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France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent demonstrations across the country. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better conditions in high schools. That same evening, President Emmanuel Macron he...
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 7: Papers commemorate the three-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks. But first: the high school protests that have swept across France make the front pages at home and abroad. Also, the Argentinian press waves off Lionel Messi after his last international match. Finally, a British adventurer completes a 28-year walk around the world.
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 7: Papers commemorate the three-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks. But first: the high school protests that have swept across France make the front pages at home and abroad. Also, the Argentinian press waves off Lionel Messi after his last international match. Finally, a British adventurer completes a 28-year walk around the world.
The French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation. President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting Monday with his Prime Minister, Interior minister and Education minister in hopes of coming up with a solution to appease the protesters. But despite government efforts to renew dialogue, widespread protests are expected as soon...
Paramount Skydance completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, creating a Hollywood heavyweight that hands CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment and news businesses. The deal brings together the studios behind "Mission: Impossible," "Harry Potter" and DC Studios alongside major television and streaming networks such as CBS, ...
Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country's history will be front and centre. Memorial events are planned throughout the day to pay tribute to the scores of people killed by militants led by the Islamist movement during their assault from Gaza. For more, FRANCE 24's Stuart Norval is joi...
Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and centre. Accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to stop Hamas's October 7 attack have threatened to poison his campaign, particularly since reports emerged suggesting the United Arab Emirates and...
Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden's international airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones on Wednesday, the country's Transport Ministry said, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed government forces intensified. Fighting has been focussed in recent days on areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a shipping route that has become more crucial for energy exports si...
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow. Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkuts...
New major research has found that cases of several different types of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the United States, and the Netherlands. Researchers are not exactly sure why there has been such an increase, but say it could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday. Nobel Prize recipients receive a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday. Nobel Prize recipients receive a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
Assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday. Politkovskaya had reported on the war in Chechnya and Putin's rise before she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment block on October 7, 2006.
The French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police. Eighteen internal probes have been launched in response to allegations of police brutality since the student movement broke out in mid-September. Follow our liveblog fo...
Russian missiles and drones killed at least 21 people in Ukraine, including four children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “massive” strike on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport.
Russian missiles and drones killed at least 12 people in Ukraine, including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “massive” strike on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport.
At least 11 people were killed in Ukraine after Russia fired 70 missiles and drones in one of its biggest strikes on the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport.
At least two people were killed in a fire in Kyiv after what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as"massive strikes" on the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport.
Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina, a 3-0 victory over Benin. A full tribute was paid to him before and after the match.
Three years after the deadly Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for political survival ahead of legislative elections later this month. Reports that Arab leaders warned him of the assault in advance have undercut his claims that Israel's security chiefs are to blame, but his political base appears to be holding.
Israelis on Wednesday began commemorations for the victims of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks, which killed 1,200 people and saw 251 hostages taken. This year – the third anniversary of the attacks – is the first time all the hostages or their remains are home. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
At least two people were killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza, Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital reported on Wednesday. This comes as Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 Hamas attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Two missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted Aden's international airport early Wednesday, with no casualties reported, as Israel prepared to mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Israel will mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Wednesday with memorial events across the country, as heightened security surrounds the commemorations and voters prepare for an election in which the deadliest day in Israel’s history is expected to remain a central issue.
Lionel Messi said farewell to Argentina fans Tuesday in an emotional final international appearance, scoring in a 3-0 win over Benin at Buenos Aires' Monumental Stadium as 85,000 supporters celebrated the end of a career that brought the country its long-awaited 2022 World Cup triumph.
Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll.
Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a vote as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike regained consciousness and began speaking Tuesday after surviving a botched execution by lethal injection. Pike, the first woman the state of Tennessee has attempted to put to death in 200 years, remains hospitalised with severe injuries to both arms.
