French authorities promise to act on Louvre vulnerabilities exposed by heist

• 11:59 AM

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Two suspects of the Louvre jewel heist remain in custody but will be either released or charged on October 29. At the same time, the French government is working to determine what went wrong and who is responsible, while France's Culture Minister is prom

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Papers on Sudan: A massacre so bloody, you can see it from space

• 11:48 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 29, 2025: First, Spanish papers are commemorating last year's deadly floods which killed 237 people. Next, mass civilian casualties are reported in El-Fasher as humanitarian organisations say they have found evidence of

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Defaced memorial trial thought to be part of series of Russian interference cases

• 11:42 AM

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The four Bulgarians on trial in Paris are facing seven years in prison if found guilty of defacing a Holocaust memorial in 202. It is believed to be one of many cases of Russian interference in the country trying to exacerbate tensions related to the Isr

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"Sudanese feel forgotten" as Darfur crisis escalates

• 11:19 AM

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"Sudanese feel they have been forgotten by the international community," Mathilde Vu, Sudan Advocacy Manager with the Norwegian Refugee Council, tells Oliver Farry, as the humanitarian crisis in El-Fasher escalates. The capture of this city, the historic

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Israel launches deadly strikes on Gaza amid truce

• 11:06 AM

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Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.  The strikes —

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Texas sues Tylenol makers over alleged autism link

• 10:49 AM

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The Texas attorney general announced a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies behind Tylenol, echoing the Trump administration's allegations linking the painkiller to increased risk of autism. Although some studies have raised the possibility that

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Donald Trump visits South Korea for summit ahead of US-Chinese talks

• 10:45 AM

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It's been a busy week for the US president. After signing deals with South-East Asian nations in Malaysia on October 26 and a rare earths and nuclear agreement with Japan's new Prime Minister on October 28, Trump arrived in South Korea for the Asia-Pacif

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France tries Bulgarians over defacing Holocaust memorial in Russia-linked case

• 10:41 AM

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Four Bulgarians are to go on trial in France on October 29, accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints in 2024. Prosecutors think the act may have been foreign interference linked to Russia. The vandalism was staged during heightened te

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US kills 14 after it launches strikes on alleged drug-running boats off Colombia

• 10:37 AM

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that four alleged drug-trafficking vessels had been struck by the US military in the East Pacific. It's yet another deadly strike in US President Donald Trump's controversial anti-drug campaign, as Washin

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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face prosecution over Gen Z protests

• 10:33 AM

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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face trial for their participation in the so-called Gen Z protests that recently swept across the country, calling for fairer education and health care systems. Hundreds of people, many of them minors, have already been co

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Controversial Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead

• 10:32 AM

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Authorities in Rio de Janeiro say at least 64 people - including four officers - were killed a large-scale operation against organised crime and drug trafficking in one of the city's worst days of violence. It comes days before Rio hosts global events re

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Dutch voters head to polls in election focused on housing and Wilders

• 10:27 AM

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Voters cast their ballots at polling stations across the Netherlands on October 29 in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more on what to k

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after devastating Jamaica

• 10:23 AM

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After battering Jamaica on October 28 and leaving hundreds of thousands there without electricity, Hurricane Melissa touched down in Cuba. According to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, more than 700,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas as the hurric

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea amid trade war

• 10:20 AM

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US and Chinese negotiators have both confirmed a "framework" has been agreed leading up to Trump and Xi's first face-to-face meeting during the US president's second term. The October 29 meeting might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's to

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Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza in the most serious challenge yet to the truce

• 10:19 AM

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Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people in Gaza overnight, including many children. It's the most serious violation of the ceasefire so far, but US President Donald Trump has said he is confident the peace plan he helped broker will hold.

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The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?

• 9:35 AM

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First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cue for a second partition of the country. The massacre o

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Four Bulgarians on trial in France over ‘bloody hands’ graffiti on Jewish memorial

• 9:35 AM

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Four Bulgarians on Wednesday went on trial in France for having been involved in the 2024 vandalism of a Jewish memorial in Paris. Three of them are suspected of having painted red hands on the monument, while the fourth – who is being tried in absentia

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US, South Korea advance trade deal during Trump's visit to Seoul

• 8:39 AM

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung had “pretty much finalised” a trade deal that will see Washington steeply lower its tariffs on Seoul in return for a $350 billion investment in the US.

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Live: Israel says resuming ceasefire after new strikes on Gaza kill more than 100

• 6:36 AM

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Israel on Wednesday said it had resumed the Gaza ceasefire after having carried out a series of overnight air strikes that killed more than 100 people, including scores of children. Israel said the strikes were aimed at Hamas targets in retaliation for t

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France out of Women's Nations League as they draw against Germany

• 6:24 AM

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France drew (2-2) against Germany in the semi-final return leg and are out of the Women's Nations League. Germany will face Spain in the final.

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Low turnout mars Tanzania's presidential election as opposition barred from race

• 4:07 AM

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The presidential election in Tanzania is being marred by low turnout as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s grip on power have either been jailed or disqualified from the race. Protests have also been banned, and some voters say they

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Dutch voters head to polls in high-stakes election testing populism’s grip

• 2:08 AM

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The Netherlands votes Wednesday in a pivotal national election that will determine whether the country doubles down on the anti-immigration populism of Geert Wilders or shifts back toward centrist politics. The result is seen as a bellwether for the stre

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Climate change is causing millions of preventable deaths each year, report warns

• 12:56 AM

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An influential new Lancet report has warned that climate change is taking a devastating toll on global health, with policy failures contributing to millions of avoidable deaths annually. The study urges world leaders to act swiftly to protect lives as ex

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