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French authors and screenwriters sue TikTok over copyright

Culture • 11:55 AM

France's SACD collective representing some 60,000 writers for cinema, TV, theatre and comedy shows has filed a lawsuit in Paris alleging copyright infringements by the Chinese-owned social media platform, which is facing rising regulatory pressure in Eur

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November 13 attacks: Eiffel Tower lights up as homages to the victims begin

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the November 13 attacks, France kicks off tributes as the Eiffel Tower lights up and Parisians gather to honor the 132 victims.

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France's former president Sarkozy to begin appeal trial on March 16

France • 10:27 AM

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on appeal over Libyan campaign-funding allegations starting March 16, a Paris court said Thursday. Sarkozy was in September found guilty by a lower court and improsoned for 20 days for illegally seek

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Live: France marks ten years since the November 13 Paris attacks

France on Thursday marks the ten-year anniversary of the November 13 attacks in Paris that killed 132 people and left more than 400 wounded. The coordinated assault saw armed terrorists target restaurants, bars, the Bataclan music hall and the Stade de F

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‘I needed to leave a trace’: Survivors of the Paris attacks share their stories, ten years on

Alix decided not to have children. Bahareh only came to terms with being a victim during the trial in 2021. Sébastien is still struggling with physical pain but is fighting to get better. Survivors of the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris share how they

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France host Ukraine in Paris with 2026 World Cup spot up for grabs

France face Ukraine in Paris on Thursday in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Kylian Mbappé's side will secure their spot in the tournament with a victory. The match will take place in a significant context, on the tenth anniversary of the November

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Ten years after the Paris attacks, France prepares to remember

A decade after the coordinated terrorist assaults that left 130 people dead and more than 400 wounded, survivors of the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks say the trauma remains as France prepares to honour the victims with nationwide tributes on Thursday.

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Trump signs bill ending record-breaking 43-day US government shutdown

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history, restoring funding to federal agencies and pay to hundreds of thousands of workers after a 43-day lapse that disrupted essential services across t

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G7 ministers unite on Ukraine and Sudan, avoid US military and trade disputes

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised democracies wrapped up talks in Canada on Wednesday, reaffirming support for Ukraine and condemning violence in Sudan while steering clear of contentious issues such as recent US military strikes i

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Global fossil fuel emissions to hit record high in 2025, study says

Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to reach an all-time high in 2025, a new report warned Thursday, adding that keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius is now effectively out of reach. The annual Global Carbon Budget study found that desp

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Tehran's drought, New Delhi's pollution: Two capitals at imminent risk of becoming unliveable

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 13, 2025: The French and Belgian dailies mark 10 years since 130 people were killed in the Paris terror attacks. What trauma have the victims suffered? The Belgian daily Le Soir, meanwhile, looks at how the Molenbeek nei

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‘It was like a city at war’: Covering the November 13 Paris attacks

On November 13, 2015, three commandos associated with the Islamic State group perpetrated a series of coordinated attacks in the Paris region. The terrorists killed 132 people and injured more than 350 in the deadliest such attack in France’s history. Te

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French police better prepared for terror attacks since November 13, 2015

After emergency services received the first distress calls during the November 13, 2015 Paris terror attacks, police officers from the anti-crime brigade were the first to arrive at the Bataclan concert hall. Outside, they came under fire from automatic

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Dozens of migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast

Africa • 10:17 PM

The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing and presumed dead after a boat capsized off Libya’s coast last week, the latest in a string of deadly shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean that have claimed more than a thousand lives so

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Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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Powered by AI, the era of humanoid robots is here

US firm 1X Home Robots says its first "housekeeping robot" NEO can be ready to start working in homes next year. Meanwhile, China's XPeng unveiled its latest IRON robot, which moved so smoothly it had to cut open one of its legs to prove there wasn't a r

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New Delhi explosion: Old, out-of-context images mislead online

The Indian government says it's treating the explosion outside the capital's historic Red Fort as a "terrorist incident", after at least 12 people were killed and scores more wounded. But visuals purporting to show the blast online are being misrepresent

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DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala's trial opens in France

Africa • 9:49 PM

In tonight's edition: There's a dramatic twist in Paris as former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala abruptly dismisses his legal team, just hours after his long-awaited trial opened. Also, several West African nationals deported from the United States

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Ukraine justice, energy ministers resign over major corruption scandal

Ukraine's energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday, the government said, over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's energy sector. Investigators alleged a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky orchestrat

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Why are lung cancer rates rising among young, fit women who have never smoked?

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 20% of new cases in the United States are in people who never smoked, with young women making up the majority of the cases. Experts believe the rise in non-smoking cases is largely driven by rad

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India calls Delhi blast a ‘terror’ attack by ‘anti-national forces’

Pacific Asia • 8:59 PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Wednesday called this week's car explosion near New Delhi's historic Red Fort a "heinous terror incident" conducted by "anti-national forces". While authorities did not release any evidence linked to the b

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Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO chief says

The WHO said Wednesday that it was time for formal negotiations on health at the COP climate summits, saying the climate crisis was also a health crisis. Speaking from the COP30 in Bélem, Brazil, Estelle Willie, Director of Health Policy at the Rockefell

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The Bright Side: Scientists witness supernova's early stages for the first time

Scientists have observed the early stages of a star's violent death – a supernova – for the first time. The shape of these cosmic explosions has been hard to specify until now because of how rapidly they take place.

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White House calls Epstein emails release a Democratic smear

Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear. The White House quickly a

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Pardoned French-Algerian dissident writer Sansal en route to Germany

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a pardon to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Algerian presidency said on Wednesday. Algerian authorities arrested Sansal a yea

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House Democrats release Epstein papers saying Trump 'knew about the girls'

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released on Wednesday by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, which the White House blasted as a "fake narrativ

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Could Bamako fall? Mali's capital under threat from al Qaeda-linked insurgents

Africa • 7:18 PM

A string of coups and the pushing out of former colonial power France in favour of Russian support haven't stopped insurgents from going from strength throughout the so-called coup belt from Burkina Faso to Niger. We ask about the blockade on Bamako that

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Is US 'dramatic show of force' designed to scare military into removing Maduro, send him into exile?

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in Latin America, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment was ordered nearly t

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Algeria pardons French-Algerian author Sansal after year-long imprisonment

Algeria ’s president granted a humanitarian pardon to the French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal on Wednesday, releasing him after a year-long imprisonment that sparked widespread criticism.

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French National Assembly overwhelmingly votes to suspend controversial pension reform

French lawmakers in the National Assembly, France's lower house, on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to suspend a contested pension reform as next year's budget bills inch through parliament under persistent threats to the government's survival.

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Winners, losers, and the lasting cost of the US shutdown

The longest shutdown in US history has hit ordinary Americans hardest – millions of federal workers unpaid, flights disrupted, and food aid suspended for millions of low-income families. Politically, the picture is murkier. Democrats failed to secure hea

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The reasons and circumstances of Boualem Sansal’s release

Algeria pardoned the writer Boualem Sansal on November 12, he had been imprisoned for 'harming national unity'. The release came amid a change in France’s interior minister, bringing a softer diplomatic approach as France navigated its complex relationsh

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Italian prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ in 1990s Bosnia war

Prosecutors in Milan have launched an investigation into allegations that wealthy Italians paid members of the Army of Republika Srpska during the 1992‑1996 siege of Sarajevo to act as 'weekend snipers' and shoot civilians for sport. The suspects alleged

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🚨 #COP30: Rare #clashes between #Indigenous protesters and #security guards

💥 Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. 📣 Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights o

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UK Keir Starmer backs BBC amid Trump threat

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed the BBC while urging it to correct errors after Donald Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit over a misleading edit of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech. The controversy led to the resignations of the BBC director general and

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Film show: Jodie Foster's flawless French in 'Private Life'

Culture • 3:44 PM

French director Rebecca Zlotowski had dreamed of working with her ever since she first started making films: Jodie Foster now takes on the leading role in "Private Life" as a psychologist haunted by a mysterious disappearance. Film critic Manon Kerjean g

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Paris Photo 2025: World's biggest photography fair opens in French capital

Culture • 3:15 PM

In this edition of Entre Nous we're discussing the Paris Photo exhibition which kicks off at the Grand Palais on November 13 and runs through to November 16. It's the biggest photography fair in the world. We speak to the artistic director of the fair, A

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Far left dismisses pension reform suspension, Socialists claim victory, far right embraces stability

Europe • 3:14 PM

Budget discussions resume in the National Assembly. MPs are voting on the postponement of Macron's pension reform, and then to resume debating on the 2026 budget bill. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Delano D'Souza welcomes Renaud Foucart

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Somalia: Rape and violence against women and children widespread, NGO warns

Africa • 2:52 PM

The international charity Save the Children is warning of widespread violence against women and children in Somalia. Just this week, a father killed his four children in an arson attack. In October, an 11-year-old girl was subject to a violent rape, and

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Algeria pardons Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal

Africa • 2:37 PM

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Sansal, 81, was arrested last year and sentenced to five years for undermining national unity, c

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Epstein emails released by Democrats claim Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested that Donald Trump was aware of the financier's sexual abuse and definitely "knew about the girls", according to emails released by Democrats in the US House of Representatives Wednesday. This comes as Demo

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Key pension reform vote in France

Budget debates have resumed in the French National Assembly, with MPs set to vote on the social security financing bill, including the postponed pension reform, a key government measure to stabilize the system amid rising costs, as FRANCE 24's Antonia Ke

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Israeli government targets second-most popular radio station

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, announced plans to close the publicly funded Army Radio to maintain the military’s “nonpartisan” character. The station’s chief, Tal Lev Ram, condemned the decision as a threat to press freedom, calling it a blow t

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Iranian women challenge driving restrictions on motorcycles

In Iran, a growing number of women are challenging traditional norms by riding motorcycles, a practice historically reserved for men under police regulations. While women have been allowed to hold driver’s licenses for years, riding mopeds and motorcycle

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Period poverty: The fight for menstrual hygiene in Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the worst affected countries by period poverty. According to UNICEF, nearly 44 percent of girls lack access to the minimum resources needed to manage their periods, whether at home, at school or at work. Limited access to menstrual hyg

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AI chip rush: From Nvidia's triumph to Musk's megaplan

From Nvidia's record-breaking demand to Elon Musk's latest factory ambitions, the race to secure the hardware behind artificial intelligence is accelerating fast. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam tells us more.

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Islamabad suicide bombing kills 12, tensions rise with Afghanistan

Pacific Asia • 11:52 AM

A suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, with the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claiming responsibility. Pakistan accuses Afghan Taliban support in the attack, raising tensions between the two countr

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New corruption scandal in Ukraine

Ukraine’s government has suspended Justice Minister German Galushchenko amid a corruption investigation in the energy sector. Seven individuals have been charged over a $100 million kickback scheme involving senior energy officials, fueling public anger.

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Ghana helicopter crash caused by bad weather and safety gaps, report says

A military helicopter crash in southern Ghana in August, which killed eight people including the defence and environment ministers, was caused by adverse weather, limited visibility, and hilly terrain, according to an official probe. The 12-year-old heli

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Faction of Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility of suicide bombing that killed 12

A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside Islamabad’s district court on Tuesday. Following the attack, security was tightened across the city, with courts closed and vehicle checks intensified. FRANCE 24's Sh

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IEA reports shows rising demand for electricity, need for energy diversity

The International Energy Agency (IAE) released its annual World Energy Outlook this Wednesday, underlining the growing global demand for electricity, boosted by the rush to build AI data centres. The report also shows renewable energy outpacing fossil fu

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