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United States: Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday (November 10) after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash.

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Macron to meet Mahmoud Abbas in Paris to discuss Gaza ceasefire

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday (November 11) to discuss the "full implementation" of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us mo

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France marks 107th anniversary of WWI Armistice

France marks Armistice Day, the end of WWI. This year, the ceremony also commemorates the centenary of the French Cornflower. An urn topped with a cornflower, containing soil taken from 16 of the 139 First World War burial and memorial sites, will be sym

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The Bright Side: Scientists discover demon-horned 'lucifer' bee in Australia

Pacific Asia • 9:53 AM

A new species of bee bearing devilish horns has been discovered in Western Australia, Curtin University announced Tuesday. Although all flowering plants rely on wild pollinators such as bees for survival, climate change and habitat loss has driven many s

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Iraqis head to polls in election drawing scrutiny from US and Iran

Iraqis vote on Tuesday (November 11) to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a pivotal moment for the country and region. Both Iran and the United States are monitoring the outcome as Iraq, unusually stable in recent years, seek

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday (November 10) after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million

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BBC under pressure: Diminished resources, oversight; increasingly violent criticism in public sphere

Europe • 6:11 AM

"There is increasingly violent cynicism and criticism of the BBC amongst the public, but particularly amongst politicians," warns François Picard's Top Story guest: Professor Charlie Beckett, veteran journalist, editor and Professor of Practice and the L

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Macron to host Palestinian Authority chief Abbas to discuss Gaza ceasefire

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the "full implementation" of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian Authority is reportedly being considered to pla

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2026 World Cup: France kick off decisive week for qualification

France face Ukraine and Azerbaijan this week to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

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Typhoon Fung-wong nears Taiwan as Philippines death toll climbs

Typhoon Fung-wong lashed Taiwan with harsh rains Tuesday after killing at least 18 people and displacing some 1.4 million people across the Philippines. The weakening tropical storm is expected to make landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday.

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US Senate approves bill to end shutdown, sending it to the House

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million workers unpai

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Iraqis head to polls in election drawing scrutiny from US and Iran

Iraqis vote on Tuesday to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a pivotal moment for the country and region. Both Iran and the United States are monitoring the outcome as Iraq, unusually stable in recent years, seeks to move beyo

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Yesterday

France probes jihadist plot linked to jailed Salah Abdeslam’s ex-girlfriend

French magistrates are investigating the ex-girlfriend of jailed Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam over an alleged jihadist plot, prosecutors said Monday. The probe comes as France prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Islamic State group a

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Israeli bill proposing death penalty for ‘terrorists’ clears first parliamentary vote

Israel’s parliament on Monday approved a bill in its first reading that would allow the death penalty for “terrorists”, a measure pushed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and aimed largely at Palestinians convicted of killing Israel

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Trump hosts Syria’s Sharaa at White House, Damascus joins anti-IS group coalition

US President Donald Trump hosted his Syrian counterpart President Ahmed al-Sharaa for unprecedented talks at the White House on Monday. Although the meeting was held behind closed doors and few policy details were provided afterward, Washington welcomed

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COP30: Has Bill Gates become a climate denier?

The UN climate talks opened this Monday in Brazil, with world leaders set to discuss new ways to tackle global warming. Meanwhile, the spread of climate disinformation has doubled since July. Among the viral claims circulating online: that even Bill Gate

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Syria's grand pivot: What next after Sharaa's historic White House visit?

From radical insurgent with a $10 million bounty on his head to a red carpet welcome at the White House, the rebranding of Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa is now complete.

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Thousands of Malians flee to Mauritania amid fuel blockade

Africa • 9:30 PM

In tonight's edition: Thousands of Malians have fled westwards to the border with Mauritania over the last two weeks as a blockade by the al Qaeda-linked JNIM group continues to isolate communities. Also, DR Congo and Rwanda have agreed to an economic pa

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Syria seeks alliances with Turkey, Gulf states, West, and envisions a 'new partnership' with Russia

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late

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Several killed in car blast near New Delhi’s Red Fort

At least eight people were killed and 19 others injured when a car exploded near New Delhi’s historic Red Fort on Monday, police said. The cause of the blast is still being investigated. According to local media, a former owner of the car has been arrest

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Release of Sarkozy, pending appeal, 'isn't end of sentence: It's morphing into something else'

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision, a Paris appeals court has ruled, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence over a scheme to finance his 2007 election camp

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Canada loses measles elimination status after deadly resurgence linked to religious group

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after almost three decades, health officials said on Monday, citing a persistent resurgence of the virus largely among unvaccinated groups. Canada’s latest outbreak has lasted for more than a year.

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French court orders release of Sarkozy after 20 days in jail

Marc Perelman, our French politics editor, gives us his analysis.

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How a fake IS group statement on Mamdani's win went viral on X

After the progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, pro-Trump influencers shared a fake statement from the Islamic State group commending the election result. The fabricated communique, which first surfaced on the 4chan onli

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In India, New Delhi blast leaves 13 dead

Pacific Asia • 4:18 PM

Navodita Kumari, our correspondant in India, has more.

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Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's internati

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COP30: 10 years after the Paris Agreement, what has changed ?

Valérie Dekimpe, France24 Environment Editor, has more.

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Music show: Max Baby on breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French multi-instrumentalist and producer Max Baby. A career in music was always on the cards for him, having made a drumkit at age six out of old biscuit tins. He dropped his debut

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Indigenous leaders join COP30 climate summit as it opens in Brazil

Countries will be joined by Indigenous leaders, who arrived Sunday evening by boat.

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COP30 climate talks begin in Brazil: leaders are taking place in Belem

Jan Oniszko, our correspondant in Rio, has more.

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Syria : US recognition and the moves on the ground work only hand in hand

Wassim Nasr gives us his take.

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Gender pay gap: Women working for "free" until the end of the year

Women in France are working for "free" until the end of the year. In France, women earn 14.2% less than men for equal hours of work.

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Trump 'aims to bring Syria into Abraham Accords' with Sharaa’s historic White House visit

Ahmed al-Sharaa becomes the first Syrian president to visit the White House on Monday, capping an extraordinary turnaround for the former al Qaeda operative who is now leading efforts to end his country’s international isolation. Sharaa will push for the

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US strikes 2 more Latin American ‘drug boats’, bringing death toll to 76

The United States has struck two more alleged Latin American drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, adding that all six people on board were killed. Critics say the US strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean – which have now clai

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Bolivia's new president Rodrigo Paz leads fuel convoy

With U.S. dollars scarce and chronic fuel shortages, a majority of voters chose Rodrigo Paz to lift them out of the economic crisis.

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Super Typhoon Fung-wong weakens in the Philippines: Four dead

One of the year's most powerful storms in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Fung-wong has killed four people, authorities said on Monday, as they began assessing damage after its fury abated, though no reports of major destruction have flowed in yet.

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Paris court decides to release Nicolas Sarkozy early from prison

🔴 🇫🇷 🧑‍⚖️ The Paris Court of Appeals on Monday decided to release former #French president Nicolas #Sarkozy from prison and place him under judicial supervision. Sarkozy left La Santé prison in Paris on Monday afternoon, French broadcaster BFM TV repo

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COP30 climate summit: 'We expect action and implementation,' head of WWF France says

The head of the World Wide Fund for Nature France has told FRANCE 24 that the world needs action and implementation as world leaders meet in Brazil to decide how to combat climate change. The COP30 summit is getting underway 10 years after the landmark P

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves prison after being granted conditional release

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US Senate moves to end ending longest government shutdown in American history

Douglas Herbert gives us his take.

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India sees rare protest over pollution: Dozens arrested in New Dehli

Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region.

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Ex-French president seeks release from prison: A look back at the case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision, a Paris appeals court ruled Monday, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence over a scheme to finance his 2007 election c

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy granted early release

Camille Knight and Antonia Kerrigan have more.

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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, more than 70 others linked to efforts to overturn 2020 election

US President Donald Trump has pardoned scores of his political allies accused of having tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election following Democrat Joe Biden's victory. Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani was among the list of more than 70 peop

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France marks ten years since its worst terrorist attack with solidarity race

Ten years after the coordinated attacks on the French capital the 13th November 2015 whichkilled a total of 130 people and traumatized an entire nation.

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Senate advances bill to end longest shutdown in US history

The US Senate took a major step toward ending the longest government shutdown in American history when it cleared the way for a formal debate on a motion to resume funding to federal agencies.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy awaits court rulling on early release

Our journalists Antonia Kerrigan and Camille Knight have more.

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Papers on COP30 summit and 'Trump's crusade against the Paris Agreement'

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, November 10, 2025: The British front pages are all covering the crisis at the BBC. Next, the COP30 climate summit opens in Brazil as papers discuss who is attending and who isn't. Also, a football team of Afghan female refugees is

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COP30 kicks off in Brazil with more than 190 countries participating

Tim Vickery, our correspondant in Rio, has more.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy may be released from prison

Camille Knight has more.

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COP30 kicks off with call for faster action, but without the US

UN climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the ca

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Ten years on, France bears the scars of the November 13 attacks

France marks 10 years since the November 13 attacks.

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US senators take major step to end record 40-day federal shutdown

Fraser Jackson, our cotrrespondant in Washington, has more.

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Oil drilling to begin in part of Brazil's Amazon rainforest

As the COP30 climate summit opens in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belem, Brazil is stepping up its race for oil. The government agency in charge of environmental protection recently authorised oil giant Petrobras to drill several oil wells at the mouth o

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