World Oct 31, 2025

How French video game developers work on creating unique visuals

Paris Games Week is underway in the French capital. It's a major rendez-vous for the industry, with hundreds of thousands of attendees keen to try out the latest games. To create unique visuals for pl...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Can Musk's AI-generated 'Grokipedia' be trusted?

In this edition of Truth or Fake we look at Elon Musk’s new website Grokipedia, which he has just launched to compete with Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that he and others on the American right...

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World Oct 30, 2025

UN Security Council condemns 'atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher as RSF advances

Sudanese fleeing the RSF paramilitary's takeover of the city of El-Fasher on Sunday continue to bring accounts of mass atrocities with them. Hundreds were killed in the fighters' wresting of the north...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Fears of mass atrocities after Sudan's El-Fasher falls to paramilitaries

In tonight's edition: Fears are mounting in Sudan after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities. Also, French media giant Canal Plus recently finalised its t...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan after RSF take over el-Fasher

Fears that the Sudan region of Darfur is plunging into genocidal violence are reviving. U.N officials have warned of a rampage after the RSF took hold of the city of el-Fasher, reportedly killing more...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Jihadists enforce a blockade on fuel in Mali

The U.S. Embassy in Mali told American citizens Tuesday to leave the country by plane because of the threats of terrorism and a severe fuel crisis stemming from a jihadi group's blockade of fuel tanke...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu orders immediate 'powerful strikes' on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his army on Tuesday to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" on Gaza. This comes as Tel Aviv reported that Hamas fired on its forces in the souther...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Football: Kylian Mbappé awarded European Golden Boot

Kylian #Mbappé wins the European Golden Boot after 44 goals for Real Madrid, becoming the first French player since Thierry Henry to claim the award.

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World Nov 1, 2025

Five things to know about the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo

More than two decades in the making, Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is finally opening its doors on Saturday, unveiling a vast collection of artefacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. Below, fi...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Prince Andrew being stripped of his title is a result of 'growing pressure'

Ex-Prince Andrew has been stripped of his royal titles and exiled to rural England. It marks another remarkable twist in the story of the 65-year-old once dubbed "Randy Andy" by the British tabloids, ...

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World Oct 29, 2025

The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?

First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cu...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Europe’s rights court clears Norway of climate misconduct over Arctic oil licences

Europe’s top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Norway did not violate its climate obligations by granting Arctic oil and gas exploration licenses in 2016. It was a setback for climate activists ...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Fears of ethnic cleansing after Sudan's El-Fasher falls to paramilitaries

The paramilitary capture of El-Fasher, Sudan's oldest capital and Darfur's historic heart, sparked fears Tuesday of mass killings reminiscent of the region's darkest days. After an 18-month siege mark...

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World Oct 30, 2025

France's evangelicals: A growing voice in a secular nation

Once a marginal current in one of Europe’s most secular countries, France’s evangelical Christians are becoming more visible as they expand congregations, open new churches and attract younger bel...

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World Oct 30, 2025

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' soundtrack turns into musical phenomenon

In this episode of arts24, we're at Paris Games Week, where the hit French video game "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" has gone from digital epic to musical phenomenon. Composer Lorien Testard's symphoni...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Caribbeans reckon with aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Melissa are now reckoning with the aftermath of the Category 5 storm's passage. Dozens have died and hundreds of thousands are without electricity, as authorities de...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Turkish-born French actor Tcheky Karyo dies at 72

Actor Tcheky Karyo, who appeared in Luc Besson's "Nikita" and a string of other films by celebrated directors, died Friday at the age of 72, his family announced. 

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World Oct 14, 2025

Madagascar president flees country amid Gen Z protests

After weeks of protests in Madagascar, thousands - many of them students - gathered, calling for the president to step down.

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World Sep 9, 2025

Macron picks fifth French prime minister in two years

France is waiting for its fifth prime minister in less than 2 years.

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World Sep 18, 2025

EU set to fail on delivering climate targets to the UN

The European Union will likely not reach an agreement on its UN-mandated climate target, in time for a key deadline this month.

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World Oct 20, 2025

How was the Louvre ‘heist of the century’ pulled off?

This is what we know about what is being labelled as the 'heist of the century'.

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World Oct 28, 2025

Sudan: Army acknowledges defeat in El-Fasher, UN warns of violence

The fall of  El-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) marks a turning point in the Sudanese conflict, with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan acknowledging his army's defeat. After 18 months of siege,...

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World Oct 30, 2025

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for second time in a year

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates again on October 30 as it seeks to ensure economic growth and hiring, even as inflation stays elevated. It is the first time since the Fed’s rate-setting c...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Pokrovsk part of last major defensive arc stopping Russia from seizing Donbas

Ukraine's army chief said Thursday that Russian troops are intensifying its attacks on the eastern stronghold of Pokrovsk and that they are strengthening its defences to repel the attacks - but that t...

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World Sep 25, 2025

Five-year jail term for Sarkozy after guilty verdict in Libya case

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty for criminal conspiracy over illegal campaign funding from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.

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World Sep 8, 2025

Why France’s massive debt has toppled yet another prime minister

The French government has collapsed after yet another vote of no confidence by MPs in the Assemblée Nationale.

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World Oct 28, 2025

North Korea fires cruise missiles ahead of Trump’s South Korea visit

North Korea launched a series of sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters on Tuesday, state media said, in a show of force coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s trip to South Kor...

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World Aug 18, 2025

Russian drones hit Ukraine with Zelenskyy set to meet Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in the White House again to discuss an end to the war with Russia.

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World Oct 31, 2025

42 million Americans facing hunger as shutdown enters second month

The US government shutdown barrelled towards its second month on October 31 and the pain is spreading fast -- with food aid vanishing and 42 million Americans caught in the crossfire on November 2nd. ...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Rio raid draws criticism but highlights Brazil's political divide

After the deadly Rio police raid, the UN is asking the operation be probed as it is increasingly criticised over its use of excessive force. But there is a strong political component to everything tha...

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World Oct 30, 2025

France's drug consumption: Cocaine use on the rise

A study released earlier this year shows that cocaine use doubled in France in 2023. The country has the seventh-highest consumption level of cocaine in Europe and ranks high in cannabis use, but thi...

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World Nov 1, 2025

USA China Superpower Showdown, Who can help Sudan, Prince no more

It’s been a week that saw Britain’s king strip his brother Andrew - formerly Prince Andrew - of his last title, and ask him to leave the Royal Lodge, just days after the release of Virginia Giuffr...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Cameroon: Violence erupts following Paul Biya's election victory

Violent incidents broke out across Cameroon following the announcement of Paul Biya’s victory with 55.66% of the vote, defeating Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who received 35.19%. In Garoua, Tchiroma’s st...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Tanzania rocked with post-election violence

As post-election violence grips Tanzania, the United Nations is urging the government to refrain from using disproportionate force against protestors. This follows remarks made by Tanzania's army chie...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Tariff cuts, soybeans, rare earths exports: Trade takeaways from Trump-Xi meeting

From the lowering of US tariffs on Chinese goods to an agreement by Beijing not to tighten restrictions on rare earths exports, the meeting between President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping Thursd...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Louvre heist: 5 new arrests, jewels still missing

Police arrested 5 new people in the #Louvre heist investigation, including a prime suspect, but the €88m #jewels are still missing, says #Paris prosecutor on the radio on October 30.

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World Oct 29, 2025

Dutch voters head to polls in election focused on housing and Wilders

Voters cast their ballots at polling stations across the Netherlands on October 29 in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalitio...

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World Nov 1, 2025

Inside Paris Games Week 2025: Gaming, cosplay and pop culture

Paris Games Week, one of the world’s most visited video game trade shows, is currently underway in the French capital. In addition to the usual video game cosplay, this year the event’s organisers...

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World Oct 29, 2025

Climate change is causing millions of preventable deaths each year, report warns

An influential new Lancet report has warned that climate change is taking a devastating toll on global health, with policy failures contributing to millions of avoidable deaths annually. The study u...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Both US and China leaders get concessions to help domestic economy in deal

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their high-stakes meeting in South Korea with a trade-war truce. While there were no drastic changes in the relationship, the two...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Pro-European liberal Rob Jetten could become youngest and first openly gay Dutch prime minister

The Dutch election has ended in an unprecedented cliffhanger - with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right Freedom Party of Geert Wilders and the pro-European liberals of Rob Jetten. With ...

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World Sep 8, 2025

Macron responsible for ‘critical situation’ says left-wing French MP

We spoke to MP Nathalie Oziol from the left-wing party France Unbowed, which is part of the opposition bloc of left-of-centre parties.

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World Sep 8, 2025

French politics in crisis again as PM loses no confidence vote

Within the last two hours, the French parliament has toppled another prime minister. Francois Bayrou was already France's third PM in the last year and this time the entire government is on the brink ...

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World Sep 10, 2025

France gets fourth prime minister in 12 months

President Macron has appointed a new prime minister, hours after François Bayrou was forced to tender his resignation.

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World Sep 16, 2025

UK denies ‘one in one out’ deal with France in chaos after flights cancelled

Downing Street has denied claims that its new returns deal with France is in chaos after flights to deport small boat arrivals were cancelled for a second day running.

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World Oct 6, 2025

French PM resigns after just 27 days

The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned less than a month after being appointed by President Macron.

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World Oct 14, 2025

French PM agrees to freeze Macron’s controversial pension reform

Word on the boulevard is that this could well be the beginning of the end of the French Fifth Republic - as the country's parliamentary crisis pushes the entire system to the brink.

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World Oct 23, 2025

Is France keeping to its ‘one in, one out’ agreement with the UK?

It was heralded by the government as a "groundbreaking" scheme to stop the small boat crossings.

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World Nov 1, 2025

Flights resume at Berlin airport after suspension over drone scare

Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday evening due to sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of drone alerts around airports and military...

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World Oct 31, 2025

UN is needed in Sudan 'to monitor violations' after abuses allegedly from RSF

As concerns over a humanitarian crisis in Darfur are growing, the RSF paramilitary announced it had arrested fighters accused of abuses in El-Fasher. 'We need UN presence on ground to monitor these vi...

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