Trump says Kirk killer caught with 'high degree of certainty'
• Sep 12, 2025, 2:25 PM
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The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Chanel. France 24's Fraser Jackson has the latest.
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• 1:02 PM
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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
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French PM 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 benefits, cut civil-service jobs and scrappe
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Assassinated MAGA youth leader's rhetoric inspired followers, enraged critics
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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
• 10:57 AM
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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
• 9:00 AM
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US to stop collecting emissions data from country's biggest polluters
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• 8:57 AM
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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
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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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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
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• 6:57 AM
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The Fitch agency downgraded France's credit rating on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron struggles with political instability and disagreements on how to put the country's strained public finances in order.
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UN assembly votes to back two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
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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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As Emmanuel Macron looks for an elusive path out of France’s political deadlock, left-wing lawmakers have made their support conditional on approval of a tax on the country’s wealthiest households named after economist Gabriel Zucman, whose recipe for mo
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France credit score downgraded to lowest on record amid political crisis
• 5:09 AM
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Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit score on Friday to the country's lowest level on record, stripping the eurozone's second-largest economy of its AA- status as it grapples with political crisis and ballooning debt.
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