Will Charlie Kirk's death herald a new era of political violence in the US?

• 10:33 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 11: Papers from across the political divide pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, the young US conservative leader who's been killed at a university in Utah. Also: Russian drones are fired into Poland, mark a turning point for N

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Prince Harry and King Charles have first meeting in over a year

• 9:58 AM

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Britain’s Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles III, for tea on Wednesday at the monarch's London home, the first time they’ve met in well over a year. The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and moved to Califo

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Oracle co-founder Ellison briefly overtakes Musk as world's richest man

• 9:58 AM

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Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old co-founder of US business software company Oracle, briefly became the world's richest man on Wednesday after shares in Oracle surged over 40 percent. The company is predicting that its cloud infrastructure business will gro

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'Disquiet in Poland': Parliament convenes emergency session following Russian drone incursions

• 9:30 AM

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The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting following what the Polish foreign ministry said was a Russian drone raid on its territory. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, François Picard welcomes Marcin Zaborowski, Policy Director

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New NASA findings hint at ancient life on Mars

• 9:18 AM

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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseveranc

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Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead transition as talks between army and demonstrators continue

• 9:16 AM

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Nepal's army will resume talks on Thursday with "Gen Z" protesters to decide a new interim leader for the Himalayan nation, an army spokesperson said, after angry demonstrations that killed 30 and forced the prime minister to resign. Meanwhile former chi

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Police clash with thousands protesting Macron across France

• 9:14 AM

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A day of anti-government action across France on Wednesday saw streets choked with smoke, barricades in flames and volleys of tear gas as protesters denounced budget cuts and political turmoil. The nationwide “Block Everything” campaign presented a chall

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Russian drones shot down over Poland, NATO mulls ‘drone wall’

• 9:12 AM

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Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. Only four out of the ten drones were shot down, however, FRANCE 24's Dave Keatin

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Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's capital kill dozens

• 9:09 AM

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Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Wednesday, killing dozens just days after Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport. Most of the 35 people killed were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military hea

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Assassinated Trump ally a 'pivotal' figure in MAGA youth movement

• 9:07 AM

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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, who was assassinated Wednesday at a Utah college event, appealed to a “giant youth constituency” in the US, FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert said. Targeting younger generations, Kirk went to college campuses which he saw

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Conservative activist shot dead, manhunt on for suspect

• 9:04 AM

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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. A manhun

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Nepal seeks new prime minister to lead transition

• 8:21 AM

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Shaken by deadly protests that ousted its veteran prime minister and set parliament ablaze, Nepal faces the pressing question of who will step into the political void. Krishna Hachhethu, a political science professor at Tribhuvan University, analyses the

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Nepal deploys army as protesters look for interim leader

• 8:18 AM

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Nepal's army was set to resume talks on Thursday with "Gen Z" protesters to pick an interim leader for the Himalayan nation, an army spokesperson said, after angry demonstrations that killed 30 and forced the prime minister to resign.

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Israeli air strikes on Yemen kill at least 35, Houthi officials say

• 7:36 AM

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Israeli strikes in Yemen killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 130 others, the Houthi-run health ministry said Wednesday. The Israeli military on Thursday said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have regularly launch

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'I only wanted to join Marseille,' says France's Pavard on his new club

• 6:47 AM

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Inter Milan defender Benjamin Pavard has made his Ligue 1 return. The Frenchman has been loaned to Marseille for one season. Meanwhile, Marseille are trying to restore order to a dressing room that has been troubled and turbulent since the start of the s

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Brazil Supreme Court justice votes to annul Bolsonaro case, breaking with two peers

• 5:23 AM

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A Brazilian judge voted on Wednesday to acquit former president Jair Bolsonaro of an alleged coup attempt and annul his trial over jurisdiction. Justice Luiz Fux disagreed with his two peers on the five-justice panel, shifting all eyes on the last two ju

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The Bright Side: Oldest organ, brought from France to Jerusalem during Crusades, rings again

• 3:57 AM

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For 800 years, the oldest organ in Christendom, which was brought from France to Jerusalem during the Crusades, was silent. The 11th century organ was excavated in 1906 and more than a century later, a careful restoration has enabled the ancient instrume

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Cuba suffers fifth nationwide blackout in a year as crisis deepens

• 3:01 AM

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Cubans were left in the dark Wednesday after the island endured its fifth nationwide power outage in a year, the latest blow in the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, triggered by the shutdown of its largest thermoelectric plant.

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S. Koreans detained in US raid set to return, Seoul warns of chilling effect on investments

• 2:47 AM

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The process of releasing hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration crackdown on a Georgia Hyundai plant was under way, officials in Seoul said Thursday. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called the raid "bewildering" and noted it c

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Ghana agrees to take in West Africans deported by United States

• 2:36 AM

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Ghanaian President John Mahama said Wednesday his country has begun accepting West Africans expelled from the United States under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, part of a controversial policy that sends deportees to third countries where many have

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Investigation underway after shooting of far-right activist Charlie Kirk

• 1:53 AM

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Investigators are still looking for a suspect in the deadly shooting Wednesday of conservative figure and far-right activist Charlie Kirk. The shooting has drawn swift and bipartisan condemnation, with the governor of Utah calling it a "political assassi

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Nepal deploys army as protesters look for interim leader

• 1:30 AM

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Troops patrolled Kathmandu on Wednesday, ordering residents to stay home after two days of violent protests over a social media ban forced Nepal’s prime minister to resign, left 25 people dead, and pushed demonstrators to press the military for a transit

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