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France to sue Australian platform Kick for 'negligence' after livestream death

France will sue the Australian streaming platform Kick after a 46-year-old Frenchman died in August during a 12-day live streaming marathon on his channel that showed him enduring abuse inflicted by other participants. Separately, French prosecutors said

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Cleopatra: Power, myth & mystery reimagined in Paris

Why has Cleopatra remained such an iconic figure for more than 2,000 years? Arts24 kicks off its new season with a deep dive into the Paris exhibition at the Arab World Institute "The Mystery of Cleopatra", which brings together over 250 artworks explori

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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says Trump 'has no authority' to fire her

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented attempt to exert control over the independent body that decides US monetary policy and a move likely to be challenged in court. Cook responded thr

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The fight over Asia's rivers: China and India rush to build mega-dams

Pacific Asia • 10:41 AM

India and China are racing to build mega-dams along major rivers that would massively affect water supplies to both countries. The source of that water is a glacier in Tibet, which supplies millions of people with water downstream - and there are high po

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'Extremely unpopular French PM Bayrou playing both sides' in a bid to push through austerity budget

France’s minority government is facing mounting pressure, with Prime Minister François Bayrou increasingly likely to be ousted next month. Bayrou has called a confidence vote for September 8 over his plans for sweeping budget cuts — but the three main op

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Belgium revolutionises status of sex workers, but not everyone is happy

Europe • 10:36 AM

On December 1, 2024, Belgium became the first European country to regulate prostitution through a formal employment contract. This reform goes further than a previous 2022 reform, which had already decriminalised prostitution in the country. The new legi

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A 'high-risk gamble': French papers react to PM Bayrou's 'self-dissolution'

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, August 26: The French papers discuss Prime Minister François Bayrou's announcement of a confidence vote on September 8, which all the opposition parties say they will not support. Also, there is widespread condemnation of a double

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Australia expels Iran ambassador, accusing Tehran of being behind antisemitic attacks

Australia expelled Iran's ambassador on Tuesday, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. It marks the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War II. Intelligence services reached the "d

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Gaza: How Israel’s ‘double-tap’ strikes kill journalists and first responders

A clearer picture has now emerged about Israel's deadly attack on one of Gaza's main hospitals Monday. The Israeli military bombed Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis a first time... and then a second time, just as journalists and rescue

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US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook fights back Donald Trump's move to fire her

President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independ

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Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. Story by Charlotte Lam.

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Trump orders dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he'd fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. The Biden appointee denied that Trump had the authority to do so and vowed not to step down. Th

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French government at risk of falling as PM faces new no-confidence vote over debt crisis

France is bracing for fresh political turmoil after Prime Minister François Bayrou asked Monday for a confidence vote on his debt-cutting plan to be held on September 8, with opposition parties on the far right and hardline left vowing to oust him. The m

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USA: 'Trump is a wannabe dictator' says Illinois Governor on National Guard deployments

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called Donald Trump "a wannabe dictator" who "wants to use the military to occupy a US city, punish his dissidents, and score political points." This came after President Trump said he was considering sending the military in

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Gaza: Netanyahu says bombing of hospital killing 20 was 'tragic mishap'

Israel struck twice one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said. Israeli Prime

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Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague

The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" showing in Europe.

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Australia expels Iranian ambassador over antisemitic attacks

Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran's ambassador seven days to leave the country, its first such expulsion since World War Two.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief

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Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers

Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said. Story by Caroline B

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The Bright Side: Japanese hiker, 102, becomes oldest person to climb Mount Fuji

Pacific Asia • 7:59 AM

Kokichi Akuzawa, 102, has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, overcoming heart problems, recent illness and past falls. Despite the feat, the Japanese retiree shrugged it off, citing years of regular mountain hikes.

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Israelis rally for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release ahead of security cabinet meeting

Protesters blocked roads in Tel Aviv and rallied outside ministers' homes Tuesday, demanding a Gaza ceasefire and the return of hostages as Israel faced outrage over a hospital strike that killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.

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As Bayrou gambles on austerity, far right weighs 'chaos narrative for maximum electoral advantage'

France's minority government looked increasingly likely to be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced for September 8 over his plans for sweeping budg

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Iran, European powers to resume nuclear talks as sanctions deadline looms

Pacific Asia • 6:25 AM

Tehran is set to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday in Geneva, the second round of meetings since Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June derailed negotiations with Washington. The European partners have threatened to trigger UN

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Australia accuses Iran of directing anti-Semitic attacks, expels ambassador

Australia’s government on Tuesday announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, accusing Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited intelligence services’ “deeply disturbing conclusion” tha

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Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage loan allegations

US President Donald Trump said Monday he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage loan improprieties, an unprecedented move likely to test the limits of presidential authority over the independent monetary policy body.

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SpaceX postpones latest Starship rocket launch due to bad weather

Bad weather forced SpaceX to postpone Monday’s launch of its Starship rocket, the key vehicle for Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions and NASA’s Moon missions. The tenth test flight, now expected Tuesday, comes amid scrutiny over the world’s most powerful rocket

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Trump says he wants another meeting with North Korea's Kim this year

US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again this year as he hosted South Korea’s dovish new leader at the White House. Hours before President Lee Jae Myung’s arrival, Trump denounced a “Purge or Revolution” in S

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16-year-old Rio Ngumoha scores last-minute winner as Liverpool beat Newcastle

Despite being a man down, the Magpies put up a valiant fight against the Reds, who relied on 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to secure their second Premier League win of the season. Ngumoha, who was making his professional debut, saved Liverpool with a 100th-min

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Bolivia right-wing candidate pledges to scrap lithium deals with China, Russia

Bolivian right-wing presidential candidate Jorge Quiroga vowed on Monday to cancel multi-billion-dollar lithium extraction agreements signed by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected president in October, saying he would seek alternativ

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Judge temporarily halts deportation of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the deportation of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, halting a case tied to US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, was arrested

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Who is Charles Kushner, America’s ambassador to Paris summoned by France?

Charles Kushner, the American ambassador to Paris, was summoned to the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Sunday after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron, accusing the French government of failing to confront rising antisemitis

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China's push for mega-dams driven by energy-hungry tech, AI, researcher says

India fears a planned Chinese mega dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans

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Venezuela builds up border security in response to deployment of US warships

Venezuela on Monday announced the deployment of 15,000 troops to the Colombia border to fight drug trafficking amid accusations from Washington that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is heading a cocaine-trafficking cartel. Three US warships have bee

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Famine in Gaza City: Did the UN's hunger monitor 'forge' the numbers?

Since the UN-backed IPC declared that Gaza City and its surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, Israel has slammed the report as "lies'" and "Hamas propaganda". Now, Israel has attacked the methodology used by the IPC, saying that it lowe

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France 'on brink of over-indebtedness', PM Bayrou warns

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that the nation is facing an "immediate danger" of over-indebtedness as he tried to rally support for his unpopular budget plan for 2026. Labour unions have threatened to bring France to a standstill with

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Strike on Nasser Hospital: 'it's very clear this was no mistake', ICU doctor says

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Travis Melin, Anesthesiologist and ICU doctor in Gaza, about Monday's strike on Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital, which left 20 people dead, including 5 journalists. He says that 'it's very clear that it was no mista

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French PM's proposal to scrap public holidays 'psychologically not a good idea', expert says

FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks to Paul Smith, Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Nottingham University, about French Prime Minister François Bayrou's confidence vote gamble as he tries to muster support for his 2026 budget. He says that Bayro

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French PM's job on line with call for confidence vote

France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday his government would request a vote of confidence on September 8, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring public debt. The move is high-risk for both Bayrou, whose mino

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French opposition parties vow to overthrow Bayrou government in Sept 8 confidence vote

France’s opposition parties lined up Monday to reject Prime Minister François Bayrou’s high-stakes bid for a September 8 confidence vote on his budget-cutting agenda, signaling they will use the showdown to try to topple his minority government. The poli

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The Bright Side: 3-million-year-old remains of human ancestor get first European showing in Prague

Europe • 6:14 PM

The ancient remains of the human ancestor Lucy, who lived 3.18 million years ago, have gone on display for 60 days in Prague as part of the exhibition “People and their Ancestors”. The fossils, never before seen in Europe, were lent by Ethiopia’s Natio

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Netanyahu says Israel 'regrets tragic mishap' after Gaza reporters killed

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his regret Monday for a strike that killed 20 people, including five journalists, at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, calling it a "tragic mishap". Contributors for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were ki

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As long as Trump's got his back? Netanyahu defies international pressure over Gaza

It’ll soon be two years since Israel endured its worst day of bloodshed and terror in its history.

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Arts & activism: Every human has 'a right and responsibility' to use their voice and inspire change

As the legendary Nigerian artist Fela Kuti once declared, “Music is our weapon,” we again stand at the crossroads of artistry and politics, as war rages in the Middle East. For centuries, even millennia, resistance to oppression and injustice has found i

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Chappell Roan, Kneecap, Aurora: Highlights from Rock en Seine 2025

Culture • 5:32 PM

Arts24 returns with a special programme dedicated to the Rock en Seine music festival, which took place over three days in the Parc de Saint-Cloud, just outside Paris. FRANCE 24's Jennifer Ben Brahim looks back at the exceptional lineup for this 21st edi

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‘We are painted as targets’: How a secret Israeli unit puts Gaza journalists in the crosshairs

Israel’s army is using a secret unit to shape narratives around Gaza, portraying Palestinian journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes. Analysts say the tactic silences reporters and controls the story in one of the world's deadliest conflicts f

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France summons US ambassador: Kushner accuses France of inaction on antisemitism

The summoning to Paris of Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, following his allegations that the country had not done enough to combat antisemitism, marks his host country's formal displeasure with its top diplomat from the US. France 24's Douglas Herb

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REPLAY - French PM Bayrou will seek confidence vote over budget plans

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will seek a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France's public finances.

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Musk sues Apple, OpenAI for stifling AI rivals in antitrust case

Elon Musk’s firms xAI and X filed a US antitrust suit on Monday, accusing Apple and OpenAI of forging an illegal monopoly by making ChatGPT the exclusive AI on iPhones, sidelining rivals like Grok. The tech guru seeks billions in damages and a jury trial

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Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists

Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on August 25, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.

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France: 84% of the French reject government’s budget plan

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing major opposition to his cost-cutting ideas which range from cutting two national holidays to a one-year freeze on spending as he seeks savings of 44 billion euros ($51.5 billion) in the 2026 budget.

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French PM Bayrou to ask for risky vote of confidence over austerity budget on September 8

French Prime Minister François Bayrou said on Monday he will seek a confidence vote from parliament on September 8 as he seeks support for his minority government's plan to cut more than €40 billion in spending. French opposition parties, which have a pa

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French PM Bayrou to ask for vote of confidence over austerity budget on September 8

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South Korea's Lee faces pivotal test at first summit with Trump

South Korea's new president, Lee Jae Myung, will face a pivotal moment on Monday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington for their first summit, as the countries' decades-old alliance strains to confront rapid geopolitical changes.

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'Unprecedented territory: 10th Amendment reserves power of local law enforcement to the states'

Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to other Democratic strongholds, including Chicago and Baltimore, putting him on a collision course with the US Constitution as the US president seeks to expand his executive powers on an unprecedented scale

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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Several journalists were among at least 20 people killed on August 25 in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza, including a freelancer who worked for the Associated Press.According to the UN, at least 240 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza

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French academic Vinatier faces fresh espionage charges in Russia

Europe • 11:23 AM

A Russian court is set to announce new espionage charges on Monday against a French researcher who is already serving a three-year sentence, part of a broader trend of Western nationals facing lengthy prison terms amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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More than 100 teams compete in Lithuania's international Corgi race

Thousands of people gathered over the weekend in Lithuania's capital Vilnius to watch teams of corgis compete in an international race.

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Trump clashes with Democrats as he expands National Guard plans

Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops on August 24 to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration. The Guardian's David Smith tells us mor

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