A Klimt portrait is now the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned
• Nov 19, 2025, 3:33 AM
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A rare full-length portrait by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned. The fiercely contested sale underscores surging demand for museum-calibre pieces as Sotheby’s prepares to offer a major Frida Kahlo work later this week.
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Lebanon files complaint against Israel for building controversial wall inside its territory
• 10:17 AM
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Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency said on Saturday. The Blue Line is a U.N.-mapped line
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France ramps up fight against drug crime after brother of anti-drugs activist murdered
• 10:16 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday urged more measures against drug crime after the brother of a prominent anti-narcotics activist was murdered last week in the southern city of Marseille. France's second-largest city is struggling to battle drug c
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Zelensky arrives in Turkey, aiming to 're-engage' US in peace efforts
• 10:15 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey on Wednesday for talks to revive peace efforts to end the war with Russia, his top aide said, amid uncertainty over whether US special envoy Steve Witkoff would attend. Details by FRANCE 24 corresp
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Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people
• 9:43 AM
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An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, state media and government officials said. It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war
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Russian strikes kill several in west Ukraine as whole country placed on alert
• 7:18 AM
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Russian drone strikes killed several people in west Ukraine and injured dozens in the eastern city of Kharkiv, authorities said on Wednesday, as the whole country was placed under air raid alert. Ukraine's energy ministry said the attacks caused emergenc
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‘Their rights are being violated’: Ukrainian families call for return of their stolen children
• 6:45 AM
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Family members of Ukrainian children deported from Kherson by Russia made a rare public appeal for their return on Monday in Paris. Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Moscow has deported Ukrainian children into Russia, often sending older childr
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Belgium and Spain qualify for World Cup, with four European spots still up for grabs
• 6:11 AM
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Belgium, Spain and Scotland have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. The 16 European nations that will compete in the playoffs have also been decided. They will hope to take one of the four spots still up for grabs.
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Curacao becomes smallest ever country to qualify for football World Cup
• 3:47 AM
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Curacao on Tuesday became the smallest ever country to qualify for the football World Cup after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica earned the tiny Caribbean nation enough points to squeeze into next year's finals. The 2026 tournament will be held in the United Stat
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A Klimt portrait is now the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned
• 3:33 AM
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A rare full-length portrait by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned. The fiercely contested sale underscores surging demand for museum-calibre pieces as So
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Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions
• 3:20 AM
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Nigeria’s new army chief has ordered troops to fight “day and night” to recover 25 schoolgirls abducted in a deadly raid in Kebbi State, an attack that has become entangled in rising US political tensions after claims from President Donald Trump and his
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Mexico’s president rejects Trump’s suggestion of US strikes on cartel targets
• 1:03 AM
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday firmly ruled out allowing any US military strikes on Mexican soil, after President Donald Trump said he would support such action to curb drug trafficking. She reiterated that Mexico will co-operate on inte
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Trump calls for single federal standard to govern AI
• 12:21 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Congress to establish a single nationwide standard for regulating artificial intelligence, warning that a patchwork of state rules would stifle growth and imperil the US's ability to compete with China in the ra
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