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🔴 Live: New Israeli strikes on Lebanon as the UN voices 'strong concerns' for peacekeepers

Israel's military launched fresh strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, local media reported, as Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops on the outskirts of a southern village. The UN Security Council voiced "strong concerns" late Monday over the UN peacekeepers wounded by the strikes in Lebanon as Prime Minister…

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Sudan: military air strike killed 23 in market

The army continues to advance on the sudanese capital days after dozens are killed in Khartoum in airstrikes. The devastating 18 month war has created the world's biggest humanitarian crisis and rolled back regional growth.

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Unleashing the economic potential of second-hand clothing

Second-hand clothing can help countries meet environmental targets, and drive economic growth - but needs support. A new report says governments need to help unleash the sector's economic potential. Karina Bolin, President of Humana People to People Italia, says it's important to focus on textiles of good quality, rather than…

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No peace to keep? Israel pressures United Nations in Lebanon

They are called peacekeepers, but what is their mission when they can not keep the peace? The United Nations along with the forty nations that contribute UNIFIL blue helmets to monitor the buffer zone in South Lebanon condemning the growing standoffs with Israel’s invading army that have culminated in a…

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Music Show: Tshegue bring Kinshasa to Paris with new EP ‘Argent’

In this edition of our music show on arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim is joined on set by one half of the Franco-Congolese duo Tshegue. Faty Sy Savanet and Nicolas Dacunha AKA “Dakou” burst onto the music scene in 2017 with their powerful blend of afropunk, rock, electro and funk. They…

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Russia jails French researcher Laurent Vinatier for three years in 'foreign agent' case

A Russian court Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony for breaking a law on registering as a "foreign agent". The French Foreign Ministry called for Vinatier's immediate release, denouncing the "extreme severity" of his sentence.

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A cultural stroll through Paris with singer Meryl and sculptor Agnès Baillon

This week, FRANCE 24’s Valérie Fayolle meets Meryl. The singer and rapper from Martinique takes us to the Elysée Montmartre concert hall, where she first performed in Paris. She chats about her latest album, Caviar I and its many influences. Then it's off to Agnès Baillon's Paris studio where we…

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The rooftops of Paris with the zinc craftsmen of the sky

Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise could soon be included in…

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'Nobel economics prize' awarded to trio for work on links between institutions and prosperity

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson won the 2024 Nobel memorial prize in economics "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

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Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi looks to sell consumer health unit, sparks political uproar

France's Economy and Industry ministers, Antoine Armand and Marc Ferracci, are heading to Lisieux this Monday to visit the production sites of popular headache reliever Doliprane. The visit takes place after the maker of the pill, French pharma group Sanofi, said it was in talks to sell off its consumer…

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China vows never to renounce 'use of force' to retake Taiwan as drills end

China deployed planes and ships around Taiwan in military drills on Monday, issuing a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces. The drills marked the fourth large-scale exercise in two years as Beijing refuses to rule out force in its efforts to control Taiwan. Washington said the drills risked "escalation", calling on…

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🔴 Live: Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say France, UK, Italy and Germany

Israeli attacks on the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday. Earlier, an Israeli strike on a village in northern Lebanon killed at least 21…

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SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship booster with 'Mechazilla' arms

SpaceX's Starship test flight this Sunday achieved a world first: using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms – referred to as "Mechazilla" by SpaceX founder Elon Musk – to catch the returning first-stage booster after a test flight. This groundbreaking maneuver is a key milestone in SpaceX's drive toward rapid rocket…

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Hezbollah claims drone attack near Haifa which injures at least 60 Israelis

An Israeli volunteer rescue service on Sunday said more than 60 people were wounded south of Haifa, where Hezbollah earlier claimed a drone strike that targeted a military base. Hezbollah said it launched “a squadron of attack drones” at a military training camp in Binyamina, south of Haifa, in response…

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'Occupied America': Trump further demonizes immigrants in Colorado campaign speech

Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made an appearance Friday in Aurora, Colorado, and claimed that immigrants are causing chaos in smaller cities and towns across America. Aurora was the scene of a viral video showing armed Latinos overtaking an apartment block which catalysed false narratives about…

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Influence of AI and deepfakes looms large over US presidential race

In the run-up to the US presidential election, the race is still too close to call between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But one notable aspect of this election cycle is the prevalence of AI-generated content that's spreading online. From New York to California, anyone can generate images or videos…

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Fitch agency maintains France's 'AA-' credit rating but downgrades outlook

Fitch Ratings revised France's long-term outlook to "negative" on Friday while keeping its rating at AA-. The company cited increased fiscal policy risks, with government debt moving toward 118.5 percent of GDP by 2028.

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40 nations taking part in UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon condemn 'attacks'

Forty nations that contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said in a statement on Saturday that they “strongly condemn recent attacks” on the peacekeepers. “Such actions must stop immediately,” said the joint statement, posted on X. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Saturday that gunfire…

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New memoir from Russian dissident Alexei Navalny reveals he knew he would die in prison

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison, an event which finally occurred on February 16 at age 47. The New Yorker magazine published excerpts from the book, "Patriot", on Friday, ahead of its release on October 22.

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Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce as machinist strike cripples airplane production

US aviation giant Boeing plans to lay off about 10 percent of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it projected a large third-quarter loss after a nearly month-long strike by 33,000 of its workers slowed production and caused executives to delay delivery of its 777X jet…

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Kenya to send more police to Haiti

In tonight's edition, An additional 600 Kenyan officers are to be sent to Haiti, a pledge following the Haitian prime minister's visit to Kenya. Also, the South African President survives the so-called 'Farmgate' scandal after criminal charges against him are dropped. And Solar power could be the solution to fill…

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Western leaders urge Israel to stop harming UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

France's president Emmanuel Macron was among world leaders who condemned Israel after UN troops in Lebanon were wounded by Israeli attacks for the second day in a row. Lacron said the "deliberate" attacks were "absolutely unacceptable".

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FRANCE 24 speaks to sister of Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row

An 88-year-old Japanese man who had fought to overturn a murder conviction for decades has finally been acquitted. Iwao Hakamata was arrested in 1966 and spent 46 years on death row. In a landmark retrial, a court declared him innocent in late September, and while rejecting the verdict, the prosecution…

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Media frenzy in race for the White House

From the release of Melania Trump's autobiography, to Kamala Harris's interview on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, to Elon Musk's media push for Donald Trump, we take a look at the many different media strategies being used in the countdown to the US election.

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'October Surprises' in US elections

With the US presidential election just over a month away, and polls showing a very tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, we take a look at "October Surprises" and how these unexpected political bombshells have impacted previous elections. We also discuss whether they may, or may not, swing…

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