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

• 8:12 PM

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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

• 7:48 PM

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

• 6:39 PM

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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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Israel hostages forum says Qatar air strikes show Netanyahu is an obstacle to ending Gaza war

• 6:31 PM

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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

• 5:04 PM

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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

• 4:39 PM

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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'

• 4:38 PM

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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

• 4:31 PM

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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

• 3:30 PM

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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

• 2:59 PM

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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

• 1:41 PM

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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

• 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

• 11:07 AM

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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

• 10:59 AM

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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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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

• 9:00 AM

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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?

• 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

• 8:55 AM

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

• 8:01 AM

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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

• 6:59 AM

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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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Fitch downgrades France's credit rating in new debt blow

• 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

• 6:55 AM

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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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‘Zucman tax’: Push to tax the super-rich could make or break France’s next government

• 5:57 AM

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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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