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Israel deports Greta Thunberg and aid activists after Gaza Flotilla interception

Israel has deported activist Greta Thunberg along with 170 others who were detained after Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza last week. Some of those deported in recent days have reported mistreatment by Israeli autho

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French political crisis: Papers on Macron, Lecornu and the 'circus' of 'Incapables'

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 7, 2025: French PM Sébastien Lecornu's resignation has sent France into political turmoil and features on most French front pages. France's political troubles are also getting a lot of coverage in Europe and around the wor

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Syria defence minister says agreed 'comprehensive ceasefire' with Kurds

The Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed on a ceasefire in the country’s north and northeast, the defence ministry said Tuesday, making a key step toward salvaging a reunification deal following recent clashes betwee

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Israelis pay respects to victims of October 7 attacks, two years on

🇮🇱 Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US-proposed peace plan. 🪖 Two years ago to the day, at the close of the Jewish festival o

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Day of mourning in Israel to commemorate the October 7 attacks

Today marks two years since the devastating October 7 attacks in Israel. The country observes a day of mourning to honor the victims and remember the impact of that tragic event. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky has more details.

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Israel and Hamas resume Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt

As the war in Gaza reaches its two-year mark, Israel and Hamas continue negotiations in Egypt. Talks are centered on a proposed ceasefire deal, which includes a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange. US envoy Steve Witkoff

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'There's gonna have to be a compromise' on French budget, Prof. Antonio Fatas says

With markets under pressure amid French political turmoil in the wake of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's surprise resignation, we speak with Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD. In this conversation, he provides a wider context to the publ

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'Israel is still in shock, it's still October 7 for many people', former Israel correspondent says

Irris Makler was France 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem for many years, until last year. On this day of remembrance of the October 7 attacks in Israel, she shares her memories of the event and says she believes that some Israelis are still in shock. 'It’

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Israel begins commemorations marking two years since October 7 attacks

On the second anniversary of the October 7 attack, sirens sounded across Tel Aviv as people gathered in Hostage Square to honor the victims of the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history. At the Nova music festival site, survivors paid tribute to the

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Two years after Hamas attack, Israelis mourn at Nova massacre site

Two years after Hamas gunmen attacked the Nova festival in southern Israel, the desert site stands as both grave and shrine, where the living come to mourn the dead.

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The deep transformations of Israeli society after 2 years of war

The October 7 attacks, security failures, the Netanyahu government's hardline policies, and conflicts with numerous Arab countries — over the past two years, the successive events that have hit Israel have deeply impacted its society, which is now highly

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Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists for research in quantum mechanical tunneling

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research into quantum mechanical tunneling. The researchers will be formally awarded the prize at a ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of prize f

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Two years after October 7 attacks on Israel, war in Gaza drags on

Two years after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave is now a shadow of its former self. Months of Israeli bombings and blockading of the Gaza Strip have plunged the Palestinian p

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'French parliamentary arithmetic points to PM with coalition from left or populist (far) right'

Emmanuel Macron now confronts what could very well be an existential crisis of the Fifth Republic. Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister number 7, was unable to build a working majority after rolling the dice with the usual suspects, that included former PMs

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France's Macron gives outgoing PM 48 hours to resolve political turmoil

Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is starting two days of last-ditch talks on Tuesday with members of various parties, a day after his shock resignation, in an effort to find a way out of the country's political crisis. Lecornu tendered hi

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A look back at two years of devastating conflict in Gaza

Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis and led to 251 hostages being taken, the conflict has escalated with devastating casualties—around 66,000 Palestinians have died amid sieges and military offensives in Gaza. Multipl

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Israel: Former Hamas hostages struggle to keep hope on October 7

On the second anniversary of the October 7 attack, Israel mourns the 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage by Hamas. While most hostages have been released, 20 remain in captivity and 28 bodies are still held in Gaza. Freed hostage Tal Shoham, who en

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Israelis mark two years since October 7

Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Tuesday — a day of national mourning — as Hamas and Israeli negotiators engage in indirect talks under a US-backed peace plan to end the two-year war in Gaza. The assault, launched by H

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Former Israeli hostage recalls cruelty of Hamas captivity, sees little hope for long-term peace

Former Israeli hostage Tal Shoham walked through the ruins of Kibbutz Be'eri two years after he was kidnapped from his home by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 massacre. Memories of the brutal assault and his 505 days of captivity in Gaza still haunt hi

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International papers on Macron, Lecornu, and the 'circus' of 'Incapables'

PRESS REVIEW - Tuesday, 7 October 2025: Sébastien Lecornu's resignation has sent France into political turmoil and features on most french front pages this morning. France's political troubles are getting a lot of coverage in Europe and around the world.

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Former French PM Philippe in favour of early presidential election. Follow our liveblog

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France live: Le Pen's far right calls for snap polls as Macron's political isolation deepens

France's far-right National Rally on Tuesday said it would take no part in crisis talks aimed at charting a path out of the country's political crisis, calling instead for a snap election. Embattled President Emmanuel Macron suffered a fresh blow earlier

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Live: Israel shells Gaza on October 7 anniversary as peace talks turn to key sticking points

Israeli forces pounded parts of Gaza on Tuesday, giving the Palestinian enclave no respite as talks with Hamas on a US-backed peace plan entered a second day. The UN's chief earlier demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held in

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Maduro says Venezuela thwarted 'false flag' plot to bomb US embassy

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday security forces foiled a “false flag” plot by what he called local terrorists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas and further inflame tensions between the two countries over a dispute about

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Cousin of Carmel Gat: 'If Hamas and Netanyahu want to carry on fighting, don't do it on our expense'

Thousands of people have converged on southern Israel to mourn the dead as the nation marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7th attack plunged the region into a brutal war, while Israel and Hamas pressed on with indirect peace talks in Egypt. The main memori

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Syrian army redeploys near SDF frontlines as tensions flare

The Syrian army redeployed along frontlines with US-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, the defence ministry said on Monday, amid rising tensions. The move, it said, was aimed at preventing attacks and land grabs, not preparing for war. Witnesses r

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Moroccan court upholds prison term for feminist over T-shirt slogan

A Moroccan court on Monday upheld a 30-month prison sentence for feminist Ibtissame Lachgar on blasphemy charges, an AFP journalist said. Lachgar was arrested in August after posting a photo of herself online wearing a T-shirt with the word "Allah" in Ar

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Madagascar president appoints army general as PM to defuse protests

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Monday named an army general as prime minister in a bid to calm growing unrest over his rule. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital Antananarivo, injuring at least one.

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African football chief 'confident' AFCON will go ahead in Morocco despite anti-government protests

African football boss Patrice Motsepe said on Monday he is “absolutely confident” the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead in Morocco, despite more than a week of anti-government protests. Young Moroccans marched for a ninth straight night on Sunday

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Is France's Macron building a luxury bunker 'in preparation for World War III'?

A viral post on social media claims that French President Emmanuel Macron is spending almost €150 million in state funds on a luxury underground bunker to "shield the French elite from a looming World War III". The video claims to have solid proof coming

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Gaza plan needs 'awful lot of gap-filling and an implementation, enforcement mechanism'

Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks in an Egyptian coastal resort on Monday on a U.S-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. The talks focus on the ceasefire's first stage, including the partial

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A '48-hour deadline and a final chance' for Lecornu after French PM resigns

Reporting from outside the Élysée presidential palace, FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali says President Emmanuel Macron has given Sébastien Lecornu a 48-hour deadline to form a government. An adviser to the president told reporters that Macron would "do the resp

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Greta Thunberg lands in Greece among expelled Gaza flotilla activists

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg landed in Greece on Monday alongside scores of fellow campaigners expelled from Israel after trying to ship aid to Gaza. The 22-year-old climate campaigner was one of hundreds of people who had boarded a flotilla that trie

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ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

In tonight's edition: The International Criminal Court has convicted the first Janjaweed militia leader for atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Also, Senegal's Pink Lake is increasingly drawing the attention of property

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Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Carl Cater, Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing at Swansea University, says ma

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'We must be grown-ups today': French MP Eléonore Caroit asserts it's 'our duty' to seek way forward

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country further into political cris

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Evangelicalism continues to grow in France

Religion may be on the decline in France, but evangelicals are on the move. A million believers, a new church every ten day and this past weekend, nearly 90 rallies across the country. In Bordeaux, one of the biggest yet - a bid to put the movement firml

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'French politics has always been baroque, but now it's playing out on the public stage'

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move has plunged the country further into political

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'This country does not have a coalition tradition', strategist says as France plunges into crisis

FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with consultant and political strategist Hind Ziane, founder of Génération Politique, about the French political crisis. She says that coalitions are not the solution to the current chaos because France 'does not have a c

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A mess of Macron's making? France in crisis as latest government falls in 14 hours

Emmanuel Macron has lost his third prime minister in the 16 months since he dissolved parliament and lost ensuing snap elections. Sébastien Lecornu has broken a Fifth Republic record by lasting just 27 days as head of government.

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Few women and minorities win seats in Syria's first parliament since fall of Assad

Women and religious minorities were underrepresented on Monday in Syria’s first elected parliament since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Electoral commission spokesperson Nawar Najmeh said only four percent of members of the new transitional assembly are women

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UNESCO board selects Egypt's former antiquities minister El-Enany as new chief

UNESCO is set to appoint Egypt's Khaled El-Enany as its new director general, according to diplomatic sources. The cultural agency's executive board on Monday voted 55 to 2 in favor of Egypt's former tourism and antiquities minister, whose name will be p

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France's President Macron gives outgoing PM Lecornu one last chance

France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the deadlock. As a response, the President asked o

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France's Macron tasks outgoing PM Lecornu to hold final talks to stabilize country

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to hold final talks by Wednesday evening with political parties to stabilise the country, Macron's office said on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Lecornu offered his and his

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France: President Macron under pressure after fifth PM in two years resigns

Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, creating a political earthquake in France. Lecornu was Prime minister for under a month, and was the fifth to hold the post in two years. His resignation renewed the focus on France's President, Emmanuel Mac

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Evangelicalism in France : social media used to attract young believers

An area in Bordeaux, France, hosted a massive evangelical worship service attracting nearly 4,000 followers to hear Quebec preacher Claude Houde. Evangelicalism is a religion gaining traction with youth, largely by recruiting on social media. Carla, a 19

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France's Socialist Party does not reach out to hard-left as political crisis deepens

France’s Socialist party has called on President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a new PM from the left bloc. But a senior Socialist party official did not mention the hard-left France Unbowed party, notes FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin, reporting from outside S

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Showgirls: Before Taylor Swift, there was Mistinguett

In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at Taylor Swift's new album "The Life of a Showgirl" and how, long before her stardom, it was French showgirls who stole the show. We also find out if, indeed, Swift is a showgirl or not.

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France: Socialist Party says is not calling for a snap election after the PM resigns

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern French history and deepening the country's political crisis. The

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Fashion Week: What happens behind the scenes of a show?

✨💄 Paris Fashion Week has kicked off with one of the most eagerly awaited events: the L’Oréal Paris show on the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville, in the very heart of the capital.But what really goes on behind the scenes of such a show? 👀France24’s Stella

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French premier resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country into a deep political crisis and

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New band Pain Magazine on hoping for a peak spiritual experience live

This week on arts24's music show, Marjorie Hache chats to Pain Magazine, a new band which sees French-American techno DJs and producers Louisahhh and Maelstrom team up with French hardcore punk band Birds in Row. They've just released their first album "

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ICC convicts Sudan militia chief in first Darfur war crimes verdict

The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman of war crimes and crimes against humanity for brutal attacks in Darfur, marking the court’s first conviction related to the conflict. The Janjawee

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France: Opposition leader Melenchon reacts to PM Lecornu's resignation

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tendered the resignation of his government on Monday, less than a day after naming his cabinet. His ministerial picks had provoked consternation amongst ruling alliance allies and opponents, whose support is needed

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France: Why did Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resign?

France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the deadlock. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 io

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How the ‘One Piece’ manga has become a global symbol of Gen Z revolt

Kids born between 1997 and 2012 all over the world grew up following the adventures of Luffy the pirate from the manga "One Piece". Today, members of Generation Z – or Gen Z – are adopting symbols from this manga for their protest movements. Young people

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Iranian court acquits French-German national Lennart Monterlos charged with 'espionage'

An Iranian court on Monday acquitted French-German national Lennart Monterlos who had been arrested and accused of espionage in June while cycling alone across Iran. The 19-year-old was on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip and detained during the 12-day war bet

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India: Landslides kill at least 24 in Darjeeling region, rescuers search for missing

Rescuers were scouring India's northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling on Monday for those reported missing a day after landslides triggered by heavy downpours killed at least 24 people. Story by Laurent Berstecher and Nicolas Chamontin.

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'More of the same': Papers react to French PM Lecornu's government

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 6, 2025: French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government is on most of the French front pages. Also, negotiators head to Egypt in the hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement for Gaza, based in part on Trump's 20-point

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Hundreds of thousands march for Gaza across Europe

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla’s attempt to reach Gaza. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.

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