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Houthis report Saudi strikes as Riyadh accuses them of targeting Mecca

Yemen's Houthis reported fresh Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday, as Riyadh accused the group of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a "lie" Riyadh's early morning statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, but the accusation prompted a…

France 24 · Sep 16

Trump says renovation of Kennedy Center depends on whether his name is on it

The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close most of the Washington performing arts complex for safety repairs, hours after a judge again blocked efforts to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. Trump said the $257 million renovation plan depended on recognising his role in the project.

France 24 · Sep 15

Russian war, African recruits

In this edition: thousands of Africans have found themselves in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the C64 opposition coalition held a demonstration in the capital Kinshasa. And finally,…

France 24 · Sep 15

'Revolutionary change in US foreign policy: MAGA does not see itself as leader of democratic world'

For Spotlight, FRANCE 24 François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of Autocracy, Inc. According to Applebaum, the upheaval in American diplomacy and foreign policy transcends any one administration. She describes a full-fledged transformation in the way the United States exerts power,…

France 24 · Sep 15

First Hormuz, now the Red Sea? Oil spikes as Saudis sucked into Yemen spiral

First, there was US President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to strike Iran. Then, came the quagmire of a war without an exit strategy. Now, six months later, with access to the Strait of Hormuz all but shut, global shipping has taken another hit the other end of the Arabian Peninsula.…

France 24 · Sep 15

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in talks to create a standards body as AI fears rise

The world’s biggest AI companies are working to create a new industry standards body, OpenAI said on Tuesday, as rising concerns over the risks of artificial intelligence fuel pressure for greater oversight and safer development of the technology.

France 24 · Sep 15

Matthew Rhys makes Emmy history as Widow’s Bay breaks records

Matthew Rhys made Emmy history, winning two lead acting awards in the same night as Widow’s Bay swept the comedy categories and set a new record with 14 wins. FRANCE 24’s Dheepthika Laurent looks back at the biggest moments from television’s biggest night including wins for The Pitt, Hacks and…

France 24 · Sep 15

'Pelicot 2.0': UK husband pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 15: Two cases dubbed Pelicot 2.0 have rocked Britain and Austria. Then, ProPublica reveals that a Russian oligarch financed a part of Trump Jr's Bahamas wedding. Some celebrity news: Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after saying "Free Palestine", while Sydney Sweeney is once…

France 24 · Sep 15

Paris ex-mayor says 'collective failure' led to abuse of children in school care

Former Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged a “collective failure” to protect children on Tuesday as police investigate more than 200 allegations of violence, mistreatment and sexual abuse at the French capital’s state-run nurseries and primary schools for over more than a decade.

France 24 · Sep 15

Rapid data center expansion incites backlash in Republican stronghold

With just a couple months to go until the US midterm election, a new political fault line is emerging in Republican strongholds across Texas driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence. According to an analysis by the Texas Tribune, nearly 60 percent of planned new data centers are set…

France 24 · Sep 15