Sinner reclaims world number one ranking with Paris Masters win

• 4:23 PM

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24-year-old Jannik Sinner won the Paris Masters for the first time on Sunday by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Italian's maiden crown in Paris will see Sinner return to the pinnacle of men's tennis when the ATP rankings are updated on Monday.

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What the New York mayor’s race is revealing about the Democratic party

• 3:57 PM

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New Yorkers head to the polls to elect a new mayor on Tuesday, with 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a “democratic socialist”, the strong favourite to win. His two rivals are the Republican outsider, Curtis Sliwa, and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Ac

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Two French policemen charged over alleged rape of woman in custody

• 3:28 PM

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Two French policemen, aged 23 and 35, have been charged over the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman while she was in custody at a court in Bobigny, a town in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. Authorities said on Sunday that a video of the act had been

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Trump threatens to send US military into Nigeria, alleging mass killing of Christians

• 3:13 PM

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Nigeria with a possible military attack after accusing the country of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamists. Trump alleged on social media on Friday that “Radical Islamists" in Nigeria were respo

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Police say UK train stabbing that wounded 10 people not a 'terrorist incident'

• 3:12 PM

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UK police said Sunday two British nationals were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a train in eastern England in which 10 people were wounded. “At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incid

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French prosecutor says Louvre heist work of petty criminals, not organised crime

• 2:24 PM

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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told franceinfo radio on Sunday that the audacious daytime robbery of historical jewels worth $102 million from the Louvre did not seem to be associated with "the upper echelons of organised crime", adding that the suspects

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Grand Egyptian Museum: challenges for world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization

• 2:10 PM

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Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilization. World leaders, including monarchs, heads of states and governments, were to attend the grand opening ceremo

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USA: Poll shows Zohran Mamdani's lead in NYC mayoral race narrowing

• 1:47 PM

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Early voting continues to draw huge numbers with the New York City Board of Elections saying that more than 584,000 residents have already cast their ballots. It comes as the three candidates crisscross the five boroughs with a slew of events aimed at re

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Syrian leader to discuss lifting sanctions, reconstruction in 'historic' US visit

• 1:46 PM

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make a "historic" visit to Washington DC later this month to discuss issues including lifting remaining sanctions, reconstruction and counter-terrorism with White House leadership, the country's top diplomat said Sun

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Russia fires wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine: At least 6 killed

• 1:40 PM

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Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people, including two children, and leaving tens of thousands without power, officials reported Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attac

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UK: Two Britis arrested for train stabbing, police say not terrorist incident

• 11:50 AM

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Two suspects were arrested after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday that left ten people hospitalized, nine of them with potentially life-threatening injuries. Armed officers, supported by police vehicles and numerous ambulances, surro

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UK train stabbings injure nine, police arrest two suspects

• 11:17 AM

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Nine people sustained life-threatening injuries in a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, leading to the arrest of two men in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as an “appalling incident.” British Transpor

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🔴 Two UK nationals held over train stabbing as police say 'nothing to suggest' attack was terrorism

• 11:15 AM

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The week in pictures: Trump-Xi talks, Hurricane Melissa and Mexico's Day of the Dead

• 10:26 AM

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US President Donald Trump hails an "amazing" meeting with China's Xi Jinping, Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, and Mexicans don colourful skeleton costumes as they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead. FR

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Who's who in the race to become New York's next mayor

• 10:22 AM

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New Yorkers head to the polls to elect a new mayor on Tuesday, with 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a “democratic socialist”, the strong favourite to win. His two rivals are the Republican outsider, Curtis Sliwa, and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.

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Argentina marches for LGBTQ Pride, against government-fueled 'hate'

• 9:54 AM

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Thousands gathered in Buenos Aires on Saturday for Argentina’s 34th annual LGBTQ Pride march, demonstrating both solidarity and resistance to right-wing President Javier Milei. Marching under the slogan “Against hate and violence: more pride and unity,”

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Kenya’s Rift Valley: Landslides leave 21 dead, 30 others missing

• 9:51 AM

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Heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, leaving at least 21 people dead and destroying over 1,000 homes, officials reported. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said th

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Paris: Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist

• 9:50 AM

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Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors have said. The charges on Saturday brought to four the number of people now charged over the spectacular ro

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Serbia: Thousands of Serbians commemorate anniversary of deadly station collapse

• 9:41 AM

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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the anniversary of the railway station roof collapse that claimed 16 lives on 1 November 2024. At 11:52 - the exact time of the tragedy - attendees observed a 16-minute silence in memory o

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Ukraine deploys special forces to the eastern city of Pokrovsk after a Russian assault

• 9:39 AM

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Ukraine on Saturday deployed special forces to the eastern city of Pokrovsk, which is under an intense Russian assault. The city has been in Moscow's sights for over a year and lies on a major supply route for the Ukrainian army. Russia's army fired 270

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UK: Police arrest two suspects in mass train stabbing that leaves 10 wounded

• 9:36 AM

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UK police said ten people were taken to hospital - nine with life-threatening injuries - following a multiple stabbing on a London-bound train in the eastern town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The motives and identity of the two people arrested for the

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French journalist banned from Russia: "They made me pay for my reporting"

• 9:34 AM

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As we mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, France 24 speaks to former Moscow correspondent Julian Colling. In September he was expelled from Russia and banned for five years. He'd been in Moscow since 2017 and he say

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French consumer watchdog reports Shein for selling 'childlike' sex dolls

• 8:26 AM

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France’s anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Chinese-founded e-commerce giant Shein for selling “sex dolls with a childlike appearance” on its web site. Shein responded by saying that the dolls in question had been withdrawn from its platfor

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On the trail of migrant smugglers 2/3: Shipwreck survivor to stand trial for involuntary homicide

• 7:13 AM

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Ibrahim A., a Sudanese migrant fleeing the civil war, boarded a small inflatable boat hoping to cross the English Channel in August 2023. When the boat sank, killing seven people, French authorities arrested the 31-year-old, who they suspected of pilotin

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Trump threatens to send US military into Nigeria, alleging mass killing of Christians

• 7:12 AM

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Nigeria with a possible military attack after accusing the country of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamists. Trump alleged on social media on Friday that “Radical Islamists" in Nigeria were respo

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Police say UK train stabbing that wounded 10 people not a 'terrorist incident'

• 1:09 AM

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UK police said Sunday two British nationals were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a train in eastern England in which 10 people were wounded. “At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incid

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New horrors emerge after RSF taking of Sudan’s el-Fasher: An analysis by professor Srinivasan

• 12:52 AM

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Tens of thousands of people are still trapped in Sudan's El-Fasher five days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city. Fleeing survivors said on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and killed children in front

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