Anti-gang force in Haiti is 'a step in the right direction', former PM Claude Joseph says
• Oct 29, 2025, 3:29 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Haitian prime minister Claude Joseph welcomed the UN Security Council's recent decision to transform the multinational police support mission into a more robust anti-gang force. "I believe it's a step in the right direction," he said. However, Joseph added that he remained "very sceptical", given the failure of the current Kenyan-led mission to restore order.
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The Epstein case: The power of testimony
• 2:22 PM
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In a special edition, we focus on the power of testimony and nowhere is that more evident than in the case of the late Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted paedophile. His crimes, and those of his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell – who's currently behind b
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Penta-gone: Why legacy media walked out in protest at new reporting rules
• 2:07 PM
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FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at the Pentagon and the press. For decades, press access was crucial: journalists developed a relationship with military brass, and the Department of Defense had a direct conduit to the American people. But this long-st
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Rio residents divided over the deadly historic raid against drug gang
• 11:01 AM
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The death toll from a massive police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, including four police officers. Rio’s right-wing governor has hailed the raid as a success but some have criticised the operat
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Rhetoric ramp-up around US nuclear weapons testing is reminiscent of Cold War
• 10:59 AM
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US President Donald Trump announced that the US would restart nuclear weapons testing. The move elicited shock and confusion, coming right before his meeting with his Chinese counterpart on October 29 -- and right after their Russian Counterpart had reve
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Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm strengthens toward Bermuda
• 4:35 AM
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Hurricane Melissa’s death toll rose to 49 on Thursday after it tore through the northern Caribbean and gained strength en route to Bermuda, officials said. Jamaica’s information minister told Reuters at least 19 people were confirmed dead there as author
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens en route to Bermuda as death toll rises
• 4:12 AM
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Hurricane Melissa’s death toll rose to 49 on Thursday after it tore through the northern Caribbean and gained strength en route to Bermuda, officials said. Jamaica’s information minister said at least 19 people were confirmed dead there as authorities co
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