Moroccan king urges citizens to refrain from sacrificing animals during Eid

• 11:47 AM

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King Mohammed VI on Thursday urged Moroccans "to refrain from performing the rite of sacrifice" during Eid al-Adha this year. The country is in its seventh consecutive year of drought, which has led to a 38 percent fall in livestock numbers and a surge i

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FBI accuses North Korea hacker group of stealing $1.5 billion in digital assets

• 11:34 AM

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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is pointing the finger at TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacker group, as being behind the largest ever crypto heist in history. The group, also known as Lazarus, allegedly stole 400,000 Ethereum tokens from cr

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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and dog found dead

• 11:25 AM

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Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, was on Wednesday found dead alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorities do not suspect foul pl

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Israel - Hamas: Bodies of four Israelis returned over 600 Palestinians freed

• 11:20 AM

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After days of impasse, Hamas released the four bodies of Israeli hostages while waiting for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be freed in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. France24 correspond

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After fall of Assad, Syrian Kurds in Iraqi refugee camps face uncertain future

• 11:00 AM

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On December 8, the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime was widely celebrated across Syria, but also in neighbouring countries that have been home to millions of Syrian refugees for more than a decade. Although Assad's departure has revived hopes of a return

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Eye on Africa: Congolese and Rwandan artists foster peace through dance

• 10:59 AM

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Despite the diplomatic frictions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, artists from both countries have been trying to find their own ways to foster compassion and collaboration. France24 journalist Juliette Montilly tells us more.

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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and dog found dead

• 10:48 AM

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Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, was on Wednesday found dead alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorities do not suspect foul pl

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Child dies of measleas in Texas outbreak, more cases expected

• 10:24 AM

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A child has died after contracting measles in the US state of Texas. The outbreak is spreading rapidly and has so far infected at least 124 people, mostly children and the unvaccinated, in the rural West of the country and neighboring New Mexico. Health

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France - Algeria relations worsened with the threat to migration pact

• 10:08 AM

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The already strained relations between Algeria and France escalated this week. French Prime Minister François Bayrou has threatened to cancel a long-standing agreement with Algeria regarding free movement, following a deadly knife attack in France, for w

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French PM threatens to review migration pact with Algeria in deportations spat

• 9:45 AM

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French Prime Minister François Bayrou warned on Wednesday that Paris would review a 1968 migration pact with Algiers if the former French colony refused to take back deportees. Bayrou’s threat comes after a deadly weekend knife attack in the city of Mulh

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Trump administration escalate layoffs: Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

• 9:36 AM

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US President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office, and the centre of attention was his billionaire "advisor" Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is currently on a cost-cutting mission

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UK Prime Minister Starmer to meet US President Trump at the White House

• 9:27 AM

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump on Thursday to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. France24 Correspondent Dave Keating in Bru

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Israel - Hamas: First phase of ceasefire set to end this week

• 9:21 AM

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Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was to end. Israel's President Is

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Hamas calls for talks on next phase of ceasefire after hostage-prisoner exchange

• 9:18 AM

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Militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails overnight in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli h

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'Dying in Darkness': Bezos announces changes to Washington Post's opinion section

• 6:48 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, February 27: Tensions heighten between France and Algeria as PM François Bayrou threatens to review a decades-old migration pact. Also, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announces controversial changes to the newspaper's opinion s

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Live: UK's Starmer presses Trump for Ukraine guarantees to hold back Putin

• 6:24 AM

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. Speaking ahead of his meetin

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Musk gets star turn at first cabinet meeting of Trump's second term

• 4:26 AM

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Elon Musk on Wednesday attended the first cabinet meeting of US President Donald Trump's second term to discuss the sweeping efforts his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have made to cut government spending. Musk insisted his efforts were to

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Trump says the EU was formed to 'screw' the United States

• 12:21 AM

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US President Donald Trump Wednesday said that the European Union was formed to "screw" the United States as he threatened to levy 25 percent tariffs against the bloc. Trump's latest invective brought swift reaction from the EU, with one official saying t

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Hamas hands over dead hostages as Palestinians leave Israeli prison

• 12:18 AM

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An Israeli security official said early Thursday that Hamas has handed the bodies of 4 Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza to the Red Cross. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement. At around the same time, a

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