Winds and waves: Tourism takes off in disputed Western Sahara
• Oct 26, 2025, 10:02 AM
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Kitesurfers are flocking to the windswept beaches of Western Sahara, attracted by some of the best conditions in North Africa. Once largely overlooked, the region is slowly emerging as a niche tourism hotspot, even as it remains a disputed territory claimed by both Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, backed by Algeria. Visitors are discovering pristine coastline and challenging waters, bringing fresh attention – and new tensions – to this politically sensitive desert region.
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France's ex-president Sarkozy receives police protection in prison
• 11:45 AM
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy on Tuesday began a five-year sentence after being c
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Stolen Louvre jewels likely still ‘intact’ and in France, expert says
• 11:35 AM
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The crown jewels stolen from the Louvre are most likely “still intact” and “still in France,” art crime detective Arthur Brand told FRANCE 24. Speaking in an interview, Brand noted that, as only a week has passed since the heist, it is unlikely the robbe
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Louvre heist suspects reportedly arrested in northern Paris suburb
• 11:20 AM
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Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the heist at the world’s most visited museum that stunned the world. Citing local media, FRANCE 24’s
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Valencia flood anniversary: Protesters demand regional leader’s resignation
• 10:58 AM
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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster. Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victi
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Lamine Yamal's controversial Real Madrid comments add to Clásico tension
• 10:41 AM
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Barcelona and Real Madrid are gearing up for the first Clásico clash of the season on Sunday, with the Catalans looking to clinch a fifth consecutive win against the league leaders. Lamine Yamal's midweek comments, claiming that Real Madrid "steal and co
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Left-winger Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidency
• 10:36 AM
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Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory against her centre-right rival. Connolly, 68, said Saturday evenin
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Two suspects arrested in Louvre jewellery heist
• 10:30 AM
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Two men have been detained by police, suspected of being part of the four-man team that stole some of France's most precious jewellery from the Louvre Museum last Sunday.
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Two suspects arrested in Louvre museum jewellery heist
• 10:20 AM
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Two men have been detained by police, suspected of being part of the four-man team that stole some of France's most precious jewellery from the Louvre Museum last Sunday.
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UTA772 victim on testifying against Nicolas Sarkozy: "I felt abandoned"
• 10:18 AM
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Amid the political noise surrounding the jailing of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the victims of the 1989 UTA Flight 772 bombing can easily be overlooked. The attack, ordered by the Libyan regime, killed all 170 people on board, including 54 F
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Notre-Dame hosts rare wedding for carpenter who helped rebuild it
• 10:13 AM
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An extraordinary wedding was held on Saturday, 25 October, at Notre-Dame de Paris, ten months after the cathedral reopened. In a rare exception, Martin Lorentz, one of the 500 craftsmen who helped restore the cathedral, married his partner Jade inside th
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Winds and waves: Tourism takes off in disputed Western Sahara
• 10:02 AM
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Kitesurfers are flocking to the windswept beaches of Western Sahara, attracted by some of the best conditions in North Africa. Once largely overlooked, the region is slowly emerging as a niche tourism hotspot, even as it remains a disputed territory clai
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Serbian students block high school in protest against government
• 9:55 AM
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Students at a Serbian high school have blocked entry to their campus for two weeks in protest against the government — the first school to join mass demonstrations sweeping the country. Authorities are now moving to regain control of High School No. 5. S
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Trump attends Thailand–Cambodia ceasefire signing in Malaysia
• 9:53 AM
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Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by US President Donald Trump, whose threats of economic pressure pushed the two nations to halt skirmishes along their disputed border earlier this year. “T
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Two suspects arrested over Louvre museum jewellery heist
• 9:31 AM
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French authorities have made arrests in connection to the recent theft of precious jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday. One of the suspects was arrested at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to boar
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What’s at stake as Brazil welcomes the COP30 climate change summit
• 9:29 AM
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The UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) will be held in Belem, Brazil, from November 12-16, with issues like deforestation and financing climate action in developing countries expected to loom large.
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Kurdish PKK says it is withdrawing all forces from Turkey to northern Iraq
• 9:18 AM
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The militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said on Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq and urged Ankara to take the necessary legal steps to protect the peace process. Its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in May for the gr
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Trump to increase tariffs on Canada by an additional 10 percent over anti-tariff ad
• 7:57 AM
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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would increase tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent because of what he called a “fake” ad campaign paid for by the Canadian province of Ontario that featured late US president Ronald Reagan crit
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What to know about Argentina's mid-term vote, a key test for Trump ally Milei
• 7:35 AM
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Argentine President Javier Milei’s image as a straight-talking outsider has been hurt by a series of scandals and setbacks ahead of mid-term congressional elections on Sunday. Opposition parties have gained support after US President Donald Trump warned
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Trump attends Thai-Cambodian ceasefire ceremony before ASEAN summit in Malaysia
• 6:26 AM
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US President Donald Trump attended the signing ceremony of an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the first stop on his Asia tour which could include talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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The week in pictures: Kermit the Frog in Paris, Sarkozy goes to prison and a White House demolition
• 12:25 AM
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Kermit the Frog takes over Paris's Place Vendôme, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes to prison, a mysterious gentleman goes viral in the wake of the Louvre heist, and US President Donald Trump demolishes the East Wing of the White House to make
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Two suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery robbery, one at Charles de Gaulle airport
• 12:21 AM
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Two men in their 30s were detained on Saturday evening in connection with the jewellery heist at the Louvre last week.
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