Israel urged to ‘work with UN’ as UNRWA warns of threat to Gaza ceasefire

• 1:15 PM

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France, Britain and Germany on Friday reiterated their "grave concern" over Israel implementing a law forbidding any contact between its officials and UNRWA as the UN Palestinian relief agency warned that any forced halt of its work would put a fragile c

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Italy's Meloni under investigation for releasing Libyan warlord

• 11:54 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, January 31: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is under investigation over the suspicious release and seemingly VIP repatriation of Osama Almasri, who is wanted by the ICC for acts of torture, murder and sexual violence in Libya

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Israel receives names of three hostages to be released Saturday

• 11:45 AM

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Israel said it had received the names of captives to be freed by Hamas on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire. The three hostages to be released are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky

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'Unprecedented': First time since WWII that German parliament needs support of far right to pass law

• 11:39 AM

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Germany's parliament could pass a law thanks to far-right support for the first time in the country's post-war history. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Germany's sociopolitical and economic crises pushing the country rightward, FRANCE 2

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Thailand’s youth-led pro-democracy movement torn between hope and disillusion

• 11:19 AM

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In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok, leading to huge demonstrations and an unprecedented protest movement in the “land of smiles”. These young Thais defied the

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British pop star Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78

• 10:33 AM

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Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78.

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Syria's interim president al-Sharaa vows to uphold 'civil peace'

• 10:30 AM

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Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an un

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Israel severs ties with UN Palestinian aid agency

• 10:27 AM

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Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN's Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups. UNRWA's offices and staff in Israel play a maj

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Investigators recover black boxes from Washington plane crash

• 10:24 AM

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Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane that collided mid-air with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac River, killing all 67 people, as rescuers pulled bodies from the freezing water. US President Donald Tru

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'Disaster' five years on: Brexit has been doing 'so much damage to the British economy'

• 10:14 AM

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Five years ago, the U.K. officially left the bloc after almost five decades of membership that had brought free movement and free trade between Britain and 27 other European countries. For Brexit supporters, the U.K. was now a sovereign nation in charge

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Hundreds hospitalised as fighting in DR Congo intensifies

• 9:41 AM

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Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense clashes between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed armed group M23. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalatio

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Who's the man behind the Gaza ceasefire deal?

• 9:36 AM

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Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a rare trip to Gaza this week, the White House said, in a bid to prop up the fragile ceasefire. He also met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. An unusual figure in US politics, Witkoff, a billionaire r

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Teen figure skaters and coaches among victims of air crash

• 9:29 AM

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The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather's funeral, two Chinese national

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US funding freeze disrupts Cambodian efforts to clear landmines, Vietnam War bombs

• 8:21 AM

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US President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly pause all foreign aid has forced Cambodia to scale back its lifesaving campaign to clear the unexploded military ordnance left behind by decades of civil strife and American bombing during the Vietnam War.

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France's Victor Wembanyama to make NBA All-Star debut

• 7:48 AM

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San Antonio Spurs guard Victor Wembanyama has been chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game as one of seven reserves from the Western Conference. The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year is one of six players who will be making their All-Star Game debut.

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Live: Franco-Israeli Ofer Calderon to be freed in next hostage-prisoner swap Saturday, Hamas says

• 6:44 AM

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Franco-Israeli Ofer Calderon is among the three hostages set to be freed in the next hostage-prisoner exchange Saturday, the spokesperson of Hamas's armed wing said Friday. The news of his upcoming release came as Israel's military said it struck "multip

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Six Nations preview: Who can stop Ireland winning three titles in a row?

• 2:37 AM

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The Six Nations tournament kicks off with a Welsh trip to the Stade de France on Friday, before favourites Ireland begin their title defence against England, aiming for a historic third consecutive trophy. Here's how the teams compare going into the firs

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Nicaragua amends constitution, grants 'absolute power' to president and his wife

• 1:07 AM

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The Nicaraguan government strengthened President Daniel Ortega's hold on power on Thursday when it amended the constitution to give Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, "absolute power". The amendment, proposed by Ortega, enshrines Murillo as "co-presid

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Europa League: English teams clear inaugural league phase, Lazio tops standings

• 1:05 AM

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The Europa League's inaugural league phase ended on Thursday, with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, who are both producing lacklustre domestic campaigns, securing a round of 16 spot. Italy's Lazio finished top of the standings despite suffering t

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Helicopter and passenger jet near Washington, DC collide, killing 67

• 1:00 AM

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67 people are feared dead after a helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River, near Washington, D.C., on Thursday. US President Donald blamed the crash on weakened security policies, later suggesting diversity, equity, and inclusion p

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‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster?

• 12:51 AM

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It has been more than 100 years since Paris’s last great flood, meaning the city is well overdue another mammoth deluge that authorities predict could leave hundreds of thousands of people without water or electricity. How prepared is the French capital

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Real Madrid to face Man City in Champions League playoffs, PSG drawn against Brest

• 12:30 AM

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Reigning champions Real Madrid will face struggling 2023 winners Manchester City in the Champions League playoff round, while Paris Saint-Germain will take on tournament newcomers Brest in an all-French clash. 

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Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos

• 12:21 AM

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He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is on the brink of extinction. Of the 2,500 remaining sp

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AWOL: Why are Ukrainian soldiers leaving their units and how to get them back?

• 12:11 AM

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In the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to military recruitment centres to defend their country. Almost three years of war later, the momentum has stalled. Our correspon

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