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Intense waves and floods batter California waterfront homes and boardwalks

Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affectedSouthern California coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that overtook city streets and intense waves battered beachside homes.The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Baja California over the weekend as well as south...

George Washington’s childhood home nearly became a Walmart; locals raised $2.2 million to save it

George Washington spent much of his childhood at Ferry Farm in Virginia, which Walmart purchased in 1996 to build a Supercenter. Residents rallied to save the historic property, raising $2.2 million to buy it back before donating it to a nonprofit foundation. Today, the site features a reconstructed childhood home and interactive historical exhibits for visitors.

Florida officials say six people dead from Hurricane Isaias

Governor Ron DeSantis says death toll ‘sad’ but praises work of local officials for helping to minimize storm’s impactSix deaths have been confirmed in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.In a press conference on Tuesday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis praised the work of local officials for minimizing the impact of the storm, which made landfall late on Friday, ⁠bringing strong winds, rai...

Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of lung

The 71-year-old is recovering in Rome's Gemelli hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his lung.

Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 as winless run continues

Michael Carrick's Man Utd continue to search for a win as Atletico win 2-0 in UEFA Champions League.

Pope Leo has cancerous growth removed in lung operation

Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said. A Vatican source said further tests were being carried out to determine if the cancer had spread. "To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," the Vatican said in a statement. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupt...

China is bringing its car production to the EU

China has moved from exporting cars to bringing entire auto industry ecosystems, building up production capacity in Europe and boosting partnerships with local companies. Arthur D. Little's automotive expert Philipp Seidel tells FRANCE 24 that while tariffs and quotas can buy time, EU carmakers must improve their own competitiveness and not become too dependent on Chinese suppliers. But first, we ...

China is bringing car production to EU

China has moved from exporting cars to bringing entire auto industry ecosystems, building up production capacity in Europe and boosting partnerships with local companies. Arthur D. Little's automotive expert Philipp Seidel tells France 24 that while tariffs and quotas can buy time, EU carmakers must improve their own competitiveness and not become too dependent on Chinese suppliers. But first, we ...

Colombia's peace tribunal says former rebel leaders committed war crimes against Indigenous groups

Colombia’s transitional justice system has charged 10 former members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia with war crimes and crimes against humanity

Man charged with murder after boy, 12, shot in the face and neck in Sydney last month

A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged at Silverwater correctional facility on TuesdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder over the shooting death of a boy, 12, in Sydney’s north in September.Police were called to a unit in Norwest on 21 September 2026 after reports of a shooting. Continue reading...

Supermarket fridge cyberattacks due to lack of basic cybersecurity measures, expert says

French investigators on Tuesday ​were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Marta Rybczynska, cybersecurity expert at Ygreky. She says that basic measures like regularly updating software or p...

Supermarket fridge hacking attacks due to lack of basic cybersecurity measures, expert says

French investigators on Tuesday ​were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Marta Rybczynska, cybersecurity expert at Ygreky. She says that basic measures like regularly updating software or p...

Supermarket fridge cyberattacks due to lack of basic cybersecurity measures, expert says

French investigators on Tuesday ​were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Marta Rybczynska, cybersecurity expert at Ygreky. She says that basic measures like regularly updating software or p...

Supermarket fridge hacking attacks due to lack of basic cybersecurity measures, expert says

French investigators on Tuesday ​were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Marta Rybczynska, cybersecurity expert at Ygreky. She says that basic measures like regularly updating software or p...

Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s surgery was successful

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a small lung growth went well and as expected

Food shortages in Yemen’s Taiz as Houthi siege hits supplies

Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.

Surveillance video shows moment ICE vehicle strikes man in Houston

New footage shows the moment 48-year-old Miguel Parra-Hernandez was hit by an ICE officer’s car in Houston, Texas.

Wolves and foxes spread Sahara plants, eight species' seeds found in droppings

10/13: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Vatican reveals Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis after surgery; Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece amid White House pressure.

Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?

After recent Ukrainian bombings of Russian data centres belonging to Yandex, internet users claim to have noticed a sharp reduction in pro-Russian and far-right populist social media content. They suggest the reduction is a direct result of the strikes cutting off Russian disinformation "bots". We examine the claim in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Cornell suspends frat parties after alleged gang rape

Cornell University on Tuesday suspended fraternities’ parties and social events for the remaining academic year following outcry over an alleged gang rape at one of the elite college’s all-male clubs. The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved. The accuser cl...

Australian politics live: PM ‘intervened’ in ATO credit card ban; Chalmers warns against mocking One Nation supporters

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: GreensAs Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource.We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while ...

Tupac Shakur killer sentenced to 40 years in prison

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison over the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

🔴 Surgery on Pope Leo's cancerous lung nodule went well, Vatican says

Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows

Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary, faces questions about her legal credentials after telling reporters on Tuesday that she passed a bar exam “when I moved to China”, without identifying the jurisdiction. Zacharia, who has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer, made the remark after her first official White House press briefing. According to ...