In China, rare voices seek to break taboo over 'comfort women' raped by Japanese army

• 6:49 PM

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During World War II, the Japanese imperial authorities abducted, coerced, tricked and sometimes recruited hundreds of thousands of women from Japan's colonial empire to become sexual slaves for soldiers. Sometimes minors, these women were called "comfort

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There is a 'backlash against gender balance everywhere': EU Commissioner for equality

• 5:13 PM

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For our first Talking Europe interview with the new crop of EU Commissioners, we host Hadja Lahbib, who is in charge of preparedness and crisis management, as well as equality. Lahbib, a former foreign minister of Belgium, talks about the challenges of h

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Biden or Trump: Who should we thank for the ceasefire in Gaza?

• 5:00 PM

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In the wake of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, outgoing US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, who returns to office on Monday, both raced to take credit for what they hope will be a major diplomatic success. It is a d

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Minister Ben-Gvir threatens to resign if the Gaza ceasefire deal is approved

• 4:24 PM

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Gaza ceasefire agreement faces strong opposition from hardliners in Netanyahu's coalition, who said it was a capitulation to Hamas, which had controlled Gaza. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to resign if it was approved. However, he

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United States: Trump gains ground among Latinos in Reading, Pennsylvania

• 4:12 PM

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In Reading, a former industrial city in Pennsylvania where nearly 70 percent of the population is of Hispanic origin, a growing number of Latinos are turning to Donald Trump. Between economic disillusionment, conservative values and family priorities, th

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Trump 2.0 and women's rights: What is at stake this time around?

• 4:11 PM

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With Donald Trump re-entering the White House, what will it mean for American women this time around? Annette Young talks to Carter Sherman, the reproductive health reporter for the Guardian US. Also the gender divide in South Korea is becoming all the m

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Musk, a pro-populist thorn in the EU's side: Concerns grow over 'foreign interference'

• 4:02 PM

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He has called the German chancellor an "incompetent idiot" and the country’s president an "anti-democratic tyrant". Perhaps such invective would not matter if Elon Musk did not have the influence that he does. But Europe is a key market for the tech bill

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From 'Twin Peaks' to 'Blue Velvet': Remembering legendary director David Lynch

• 3:53 PM

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As the film world mourns the loss of legendary director David Lynch, arts24 looks back at the life and career of a true icon. Known for his surreal and unsettling style in films like "Twin Peaks", "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive", he redefined cinema

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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban slated to start on Sunday

• 3:52 PM

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The US Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be banned in the United States on national security grounds, dealing a major blow to a plat

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Top AI companies score badly on risk and safety assessments, ahead of Paris summit

• 3:40 PM

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Are leading artificial intelligence companies doing enough to keep us safe from the potential harms of their products? According to the nonprofits SaferAI and the Future of Life Institute, based in Paris and Brussels respectively, the answer is "no". We

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Trump says US and China to 'solve many problems' after phone call with Xi

• 3:29 PM

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US President-elect Donald Trump said he had a "very good" discussion on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a number of issues, including trade, fentanyl and TikTok.

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Maha Kumbh Mela festival: India's soft power on display

• 3:18 PM

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The Maha Kumbh Mela has got underway in northern India, with organisers expecting over 400 million visitors throughout the festival. In this week's show, we speak to India's permanent representative to UNESCO, who discusses how the Hindu festival is bein

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Russian court jails three of Navalny's former lawyers for 'extremist' activity

• 2:47 PM

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Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny were found guilty by a Russian court on Friday of participating in an "extremist organisation" and sentenced to years in jail.

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Netherlands grapples with painful past as WWII archives go public

• 2:24 PM

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Eighty years after the end of World War II, the Netherlands' largest war archive is going public. No longer classified, it contains the names of hundreds of thousands of people who were investigated for collaborating with the Nazis. The release has spark

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Tech: US Tiktok users flock to Chinese social media app RedNote

• 2:00 PM

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The US talks on banning the Chinese-owned Tiktok app from the App Store have triggered a digital migration of US users to an alternative platform, the Chinese social media app RedNote to continue their businesses and content making. And they have been wa

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‘Sheep for hire’: Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg’s dangerous plan for Europe

• 1:57 PM

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The European Union has long been one of the safest digital spaces for internet users. But that was before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House and before two of today's tech titans – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – were essentially handed ca

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'Ironic that Trump is taking credit' for Gaza ceasefire deal, John Bolton says

• 1:56 PM

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FRANCE 24 spoke to John Bolton, a former national security adviser under Donald Trump. Bolton reacted to the ceasefire deal that's been struck for Gaza, following a devastating 15-month war between Israel and Hamas. The deal was clinched through cooperat

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Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal

• 1:55 PM

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Israel's security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister's office said.

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Abortion rights: From Veil act to constitutional right

• 1:34 PM

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As France celebrates half-century of legal abortion, some countries are shifting their policies on abortion. For more, FRANCE 24 hosts managing director of abortion support network, Camille Kumar.

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All eyes on Gaza: United Arab Emirates positions itself for post-war period

• 1:34 PM

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With Israel and Hamas on the cusp of a ceasefire in Gaza, our reporters investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region. The oil and gas-rich Gulf monarchy – a Middle Eastern heavyweight which has a strong rivalry with neighbouring Qa

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🔴 Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal

• 1:08 PM

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Transitional government urges Syrian refugees to come home and rebuild together

• 1:06 PM

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The authorities in Damascus have called 1.5 million of Syrians who fled to country to return home. FRANCE 24's senior reporter James Andre has more.

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Fifty years ago, the Veil law legalised abortion in France

• 11:39 AM

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Fifty years ago, on November 29, 1974, the French National Assembly passed a bill to legalise decriminalise abortion. in France. It was a victory for Simone Veil, the health minister who championed the landmark law.

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French president Emmanuel Macron pushes for Lebanese sovereignty

• 11:34 AM

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France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Lebanon, is his first in more than

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SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes

• 11:20 AM

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Elon Musk's space company SpaceX succeeded on Thursday in catching the booster for its Starship mega rocket for the second time. But the flight was not a complete success, as the rocket itself broke apart after launch.

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Aid trucks in Egypt wait to cross into Gaza after ceasefire announcement

• 11:10 AM

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The ceasefire deal in Gaza comes as 90% of the population faces acute food insecurity with the limited food supply under strain, and as humanitarian lorries have struggled to reach much of the besieged strip. The ceasefire deal stipulates that 600 aid lo

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France's president Emmanuel Macron in Lebanon to back new leadership

• 10:37 AM

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France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday for a visit to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Beirut, Rawad Taha

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Israel security cabinet begins meeting to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal

• 10:35 AM

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Israel's security cabinet meets Friday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend. If approved, the agreement would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza's deadliest-ever war and initiate the release of doze

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The Independent's front page looks at terrible cost of war in Gaza, in numbers

• 10:34 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, January 17: We look at reactions from the press as Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet prepares to vote on a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Also: the Lebanese paper L'Orient-Le Jour interviews French President Emmanuel Macron as he ar

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Israel-Hamas war: Israeli security cabinet to finalise ceasefire deal

• 10:32 AM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war. A story by Ma

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South Africa mine end rescue: 78 bodies, 246 illegal miners lifted out

• 9:41 AM

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Police have called an end to a rescue operation that was launched in South Africa to rescue about 300 illegal miners known as ZamaZamas trapped more than two kilometres underground. Police launched an operation in July to smoke out the miners by blocking

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Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in landmark graft case

• 8:37 AM

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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were convicted in Islamabad on Friday in one of the country's largest-ever graft cases. Khan received 14 years in prison and Bibi was sentenced to seven for graft linked to their Al-Qad

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France's Macron urges 'acceleration' of Israel-Hezbollah truce implementation

• 8:30 AM

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French President Emmanuel Macron promised his Lebanese presidential counterpart Joseph Aoun that ‘France will remain by your side” as he pledged financial aid to help rebuild Lebanon while also urging the ‘acceleration’ of an Israel-Hezbollah truce durin

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Four more years: Have allies figured out how to deal with Trump?

• 8:27 AM

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How should US allies deal with Donald Trump's return? His inauguration, featuring far-right figures, signals a US president-elect who's intent on shaking up alliances and settling scores. Critics warn he could hand concessions to leaders like Binyamin Ne

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Israeli cabinet ministers set to resign over ceasefire deal with Hamas

• 7:22 AM

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Right-wing ministers in Israel's cabinet have threatened to resign over a proposed ceasefire deal in Gaza, which they see as a failure from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to deliver "absolute victory" over Hamas. "They were promised that Hamas would b

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FRANCE 24’s app and websites get a redesign

• 6:36 AM

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FRANCE 24’s websites and mobile app have gotten a new look in the first major overhaul of our digital formats in seven years. The new versions better highlight our audiovisual content, with live broadcasts and TV shows requiring fewer clicks to access.

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As Donald Trump threatens mass deportations, Africans in Philadelphia remain unfazed

• 6:34 AM

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Faced with the threats made by Donald Trump to carry out mass deportations of immigrants, the thriving African population in Philadelphia is keeping its cool. The locals of Africatown, who hover between denial and resistance, are focused on developing th

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Israel PM office says 'deal to release the hostages' reached

• 2:11 AM

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SpaceX loses spacecraft in explosion but catches rocket booster

• 2:04 AM

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A new model of a SpaceX Starship rocket broke apart minutes after its launch on Thursday after the spacecraft's six engines appeared to shut down one by one during ascent, cutting short a flight that was supposed to complete a near loop around the world.

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David Lynch, visionary director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dead at 78

• 1:32 AM

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David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for "Blue Velvet", "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" and co-created the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks" has died at age 76, his family said on

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French PM Bayrou survives first no-confidence vote in parliament

• 1:29 AM

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French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his first major test in the National Assembly on Thursday after Socialist lawmakers and the far-right National Rally chose not to support a no-confidence motion put forward by the hard-left party La France i

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UK's Starmer signs '100-year' accord with Ukraine as Russian drones target Kyiv

• 1:25 AM

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Britain and Ukraine's leaders on Thursday signed a "landmark" 100-year agreement that pledges strengthening defence ties between the two countries during a visit to Kyiv by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Loud blasts and air raid sirens rang out over Kyi

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Mixed reactions in Israel to Gaza ceasefire deal

• 1:08 AM

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Right wing protesters and cabinet ministers in Israel on Thursday voiced disapproval for ceasefire deal with Gaza while crowds in Tel Aviv gathered to support the deal and urge a swift release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas

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Macron and Aoun address Lebanon's path forward: unity and reform in focus

• 12:52 AM

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France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor,

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Replay: Listen to Emmanuel Macron's speech in Lebanon

• 12:47 AM

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Replay: Listen to Emmanuel Macron's speech in Lebanon

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Live: Israeli cabinet meets to vote ceasefire deal, release of hostages expected to begin Sunday

• 12:22 AM

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Israel’s security cabinet began a meeting Friday during which it is expected to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the release of hostages held in Gaza is anticipated to begin on Sunday. Follow our live

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African Nations Championship: Why host countries aren't ready

• 12:19 AM

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We've been telling you about Kenya, set to co-host the African Nations Championship with Uganda and Tanzania. The tournament has been postponed and will now take place in August instead of next month. The Confederation of African Football explained that

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Hundreds of Senegalese working for French army fear losing their job

• 12:17 AM

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A few hundred civilians employed by the French army in Senegal, gathered on wednesday to express their concern about the announced departure of the French military base.

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Rwanda confirms first oil find in Lake Kivu

• 12:08 AM

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Rwanda said Wednesday it had made its first oil discovery, with confirmation of 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which makes up part of its border with DR Congo. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Clement di Romahas more.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Aid workers sound alarm on injured in Goma

• 12:06 AM

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Dozens more people have been injured and many displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent clashes between the Congolese army and M23 fighters. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) treated more than 130 injured people at Gom

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