Is Eurovision's survival threatened by boycott over Israel?

• 11:21 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 2: We look at reactions to Luigi Mangione's pre-trial hearing, which attracted many of his supporters. The press look at why his case divides Americans so much. Also: Sri Lanka's anger at the government over the devastati

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Pope Leo XIV urges unity on day two of Lebanon visit

• 11:07 AM

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Pope Leo used the second day of his visit to Lebanon to call for “coexistence,” bringing together religious leaders from both sides of the former civil war divide and urging unity in a region long scarred by conflict. Speaking in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square

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Spain dismantles neo-nazi group, arresting three

• 11:05 AM

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Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country's first known cell linked to The Base, a US-founded white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organisation. Three people were arrested and one, suspected of leading the group, has been

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Trump accuses Honduras of ‘trying to change’ outcome of presidential vote

• 10:17 AM

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US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Honduras election officials of “trying to change” the outcome of the presidential vote after the race was too close to call in the digital preliminary results, and the remaining votes are being counted by hand.

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Thousands flee Mali as JNIM blockade triggers new wave of displacement

• 10:02 AM

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Over the past two weeks, thousands of Malians have escaped westward toward the Mauritanian border as an al Qaeda-linked JNIM blockade continues to cut off entire communities. Most who managed to reach Mauritania say they have no intention of returning, c

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Pope Leo XIV urges unity in Lebanon visit

• 9:30 AM

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On Tuesday, in the final appearances of his trip, he will pray at the site of a deadly 2020 port blast that shredded swathes of Beirut, then lead a Mass on the city's historic waterfront with an expected 100,000 people. France24 International Affairs edi

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US confirms two strikes ordered on boat

• 9:28 AM

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Washington is putting further pressure on Venezuela with a major naval build up in the Caribbean. The US military has already struck at least 19 suspected drug vessels since September. The White House on Monday defended a US admiral's decision to conduct

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Russia claims to have captured Pokrovsk

• 9:25 AM

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Russia has announced the capture of the strategically important Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a development that unfolded as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron to advance ongoing diplomatic efforts. The talks in Paris f

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Pope Leo to pray at Beirut port blast site ahead of highly anticipated Mass

• 7:45 AM

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Pope Leo, on his first visit abroad since becoming a pope in May, is on Tuesday set to pray at the site of Beirut's devastating port explosion before holding a Mass by the waterfront to tens of thousands of followers. More than 220 people were killed in

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Hundreds of thousands of Asia flood survivors face food and fuel shortages

• 7:21 AM

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Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. Nearly 1,200 have been killed in the torrents t

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Hong Kong to start independent inquiry into deadly fire as public pressure mounts

• 7:21 AM

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Hong Kong will set up an independent committee of inquiry headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tues

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Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss an end to the Ukraine war

• 7:20 AM

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US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

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Russia claims control of Pokrovsk

• 7:20 AM

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President Vladimir Putin has hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. There was

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French Cup: Auxerre to face Monaco in only clash between Ligue 1 teams

• 6:30 AM

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The Coupe de France (French Cup) round of 64 draw was held at Parc des Princes. Monaco will face Auxerre in the only clash between Ligue 1 sides.

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Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly blaze that killed 151

• 5:09 AM

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Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday announced a judge-led independent committee to investigate last week’s apartment blaze that killed 151 people. Officials said the city’s worst fire in decades spread rapidly through exterior scaffolding netting that failed t

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Hundreds of thousands of Asia flood survivors face food and fuel shortages

• 4:23 AM

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Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. Nearly 1,200 have been killed in the torrents t

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White House holds high-level talks as Trump ramps up Venezuela campaign

• 4:22 AM

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US President Donald Trump met senior national security advisers on Monday to discuss the pressure campaign on Venezuela, a US official said, without providing details. The talks came as Trump intensifies efforts to curb alleged drug shipments originating

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Son of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to narcotics trafficking

• 3:46 AM

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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded guilty in Chicago on Monday to narcotics trafficking and running a criminal enterprise, US media reported. He had initially denied the charges after his July 2024

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Live: Russia claims control of Pokrovsk, Ukraine says still holds part of city

• 2:44 AM

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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed reports from military commanders claiming Russian forces had taken full control of the northern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. The Ukraine military, however, said it was still holding the northern part of the strat

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'Blurred Lines: One US team dealing with the Ukrainians, the other dealing with the Russians'

• 12:05 AM

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to reinforce European support at a potentially pivotal moment in Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion, meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as Washington pushes a plan to end the war. All the while

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