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Human rights watch releases a new report detailing the quote “unrelenting persecution of Tigrayans”
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Human rights watch releases a new report detailing the quote “unrelenting persecution of Tigrayans”

Almost 4 years since a peace agreement signed between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government, hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans are still displaced and cannot return to their homes. Also, 518 people killed in the post-election violence that followed last octobeer presidential election in Tanzania that is the official figure issued by a government-appointed commission of...

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Tanzania releases government-led inquiry into poll violence
France 24 •

Tanzania releases government-led inquiry into poll violence

In tonight's edition, a Tanzanian commission appointed by the President herself, releases its report into last year’s election violence. Also, Pope Leo wraps up his first major international tour with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea. And Congolese music star Fally Ipupa marks 20 years in the industry with new albums and concerts in Paris.

Iran: Neither war nor Peace, Ukraine’s Lifeline, Starmer: “Just a Scratch”?
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Iran: Neither war nor Peace, Ukraine’s Lifeline, Starmer: “Just a Scratch”?

In a week where a stalemate appears to have developed after nearly two months of asymmetric conflict between the US and Iran, President Trump’s Truth Social posts have swung between belligerent maximalism and breezy deal-making—one minute suggesting a within-reach deal, and that Iranian forces would personally help their enemy confiscate what he called its “nuclear dust” and move it to America.

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Fake BBC report spreads false claim that Zelensky has a stolen painting

Fake BBC report spreads false claim that Zelensky has a stolen painting

France 24 •

A fake BBC news report claims that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is displaying a stolen painting by artist Paul Cézanne in his office. However, it turns out that the “report” features doctored footage of Zelensky with the painting photoshopped onto his wall.

Tornado sweeps through Oklahoma City

Tornado sweeps through Oklahoma City

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On Thursday, a tornado of rare intensity swept through the city of #Enid, Oklahoma, leaving behind a scene of devastation. The disaster left at least 10 people injured. Footage of the event has gone viral on social media.

Tornado Sweeps Through Oklahoma City

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On Thursday, a tornado of rare intensity swept through the city of #Enid, Oklahoma, leaving behind a scene of devastation. The disaster left at least 10 people injured. Footage of the event has gone viral on social media.

Sanchez brushes off reported Pentagon email mulling suspending Spain's NATO membership

Sanchez brushes off reported Pentagon email mulling suspending Spain's NATO membership

France 24 •

Spain's centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday declined to comment on a reported Pentagon email written by top policy adviser Elbridge Colby raising the possibility of suspending Madrid from the NATO military alliance. The note reportedly also suggested reconsidering US support for the UK's claim to the Falkland Islands.

Iran Peace Talks: Trump's unconventional diplomacy on display

Iran Peace Talks: Trump's unconventional diplomacy on display

France 24 •

“It’s Donald Trump’s world, we’re all just living in it.” His approach to diplomacy is unconventional, but ultimately, Trump will have the final say regarding an #IranWar exit strategy, Douglas Heye tells #F24Debate ➡️ https://f24.my/BsD9

Crossing borders: The EU powers your mobility (part 1)

Crossing borders: The EU powers your mobility (part 1)

France 24 •

In this two-part show, Armen Georgian takes viewers on a journey across the European Union, exploring mobility and transport projects funded by the EU’s cohesion policy. In the 2021-2027 budget, the EU has been using its cohesion funds to invest €63.2 billion in transport schemes. From France to Austria, via Poland and Hungary, Armen takes a whistle-stop tour using seven different means of transpo...

Crossing borders: The EU powers your mobility (part 2)

Crossing borders: The EU powers your mobility (part 2)

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In this second part of Europe Rendezvous, Armen Georgian is in Hungary and Austria to continue his whistle-stop journey across the EU, exploring mobility and transport projects funded by the EU's cohesion policy. 

Tornado barrels through Oklahoma

Tornado barrels through Oklahoma

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A tornado tore through the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday, ripping roofs off homes and damaging power infrastructure as it struck parts of Enid, a town of about 50,000 near the northern border, with no fatalities reported but residents trapped in their homes and extensive damage recorded, according to local police, in a report by France 2 and Rachael Griffiths.

Pirate gangs prowl Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest

Pirate gangs prowl Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest

France 24 •

Those who have crossed their path fear them more than the tigers in Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest. Once thought largely subdued after mass surrenders a decade ago, the gangs have returned to the forest. Their resurgence – fuelled largely by poverty and debt – has again made the forest's labyrinth of rivers feared.

40 years since the Chernobyl disaster

40 years since the Chernobyl disaster

France 24 •

This Sunday marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which the UN says affected more than 3.5 million people and contaminated nearly 50,000 square kilometres of land, and which remains the worst nuclear accident in history, as France Télévisions gains rare access to the site for a closer look.

EU leaders discuss Iran crisis in Cyprus

EU leaders discuss Iran crisis in Cyprus

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European leaders meeting in Cyprus have pledged to step up efforts to help resolve conflicts in the Middle East, as the United States continues to criticize Europe for what it sees as insufficient support in countering Iran, with the EU largely remaining on the sidelines, while French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that restoring stability quickly is in everyone’s interest and key to reassurin...

Russia kills elderly couple in their home

Russia kills elderly couple in their home

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In Ukraine, a Russian drone attack in the coastal city of Odesa killed a married couple in their seventies when their home was struck early in the morning, with several apartment buildings damaged—one nearly split in two—while separate drone strikes in the frontline region of Kherson also left two dead, a 68-year-old man and a woman whose identity was still being confirmed, according to local offi...

Russia kills two prisoners in their home

Russia kills two prisoners in their home

France 24 •

In Ukraine, a Russian drone attack in the coastal city of Odesa killed a married couple in their seventies when their home was struck early in the morning, with several apartment buildings damaged—one nearly split in two—while separate drone strikes in the frontline region of Kherson also left two dead, a 68-year-old man and a woman whose identity was still being confirmed, according to local offi...

French foreign minister Barrot voices concern about 'terrorist threat' in the Sahel

French foreign minister Barrot voices concern about 'terrorist threat' in the Sahel

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France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday voiced concern about the spread of Islamist extremism in west Africa, after talks with Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbe. Violence by jihadist groups has blighted the Sahel region for the last decade, and is now spreading into northern regions of coastal countries such as Togo. 

Jean Lafaurie, 102 years old, still resisting

Jean Lafaurie, 102 years old, still resisting

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Deported to Dachau during WWII, Resistance fighter Jean Lafaurie survived the hell of the concentration camp thanks to the solidarity among prisoners. At 102 years old, he continues to share his story. On France's National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Deportation, he issues a warning in defence of democracy and freedom.Video by StéphanieTrouillard and Claire Paccalin. 

India-Pakistan ties 'not good', a year after Kashmir attack

India-Pakistan ties 'not good', a year after Kashmir attack

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A year after the deadly terror attack in Kashmir, relations between India and Pakistan remain at an all-time low. Since then, Islamabad has emerged as a key mediator seeking to end the war in Iran. On Access Asia, we're joined by Indian MP Dr Shashi Tharoor to find out what India makes of Pakistan's push for peace.