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‘Adolescence’ leads Emmys with 8 wins as ‘The Studio’ claims comedy crown

Searing teen murder saga “Adolescence” swept Sunday’s Emmy Awards with eight trophies including best limited series, while HBO Max’s “The Pitt” won best drama. Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire “The Studio” dominated comedy, taking best series and a record 1

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Qatar PM urges world to end 'double standards' and hold Israel accountable

Qatar’s prime minister urged the international community on Sunday to reject “double standards” and hold Israel accountable after an unprecedented strike on Hamas members in Doha. The attack, condemned even by President Donald Trump, prompted an emergenc

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US, UK to unveil tech and nuclear energy pacts as Trump makes second state visit

The United States and Britain will unveil agreements on technology and civil nuclear energy during President Donald Trump’s second state visit this week, as London seeks progress on steel tariffs in a broader trade deal. The visit will feature royal page

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Schroeder secures last-minute win over Turkey as Germany takes away EuroBasket gold

Germany has won its first EuroBasket title since 1993, narrowly beating Turkey 88-83 to secure the gold. Greece took away the bronze medal with a win against Finland.

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Final stage of Spain's Vuelta abandoned after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

The final stage of Spain's Vuelta cycling race was abandoned on Sunday afternoon as cyclists were entering Madrid after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in the Spanish capital's centre. Police fired tear gas at the crowds as hundreds of pro

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Tens of thousands join Ankara protest against legal crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party

At least 50,000 people rallied in Ankara's vast Tandogan Square Sunday to protest against a year-long legal crackdown on members of Turkey's main opposition party, organisers said. The protest comes ahead of a court decision Monday that could invalidate

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Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace

Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine on Saturday. Poland also scrambled fighter jets last week to shoot down a number of Russian

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Final stage of Spain's Vuelta interrupted as police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

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'Severance', 'The Pitt', 'The Studio' vie for top honours at the Emmys

“The Studio” looks like a runaway hit, the innies and outies of “Severance” could solidify a spot among the prestige TV elite, and Noah Wyle could finally have his big awards moment as the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive.

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Final stage of Spain's Vuelta abandoned after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

The final stage of Spain's Vuelta cycling race was abandoned on Sunday afternoon as cyclists were entering Madrid after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in the Spanish capital's centre. Police fired tear gas at the crowds as hundreds of pro

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Venezuela claims US 'illegally' seized tuna boat in the Caribbean

Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the US military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon brings you this analysis.

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Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content

It’s crunch time for “chat control”, the European Commission's plan to scan private messages and report content suspected of being child sexual abuse.

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Charlie Kirk critics are losing their jobs for online comments made after his death

Supporters of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead on Wednesday, have launched online campaigns calling for anyone believed to be celebrating Kirk's death on social media to lose their jobs. Teachers, airline employees and military personn

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French runner Jimmy Gressier takes world 10,000m gold in shock upset

French runner Jimmy Gressier won the men's 10,000m at the world championships in Tokyo Sunday, breaking down in tears after surging past the competition at the final moment to secure a shock victory.

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Swimmable Cities: Cities want you back in the water

🇫🇷Paris has wrapped up its first season of swimming in the #Seine, with more than 100,000 people taking the plunge. And it’s not alone! An increasing number of cities are embracing the Swimmable Cities movement 🏊💦 FRANCE 24’s Stella Elgersma takes a c

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Immigration raids drive away customers and staff in Texas eateries

Oscar Garcia Santaella’s Houston-area Mexican restaurant, Los Primos, is struggling as immigration raids in Texas drive away both customers and staff. His situation reflects a broader trend affecting restaurants across Texas and the US amid the Trump adm

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Georgia arrests opposition leader amid crackdown on pro-EU voices

Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the country's largest opposition party, days after he had called for a "peaceful revolution" at municipal elections scheduled for next month. The arrest comes amid a crackdown on p

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Ukraine intensifies drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, officials say

Ukrainian drones on Sunday attacked the Kirishi oil refinery in the northwest Leningrad region, an official said, adding that debris from the shot-down drones caused a temporary fire. The refinery is one of Russia’s largest and is the second to be target

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Venezuela says US navy raided fishing boat amid rising tensions

Personnel from a US warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. Tensions between the two natio

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Trump calls on NATO members to stop purchasing Russian oil

Europe • 9:13 AM

President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50 percent to 100 percent for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Since 2023, NATO membe

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Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breaches airspace

Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was delibera

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The Bright Side: Elderly nuns in Austria escape retirement home to return to convent

Three nuns, aged 81, 86 and 88, enlisted the help of villagers and former school students to flee the retirement home they had forcefully been placed in at the end of 2023 and return to their convent in Elsbethen, just outside Salzburg in Austria. The si

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Nepal’s new PM says will only serve for 6 months, urges 'cooperation' after deadly protests

Nepal’s first female prime minister, Sushila Karki, took office on Sunday and vowed to only stay in the role for the next six months. She replaces Khadga Prasad Oli, who was forced to resign and flee his official residence amid violent youth protests ove

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Sports: Jonas Vingegaard closes in on Vuelta triumph after victory on Bola del Mundo

This year’s Vuelta frontrunner Jonas Vingegaard all but secured the title on Saturday, powering to victory on the final mountaintop ascent before tomorrow’s ceremonial final stage in Madrid.

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Too much twerk: How 'Dior parties' are causing a scandal in West Africa

Africa • 7:58 AM

Videos of young women dancing in colourful boubou gowns have exploded across social media in West Africa. Dubbed “Dior parties”, the social media trend that originated in Guinea is now stirring controversy. What many see as a joyful revival of African id

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Australia to invest $8 billion in nuclear sub shipyard

Pacific Asia • 2:29 AM

Australia is investing Aus$12 billion (US$8 billion) over the next 10 years to transform a shipyard in Western Australia into a nuclear submarine service facility. The project is part of a major military overhaul aimed at strengthening Australia’s defenc

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Marco Rubio visits Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israel intensified its attacks against northern Gaza, flattening another high-rise building and killing at least 12 Palestinians. The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebu

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Italy tells Israel to respect rights of activists on Gaza flotilla

Italy has told Israel to respect the rights of Italian activists taking part in a flotilla that is seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, after a boat was attacked with incendiary devices in Tunisian waters.

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Saturday, september 13, 2025

Ukraine hits one of Russia's largest oil refining complexes with explosive drone attack

Kyiv's military intelligence agency on Saturday confirmed that a Ukrainian drone struck one of Russia's largest oil refineries roughly 1,400 kilometres from the Ukraine border. Russian official Radiy Khabirov said that the attack had caused minor damage

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The Bright Side: Iraq's Yazidis rediscover their lost history in photos found in a museum archive

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have been scouring the university's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to create a visual archive of Iraq's Yazidi communities from photos left behind from excavations carried out in the 1930s.

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Rubio arrives in Israel following Qatar strike

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, after Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Qatar earlier this week targeting top Hamas officials. Although Rubio has said President Donald Trump is “not happy” about Israel striking a U

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Romania says a drone breached its airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine

Europe • 6:39 PM

Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on Saturday after detecting a drone that had breached its airspace during a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, the country's defence ministry said. The statement stressed that the drone had not flown over popu

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Attack on Qatar shows Netanyahu is an ‘obstacle’ to return of hostages, families say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday claimed that killing Hamas's leadership in Qatar, which Israel tried and failed to do in an unprecedented air strike on the US ally on Tuesday, would remove the main obstacle to ending the war in Gaza

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Ukraine hits one of Russia's largest oil refining complexes with explosive drone attack

Europe • 5:04 PM

Kyiv's military intelligence agency on Saturday confirmed that a Ukrainian drone struck one of Russia's largest oil refineries roughly 1,400 kilometres from the Ukraine border. Russian official Radiy Khabirov said that the attack had caused minor damage

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Gaza war 'likely to go on for another six months', expert says

The war in Gaza is "likely to go on for another six months," Oliver McTernan, co-founder and director of Forward Thinking, told FRANCE 24. He warned that conditions in the Gaza Strip could become so uninhabitable that a full evacuation of the population

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Arab-Muslim summit: Qatar responding to Israeli attack with 'unexpected nuance'

Qatar announced Saturday that it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to condemn Israel’s strike on Hamas officials in Doha and express solidarity with the Gulf state. Despite strongly criticizing the airstrikes, Qatar responded with “unexpected

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Widow of assassinated right-winger vows to carry on fight

The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.

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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens amid expanding offensive in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City amid Israel's expanding offensive. While Gazans are urged to evacuate, many say they don't know where to go as there are no safe zones in the enclave.

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Trump calls all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and slap tariffs on China

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged all NATO countries to stop buying oil from Russia and impose their own tariffs of 50 to 100 percent on China until the end of the Ukraine war. NATO members Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia all continue to purchase

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110,000 people attend massive anti-immigration march in London, police say

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Up to 150,000 people attend massive anti-immigration march in London, police say

Europe • 1:41 PM

More than 100,000 anti-immigration protesters marched in London Saturday at a rally organised by far-right figure Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, popularly known as Tommy Robinson. Police made 25 arrests after some of the attendees clashed with law enforcement of

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IDF cautions Netanyahu over Gaza invasion as airstrikes kill dozens

A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel escalated its military campaign and urged residents to evacuate, medical staff reported Saturday. Meanwhile, the IDF issued their strongest warning yet to Prime Minister Benjami

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Another prime minister gone in France: How a budget deficit became a political crisis

This week saw another prime minister gone in France. François Bayrou submitted his resignation on Tuesday after losing a confidence vote in parliament. He had gambled on a budget demanding over €40 billion in savings. The plan would have frozen welfare b

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Assassinated MAGA youth leader's rhetoric inspired followers, enraged critics

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, known for his incendiary rhetoric on LGBTQ rights, race, and immigration, was fatally shot at a Utah university shortly after making a controversial comment about transgender people and mass shootings. While his organi

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NATO bulks up defences on eastern flank after Russian drone incursion

Europe • 10:57 AM

NATO said Friday it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. The alliance's supr

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From 8-bit to 3D: Nintendo's iconic 'Mario' games turn 40

Pacific Asia • 9:00 AM

Surrounded by thousands of objects bearing the likeness of Nintendo's moustachioed plumber, 40-year-old Kikai reflects that his "life would be totally different without Mario" who also marks four decades this week. The colourful "Super Mario Bros.", rele

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US to stop collecting emissions data from country's biggest polluters

The Trump adminstration moved Friday to scrap a federal programme that tracks greenhouse gas emissions from major polluters in a rollback that, experts warn, would blind Americans to the risk of pollution and undermine efforts to fight climate change.

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Who is the suspect arrested for Charlie Kirk's assassination?

The family of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become “more political” and recounted a dinner table conversation where they discussed whether the conservative activist was spreading hate. Tyler James Ro

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UN assembly votes to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body

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Sports: Marseille bounce back with thumping win over Lorient ahead of Real Madrid clash

There were debut goals for defenders Benjamin Pavard and Nayef Aguerd as Marseille left their middling August form behind to seal a 4-0 win over promoted side Lorient on Friday evening.

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Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister

Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday as the country's prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government. The previous prime minister quit Tuesday as parliamen

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