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Rwanda president Paul Kagame seeks fourth term in upcoming election

Africa • 9:35 PM

In Rwanda, incumbent President Paul Kagame, who has been in power for 24 years, is seeking a fourth term in the presidential elections on July 15. After launching a major national tour 3 weeks ago, visiting more than 30 cities and villages, on Friday he

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Russia increases income taxes for the wealthy to help fund Ukraine offensive

Europe • 4:12 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich, part of efforts to help fill government coffers depleted by the war in Ukraine. The tax hikes were being presented domestically as "systemic reforms".

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Philipsen wins stage 13 of Tour de France in sprint finish as Pogacar keeps overall lead

France • 4:01 PM

Jasper Philipsen won the 13th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish and two-time champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey on Friday.

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Two French rugby players formally charged with aggravated rape in Argentina

Two French international rugby players were charged with aggravated rape after a 39-year-old woman accused them of assaulting her in a Mendoza hotel room following a match. The men deny the accusation, but according to their lawyer "are worried about thi

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Fogbow, a US firm with military links, eyes maritime plan for Gaza aid

A private US firm run by former military and ex-CIA members is pushing plans to build a movable jetty off Gaza’s coast so more lifesaving goods can get into the besieged Palestinian enclave. But UN officials, aid workers and several European government o

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Orban cannot act in Europe’s name, Renew Europe chief Valérie Hayer says

Europe • 3:16 PM

Talking Europe speaks to the head of the centrist Renew group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, who recently led the EU election campaign in France on behalf of President Macron’s political bloc. We dissect the all-important vote on July 18 on U

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Polish MPs reject bill seeking to ease strict abortion law

Europe • 3:11 PM

Poland's lower house rejected a bill on Friday that sought to decriminalise the act of helping someone get an abortion. The vote – in which 218 MPs voted against the bill and 215 were in favour – highlighted the divisions in the ruling coalition over eas

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National Assembly without a majority: France-EU ties in uncharted territory

Europe • 3:05 PM

It seems that France is going to have to learn coalition politics after a parliamentary election in which no party or bloc came close to winning an absolute majority. Germany and other countries have experience of grand coalitions, but in France, a win-o

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Pakistani midwives on the frontline of climate change

As Pakistan confronts a series of crippling heatwaves, it is pregnant women and newborns who suffer the most. As a result, its midwives have found themselves on the frontline of climate change. Also, as Saudi Arabia declares rights for women in the count

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Mine in southern Spain set to reopen despite environmental concerns

Europe • 2:43 PM

Andalusia in southern Spain is attracting the attention of mining companies who want to extract metal ore. Near to Seville, the village of Aznalcollar is in the process of receiving the final permits to reopen a mine that was closed 26 years ago. In 1998

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Behind the scenes of renting French homes for film sets

Europe • 2:37 PM

A growing number of people are renting out their homes to film crews for movies or to companies in search of a place to hold seminars. For some, it has turned into a lucrative business opportunity. Our colleagues at France 2 met with several of these hom

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Flying taxis at Paris 2024: Time running out for approval amid political bust-up

It’s one of the logistical questions hanging over the Paris Olympics, two weeks from the Opening Ceremony: will there be flying taxis?

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Son of Asia's richest man ties the knot: Anant Ambani marries Radhika Merchant

Pacific Asia • 1:50 PM

After multiple pre-wedding festivities, the son of India’s richest man ties the knot. Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant, married Radhika Merchant in India's financial capital Mumbai. The event draws international stars and raises some eyebrows. On “Acc

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Sudan's warring parties in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local ceasefires

Africa • 1:46 PM

Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local ceasefires, UN officials said Thursday. But one side did not show up for the talks on the first day.

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Sting, Sam Smith and Gossip headline top music festival in France’s Brittany

Culture • 1:34 PM

Every year, hundreds of thousands of music lovers make their way to Carhaix in Brittany for the “Vieilles Charrues”. This year France 24’s Jennifer Ben Brahim joins them to bring us the highlights. She tells us how EDM giant David Guetta had festivalgoer

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Two French rugby players accused of rape to be questioned

Two French international rugby players accused of raping and beating an Argentine woman will be questioned in the case on Friday, July 12 in the city where the alleged crime took place, prosecutors said.

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Elon Musk's X breaches social media rules with 'verified' blue checkmark accounts, EU says

The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk's X are misleading and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc's new social media reg

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Iraq: 10 years after ISIS, affiliated families still shunned by society

June 29 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a caliphate across Iraq by the Islamic State. A decade later, families perceived as affiliated with ISIS still live with the consequences of that time, which profoundly changed the country. Tens of

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Dozens of bodies found in rubble of Gaza City district, officials say

Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials in the Hamas-run territory said Thursday (July 11), after Israel's military declared an end to its operation there. Gaza's civil defence agency said around 60 bodies had

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Seine met swimming standards for past several days, Paris says ahead of Olympics

Paris city hall announced on Friday that the Seine has been clean enough for swimming for most of the past 12 days, just weeks before the start of the 2024 Games. Despite recent unseasonable rain that has raised pollution levels, city officials remain co

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Macron deplores the ‘disastrous spectacle’ given by his camp this week

French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at his allies on Friday in a meeting at the presidential palace, saying that they had made a "disastrous spectacle" of themselves since the snap parliamentary election. Participants at the meeting – attended no

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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders are redrawing West Africa’s map

Africa • 5:01 AM

The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It’s a decision, they say, that will not only allow the three nations to wipe the s

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Hungary's Orban visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit

Viktor Orban travelled from the NATO summit in Washington Thursday night to meet with Donald Trump at his Florida compound Mar-a-Lago, just weeks after the Hungarian prime minister met with Russia's Vladimir Putin. His visit is the latest in a number of

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Biden defiant in face of critics despite series of verbal gaffes at press conference

Joe Biden insisted Thursday (July 11) that he will run for another term as US president and beat Donald Trump, as a string of verbal gaffes at the NATO summit threw a harsh new spotlight on his fitness for office.

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Defiant Biden vows to stay in race after verbal gaffes at NATO summit

US President Joe Biden, who is facing intense scrutiny amid questions over his age, gave no indication he would consider dropping out of the electoral race in a press conference that lasted almost an hour on Thursday. He fielded tough questions from repo

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Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years ago

Europe • 12:33 AM

The first flashpoint of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again under threat from the Kremlin’s armies.

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Meet the woman who ran 20 marathons in 30 days along the Seine

An Australian environmental activist has become the first person to run the entire length of the Seine River, a total of 848km from its source to the sea, in 30 days. Mina Guli set off on this epic journey last month to draw attention to efforts being ma

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Yesterday

Biden mistakenly introduces Zelensky as Putin at NATO event

US President Joe Biden accidentally introduced Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” in a gaffe during a signing ceremony on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington DC on Thursday. The blunder will further fuel concerns about hi

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Biden says he is 'disappointed' over Gaza aid failures as pier project slated to end

US President Joe Biden on Thursday voiced dissatisfaction over failures in providing aid to Gaza through a makeshift military dock that, according to US authorities, will shortly be permanently decommissioned. Since its installation in mid-May, the $230-

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Rouen cathedral fire: Map resurfaces online claiming 'Christianophobia' against French churches

Following the small fire that broke out on the spire in Rouen’s famous Gothic cathedral, misleading posts have circulated online fuelling claims that the fire was a “religious attack”. Not only did Rouen’s authorities never said this, but the misinformat

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Investment in skills development 'key to Africa’s growth potential', says OECD

Africa • 8:28 PM

A large percentage of the world's workforce will be African by 2050, but the continent needs more jobs and more strategic investment to match the potential and expectations of its greatest asset: its people. We get a breakdown on the way forward from Rag

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Beauty pageant crowns the world's first ever 'Miss AI'

The world’s first AI beauty pageant has crowned a virtual Moroccan lifestyle influencer. But first, Spaniards are being pushed out of the property market as tourism breaks new records in the country. China is building more wind and solar power projects t

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Zelensky urges NATO leaders to drop restrictions on hitting military targets in Russia

Europe • 7:44 PM

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on NATO allies to provide more support for his outgunned forces and to allow them greater scope to strike inside Russia.

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Israeli military says it 'failed' in mission to protect kibbutz from Hamas attack

The Israeli military on Thursday released the results of its first internal investigation into the Hamas attacks on October 7, admitting to major failings in the defence of Kibbutz Beeri, a town on the Gaza border. More than 100 people were killed in the

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Mélina Robert-Michon and Florent Manaudou: Flag-bearers for the French delegation

France has just officially unveiled its flag-bearers for the French delegation during the opening ceremony on July 26th. Swimmer Florent Manaudou and discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon have been given the honour.

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The only choice? Biden resists pressure to bow out of Trump rematch

There is a paradox that is often forgotten: As the United States’ share of the global economy continues to grow, its tech giants rule the world, its culture reaches the whole planet, even where dictators try to put up firewalls. So is this the best its d

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US actress Shelley Duvall, best known for her role in 'The Shining', dies aged 75

Shelley Duvall, the versatile actor known for her role in "The Shining" and for her long collaboration with the director Robert Altman, died Thursday aged 75.

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Girmay wins stage 12 of Tour de France as Roglic loses ground to rivals after crash

France • 3:47 PM

Biniam Girmay won a third stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, outsprinting Wout van Aert and Arnaud Démare in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his main rivals after crashing near the finish.

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‘More than 186,000 dead’ in Gaza: How credible are the estimates published on The Lancet?

According to a "letter" published on the website of the British medical journal The Lancet, "186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza". This is a significantly higher death toll than the 38,345 announced by the Ha

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Scores found dead in rubble of Gaza City district, officials say

Rescue and ambulance crews have retrieved some 60 bodies from under the rubble in the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City after Israeli troops withdrew from the area, Gaza's Civil Defense Agency said on Thursday.

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French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina to be brought before court

France • 2:35 PM

France rugby players Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou are to be brought before court in Mendoza, Argentina, after being transferred from Interpol's headquarters in Buenos Aires. Both have been accused of "rape with violence" by an Argentine woman who was hos

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Fast, green and convenient: Exploring the ins and outs of France's TGV

France • 1:43 PM

In this week’s episode, climb aboard an institution in France: the TGV. The high-speed bullet train is an important part of the French landscape that’s been connecting the far flung parts of the country for over 40 years. The first journey of a TGV was i

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Avignon’s 78th Theatre Festival: Performing arts, politics and productions en Español

France • 1:27 PM

As the dramatic arts fill the streets of Avignon, Arts 24 relocates to the southern city for a special edition. Olivia Salazar-Winspear takes us through the highlights of the annual event, which artistic director Tiago Rodrigues has called the festival o

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Kenya's Ruto dismisses most of his cabinet after weeks of deadly protests

Kenyan President William Ruto plans to form a smaller new government after firing most of his cabinet following weeks of deadly protests against his plan to raise more than $2 billion in new taxes.

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Mongolia: Nomadic way of life under threat from winter climate disasters

Mongolia has emerged from a particularly long and bitter winter. Extreme temperatures killed over 7.1 million animals. Thousands of herder families lost more than 70 percent of their livestock. Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weathe

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First US Senate Democrat calls for Biden to step aside

Peter Welch on Wednesday (July 10) became the first Democratic senator to publicly call on US President Joe Biden to ditch his reelection bid as concerns rise over his age and fitness. "For the good of the country, I'm calling on President Biden to withd

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NATO allies accuse China of 'enabling' Russia's war in Ukraine

NATO allies on Wednesday accused China of aiding Russia's war in Ukraine by "enabling" Moscow to build the bombs and missiles it uses in its offensive. China denied the claims and warned NATO against “provoking" a confrontation.

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Le Pen says National Rally will 'confront' any govt with leftist France Unbowed or Green ministers

The left-wing alliance of the New Popular Front, which came first in the legislative elections with 182 seats, is holding meetings to try to agree on a candidate for prime minister and the broad outlines of a government programme. Meanwhile, Marine Le Pe

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Alec Baldwin behaved in a 'reckless manner' with guns, prosecutor claims

The prosecutor in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial says the actor behaved in a 'reckless manner', failing to pay attention to mandatory gun safety sessions, and repeatedly cocking and pointing a gun at others on set.

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Mali junta reauthorises political activities it suspended in April

Africa • 2:56 AM

Mali's junta has decided to reauthorise activities of political parties and political associations. Earlier this year they had been suspended due to accusations of political parties producing "sterile discussions" and "subversion".

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UK's Starmer makes international debut at NATO summit by offering strong support for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected last week, is making his international debut during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington. The new PM pledged strong support for Ukraine and emphasised his country's "special relationship" with

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The environmental impact of data centres: AI's insatiable thirst for energy

While the tech world has been flying high on a wave of optimism over all the potential applications of AI, booming demand for the technology is increasingly straining energy resources. One simple search on ChatGPT consumes almost 10 times more electricit

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Bosnian Muslims commemorate anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

Thousands gathered in Srebrenica, Bosnia, on Thursday to commemorate the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims, coinciding with the recent UN designation of July 11 as an international day of reflection. The massacre executed by Bosnian Serb forces claimed th

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Wednesday, july 10, 2024

UK-Rwanda migrant deal ‘did not stipulate return of funds’

Africa • 9:15 PM

In tonight's edition: Kigali says that a refund is not on the table now that the UK's new PM, Keir Starmer, has scrapped the controversial deportation plan. Hundreds of millions of pounds have already been spent building homes as planned. Meanwhile, a de

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England score late goal against Netherlands to reach Euro 2024 final

Gareth Southgate's team scored a late goal in the game, allowing them to take the lead after a tough start. England will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday.

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