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Macron to visit Louvre after leaked memo warns of museum's 'poor condition'

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the Louvre on Tuesday after its director issued a warning about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state of the world's most visited museum

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Live: Trump reiterates wish to move Gazans to 'safer' locations in Egypt, Jordan

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to move Palestinians from Gaza to areas "where they can live without disruption", urging Egypt and Jordan to welcome Gazans displaced by war. Trump also said he would be meeting with Israeli Prime Minis

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Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI a ‘wake-up call’ for US

Wall Street panicked Monday as China’s DeepSeek AI surged past ChatGPT, delivering a powerful model at a fraction of the cost, while US President Donald Trump called the industry-changing event a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley to maintain US technolog

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Trump targets 'gender radicalism' in military, mandates 'American Iron Dome'

On Pete Hegseth's first day as defense secretary, US President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Monday aimed at eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the military, and developing an air defence system akin

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AFCON group stage draw: Salah's Egypt to face South Africa, Ivory Coast take on Cameroon

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group phase draw was made in Rabat on Monday, setting the stage for the coveted football competition when it kicks off in Morocco on December 21. Hosts Morocco will open the tournament against the Comoros while other groups

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List of hostages released in first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen reports from Jerusalem as a list of hostages held in Gaza was made public on Monday ahead of the next round of prisoner exchanges under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

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EU challenges British ban on sandeel fishing aimed at protecting marine ecosystem

The EU and Britain go to court at the Hague on Tuesday over a UK ban on the fishing of sandeels, a tiny fish celebrated by conservationists, in what is seen as a bellwether for other potential litigation between London and Brussels.

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Hundreds of thousands return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Over 200,000 Palestinians made the journey back to northern Gaza on Monday, with the United Nations observing a stream of people trekking northward up the road lining the Gazan coast. However, if the ongoing ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas ended

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Off-grid solar energy holds key to narrowing energy access gap in Afica

As a major energy summit kicked off in Tanzania towards the goal of delivering affordable electricity to 300 million more people by 2030, France 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Sarah Malm, Executive Director at Gogla, about the importance of off-grid solar p

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Coca-Cola orders massive recall of its products in Europe over chlorine derivative

Coca-Cola recalled its drinks in several countries across Europe on Monday because of excessive levels of a potentially harmful substance. The recall concerns cans and glass bottles of Coke, Sprite, Fuze Tea and other beverages distributed in Belgium, th

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Trump and Petro are a "match made in heaven" for confrontation in Colombia, analyst says

Colombia on Monday sent an aircraft to repatriate migrants from the United States after being forced by President Donald Trump to back down in a blazing row over deportations. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Sergio Guzman, director of Colombia Risk

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French PM Bayrou says Elon Musk is 'creating a threat to democracies'

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday said that billionaire entrepreneur and owner of social media platform X Elon Musk creates a menace to democracies. His comments about Musk came after last week's warning that France and Europe must stand fi

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No, these Democrat politicians did not make the same arm gesture as Elon Musk

A photo montage of four Democratic politicians - Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris - has racked up over 150 million views on X, claiming to show them doing what has been likened to a “Nazi salute,” similar to the arm gestu

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Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma

In tonight's edition, the Congolese army fights to hold off M23 forces from the besieged city of Goma as fierce battling kills scores and sends thousands fleeing to safety. Also, the African Union's peace and security council has called an emergency mee

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Sweden intercepts Bulgarian ship over damaged Baltic cable

The Swedish coast guard seized a Bulgarian ship after a fibre-optic cable under the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Latvia was damaged, officials said on Monday. Latvia sent a warship on Sunday to investigate the damage, while Swedish prosecutors opened an

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Denmark launches $2 billion Arctic security plan, seeks EU unity on Greenland

Denmark on Monday announced a $2 billion security plan for the Arctic ahead of a visit by the country's prime minister to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up "European unity" on Greenland. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said Gre

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AFCON 2025: Groups revealed ahead of tournement

The draw for the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has finally taken place, with hosts Morocco facing Mali, Zambia, and Comoros in Group A. Egypt will take on South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe in Group B, while Nigeria begin their quest for a fi

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UK, Canada impose new sanctions on Belarus after ‘sham election’ hands Lukashenko seventh term

Britain and Canada on Monday imposed coordinated sanctions on six Belarusian officials and three defence companies, one day after an election extended the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko to a seventh term after his major opponents were imprisoned

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Rise of anti-semitism in wake of Gaza war plays into the hands of far-right, expert says

Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred which they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee s

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Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Gom

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Lessons from the last survivors: How to remember the Holocaust?

Some 50 former inmates of the largest of the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz-Birkinau making the trip to Poland for the 80th anniversary. How to process the collective folly of the industrial-scale mass extermination of one million Jews along with 100-thou

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'There are a number of hostages that have lost their lives'

"There are a number of hostages that have lost their lives", noted Mark Owen, FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem. Other hostages "are coming though alive and well", he added. The Israeli government revealed in a news conference various aspects of psy

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M23 rebel group advances into eastern DR Congo, entering city of Goma

Fighting has escalated sharply in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda. Analysis by Thierry Vircoulon, associate resea

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Rwanda-backed M23 group enters DR Congo city of Goma

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade. Story by Antonia Kerrigan and An

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80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: the victims of the Shoah remembered in ceremony

For organizers, this is the last commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz with so many survivors. At the largest of the Nazi death camps, some four dozen of those who lived to tell the tale on hand spoke. Among them, 86-year old Tova Friedman. The Po

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How much recognition is there in Poland about what happened on Polish soil during WWII?

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz returned to the notorious Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation. How much recognition is there in Poland about what happened on Polish soil during WWII? FRANC

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Chinese startup DeepSeek threatens ChatGPT’s dominance of AI sector

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has overtaken rivals including OpenAI's ChatGPT to become the most downloaded free application in the United States. The results sent a shock wave through the AI sector worldwide and cast doubt on whether

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Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan troops close in

Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted throughout the city. Hospitals reported at least 17 deaths and hundreds wounded as Goma residents fled the escalating violence.

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Aja Monet: From bard to bandleader

In this edition of our Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with poet and activist Aja Monet. She started putting pen to paper at just eight years old, thanks to a fascination with storytelling and typewriters. Her poetry has garnered critical ac

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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to devastated northern Gaza

Palestinians began returning to the northern Gaza Strip on Monday amid a fragile ceasefire in the 15-month war that has ravaged the enclave and displaced almost 2 million Gazans, some 650,000 of them from the north. Many have been displaced multiple time

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Eighty years on, French deportee remembers horror of Auschwitz and difficult return home

On January 27, 1945, the French population had yet to grasp the full horror of the Holocaust. After the Soviet army finally liberated Auschwitz and the allies advanced on the Western front, the first survivors began to trickle back to their home countrie

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80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz death camp, the last survivors continue testifying

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, FRANCE 24 reporter Claire Paccalin has spoken to several survivors in France. What have survivors told her about what was the journey like for those deported?

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80 years after Auschwitz liberation: 'the last round anniversary in which survivors will take part'

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz returned to the notorious Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation. 'This is the last round anniversary in which survivors will take part' says Jan Grabowski, co

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When Paris's Hotel Lutetia hosted concentration camp survivors

Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet troops. During the following weeks and months, French survivors of the camps made their way home. A third of them passed through th

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Fire ravages Paris district town hall, leaving spire 'in danger of collapsing'

A fire in Paris’s 12th district town hall broke out overnight from Sunday to Monday, ravaging the roof and bell tower of the 19th-century building. Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez warned the 36-metre spire was ‘in danger of collapsing’ after firefight

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Auschwitz liberation, 80 years on: French survivors remember horror

This Monday marks 80 years since the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet forces. In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to FRANCE 24 senior reporter Claire Paccalin, who has filmed a series of reports on French

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Nick Winton, son of 'Britain's Schindler': 'For him, it wasn't about recognition'

The son of the man often described as "Britain's Schindler" has spoken of his pride at what his late father achieved. On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we spoke to the son of Sir Nicholas Winton, who

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Western France on high flood alert after storm 'Herminia'

France placed swathes of Brittany in the west of the country on red weather alert Monday as a violent storm brought flood levels not seen in decades. Story by Solange Mougin.

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Roadblocks open in Gaza: both Israel and Hamas try to turn the story to their advantage

Masses of displaced Palestinians began streaming towards the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. Details by FRANCE 24 journalist in Jerusalem, Mark Owen.

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Western France put on high alert as storm ‘Herminia’ brings severe flooding

Storm Herminia has unleashed downpours in western France, with parts of Brittany put on red weather alert Monday, while eight other French departments were put on orange alert for flooding, flash floods or avalanches.

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How to preserve the Auschwitz death camp while maintaining its authenticity?

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. H

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Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza after Hamas agreed to hand over three Israeli hostages later this week and Israeli forces began to withdraw from a main corridor across the enclave. Details by Palestin

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'We want to live in peace, Hamas doesn't: Peace will be elusive while Hamas controls, governs Gaza'

Amid the on-going campaign to bring all of the Israeli hostages home from Gaza, Israel-Canadian filmmaker Yoni Collins joins FRANCE 24's Mark Owen. All the while, four more young women held captive by Hamas have just returned. "We're so happy they're bac

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Japan defeats France and wins the Pastry World Cup

Japan is the winner of this year's world baking cup. The international competition is held in Lyon, France every two years. Winning is not just prestigious, as a win can help laureates kick start their career or business. Story by Shirli Sitbon.

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Japan's Fuji TV bosses resign over sex assault scandal

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television has resigned on January 26, weeks after a celebrity presenter was accused of sexual assault, causing a public relations storm and the mass exit of advertisers.

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What is former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's corruption trial about?

The corruption trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy continues. France 24's Shirli Sitbon is at the courthouse and explains what the trial is about.

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Chinese chatbot DeepSeek leaps to top spot on App Store, overtaking ChatGPT

DeepSeek not only has a cute whale as its logo, but is fast becoming a whale of a player in the AI game. The Chinese chatbot has leapt to the top of the iPhone App Store downloads leaderboard in the US, overtaking ChatGPT, and in France it's currently si

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UNESCO's pivotal role in preserving the memory of what happened during the Shoah

The Auschwitz nazi death camp has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list for decades. UNESCO has been pivotal in keeping the memory of what happened during the Shoah alive and has just released a new series of guidelines for teachers and journali

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Agnes Darvas was only 12 when she was deported to Auschwitz. Today, she tells her story.

In May 1944, Jews in Hungary began being deported to Auschwitz. In just eight weeks, Hungarian gendarmerie officials, under the guidance of German SS officials, forced more than 420 thousand Jews onto deportation trains. Most were killed in the gas chamb

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EU top diplomat expects deal 'today' on easing Syria sanctions after Assad's fall

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December. Story by Delano D'Souza.

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Davos 2025: How can Europe find the money to achieve its goals?

With public coffers depleted and an ageing population putting pressure on social safety nets, how can Europe mobilise the financial resources necessary to meet its triple goals of a decarbonised economy, effective defence and technological competitivenes

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DR Congo: Hundreds of thousands displaced as conflict rages in the east

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its two million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war". Story by Emily Boyle and Ni

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Sweden seizes ship suspected of 'sabotage' after Baltic Sea cable damage

Swedish authorities on Monday boarded a Bulgarian-owned ship seized in connection with the latest breach of underwater fiber-optic cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the matter.

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Hamas and Israel reach deal to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

An unending stream of people marched up the coast of Gaza, carrying their belongings in plastic bags and repurposed flour sacks through the central city of Nuseirat after Israel reopened access to the territory's north. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent

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Trump’s idea to send Gazans to Egypt and Jordan falls flat with Arab allies

President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments. Analysis by Elizabeth Sheppard, senior lecturer specializing in American defense policy a

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Lebanon will respect February 18 deal extension with Israel

Lebanon said it would extend implementation of a ceasefire agreement with Israel until February 18, after Israel failed to meet the deadline for withdrawing troops from the country's south. Story by Charlotte Hughes.

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UN urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels close in on Goma

The UN Security Council denounced the "flagrant disregard" for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), demanding the withdrawal of "external forces" without explicitly naming them. Story by Camille Knight.

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Gunfire overnight in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels close in

The United Nations Security Council demanded that Rwanda-backed M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that "external forces" in the region immediately withdraw.

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🔴 Watch live: Auschwitz survivors, world leaders mark 80 years since death camp's liberation

Elderly Holocaust survivors gathered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday to mark 80 years since the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp where Nazi Germany murdered 1.1 million people, most of them Jews killed in gas chambers. Watch the com

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Zelensky again replaces commander of Ukraine's key eastern front

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday replaced for the third time in under a year the commander of a key Ukrainian military formation responsible for defending the eastern hub of Pokrovsk that's under increased risk of falling to Russian forces. Story

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