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US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday targeted China’s global trade surplus, raising concerns over “excessive imbalances,” weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “We are confronting persistent global imbalances that undermine prosperity,” Bessent said in his opening address at the G20 Finance Mini...

Fashion designer Galliano calls off Met Gala exhibit as backlash over anti-Semitic rant mounts

A planned nine-month retrospective of the work of fashion designer John Galliano at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been called off following backlash over the British designer's 2011 conviction for anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments. Footage surfaced in 2011 showing Galliano hurling racist and anti-Semitic slurs at patrons in a Paris bar the previous year.

Galliano pulls Met Gala exhibit after antisemitism backlash

Top fashion designer John Galliano announced Monday he was cancelling an exhibition of his work that was to kick off New York's Met Gala next spring, following criticism from donors and political leaders over his past antisemitic remarks.

Sea creature near Israel can regrow its entire body in just 40 days

Scientists discovered a sea creature with remarkable body rebuilding abilities. The solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera regenerates from cut pieces into new individuals. Researchers observed fragments healing and developing missing structures over forty days. Major organs like the heart and neural complex were rebuilt by the creature. This finding offers insights into regeneration mechanism...

Festival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London

Dolly Parton's estate says DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, just as she wanted.

Jared Kushner's brother breaks silence on World Cup sell-off plans

The brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law has expressed regret at becoming involved in Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plans, saying his investment group failed to "appreciate the political dynamics of global football".

Jared Kushner's brother breaks silence on World Cup sell off plans

The brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law has expressed regret at becoming involved in Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plans, saying his investment group failed to "appreciate the political dynamics of global football".

France begins new voluntary national service programme

The government's initial aim is to grow the programme to 10,000 volunteers a year, with a long-term goal of up to 50,000 per year in 2035.

🔴 Former French prime minister Édouard Balladur dies at 97

Former French PM Édouard Balladur, once defeated by ally Jacques Chirac, dies at 97

Édouard Balladur, who served as prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. He led a "cohabitation" government under Socialist president François Mitterrand before waging a bitter battle for the presidency against his friend Jacques Chirac in 1995 – a race he ultimately lost.

Former French prime minister Édouard Balladur dies at 97

Édouard Balladur, who was prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. Balladur worked alongside socialist president François Mitterrand. 

Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key playersKemi Badenoch has kicked off the return to parliament with a reshuffle of her top team in order to take on Andy Burnham and Reform UK. She has made sweeping changes to the shadow cabinet and ruthlessly axed her shadow chancellor. Here is a run down of the new characters sitting across from Labour on the o...

Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children

Videos reveal demolished houses and desperate rescue efforts after third such blast at a firecracker factory in August.

‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US

Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.

Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI

Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.

Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks

Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting with the US was not in his country's interest. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. FRANCE 24's Reza Saya...

Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster

TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surfaceA deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast.The TCG Isin will join the vast operation to find survivors after the high-speed ferry sank on Sunday bare...

Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes ‘dream bus’ for children

A damaged ambulance in Gaza has been converted by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society into the ‘Dream Bus’.

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China

Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.

Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life

Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union addressGeorge Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career collapsed under a mountain of lies, has become the first person ever handed a lifetime ban by the prediction-market platform Kalshi.The company announced the permanent suspension on Monday, along with a $71,356 fine, after fed...

Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank

Israeli settler pogroms destroy greenhouses and crops, but Burin's farmers insist on rebuilding.

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Ex-gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

An ex-street gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas was convicted of murder on Monday for his role in a long-unsolved crime that silenced one of rap music’s most influential voices. A jury in Clark County, Nevada, ‌deliberated for nearly three hours before finding Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, guilty of a single cou...

Former gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found an ex-gang leader guilty of murder in a case accusing him of masterminding the drive-by killing of legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, bringing a decades-old cold ‌case to a close. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, was charged in Nevada’s Clark County with a single count of murder using a deadly weapon and had pleaded not guilty. A 12-person jury unanimously found Davi...

Jury hears closing arguments in Tupac Shakur murder trial

A jury heard closing arguments on Monday in the trial of a former Los Angeles gang leader accused of involvement in the sensational murder three decades ago of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, is accused of ordering the September 7, 1996 killing after his nephew had been beaten by members of Shakur’s entourage in Las V...