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French wine yields drop to new historic low after searing summer heat

French wine production is expected to suffer its worst harvest in some 70 years with the agriculture ministry on Monday forecasting a 6 percent drop in output after a summer of scorching temperatures, heatwaves and drought. France last week announced more than €1 billion in emergency support for farmers.

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'Jubilation and pain': German far right marches to victory in key state election

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment…

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German startup notches Europe's first successful private orbital launch

German startup Isar Aerospace becomes the first company to achieve a successful private orbital space launch. But first: Germany's far-right AfD party scores a big electoral victory, pushed along in part by the country's structural economic crisis and its fiscal policies.

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Germany seeks to dismiss Nicaragua's Gaza genocide case at top UN court

Germany is set to ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to dismiss a case accusing Berlin of "facilitating genocide" in Gaza by supporting Israel after the deadly October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas militants. The details of the case, filed by Nicaragua in 2024, have not yet been…

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Thousands of mourners gather in Belgrade for war criminal Mladic's funeral

Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union heavily criticised the decision to hold a public…

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Two far-right activists go on trial in Paris over 2022 killing of Argentine rugby star Aramburu

Two-far activists go on trial in Paris on Monday over the shooting of Argentine rugby star Federico Martin Aramburu. Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier have been charged with murder and attempted murder respectively, and risk up to life in jail if they are found guilty.

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Germany’s Merz 'deeply shocked' by far-right AfD's historic electoral victory

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the press on Monday that he was "deeply shocked" by the far-right AfD's historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election a day earlier. The AfD is labelled a "right-wing extremist" group by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, and some of its staff are former members of a…

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Germany's Merz vows to stick with reforms despite election drubbing by far right

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed to press ahead with his reform agenda despite a blistering election defeat for his centre-right CDU in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD won almost 44 percent of the vote. Merz called the result his party’s worst defeat in decades.

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Ligue 1: Paris FC and Sinayoko beat Marseille and climb to second place

Paris FC beat Olympique de Marseille 3–2 at the Vélodrome thanks to a hat-trick from Lassine Sinayoko. Paris FC sit second while OM remain stuck in 10th place in the table.

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Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns

Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North…

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Only woman director in Venice Film Festival says industry remains unequal

May el-Toukhy, the only woman director selected for the top competition at the Venice Film Festival, highlighted the scarcity of women within the film industry at a press conference on Sunday, quipping that her film, "Woman Unknown" was itself "about the invisibility of women".

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Several killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

At ⁠least 11 people were killed, including two infants, were injured ⁠in Israeli strikes on a ‌residential building in ‌a town in southern Lebanon early on Monday, Lebanon's state news agency reported. The Israeli army had demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific…

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US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says

US envoys brought new, “more effective” proposals to Kyiv aimed at ending the war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian presidential official said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described talks positively but announced no breakthrough, as Zelensky warned fighting could continue into winter.

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EU to boost Greenland investment amid Trump annexation claims

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce increased EU investment in Greenland on Monday, including in critical minerals, satellite communications and renewable energy. Her two-day visit signals support for Greenland and Denmark amid US President Donald Trump’s push for American control of the Arctic territory.

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Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing at least five

At least five people were killed and five injured after an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and crashed into several vehicles, officials said. Miami Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there was “no apparent threat to public safety” following the crash.

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'Ready to talk': German far right celebrates victory in Saxony-Anhalt

"Everything is possible" was the campaign slogan of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right party has won a landslide election victory, although they appear short of a majority in the state parliament. Ulrich Siegmund, who is in pole position to become the state leader, knows he…

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Germany’s far-right AfD wins big in key state election but falls short of majority

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in its bid to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II. However, final results showed AfD falling three seats short of an absolute majority, with 39 lawmakers…

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Under-fire FIFA boss Infantino to seek re-election despite calls to resign

FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to seek his fourth and final term in next year’s election, despite the outrage sparked by his now-shelved plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. “Nothing has changed,” a spokesman for football’s governing body confirmed on Sunday, referring to an announcement…

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The week in pictures: Nepal rescue operations, World Nomad Games and Russian strikes on Kyiv

From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in southern Iran, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.

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Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case

Sarah Khalifa, a well-known Egyptian TV presenter, has been sentenced to death for her involvement in a drug ring, state media reported over the weekend. Eleven others were also convicted in the case and handed a death sentence. Khalifa is best known for her program “Mission Impossible”.

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Israeli strikes kill four in Lebanon after alleged Hezbollah drone launch

Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon Sunday killed four people, two of them women, the country's health ministry said. Israel's military said that the strikes were a response to an alleged Hezbollah drone launch targeting troops in the Israeli-occupied "security zone" in the country's south.

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Eight airports in Indonesia suspend operations after volcanic eruption

Eight airports in Indonesia, including Jakarta's main international airport, suspended operations Sunday after the erupting Anak Krakatoa volcano spewed clouds of ash across the archipelago. Geologists said that the latest series of eruptions does not have the potential to trigger a tsunami at this time.

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Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday. However, a failure to secure an absolute majority may see the…

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🔴 Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after 'substantive' talks with Putin

US President Donald Trump's two envoys have left Kyiv after talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, the country's rail service operator said Monday.

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Witkoff: Putin’s Messenger?

What did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to see President Putin in February last year?

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