Israeli-Palestinian peace activist seeks to bring measure of 'sanity to her people and her country'

• 11:11 AM

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US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Israel over annexing the West Bank in an interview published Thursday, as visiting Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza would hold. All the while, Israeli

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$70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, says UN

• 11:04 AM

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This week, Charles Pellegrin talks to Jaco Cilliersd, the UN development programme's representative for Palestine about the arduous task of trying to clear the millions of tonnes of rubbles from Gaza and preparing the stage for reconstruction amid a tenu

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Vance and Rubio criticise Israeli parliament's vote on West Bank annexation

• 11:04 AM

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Thursday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose US support if it went ahead with possible plans to annex the West Bank. Rubio is th

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EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching rules under landmark digital content law

• 10:27 AM

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The EU on Friday accused TikTok and Facebook founder’s Marc Zuckerberg’s Meta empire of violating transparency rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc's new online content law that has drawn the Trump administration's ire. If the social medi

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'Inequality & division: Ouattara offers 'stability at exclusion of Ivorians from electoral process'

• 10:08 AM

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Candidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election held their final rallies as the campaign officially concluded in the West African nation of 30 million people. The country goes to the polls with incumbent President Alassane Ouattara seeking a fourth ter

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NBA coach and player arrested in massive mafia-linked sports rigging and gambling probe

• 9:58 AM

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FBI Director Kash Patel announced charges in a massive mafia-linked gambling and sports rigging probe that led to the arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups. Simon Moritz has this story.

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Trump terminating Canada trade talks over anti-tariff Reagan ad campaign

• 9:56 AM

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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an anti-tariff ad campaign. France24's Liza Kaminov reports.

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How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan

• 9:54 AM

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The EU’s €140 billion loan for Ukraine remains stalled after Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever resisted plans to use frozen Russian assets to fund it. Belgium, home to most of those assets, warned of major financial and legal risks. At a Brussels summ

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Over the past decade, dismissed rape cases increased from 82% to 94 %, according to 2024 IPP report

• 9:53 AM

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France's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill to define rape as any non-consensual sexual act, paving the way for its final adoption by the Senate next week. The move comes after the shocking case of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, drugged b

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‘We want everyone to feel safe’: The Chicago businesses barring ICE agents

• 9:44 AM

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The Trump administration launched an aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Chicago in September. The city’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, pushed back by enabling the imposition of “ICE-free zones”, which a number of busin

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Turkish court throws out case seeking to oust main opposition party leader Ozel

• 9:25 AM

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An Ankara court on Friday rejected a bid to oust Turkey’s main opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, and annul his party’s 2023 congress. The courtroom broke into applause as the judge read out the ruling, saying accusations of vote buying “had no basis”.

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Paris Louvre heist: Video shows jewel thieves escaping

• 9:20 AM

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Video has emerged appearing to show the alleged thieves behind the Louvre heist making their escape on a mechanical ladder in broad daylight. Two people can be seen looking around frantically as they slowly descend, minutes after the famed Paris museum w

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US sanctions 'will not stop Russia,' West has to 'open its negotiating position'

• 9:03 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 24: Papers react to Donald Trump's sanctions on Russia's energy sector. Next, NBA head coach and player were arrested in a takedown of gambling operations. Finally, we take a look at the finalists of the Comedy Wildlife awa

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Hungary's Orban seeks to boost support, opposition holds rival rally on 1956 anniversary

• 8:51 AM

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On Thursday, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union of seeking to install a “puppet” government in Hungary, framing next year’s election as a decision between peace and a war that would mean “dying for Ukraine.” Addressing ten

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US pressures Israel on West Bank as Rubio begins visit

• 8:48 AM

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Thursday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose US support if it went ahead with possible plans to annex the West Bank. Rubio is th

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‘Coalition of the willing’ meet in London as Kyiv presses for more missiles

• 8:29 AM

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is in London this Friday for a meeting of the country’s key supporters, where Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to call on Europe to deliver more long-range missiles to help Kyiv maintain its momentu

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EU tasks Commission with Ukraine funding plan, eyes loan from frozen Russian assets

• 8:27 AM

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EU leaders on Thursday asked the European Commission to prepare options to fund Ukraine for two more years, keeping open the possibility of a loan backed by frozen Russian assets. After a summit in Brussels, they deferred a final decision on the proposed

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‘Considerable’ chance for Trump-Kim meeting next week, South Korea says

• 6:33 AM

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There is a “considerable” chance that President Donald Trump will meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un next week during the US leader's visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Seoul said on Friday.

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French clubs Lyon, Lille and Nice end Europa League night with mixed emotions

• 6:19 AM

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Lyon climbed the overall rankings after winning the Europa League for the third time, while Nice sank once again. Meanwhile, Lille delivered a spectacular performance against Greek side PAOK. They put up a brave fight to get back into the game after a to

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Live: 'Coalition of the willing' eyes push to supply Ukraine more long-range missiles

• 5:58 AM

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday hosts a meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, comprised of more than 20 Ukraine allies, in London, where he is set to call on Europe to supply Kyiv more long-range missiles. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr

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Trump terminating Canada trade talks over anti-tariff Reagan ad campaign

• 3:26 AM

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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an anti-tariff ad campaign. 

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Lithuania slams airspace breach after two Russian jets enter its territory

• 3:08 AM

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Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat on Thursday to protest what it said was a brief incursion of two Russian military aircraft into its airspace. The defence ministry said a Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from Kaliningrad crossed 700 metres i

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Maduro warns US against 'crazy war' after Trump authorises covert Venezuela action

• 2:52 AM

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorised covert action against Caracas am

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Trump pardons Binance crypto founder Changpeng Zhao

• 1:27 AM

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who was convicted of violating anti-money-laundering laws, the White House said. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused former president Joe Biden of bei

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EU leaders push for 10-year carbon-cut deal ahead of UN climate summit

• 12:44 AM

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EU leaders launched a final push Thursday to agree on a 10-year carbon-cutting target ahead of a key UN climate summit, balancing climate ambitions with industrial concerns. Meeting in Brussels, the 27 leaders sought a deal that supports struggling busin

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Tensions rise in Caribbean as families of fallen men accuse Trump of unjust killings

• 12:36 AM

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Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was killed in a US military strike in the Caribbean are demanding evidence to back up Trump's allegations that those who died were trafficking drugs. Alice Brogat and Siobhan Silke tell us more.

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Maduro warns US against 'crazy war' after Trump authorises covert Venezuela action

• 12:02 AM

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorised covert action against Caracas am

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