Shooter attacks ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, killing one detainee

• 10:38 PM

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The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that a man with a rifle opened fire on a Dallas, Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement location. This comes in the wake of increased border patrol measures, and a number of retaliatory attack

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China announces plans to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Pacific Asia • 10:09 PM

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At a climate leaders' summit at the United Nations on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10%, and increase consumption of non-fossil fuels domestically. Xi discouraged developed nations

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Trump presents new plan to end war in Gaza to Arab and Muslim leaders

• 9:42 PM

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An envoy announced on Wednesday that Donald Trump, while meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders this week, had announced a '21-point plan' to end the war in Gaza. Several nations this week recognised the State of Palestine as world leaders met for the UN G

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In UN debut, new Syria leader warns on Israel but backs dialogue

• 9:30 PM

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Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put the region at risk, but he backed diplomacy as he won support on his UN debut. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the first Syrian president to address the annual UN General Assembly in decades, ma

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In UN debut, new Syria leader warns on Israel but backs dialogue

• 9:27 PM

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Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put the region at risk, but he backed diplomacy as he won support on his UN debut. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the first Syrian president to address the annual UN General Assembly in decades, ma

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Global responsibility: From Ukraine to Mideast, Macron steps into void once filled by US presidents

• 9:01 PM

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Following FRANCE 24's wide-ranging interview with French President Emmanuel Macron in New York at the UN, François Picard welcomes our International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert and Time magazine’s veteran international correspondent Vivienne Walt

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Evacuation orders of Gazans 'feel more and more deliberate'

• 8:52 PM

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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, CARE International Executive Director Reintje van Haeringen says that the repeated evacuation orders for Gazans begin 'to feel more and more deliberate that they are chased from where they are and where they have

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Nigerian women push for ‘Special Seats Bill’ to boost political representation

• 8:35 PM

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Hundreds of women from across the country gathered in the Nigerian capital this week in support of those leading a push to introduce a quota for female legislators. Currently, only four out of 109 senators and 16 out of 360 House of Representatives membe

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Melania's influence likely to have contributed to Trump's turnaround, analyst says

• 8:16 PM

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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Melinda Haring, Senior Community Engagement Advisor, Razom for Ukraine, says that there are forces within the Trump camp that support Ukraine and one of them is Melania Trump, who has been reportedly very affected by

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Danish PM apologises to victims of Greenland forced contraception

• 8:07 PM

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday apologised in person to victims of a forced contraception programme in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland that ran for more than three decades. Between the late 1960s and 1992, Danish authorities

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‘RaptureTok’: Christians prepare for the ‘end of the world’ in viral craze

• 8:05 PM

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People are selling their cars, quitting their jobs, and saying goodbye to their children. On Tiktok, viral videos show Christians preparing for what they call the "Rapture" predicted to take place the 23 or 24th September. It all stems from a prediction

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'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk': Haunting tribute to Gaza journalist who refused a quiet death

Culture • 8:03 PM

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Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona refused to be a mere statistic in Israel’s methodical destruction of Gaza. Her endeavour to document her people’s ordeal is the subject of “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”, a timely and heart-wrenching docum

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'There was blood continuously flowing on the floor'

• 7:50 PM

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In a harrowing testimony on FRANCE 24, Dr. Nada Al-Hadithy, a British surgeon who spent a month in Gaza this summer treating civilians at Nasser Hospital, describes cases of children dismembered and burned alive amid the Israeli assault on Gaza. She also

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At least 15 killed in drone strike at Sudan market in RSF-besieged city of el-Fasher

Africa • 7:32 PM

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A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 15 people and wounded 12 more at a busy market in el-Fasher, North Darfur’s capital, aid workers and local groups said Wednesday. The attack follows a strike on a city mosque day

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REPLAY: Macron discusses Palestine, Ukraine in interview with France 24

• 7:22 PM

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In an interview with France 24 and RFI from New York, French president Emmanuel Macron discussed France’s recognition of a Palestinian state, saying it was “the only way” to isolate Hamas. He also welcomed the Trump administration’s “new perspective” on

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'A speech calculated to appeal to Trump and the Global South'

Europe • 7:21 PM

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Reporting from Kyiv, FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg says Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech at the United Nations General Assembly was one very much calculated to please US President Donald Trump and 'to appeal to the Global South, to people who are

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Ukraine’s president says the world is in `the most destructive arms race in human history’

Europe • 7:09 PM

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told global leaders Wednesday that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and urged the international community to act against Russia now, asserting that Vladimir Putin wants to expand hi

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New Syrian leader hails country's 'return' in first UN speech since Assad's fall

• 6:48 PM

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, the first Syrian leader to do so in nearly six decades, declaring the country’s return to the international community after the Assad regime’s fall last December. Al-Sharaa,

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Trump’s pro-Kyiv pivot raises stakes: Will EU release €200bn in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine?

• 5:50 PM

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Bart M. J. Szewczyk, Author, nonresident Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and adjunct professor at Sciences Po, joins Genie Godula to break down Donald Trump’s latest rhetorical pivot on Russia. The US president’s recent remarks, suggesting Ukra

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Macron to France 24: Iran president 'hours left' to avoid nuclear sanctions

• 5:33 PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to France 24 and RFI about the situation in Iran. Watch the full interview at france24.com. 

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Macron to France 24: "France has always supported the two-state solution"

• 4:40 PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to France 24 and RFI about the situation in Gaza. Watch the full interview at france24.com. 

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Yemen drone attack wounds dozens in southern Israeli city of Eilat

• 4:23 PM

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A drone launched from Yemen struck Israel's southern resort city of Eilat on Wednesday, wounding at least 20 people, according to rescuers. While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have carried out repeated att

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Emmanuel Macron to France 24: We must show ‘we know how to protect Ukraine’

• 4:04 PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to France 24 and RFI about the situation in Ukraine. Watch the full interview at france24.com. 

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First Syrian president to speak at the UN since 1967

• 3:41 PM

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Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa will speak at the UN General Assembly later this Wednesday, becoming Syria's first leader to take part in a UN high-level meeting in nearly 60 years. It comes at a crucial time for the country as it seeks to rebuild,

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Israel closes key West Bank-Jordan crossing as conflict escalates

• 3:39 PM

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Israel has announced the indefinite closure of the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge, the main crossing connecting the West Bank to Jordan and the only international exit point for Palestinians without passing through Israel. The closure, triggered by a rece

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French trade unions announce new day of strike on Oct. 2

• 3:37 PM

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French Unions said on Wednesday they will hold another day of action on Oct. 2, calling for strikes and demonstrations, after a meeting with the country's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan has the analysis.

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Amid death spiral of war, militancy, and genocide, is two-state solution politically unattainable?

• 3:35 PM

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The collapse of the two‑state paradigm is not the failure of a single actor. The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships, Arab states, international mediators, Europe, the United States, and the United Nations all bear some level of responsibility for the vo

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French teacher stable after stabbing by student obsessed with 'Nazi ideologies'

France • 3:10 PM

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A 14-year-old student stabbed his music teacher in the face during class in Benfeld, northeastern France, officials said Wednesday. The teacher is in stable condition after surgery, while the student, said to be fascinated by Nazi ideologies, was arreste

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Iran 'has never sought and will never seek' nuclear weapons, president tells UN

• 3:03 PM

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN Wednesday his country has "never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb", as new European sanctions loom. He accused Israel and the US of destabilising the region and betraying diplomacy with rec

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NGO Handicap International on the dangers of landmines in post-Assad Syria

• 2:42 PM

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Some 1,200 people have been killed in Syria and many others injured by landmines or improvised explosive devices since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad almost a year ago. Now the NGO Handicap International is trying to prevent more deaths, and help

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Macron's nephew arrested in Burkina Faso? The story's just one of 344 AI-generated films

• 2:35 PM

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A video circulating online claims that a private jet belonging to the nephew of the French president was intercepted in Burkinabe airspace. Authorities allegedly found 3.7 million euros in cash on board, leading to the arrest of Emmanuel Macron’s nephew

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'International institutions are too weak' says Zelensky at the UN General Assembly

• 2:11 PM

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UN General Assembly with a sharp rebuke of international institutions, criticizing their slow and insufficient responses to crises in Ukraine but also in Syria, Gaza, and Sudan. Unlike President Donald

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Al-Sharaa at the UN : The evolution of US-Syria relations and the key figures behind it

• 2:05 PM

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For the first time since 1967, a Syrian leader is set to address the United Nations General Assembly — a historic moment in Syria’s diplomatic history. That leader is Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's leader through its transitional phase following the fall of Ba

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REPLAY: Volodymyr Zelensky addresses UN General Assembly

• 2:03 PM

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Rewatch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address at the 80th UN General Assembly on September 24, 2025.

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The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

• 2:02 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, Genie Godula dives into a brand new immersive exhibit at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris's 11th district. She is joined by Richard Slaney, the producer and co-creator of "Destination Lune" or "The Moonwalkers: A Journey w

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Remembering Claudia Cardinale: Europe's timeless cinema icon

• 1:16 PM

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From a Tunisian beauty contest to starring in Fellini's masterpieces, Claudia Cardinale's dazzling career shaped European cinema's golden age. Join us on arts24 as film critic Emma Jones and Eve Jackson celebrate the legacy of Italy's unforgettable sweet

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US' Donald Trump 'is making a major pivot on Ukraine'

• 1:10 PM

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President Donald Trump has dramatically shifted his position on Ukraine, surprising many in diplomatic circles. Just a month ago, Trump suggested that Ukraine would need to make concessions in the ongoing conflict. Now, he claims he believes Ukraine can

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Drone incursions and cyberattacks shake European security

• 1:04 PM

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Tensions are high in Europe after a series of drone incursions and hacking episodes at critical sites over the past few days. Investigators have yet to figure out who was behind the disruption, but Moscow has come out and said allegations of Russian invo

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Malawi’s Chakwera concedes election defeat, pledges peaceful transfer of power

Africa • 11:45 AM

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Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday, acknowledging rival Peter Mutharika’s “insurmountable lead” in last week’s election and vowing a peaceful transfer of power after a vote dominated by the country’s deep economic woes.

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In Arctic region of Svalbard, scientists study impact of climate change on polar bears

• 11:43 AM

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Some 300 polar bears live in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. But with sea ice rapidly receding due to climate change, researchers are trying to understand how the animals are adapting. FRANCE 24's Olivier Morin, Matthew Kay and Solenn Marcoux repo

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Military-run Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger pull out of key international court

• 10:32 AM

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It comes as no surprise that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced on Monday their decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. These military-led governments describe the court as a tool of neo-colonial repression. However, the withdraw

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Sudan conflict fuels cholera outbreak

Africa • 10:30 AM

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The conflict in Sudan is escalating, causing greater suffering for civilians. Half a million people have fled El Fasher with no access to shelter, while a cholera epidemic has spread across all 18 states, overwhelming health workers. The International Co

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DRC's Kamerhe quits before no-confidence vote

Africa • 10:29 AM

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the president of the National Assembly has resigned. Vital Kamerhe was targeted by a petition signed by more than 260 deputies, accusing him of opaque management of the funds allocated to the assembly. This resignatio

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'Deranged', 'staggering', 'incoherent': Papers react to Trump's UN speech

• 9:55 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 24: International papers react to US President Donald Trump's "deranged" UN speech. Also, Danish papers react to a drone incursion earlier this week, warning of a possible hybrid attack from Russia. Next, we take a loo

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Ukraine's reactions after Trump reverses stance on the war

• 9:54 AM

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After a rambling speech at the UN, Donald Trump reversed his position on the war in Ukraine, now claiming that Ukraine could recover all of its territory from Russia. However, as FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports, the reaction in Ukraine has been rather

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Exclusive: Macron speaks to FRANCE 24 following recognition of Palestine at the UN

• 9:50 AM

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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to speak Wednesday in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and sister station RFI at 6pm Paris time, during which he is expected to address Palestinian statehood and other global issues as he attends the 80th sess

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Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with the United Nations

• 9:49 AM

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At his first UN address since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump boasted about ending seven wars and criticized the United Nations for failing to fulfill its potential, even mocking a broken escalator he encountered upon arrival. Trump

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Asia's Gen Z uprising: Youth reject 'corrupt, out-of-touch' ruling class sporting lavish lifestyles

• 9:47 AM

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From Kathmandu to Jakarta, all the way to Manila, young educated voices have been taking to the streets to voice their anger and fractured hopes. In our wide‑ranging interview with David Camroux, we trace the "underlying causes" fuelling widespread unres

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Typhoon Ragasa causes deaths and widespread damage across East Asia

• 9:47 AM

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Super Typhoon Ragasa caused severe flooding and casualties in eastern Taiwan after a barrier lake overflowed, killing several people and leaving over 120 missing. The storm also battered Hong Kong and southwestern China, prompting the highest typhoon war

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Jimmy Kimmel returns to air, but not everywhere as local ABC-affiliates opt out

• 9:38 AM

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel returned to US airwaves on Tuesday night following his suspension over comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. But local US TV station operators Sinclair and Nexstar Media Group have opted to replace his slot w

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Super typhoon Ragasa kills at least 14 in Taiwan, a million people evacuated in China

• 9:37 AM

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At least fourteen people died in Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien with 124 missing after a barrier lake in the mountains overflowed to deluge a town during a typhoon, the fire department said on Wednesday. Taiwan had been lashed since Monday by the out

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Greenland women recount forced contraception as Danish PM set to apologise

• 9:13 AM

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Danish and Greenlandic leaders will apologise Wednesday for decades of forced contraception of Indigenous women in Greenland, including the forced insertion of IUDs, a policy that traumatised thousands.

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