M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war

• 8:30 PM

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FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012, when they first se

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M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo

• 8:10 PM

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In tonight's edition : The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in Eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in south Kivu province. The Rwandan backed rebel group reportedly face little resistance. Meanwhile East African leaders have called for an imme

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Hamas confirms death of October 7 mastermind Mohammed Deif

• 8:10 PM

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Hamas has for the first time confirmed the death of the group's military chief Mohammed Deif, believed to be one of the key architects behind the October 7 attacks in southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. 

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Five Thai hostages released by Hamas

• 8:00 PM

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Five Thai farm labourers, held hostage for nearly 16 months in the Gaza Strip, were released by Hamas on Thursday during a truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. They were released along with three Israelis. On October 7, 2023, after th

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Marianne Faithfull, British pop icon and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78

• 7:46 PM

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Marianne Faithfull, British pop star and muse of 1960s London, died at the age of 78 on Thursday, her promotion company said. A singer, songwriter and actress, Faithfull was a celebrity before turning 17, homeless by her mid-20s and an inspiration to pee

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Trump floods the zone, leaving opposition drowning

• 7:27 PM

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Donald Trump's opponents have spent the days since his inauguration playing political whack-a-mole over a torrent of orders specifically calibrated to overwhelm and bewilder, say analysts, as the new president gets to work on his radical policy agenda. A

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Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse

• 7:22 PM

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A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease, discovered in Septemb

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire: How to keep it on track?

• 7:08 PM

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Each time, there's suspense.Some stage-managing, some confusion but a third round of exchanges of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners in the end keeping the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on the rails. We’ll ask about the optics and about a long process

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire: 'It's time for this war to end, we have to stop doing this to each other'

• 6:41 PM

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Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands, drew an angry protest from Israel. For in

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3 Israeli hostages released in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners

• 4:24 PM

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Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages, including three Israelis, on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Israel later began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after the swap was delayed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who demand

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Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: The highlights

• 3:04 PM

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Paris is bursting with fashion energy and star power this January as celebrities and fashionistas descend upon the city of lights for Haute Couture Week. This is the twice-yearly celebration of an ultra-French institution – a dazzling mix of timeless tra

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‘This centre saved my life’: US aid cut hits charities for Ukraine war veterans

• 3:00 PM

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After President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on non-military foreign aid, US projects worldwide are in jeopardy. One of the worst-hit countries is Ukraine, where stop-work orders were issued to initiatives all over the country, including those as

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Five years on: Brexit regrets? Cancelled trips?

• 2:42 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at how British people feel about Brexit, five years after the UK officially left the EU. We also discuss the challenges many Brits abroad now face, particularly those with second homes. Finally, we get to the

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Millions of Afghans face expulsion from Iran and Pakistan 'back to nothing', NGO warns

• 2:17 PM

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The head of humanitarian NGO the Norwegian Refugee Council is accusing the international community of turning its back on the Afghan people since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Jan Egeland is just back from a long visit to the country, where he f

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South Korea's webtoon comics have readers hooked

• 1:56 PM

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South Korea is seeing a boom in webtoons – short episodic comics that are designed to be read on smartphones. They are hugely popular in the country, where some 35 million people read at least one episode of a webtoon every week. Amid this success at hom

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Five Years On: Brexit Regrets? Cancelled Trips?

• 1:46 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at how Brits feel about Brexit five years after the UK officially left the EU. We also discuss the challenges many Brits abroad now face, particularly ones with second homes. We get to the bottom of the many

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France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad

• 1:25 PM

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The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Next phase requires 'building trust and accepting war should come to an end'

• 1:12 PM

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Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands, drew an angry protest from Israel. For in

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US Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts, angering Trump

• 11:56 AM

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America's central bank has held its main interest rate steady as President Donald Trump's trade policies threaten to rekindle inflation in the world's largest economy. The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from Trump to continue with cuts, in its first r

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Upset in German Bundestag as wall comes down between conservatives and far right

• 11:41 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 30: Friedrich Merz, Germany's conservative CDU leader and candidate for chancellorship, receives votes and applause from the far-right AfD party in the Bundestag – we look at the press reaction to the centre right breakin

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Iraqi refugee charged with burning Koran shot dead in Sweden, five arrested

• 10:55 AM

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An Iraqi refugee who burned the Koran in protest in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, authorities said Thursday, with Sweden's prime minister suggesting "a foreign power" might have been involved. Five peo

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Hamas hands over Israeli soldier Agam Berger to Red Cross under Gaza ceasefire deal

• 8:51 AM

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FRANCE 24's Mark Owen reports from Tel Aviv on the release of Israeli soldier Agam Berger and the upcoming release of the remaining two Israelis held in Gaza as part of the third hostage-prisoner exchange under the ceasefire. Five Thai nationals are also

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🔴 Follow live: Hamas hands over Israeli soldier Agam Berger to Red Cross under Gaza ceasefire deal

• 8:23 AM

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Live: Buses carrying 110 released Palestinian prisoners reach Ramallah

• 7:12 AM

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Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the third round of exchanges in the Gaza ceasefire deal, which is in its second week. Five Thai workers held captive in the enclave were also freed in a sep

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French foreign ministry says Rwanda fighters must leave DR Congo ‘immediately’

• 6:44 AM

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A French government spokesman on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of Rwandan forces and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters from the east of the country. “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of DR Congo are not up for negotiation,” foreign min

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🔴 Passenger jet collides midair with military helicopter in Washington DC

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No survivors from flight that collided with Army helicopter over Washington

• 3:11 AM

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A mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and a military helicopter over Washington, DC, has left no survivors, authorities said Thursday. In remarks from the White House, US President Donald Trump said the accident marked

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War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic means to end this conflict'?

• 12:19 AM

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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and inaction". All the while, Pr

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