. 

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Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid proposes Gaza development plan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel's foreign minister has proposed improving living conditions in Gaza in exchange for calm from the enclave's Hamas Islamist leaders, aiming to solve "never-ending rounds of violence" as the two sides exchanged fresh fire over the weekend. 

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Guinea holds talks in Conakry to prepare transition back to civilian rule #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than a week after a military coup ousted Guinean strongman Alpha Condé, junta boss Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has requested talks to form a transitional government. FRANCE 24 reports from the capital, Conakry.

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Nature defenders murdered in record numbers, environmental rights group says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A record 227 people were killed worldwide in 2020 for their defense of nature -- more than four a week on average, and almost three-quarters of them in Latin America, environmental rights organization Global Witness said Sunday.

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Ardern extends Auckland lockdown as New Zealand battles Delta variant #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

New Zealand extended a strict lockdown in its largest city on Monday, requiring 1.7 million people living in Auckland to remain indoors for at least another week to snuff out small outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus.

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Macron’s disgraced ex-bodyguard Benalla goes on trial for assaulting protesters #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron’s former bodyguard goes on trial on Monday for assaulting two people during a 2018 protest while posing as a police officer, in an incident that caused deep embarrassment for France’s newly elected leader.

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Qatar foreign minister visits Kabul for first high-level meeting with Taliban #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Qatar’s foreign minister held talks in Afghanistan on Sunday, becoming the most senior official to visit the country since the Taliban’s takeover on August 15.

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French champagne producers to resume exports to Russia despite labelling blow #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France’s champagne industry group will resume exports to Russia on Wednesday despite a Russian law forcing foreign champagne producers to add a “sparkling wine” reference to the back of their bottles, local media reported on Saturday.

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Medvedev wins US Open men’s final, denying Djokovic Grand Slam #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Daniil Medvedev shattered Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam dream by defeating the world number one in Sunday’s US Open final, denying him a record-breaking 21st major men’s singles title.

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North Korea says ‘successfully’ test-fired new long-range missile #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea carried out successful long-range cruise missile tests over the weekend, its state media, KCNA, said on Monday, amid a protracted standoff with the United States over denuclearisation.

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UK ditches plans for Covid-19 vaccine passports at crowded venues in England #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain’s health secretary said Sunday that authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England, reversing course amid opposition from some of the Conservative government’s supporters in Parliament.

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Jihadists kill five soldiers in ambush in central Mali #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Jihadists killed five Malian soldiers in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the Malian army said.

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FBI releases newly declassified record on 9/11 attacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but does not provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot.

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France confirms deal with Greece for six more Rafale fighter jets #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Sunday confirmed that Greece had agreed to buy six more of its Rafale jets, bringing to 24 the number of French fighters sold to Athens for billions of euros.

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Why China is developing a game-changing thorium-fuelled nuclear reactor #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China is poised to test a thorium-powered nuclear reactor in September, the world’s first since 1969. The theory is that this new molten-salt technology will be “safer” and “greener” than regular uranium reactors, and so could help Beijing meet its climate goals. Yet is the country's investment in this also geostrategic?

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Wrapping of Paris's Arc de Triomphe in fabric begins, a tribute to late artist Christo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A first giant sheet of fabric was draped down the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday as work started to wrap the monument in a tribute to late artist Christo.

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IAEA chief arrives in Tehran for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is set for talks in Iran on Sunday that may ease a standoff between Tehran and the West just as it threatens to escalate and scupper negotiations on reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

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Pope Francis and Hungary’s Orban to meet in Budapest amid clash of views on migrants #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pope Francis arrived in Budapest on Sunday to celebrate a mass, with eyes focused on his meeting with the anti-migration Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

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‘An absolute dream’: UK’s Raducanu wins US Open women’s title #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Emma Raducanu fell asleep as a little girl to visions of running through the stands to celebrate a Grand Slam title and lived the moment Saturday after capturing the US Open title.

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Drone attack hits near US forces stationed at Erbil airport in northern Iraq #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A drone attack hit near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi Kurdish security officials said.

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'The Little Chapel That Stood': a hub for 9/11 relief, twenty years later #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Despite being mere metres from the World Trade Center, St. Paul’s Chapel survived the attacks intact and became a 24/7 hub for relief efforts. Twenty years later, the chapel once again aims to offer a space of “hospitality and healing”.

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