French authorities detain seven over cryptocurrency-linked kidnapping of Swiss man
• Sep 4, 2025, 3:53 PM
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French police have detained seven suspects in the case of a kidnapped 20-year-old Swiss citizen in a major operation in the southeastern city of Valence. The incident highlights a growing trend of abductions and ransom demands targeting wealthy individuals linked to the cryptocurrency industry across Europe.
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Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza City, Hamas releases another hostage video
• 9:42 AM
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At least 19 people were killed in a series of Israeli strikes in and around Gaza City, Gaza's civil defence agency said Friday. As the world braces for Israel's major military operation to seize Gaza's largest city, Hamas on Friday released a video purpo
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Lisbon funicular crash: French woman among dead as probe goes on
• 9:13 AM
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Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22 more when it crashed into a building on Wednesday. Meanwhile, details abo
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Israeli military says controls 40 percent of Gaza City as strikes intensify
• 9:10 AM
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The Israeli military on Thursday said it controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory which it is preparing to conquer after nearly two years of devastating war. Israel has intensified in recent days its bombard
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'Grand monsieur': Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani stayed true to his vision, never wavered
• 7:38 AM
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Giorgio Armani built one of the most iconic fashion empires of the last half century. With his passing, the world bids farewell to a visionary whose name became synonymous with elegance, innovation, and soft power. His legacy lives on in a brand that rem
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Thailand’s Anutin elected PM in parliamentary vote, Thaksin leaves country
• 6:51 AM
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Thailand's Anutin Charnvirakul was elected prime minister on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote which came hours after former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly left the country on his private jet for Dubai. A Thai court last week
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French national among 16 people killed in Lisbon funicular train crash
• 6:37 AM
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A French woman died in the Lisbon funicular train derailment that killed 16 people earlier this week, France's foreign minister confirmed on Friday, as Portuguese authorities investigated what caused the cable car popular with tourists to hurtle down a h
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Venezuelan military planes buzzed US ship in ‘highly provocative move’, Pentagon says
• 5:54 AM
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Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters, the Pentagon disclosed Thursday, in what it called a "highly provocative" escalation. The incident came days after US strikes on a Venezuelan boat in the the Caribbean k
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Europe hopes to join competitive AI race with supercomputer Jupiter
• 4:47 AM
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With the launch of supercomputer Jupiter, the biggest artificial intelligence machine in Europe, on Friday, the continent hopes to join the AI training models race after lagging behind the US and China.
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Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate’ target for Russia, Putin warns
• 3:20 AM
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Any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be a "legitimate" target for Moscow's army, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday, a day after 26 countries pledged to deploy protective troops on Ukrainian soil if a ceasefire is reached.
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Trump pressures EU leaders to quit Russian oil after countries pledge Ukraine security guarantees
• 2:56 AM
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France 24 correspondent Fraser Jackson reports from Washington, DC, as US President Donald Trump called on Ukraine's European allies to stop purchasing Russian oil and apply economic pressure on China to stop Beijing from financing Russia's war efforts.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 64 across Gaza, Tel Aviv says controls 40% of Gaza City
• 2:51 AM
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Israel pressed on with its plan to take control of Gaza City, the largest urban center in Gaza, as its relentless attacks, one of which targeted a displacement camp, killed at least 64 people across the enclave.
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26 countries agree to deploy troops in Ukraine if ceasefire reached
• 2:48 AM
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26 European countries formally agreed on Thursday to provide security guarantees for Ukraine, committing to sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the agreement and said those a
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RFK Jr backs CDC overhaul as Democrats call for his resignation
• 1:59 AM
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In a fiery Senate hearing on Thursday, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backed his "bold, competent, and creative" leadership, while Democrats called Kennedy's dismissal of top scientists and cancellation of mRNA technology research grounds for
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Trump to rename Defence Department as 'Department of War'
• 1:50 AM
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Seeking to accomplish a long-gestating goal, US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday that the Department of Defence be renamed as the Department of War, using the US military branch's original name as a "secondary" title unti
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'Very difficult for European leaders, policy planners & Zelensky to know what to expect from Trump'
• 1:37 AM
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As Zelensky meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and 30 allied leaders in Paris, FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley welcomes Michael Bociurkiw, author, journalist and nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Bociurkiw provides i
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