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Two killed in UK synagogue 'terrorist attack' on 'holiest day'
Europe • 8:56 AM
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Two people were killed on Thursday and four wounded when a man ploughed a car into a crowd outside a packed Manchester synagogue on a sombre Jewish holiday and then embarked on a stabbing spree. Police said they shot dead the suspect and arrested two oth
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Russia's 'shadow fleet' of aging tankers avoiding Western sanctions
• 8:54 AM
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The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country's Atlantic coast and which President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor
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Taylor Swift moves into 'Showgirl' era with new pop album
• 8:52 AM
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Superstar Taylor Swift's latest studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," arrives Friday with a promotional blitz that includes midnight sales at Target stores, a release party at movie theaters around the globe and pop-up experiences in New York and Los A
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Last flotilla boat sails on towards Gaza after Israel arrests 450 activists
• 8:49 AM
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Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities said. Story by Morgan Ayre.
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Why a Saudi comedy festival drawing big US comedians is no barrel of laughs
• 8:47 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 3: We look at reactions in the British papers after a fatal stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue on a holy Jewish holiday. This Friday also marks 35 years since the reunification of East and West Germany, but have the di
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Putin warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties
Europe • 8:26 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making
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Elections in Czech Republic could end the country's solidarity towards Ukrainians
Europe • 8:24 AM
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Parliamentary elections are taking place in Czechia - the EU country that has taken in the largest number of Ukrainian refugees relative to its population. Nearly 400,000 have been granted residence and work permits there. The opposition is challenging t
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Netanyahu, Hamas under immense pressure: 'Any successful peace deal is a victory for all sides'
• 7:50 AM
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The US-Israel peace plan for Gaza is where idealism, ideology, dogma and realpolitik collide. For Hamas, the plan "isn’t a peace deal so much as a conditional capitulation," explains Dr. Nick Westcott, Professor of Practice in the Department of Politics
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Russia-linked oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage, according to vessel trackers
Europe • 7:48 AM
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The Boracay, a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" that was detained by the French navy, resumed its journey towards the Suez Canal, data from maritime websites Marine Traffic and Vesselfinder showed Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the
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Hamas needs time to study Trump's Gaza plan, according to official
• 7:27 AM
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A Hamas official on Friday said that the group still needed time to study a plan for Gaza, which calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, the group's disarmament and Israel's gradual withdrawal from the region. The plan is backed b
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🔴 Russia-linked oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage, according to Vessel Tracker
• 6:59 AM
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Lille goalkeeper's hat-trick of penalty saves seals win against AS Roma
• 5:24 AM
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Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer made history by saving three penalties in a row to secure his team's 1-0 win over AS Roma, their second victory in as many Europa League fixtures this season.
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Taylor Swift enters new era with 12th album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Culture • 4:07 AM
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Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl", on Friday, marking a return to glittering pop. The 35-year-old teamed up again with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, whose signature beats and hooks drive the hotly anticip
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Last Gaza flotilla boat intercepted by Israel, organisers say
• 3:43 AM
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The last remaining vessel of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israel on Friday, according to its organisers. The flotilla – consisting of dozens of ships – set sail last month, ferrying politicians, activists and aid towards Gaza b
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Morocco protest leaders demand government resignation after deadly unrest
Africa • 3:02 AM
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The group leading Morocco’s mass protests demanded the government resign on Friday after days of unrest left three people dead. “We demand the dismissal of the current government for failing to protect rights and meet social demands,” GenZ 212 said in a
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Munich airport reopens after drone sightings disrupt flights
Europe • 2:50 AM
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Germany's Munich airport reopened on Friday after several drone sightings on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers. The disruption in
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Ozer’s triple penalty saves secure Lille’s Europa League win over Roma
• 1:03 AM
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Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer saved three consecutive penalties in stoppage time to seal a 1-0 Europa League win over Roma on Thursday. Hakon Haraldsson’s early strike gave the French side the lead, while Roma failed to capitalise on a late Aissa Mandi han
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US engaged in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress
• 12:53 AM
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President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels, his administration said in a notice to Congress after recent strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela. The letter, obtained by AFP, seeks to justify o
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Yesterday
Drone incursions show Russia seeking to escalate war, Zelensky warns Europe
Europe • 9:16 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders on Thursday that recent drone incursions signaled Russia’s intent to “escalate” its aggression, offering Ukraine’s battlefield experience to counter the threat at a Copenhagen summit attended
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Putin calls detention of Russia-linked tanker by France 'piracy'
Europe • 8:05 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the detention of a Russia-linked oil tanker by France as "piracy". French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Thursday to take coordinated action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet, and fol
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Thousands protest in France against spending cuts
• 7:51 PM
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched through French cities on Thursday, heeding the rallying cry of trade unions demanding action against plans for sharp spending cuts in next year's budget. Trade unions are eager to keep the pressure on President Emm
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Tens of thousands protest public spending cuts across France
• 5:41 PM
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Nearly 600,000 people participated in nationwide protests across France on Thursday, according to the CGT union, responding to a strike call by trade unions opposing proposed spending cuts in next year’s budget. The French interior ministry offered a low
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Generation Z is stirring up rebellion across borders, from Morocco to Madagascar
• 4:07 PM
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Gen Z, the first generation to have grown up in the internet age, has been at the forefront of anti-government protests in several countries of the Global South. Madagascar and Morocco are the latest countries to be hit by these youth-led movements, whic
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'Zucman tax': Calls to tax the ultra-rich grow louder in France
• 4:04 PM
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This week, we focus on the Zucman tax. Named after French economist Gabriel Zucman, the proposal targets the ultra-wealthy and is the French left's answer to the country's public finance woes. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has already rejected it, but
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Thousands protest in France against spending cuts
• 3:28 PM
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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Thursday, responding to trade unions' calls for action against proposed deep spending cuts in next year’s budget. The unions aim to maintain pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and
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Two killed, three wounded in 'terrorist attack' outside Manchester synagogue
• 3:27 PM
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Two people were killed and three seriously wounded Thursday when a man drove a car into a crowd outside a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester. The attacker was shot dead, and police declared the assault, which occurred on Yom Kipur, a te
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Choreographer Akram Khan blends spirituality, feminine rituals and desert landscapes
Culture • 1:47 PM
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Choreographer and dancer Akram Khan took inspiration from the Nabataean tribes of the Saudi Arabian desert for his latest creation "Thikra: Night of Remembering", as he delves into regional traditions with Saudi artist Manal Al Dowayan. He tells us why s
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Global Sumud Flotilla: Latest bid to break Gaza blockade drew activists from across the world
• 1:40 PM
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The Global Sumud Flotilla, the latest humanitarian mission to try to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, drew around 500 participants, including Greta Thunberg, from nearly 50 countries. Israeli forces began intercepted the mission in internationa
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Transforming 'waste into resource': Converting ocean pollution & marine debris into renewable energy
• 1:01 PM
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“The beautiful thing about nature is that when it is addressed in the correct way, it actually resolves itself,” explains Gianni Valenti, Environmental Strategist, President/Founder of Gaia First who is currently pioneering the Mare Nostrum project along
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Freedom of speech: Can you say anything you want in France?
• 1:00 PM
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In this week's show, we take a deep dive into freedom of speech. It's been in the news stateside following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the temporary suspension of stand-up comedian Jimmy Kimmel. In France, free speech is s
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Two killed, three wounded in 'terrorist attack' outside Manchester synagogue
• 11:07 AM
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Two people were killed and three seriously wounded Thursday when a man drove a car into a crowd outside a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester. The attacker was shot dead, and police declared the assault, which occurred on Yom Kipur, a te
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'We are seeing the end in sight. Don't stop now,' UNAIDS chief tells US and the West
• 10:20 AM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, warned that "rapid and abrupt" cuts in US funding for AIDS programmes were threatening the advances made in fighting the epidemic in recent years. She expressed hope that some
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‘Cruelty is the point’: Trump uses shutdown as a lever for mass firings, cuts to social programmes
• 10:04 AM
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US President Donald Trump has threatened to use the first government shutdown since 2019 to push through mass firings and slash social programmes unless Democrats give up their demands for health care funding. “The cruelty is the point,” House Democratic
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S. Korean president apologises over foreign adoptions of stolen children
• 9:21 AM
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South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday offered a “heartfelt apology” for the country’s ill-managed adoption programme of the 1970s and 1980s that led to tens of thousands of children being sent to new homes abroad. An inquiry in March found th
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Gen Z: How social media fuel this generation's global revolt
Africa • 9:10 AM
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🇲🇦🇲🇬🇳🇵Across Asia and Africa, from the Philippines to Morocco, Gen Z is organizing online and actively protesting against governments, social and economic inequalities, as well as power cuts, water shortages, and social media bans 📲
France24’s Stella E
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Jane Goodall, pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist, dies at 91
• 9:00 AM
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Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist who became the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post. Born in London on April 3, 1934, Go
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EU leaders meet to plan defence strategy after drone incursions over Denmark
• 8:54 AM
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EU leaders meet in Copenhagen Wednesday to reinforce Europe’s defences and Ukraine aid after a wave of mysterious drone incursions over Denmark fuelled fears of Russian hybrid attacks. Brussels is urging member states to unite behind four flagship defenc
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain a Federal Reserve governor for now
• 8:29 AM
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Federal governor Cook will be able to take part in the remaining two Fed meetings in 2025, including the next meeting of its interest rate-setting committee in late October. Luke Shrago explains.
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French Unions plan nationwide strike over budget, retirement age, and public services
• 8:26 AM
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Another day of strikes and protests is scheduled for Thursday in France, led by the country's unions, who are demanding the full withdrawal of the government's budget plan and opposing the proposed increase in the retirement age to 64. The demonstrations
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Unlike Arab Spring, today’s Moroccan youth are demanding dignity, justice, and accountability
Africa • 7:42 AM
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“The world sees the stadiums and the TGV, but Gen Z sees the broken schools, empty hospitals, and silent courts,” explains Aboubakr Jamai, Dean of the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs at The American College of the Mediterranean. As Morocco’
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Zelensky to attend European summit as EU seeks to boost support
• 5:37 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join European leaders in Copenhagen on Thursday as the EU looks to step up support for Kyiv amid waning US backing.
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At least 195,000 take to streets across France to denounce budget cuts
Europe • 5:01 AM
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Nearly 195,000 people marched through French cities Thursday to protest planned spending cuts in next year’s budget, according to the French interior ministry. The hard-left CGT trade union put the figure at 600,000. Read our live blog to see how the day
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More than 50 trapped under collapsed school building in Indonesia
• 3:33 AM
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Rescuers in Indonesia raced against time to reach dozens of students and staff trapped under the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey boarding school on Java Thursday. Authorities say at least five people have died and around 59 remain missing following Mo
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Two killed as Morocco protests escalate into clashes with police
• 3:01 AM
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Two people were shot dead when police opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm a police station in southern Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as nationwide protests, fuelled by anger over corruption and inequality, entered their fifth day.
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Israel to deport intercepted flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, to Europe
• 1:11 AM
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Israel said it would begin deportation proceedings for the activists aboard vessels from the Gaza aid flotilla, with organisers saying Thursday that 39 of the flotilla's boats had been halted, leaving only one vessel still sailing towards Gaza. The activ
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France sees third day of strikes amid budget impasse
• 12:39 AM
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France braced for a new wave of protests Thursday as unions, grassroots groups and civic activists took to the streets against proposed austerity measures and spending cuts. The Eiffel Tower closed to the public after a "large majority" of its employees
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Two killed as Morocco protests escalate into clashes with police
Africa • 12:36 AM
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Two people were shot dead when police opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm a police station in southern Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as nationwide protests, fuelled by anger over corruption and inequality, entered their fifth day. Profes
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Israeli navy intercepts several boats from Gaza aid flotilla
• 12:34 AM
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Israeli naval forces on Wednesday night intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade, according to activists. The flotilla with Greta Thunberg and several European lawmakers a
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The exodus of oasis dwellers: In Mauritania, climate change is threatening date farmers
• 12:23 AM
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In the oasis of the Mauritanian Sahara, the main refuge for date palms, climate change is tightening its grip. These ecosystems, which depend on shallow groundwater reserves, are at risk because recent rainfall has not been enough to replenish them. This
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