At least one dead in shooting and fire at Mormon church in Michigan

• 6:54 PM

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A lone gunman opened fire inside a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan during Sunday services before the building was set on fire. At least one person was killed and nine injured before the police shot the gunman.

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Denmark bans civilian drone flights for EU summit after new sightings

• 5:20 PM

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Denmark on Sunday ordered a ban on civilian drone flights in the coming week as a security measure ahead of an EU summit in Copenhagen. The ban came after mysterious drones were observed over Danish military sites overnight for a second straight day, rai

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Moldova: bomb threats in polling stations abroad amid tense election

• 4:32 PM

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Moldovans on Sunday cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold. The election was clouded by security inc

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Moldovans vote in a tense election plagued by Russian interference claims

• 3:50 PM

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Moldovans on Sunday cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affa

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Gaza: An American nurse films hospital destruction

• 3:48 PM

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🏥 As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse. ⛑️Vaughan is a nurse from Seattle. She volunteered through the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association in July, and

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Protesters gather again in Madagascar after chronic blackouts and water cuts

• 3:14 PM

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Hundreds of mostly young protesters faced off against security forces in Madagascar's capital Saturday days after an anti-government demonstration erupted into clashes and looting. Story by Rachel Griffiths.

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False bomb threats, security incidents cloud Moldova’s parliamentary vote

• 2:59 PM

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Reporting from the Moldovan capital Chisinau, FRANCE 24’s Maria Gerth-Niculescu says there have been several security incidents on election day. False bomb threats briefly halted overseas voting in several EU cities on Sunday, according to Moldova’s fore

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Pogacar wins second straight cycling world title after electrifying Kigali climb

• 2:53 PM

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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar won his second consecutive world road cycling title after an epic race in Rwanda on Sunday. The 267km race marked a historic staging of the championships in Kigali, Rwanda’s hilly capital, with a punishing, cobbled circuit up a r

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Hamas urges Israel to halt strikes on Gaza City as it searches for two hostages

• 2:24 PM

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Hamas lost contact with two of the Israeli hostages the group was holding during intensified Israeli strikes in Gaza City over the past two days, its armed wing said on Sunday. The al-Qassam Brigades called on Israel to halt air strikes for 24 hours star

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Ukraine: Massive Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least four in Kyiv

• 2:22 PM

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Russia pounded Ukraine for hours with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, Kyiv said Sunday. Story by Axelle Simon and Olivia Bizot.

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Disinformation efforts intensified ahead of Sunday’s vote: Moldova’s cybersecurity agency chief

• 1:02 PM

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Ahead of Sunday’s vote, there was an “unprecedented” effort to destabilise the situation in Moldova, Mihai Lupascu, director of Moldova’s cybersecurity agency, tells France 24. But Moldova’s law enforcement “did a very good job in countering and limiting

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The week in pictures: Trump berates the world at the UN, Sarkozy sentenced and the Ballon d'Or

• 11:01 AM

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US President Donald Trump berates delegates at the UN General Assembly, Paris Fashion Week kicks off, displaced Palestinian families migrate south, Kyiv braves another attack by Russian forces and Colombian miners emerge after being trapped underground f

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Young woman who rallied for liberties in Iran is now 'looking for freedom' from ICE detention

• 10:55 AM

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Melika Mohammadi Gazvar Olya fled Tehran after participating in the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests following the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in custody. After a dangerous journey across Central America, she was detained upon arrival in the US. T

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Ukraine: Kyiv hit by massive Russian drone and missile attack

• 10:39 AM

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Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war began. Story by FRANCE 24's

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Behind the World Cycling Championships: Pedalling to survive

• 10:37 AM

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With its steep slopes and sharp bends, the land of a thousand hills has forged itself a new identity: that of a cycling nation. But far from the spotlight of the World Championships, which took place in Kigali from September 21 to 28, bicycles are part o

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Netherlands wins first prize at World French Fry Championship

• 9:47 AM

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The World French Fry Championships was held for the third year in a row in the northern French city of Arras. Siem Bruggen of the Netherlands won the first prize for Authentic Fries - or fries without any toppings. Story by Florent Marchais and France Té

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"Moldova's European democratic future is dependent on having a pro-European government"

• 9:45 AM

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Moldovans are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold. Analysis by Amy Eagles

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Moldovans begin voting in tense election, torn between EU and Russia

• 9:44 AM

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Moldovans began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could have a major impact on the government's quest to join the European Union, as a popular pro-Russian group seeks to steer the small nation away from closer ties with the bloc. Story by

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USA: An Illinois senator goes viral after confronting masked ICE agents

• 9:43 AM

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Donald Trump's new immigration policy is fuelling further division in the United States. Illinois Democratic senator Karina Villa went viral last week after she confronted masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a Chicago suburb. Story

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How immigrants try to cross the Channel from France to the UK

• 9:41 AM

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French authorities say three women died Saturday morning while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. on board a makeshift boat carrying other migrants. What risks are migrants prepared to take to get to the United Kingdom? Story by

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Ukraine: Zaporizhia under heavy fire amid disputed Russian control

• 9:34 AM

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The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday, blaming each other for attacks on power lines. Though blackouts at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are frequent, due to i

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Live: Vote count under way in key Moldova election marred by Russian meddling claims

• 9:29 AM

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Polls have closed in Moldova’s closely-watched parliamentary election, seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow's orbit. Moldovan police carried out hundreds of raids to counter suspected Russian interferen

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FRANCE 24 wins DIG Award for 'Haiti: The Iron Grip of the Gangs' documentary

• 9:13 AM

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FRANCE 24 journalists Catherine Norris-Trent and Roméo Langlois have won the 2025 DIG Award for Long Reportage for their documentary, "Haiti: The Iron Grip of the Gangs". The annual DIG festival celebrates the best projects in investigative journalism an

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India: Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay kills 36

• 9:05 AM

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A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state’s health minister said late Saturday. The rally, which officials say was attended by tens of th

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An American nurse in Gaza City films a hospital's collapse as Israeli forces surround it

• 9:01 AM

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As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse. Nearly two weeks into Israel’s latest ground offensive on Gaza’s largest city, two clinics were destroyed by airstrikes, two hospitals

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Iran condemns 'unjustifiable' return of UN sanctions

• 9:00 AM

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Iran on Sunday condemned as "unjustifiable" the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites. Story by Emily Boyle.

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Trump orders troops into Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

• 8:58 AM

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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his deployments to more American cities. Story by Charlotte Lam.

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Moldovans cast ballots in a tense election plagued by Russian interference claims

• 8:57 AM

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Moldovans are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold. Details by FRANCE 24 c

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Ligue 1: PSG back on top but ravaged by injuries ahead of Barcelona clash

• 8:32 AM

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Paris Saint-Germain reclaimed first place in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Auxerre at the Parc des Princes, thanks to goals from Illya Zabarnyi and Lucas Beraldo. But the victory came at a cost: Vitinha and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia both went off i

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Iran denounces 'unjustifiable' reinstatement of UN nuclear sanctions

• 7:38 AM

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Iran on Sunday condemned the "unjustifiable" reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, which took effect overnight. Iran said it would "firmly defend its national rights and interests" after Western powers triggered the "snapb

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Stampede at southern India political rally kills at least 39

• 7:01 AM

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A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 39 people on Saturday, after a crowd of some 27,000 people waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials said. Witn

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Russia launches hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four in Kyiv

• 6:35 AM

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Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in Kyiv. The attacks came after Russia warned NATO at the UN against taking sterner action in response to suspected incursions into airspace covered by th

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High-stakes election to decide whether Moldova moves toward EU or Russia

• 5:26 AM

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Polls opened in Moldova on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of "deeply interfering". The results of the critical election are exp

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Moldovans choose between pro-EU and pro-Russia camps in tense election

• 12:44 AM

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Moldovans were voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could have a major impact on the government's quest to join the European Union, as a pro-Russian opposition group seeks to steer the nation away from closer ties with the bloc. As the poll

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