Is Emmanuel Macron building a luxury bunker "in preparation for World War III"?

• 8:57 PM

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A viral post on social media claims Emmanuel Macron is spending almost 150 million euros in State funds on a luxury underground bunker to "shield the French elite from a looming World War III". The video claims to have solid proof coming straight from Tr

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Gaza plan needs 'awful lot of gap-filling and an implementation, enforcement mechanism'

• 8:47 PM

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Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks in an Egyptian coastal resort on Monday on a U.S-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. The talks focus on the ceasefire's first stage, including the partial

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A '48-hour deadline and a final chance' for Lecornu after French PM resigns

• 8:29 PM

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Reporting from outside the Élysée presidential palace, FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali says President Emmanuel Macron has given Sébastien Lecornu a 48-hour deadline to form a government. An adviser to the president told reporters that Macron would "do the resp

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Greta Thunberg lands in Greece among expelled Gaza flotilla activists

• 8:26 PM

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg landed in Greece on Monday alongside scores of fellow campaigners expelled from Israel after trying to ship aid to Gaza. The 22-year-old climate campaigner was one of hundreds of people who had boarded a flotilla that trie

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ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

• 8:20 PM

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In tonight's edition, the International Criminal Court convicted the first Janjaweed militia leader for atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Also, Senegal’s Pink Lake, is increasingly drawing the attention of property d

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Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

• 8:06 PM

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Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Carl Cater, Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing at Swansea University, says ma

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'We must be grown-ups today': French MP Eléonore Caroit asserts it's 'our duty' to seek way forward

• 7:40 PM

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France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country further into political cris

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Evangelicalism continues to grow in France

• 7:35 PM

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Religion may be on the decline in France, but evangelicals are on the move. A million believers, a new church every ten day and this past weekend, nearly 90 rallies across the country. In Bordeaux, one of the biggest yet - a bid to put the movement firml

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'French politics has always been baroque, but now it's playing out on the public stage'

• 7:29 PM

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France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move has plunged the country further into political

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'This country does not have a coalition tradition', strategist says as France plunges into crisis

• 6:41 PM

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FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with consultant and political strategist Hind Ziane, founder of Génération Politique, about the French political crisis. She says that coalitions are not the solution to the current chaos because France 'does not have a c

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A mess of Macron's making? France in crisis as latest government falls in 14 hours

• 6:16 PM

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Emmanuel Macron losing his third prime minister, in the 16 months since he dissolved parliament and lost ensuing snap elections. Sebastien Lecornu breaking a Fifth Republic record by lasting just 27 days as head of government. 

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Few women and minorities win seats in Syria's first parliament since fall of Assad

• 6:14 PM

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Women and religious minorities were underrepresented on Monday in Syria’s first elected parliament since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Electoral commission spokesperson Nawar Najmeh said only four percent of members of the new transitional assembly are women

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UNESCO board selects Egypt's former antiquities minister El-Enany as new chief

• 5:17 PM

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UNESCO is set to appoint Egypt's Khaled El-Enany as its new director general, according to diplomatic sources. The cultural agency's executive board on Monday voted 55 to 2 in favor of Egypt's former tourism and antiquities minister, whose name will be p

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France's President Macron gives outgoing PM Lecornu one last chance

• 4:27 PM

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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. As a response, the President asked o

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France's Macron tasks outgoing PM Lecornu to hold final talks to stabilize country

• 4:26 PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron has asked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to hold final talks by Wednesday evening with political parties to stabilise the country, Macron's office said on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Lecornu offered his and his

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France: President Macron under pressure after fifth PM in two years resigns

• 3:50 PM

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Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, creating a political earthquake in France. Lecornu was Prime minister for under a month, and was the fifth to hold the post in two years. His resignation renewed the focus on France's President, Emmanuel Mac

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Evangelicalism in France : social media used to attract young believers

• 3:48 PM

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An area in Bordeaux, France, hosted a massive evangelical worship service attracting nearly 4,000 followers to hear Quebec preacher Claude Houde. Evangelicalism is a religion gaining traction with youth, largely by recruiting on social media. Carla, a 19

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France's Socialist Party does not reach out to hard-left as political crisis deepens

• 3:47 PM

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France’s Socialist party has called on President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a new PM from the left bloc. But a senior Socialist party official did not mention the hard-left France Unbowed party, notes FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin, reporting from outside S

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Showgirls: Before Taylor Swift, there was Mistinguett

• 3:07 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at Taylor Swift's new album "The Life of a Showgirl" and how, long before her stardom, it was French showgirls who stole the show. We also find out if, indeed, Swift is a showgirl or not.

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France: Socialist Party says is not calling for a snap election after the PM resigns

• 2:52 PM

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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 administration in modern French history and deepening the country's political crisis. The

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Fashion Week: What happens behind the scenes of a show?

• 2:48 PM

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✨💄 Paris Fashion Week has kicked off with one of the most eagerly awaited events: the L’Oréal Paris show on the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville, in the very heart of the capital.But what really goes on behind the scenes of such a show? 👀France24’s Stella

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French premier resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos

• 2:38 PM

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France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country into a deep political crisis and

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New band Pain Magazine on hoping for a peak spiritual experience live

• 2:12 PM

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This week on arts24's music show, Marjorie Hache chats to Pain Magazine, a new band which sees French-American techno DJs and producers Louisahhh and Maelstrom team up with French hardcore punk band Birds in Row. They've just released their first album "

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ICC convicts Sudan militia chief in first Darfur war crimes verdict

• 2:11 PM

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The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman of war crimes and crimes against humanity for brutal attacks in Darfur, marking the court’s first conviction related to the conflict. The Janjawee

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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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