Football fever comes to New York with unveiling of France's World Cup jersey
The French Consulate in New York unveiled France's 2026 World Cup kits on Friday, featuring the mint-green away jersey, dubbed "Liberté," in tribute to the Statue of Liberty. The design symbolises the...
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Senegal celebrate AFCON win at Stade de France after being stripped of title
Senegal on Saturday paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy they have been ordered to return ahead of a friendly against Peru at the Stade de France in Paris. The Confederation of African Football (C...
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Iranian strike on Saudi base wounds several US troops, damages aircraft
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 5
Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Two people were killed and at least 11 more were injured in a nighttime...
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What could Houthi involvement in the Iran war mean?
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the month-old war in the Middle East on Saturday by claiming a missile launch that Israel said it intercepted. The Houthis’ entry could further hurt global shippin...
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Senegal parade AFCON trophy in France, despite being stripped of title
Senegal paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Saint-Denis' Stade de France despite an unprecedented decision to strip it from its title and hand it to Morocco. The country's football federation...
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'Today, more than ever, we are with you': Lebanese diaspora mobilises in France
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France foils Paris bomb attack outside US bank
French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case t...
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France unveils aid to shield key sectors from soaring fuel prices
Facing soaring fuel prices from the Middle East conflict, the French government has announced €70 million in targeted aid for April, helping transport, fishing, and agriculture. Measures include a 20-...
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Deadly Russian strikes damage port, maternity hospital
Russian air attacks across Ukraine early Saturday killed at least four people and damaged critical infrastructure, including a port and a maternity hospital, authorities said, as Russia pressed on wit...
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Turkey-Azerbaijan alliance strained by opposing stances on Israel
As Azerbaijan is hit by drone attacks and its security forces claim to have arrested Iranian agents planning attacks against Israeli interests, fears of contagion in the Iranian war are rising. For Tu...
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'History is repeating itself': Fears of Israeli occupation grow in Lebanon
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France foils Paris bomb plot outside US bank, opens anti-terror probe
French police on Saturday stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a Bank of America branch in Paris. The French counter-terrorism prosecutor's office said it was investigating a "terrorist criminal co...
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Air France leaves Paris-Orly airport
Air France leaves Paris-Orly airport on Saturday and refocus operations on Paris-Charles de Gaulle, north-east of the capital, which will continue services to Nice, Toulouse and Marseille.
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22 migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea
Greece's coast guard on Friday rescued 26 people hoping to reach Europe from North Africa after they had spent six days at sea in a rubber boat. According to survivors, 22 others lost their lives duri...
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Scientists dive beneath Arctic ice to study threatened ecosystems
Scientists trained in Finland to dive beneath Arctic ice, studying fragile polar ecosystems threatened by climate change. The course gives rare, hands-on skills to explore underwater habitats robots c...
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Football fever hits NYC as France unveils team jersey for World Cup
Football fever has come to New York City ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The official jersey for the French national team was released this week. FRANCE 24's Jessica Le Masurier reports from New York.
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“Orban-Gate” investigation fundraiser takes off two weeks before Hungary elections
More than 20,000 individuals had donated by Saturday to a fud for a former Hungarian police investigator who exposed a covert operation allegedly targeting the opposition of Prime Minister Viktor Orba...
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'Divide among men above and under 35': CPAC highlights generational GOP split
For the first time in nearly a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest annual meetings of conservatives. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference...
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Egypt imposes energy-saving curbs as Hormuz closure hits fuel supply
Egypt will impose emergency energy-saving measures this weekend as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs and raises fears of an energy crisis.
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Indonesia begins enforcing social media ban for children under-16s
Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16 on Saturday, after a minister warned digital platforms there was "no room for compromise." he Southeast Asian nation annou...
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Cuba holds civilian military drills amid deepening fuel crisis
Cuba held a nationwide civilian military exercise Friday involving weapons training and combat drills, part of a broader push to expand militarisation to youth under its “war of the entire people” doc...
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Ukraine, UAE seal defence deal: Kyiv’s 'know-how and equipment” gain recognition
Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate on defence amid Iran’s drone strikes across the region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The news comes as the war in...
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Pope Leo XIV denounces 'chasms between the poor and the rich' during Monaco visit
On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV denounced widening economic inequalities during his first speech of his visit to Monaco, a Catholic principality best known for its wealth.
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What Taiwan's imprisonment of opposition figure Ko Wen-je means for its political landscape
Taiwanese opposition figure Ko Wen-je was sentenced this week to 17 years in prison, ending his bid for the 2028 presidential election and removing a prominent centrist from the political stage. Analy...
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Israeli strike hits Tehran home, killing several children
Israeli authorities said an Iranian missile attack killed a man in Tel Aviv on Friday, as Tehran pressed its retaliatory strikes across the region a month into the war. Meanwhile in southern Tehran, a...
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Beirut 'holding its breath' as Israel launches strikes across Lebanon
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say launched missile attack on Israel
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, issued a statement on Saturday on the rebel group...
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Yemen's Houthis claim missile attack on Israel in expanding conflict
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The a...
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Senegal to stage AFCON victory celebrations in Paris despite losing title
Despite being stripped of their title, the Senegal national team are expected to present their AFCON 2025 trophy to fans in the build-up to their friendly match against Peru at the Stade de France on...
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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Monaco on first Western Europe trip
Pope Leo XIV arrived Saturday in Monaco for a whirlwind visit to the tiny Catholic principality, a millionaires' playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy.
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Strikes on Ukrainian cities kill three, child dies in drone attack on Moscow
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed three people and wounded at least 13 overnight Friday into Saturday, while a Ukrainian strike killed a child in Russia, according to local authorities.
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Yemen's Houthis launch first missile attack on Israel during Mideast war
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed their first strike on Israel since the start of the Middle East war a month ago, after the Israeli military said it was intercepting an attack.
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Europe turns to Algeria as war causes Middle East gas supplies to falter
As war in the Middle East disrupts global energy flows and leaves countries scrambling to replace gas supplies from the Gulf, European governments are turning their attention to a North African suppli...
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War in the Middle East Live: Conflict enters second month, US expects to end it within two weeks
The war in the Middle East entered its second month on Saturday as attacks continued across the region and the United States insisted that its objectives will be achieved within two weeks. Earlier, Is...
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Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets
Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling...
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Rubio says Iran war to last weeks, no US ground troops needed
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington expects its military operation against Iran to wrap up within weeks without the need for ground troops. This comes as G7 nations adopted a...
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Egypt imposes business curfew to counter soaring fuel costs
In tonight's edition, Egypt orders shops, restaurants and shopping malls to shut their doors from 9:00 pm Saturday as it hopes to cushion the blow of energy prices that have more than doubled because...
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic visit to glitzy Monaco
Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pontiff in almost five centuries to visit the Mediterranean enclave, in a trip the Vatican says will underscore t...
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War in Lebanon 'was imposed upon us', PM Nawaf Salam says
In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Beirut, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. "This war was imposed upon us," the L...
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'New phenomenon of dangerous rhetoric': World leaders embrace proud disregard for international law
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Philippe Bolopion. Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. He describes a profound and accelerating shift in the conduct of war, marked not merely by violations of in...
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Iran: Rolling Ultimatums, Moscow "at the EU table"?
In a week of movable ultimatums set by President Trump, to “obliterate Iran’s power plants”, a deadline was set initially of Monday at Midnight, then extended by five days on account of “very producti...
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France rebukes Lavrov, says Russia does not defend international law
France’s foreign minister on Friday accused Russia of flouting international law in both Ukraine and Iran, rebuking remarks by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after he defended Moscow’s stance i...
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‘Paradox’ for journalists in Lebanon: ‘High press freedom, extremely low safety preparedness'
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Propaganda Machine: Inside Russia's drive to shift Chad from Western influence
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At G7, France hits back at Lavrov, says Russia does not defend international law
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Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran
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AIDS prevention campaign kicks off in France
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