France: Opposition leader Melenchon reacts to PM Lecornu's resignation

• 11:07 AM

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tendered the resignation of his government on Monday, less than a day after naming his cabinet. His ministerial picks had provoked consternation amongst ruling alliance allies and opponents, whose support is needed

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France: Why did Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resign?

• 10:52 AM

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France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the deadlock. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 io

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How the ‘One Piece’ manga has become a global symbol of Gen Z revolt

• 10:37 AM

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Kids born between 1997 and 2012 all over the world grew up following the adventures of Luffy the pirate from the manga "One Piece". Today, members of Generation Z – or Gen Z – are adopting symbols from this manga for their protest movements. Young people

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Iranian court acquits French-German national Lennart Monterlos charged with 'espionage'

• 10:32 AM

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An Iranian court on Monday acquitted French-German national Lennart Monterlos who had been arrested and accused of espionage in June while cycling alone across Iran. The 19-year-old was on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip and detained during the 12-day war bet

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India: Landslides kill at least 24 in Darjeeling region, rescuers search for missing

• 10:28 AM

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Rescuers were scouring India's northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling on Monday for those reported missing a day after landslides triggered by heavy downpours killed at least 24 people. Story by Laurent Berstecher and Nicolas Chamontin.

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'More of the same': Papers react to French PM Lecornu's government

• 10:27 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 6, 2025: French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government is on most of the French front pages. Also, negotiators head to Egypt in the hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement for Gaza, based in part on Trump's 20-point

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Hundreds of thousands march for Gaza across Europe

• 10:27 AM

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Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla’s attempt to reach Gaza. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.

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Mexico's Sheinbaum 'confident' she will reach good trade deal with US

• 10:26 AM

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Sunday she is confident her government will reach a favorable agreement with the United States and other nations regarding trade, and will in parallel present developments in a plan to boost local tech.

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France plunges into uncertainty again after PM Lecornu announces resignation

• 10:23 AM

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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, in a major deepening of France's political crisis that drove stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift, unexpected

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Ukraine drone championship: from the frontline to war games

• 10:04 AM

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On Ukraine’s front lines, drones play an ever more crucial role. This weekend some of the fighters took a short break for an event that they say was fun, but also crucial to improving tactics and skills: “Wild Drones”, or the national drone championships

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Activists from Gaza flotilla denounce 'inhumane detention conditions' in Israel

• 9:50 AM

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Nine members of the Gaza aid flotilla arrived home in Switzerland on Sunday after being deported by Israel, with some alleging they had been subject to inhumane conditions whilst in detention there. An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson rejected the a

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Syrians vote in first parliamentary election since Assad's fall

• 9:48 AM

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Syria on Sunday held its first parliamentary elections, nearly a year after a rebel-led offensive unseated longtime autocratic leader Bashar Assad. The People’s Assembly will be tasked with passing a new elections law and constitution as the country move

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Israeli and Hamas officials meet in Egypt sparking hope of Gaza peace deal

• 9:40 AM

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Israeli and Hamas officials are meeting in an Egyptian resort on Monday for indirect negotiations on a US peace plan for Gaza. The talks will include the partial withdrawal of Israeli forces as well as the release of hostages held in Gaza, in exchange fo

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French PM Lecornu resigns, Marine Le Pen calls for snap elections

• 9:38 AM

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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived in modern French history, driving stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift resignatio

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Nobel Prize in medecine awarded to three scientists for immune system research

• 9:37 AM

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Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance, the award-giving body said on Monday. 

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France: Why did PM Lecornu resign just hours after unveiling his cabinet?

• 9:24 AM

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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived in modern French history, driving stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift resignatio

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France's outgoing PM: "Political parties are behaving as if they have a majority in Parliament"

• 9:14 AM

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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived in modern French history, driving stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift resignatio

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'Despite talks over an end to the war, the bombing doesn't stop'

• 9:08 AM

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Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President Donald Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Despite talks over an end to the war, the bombing

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Lecornu deplores the ‘partisanship’ that led to his resignation. Follow our live coverage

• 8:59 AM

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French markets tumble after PM Lecornu resigns

• 8:56 AM

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A selloff in French markets gathered pace on Monday after French media reports that Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned. French stocks fell sharply, government bond yields were up 8 basis points and the euro was last down 0.65% at $1.1667. The

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Ligue 1: Ethan Mbappé and Lille snatch draw against PSG

• 8:42 AM

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Lille and Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 in Ligue 1. Ethan Mbappé, who came on as a substitute a few minutes earlier, equalised against his former club.

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France's new PM Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling new cabinet

• 8:41 AM

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France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday hours after Lecornu unveiled his new cabinet, making it the shortest-lived in modern French history and plunging the country into deeper political crisis. The far-right N

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Ligue 1: PSG faces a tough trip to Lille

• 8:35 AM

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Beaten by Marseille less than two weeks ago, PSG need to prove they’re still in charge of the league by winning away to European contenders Lille. The Parisians are still missing several key players.

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New French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns. Follow our live coverage

• 7:45 AM

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Russia says it downed 251 Ukraine drones overnight, including one heading towards Moscow

• 6:31 AM

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Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that it had intercepted 251 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of Kyiv's largest retaliatory attacks in over three years of war with its neighbour. Most of the drones were downed over the southwest, the ministry said

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War in Gaza live: Israel and Hamas delegations hold talks in Egypt over Trump's Gaza plan

• 5:55 AM

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Israeli and Hamas officials arrived in Cairo on Monday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s peace plan and negotiate a potential deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza. While key details remain uncertain, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah

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France live: Le Pen says snap legislative elections 'necessary' after PM's resignation

• 5:20 AM

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Outgoing French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu blamed political parties' ‘partisanship’ for his resignation during his first public address since abruptly stepping down on Monday. Lecornu quit just hours after unveiling a new cabinet and less than a mo

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Democrats, Republicans remain deadlocked as US government shutdown enters sixth day

• 2:45 AM

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Republican and Democratic lawmakers remained deadlocked on Sunday over how to reopen the federal government – with US President Donald Trump claiming job cuts were already under way as both sides accused each other of stalling talks. 

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Gisèle Pelicot back in French court as man accused of raping her appeals verdict

• 1:23 AM

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Frenchwoman Gisèle Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while she was drugged, returns to court on Monday for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of one man to overturn his conviction.

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Mekelberg: 'Not many trust Netanyahu, he keeps changing narrative to suit personal, political needs'

• 12:54 AM

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Israeli and Hamas officials are set to hold indirect talks at an Egyptian resort Monday on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. Many uncertainties remain about the plan presented by U.S. President

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French rape victim Gisele Pelicot back in court for appeal trial 'ordeal'

• 12:52 AM

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Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France last year and turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon, an appeals court is set to hear the case of a man challenging his conviction. Story by Charlotte Lam.

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From Bollywood to Hollywood, artists push back against AI

• 12:40 AM

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It's artificial intelligence versus the entertainment industry, as Bollywood stars sue YouTube and an AI-generated actor makes her world stage debut. In this edition of Tech 24, we explain why these developments could change what it means to be an artist

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland

• 12:34 AM

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A federal judge late Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon at all, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland after the same

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Could France's next Prime minister be a socialist?

• 12:33 AM

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France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

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