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Muslim worshippers defy blistering heat for Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat

More than 1.7 million Muslims gathered for this year's climax of the hajj pilgrimage, enduring scorching desert heat on Tuesday to fulfill a lifelong religious duty. Pilgrims prayed under temperatures topping 44°C, while Saudi authorities deployed extensive heat measures after last year’s deadly conditions.

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Train and school minibus collide in Belgium, killing four

Four people, including two children, were killed and five others injured after a train struck a school minibus at a railway crossing in northern Belgium on Tuesday. Authorities described the collision in Buggenhout, near Brussels, as a “horrific accident”, with investigators probing the cause of the deadly crash.

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Pope Leo takes aim at AI in encyclical

FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes David Gibson, journalist and director of Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture. On Monday, Pope Leo XIV set out his sweeping vision for AI and humanity. His first encyclical – a special papal letter that's sent to bishops in the Roman Catholic Church –…

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Teens and screens: The smartphone trap

Smartphones, video games, online homework: screens are everywhere in teenagers' lives. Faced with the risks of addiction and the effects on mental and physical health, some French parents and teachers are pushing back.

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Count the dead bugs on your windshield and contribute to science

Scientists need your help! French researchers are calling on car drivers to help them measure the decline of insect populations – thanks to an app dubbed "Bugs Matter". The citizen science project was launched in April by France's National Museum of Natural History. It will become the country's first ever…

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Chile's Trump-inspired border controls complicate life for migrants

Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not…

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Austrian paraglider unscathed after terrifying mid-air collision with plane

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, May 26: We look at reactions in the Senegalese and French press after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints a new prime minister after firing his former mentor Ousmane Sonko. Also, papers react to Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on the dangers of AI and the need to…

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Tennis legend Gael Monfils says goodbye to French Open ahead of retirement

Gaël Monfils ended his 19th and final French Open on May 25 before retiring at the end of the season, a career during which he has inspired many players with his style and personality. Monfils was once world number six, at his peak in 2016. The Frenchman has won 13…

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Senegal's ousted PM Sonko elected parliament speaker in challenge to President Faye

Senegal's National Assembly on Tuesday voted to reinstate ousted PM Ousmane Sonko as a member and appoint him speaker, just days after he was sacked by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in an escalating power struggle between the two former allies.

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Could a controversial award-winning short story signal a new era of literary 'AI slop'?

One of the winners of this year's prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been accused of using artificial intelligence to write his entry "Serpent in the Grove". Does the controversy signal a new era of literary "AI slop" – or merely a crisis in reading?

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Starbucks in South Korea sees 'very significant drop in sales' amid controversy

Retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin, chairman of the Shinsegae Group which owns Starbucks Korea, issued a second apology in two weeks on Tuesday as the public outcry over the coffee chain's "Tank Day" marketing campaign fails to subside. The group is seeing a drop in sales over the campaign that appeared…

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Ghana introduces new e-visa system to boost tourism, business

In tonight's edition: Ghana announces the end of visa fees for all African business travellers on Africa Day. Also, the WHO warns DR Congo's neighbours of the risks they face from the Ebola outbreak. Plus Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints economist Ahmadou ‌Al Aminou Lô as the country’s new…

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End in sight? Hormuz, nukes at the heart of US-Iran sticking points

Three months into what was originally billed as four-week war, is an end really in sight? Donald Trump's messaging on bargaining with Iran was enough to push Brent crude oil below $100 a barrel for the first time in two weeks. Both Washington and Tehran are managing expectations of a…

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Trump demands more countries sign Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal

US President Donald Trump said Monday it should be "mandatory" for countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords normalising ties with Israel as part of any agreement to end the war with Iran, in a move that could further complicate negotiations with Tehran.

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Ferrari unveils first electric car as luxury rivals hit the brakes on EVs

Ferrari has rolled out its first fully electric car, the"Luce (Italian for "Light"), marking a high-stakes shift by Italy's best-known luxury sports car maker even as competitors including Porsche and Lamborghini scale back ‌their EV ambitions, citing weak demand.

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Bolivian leader's move to slash own salary fails to appease protesters in La Paz

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters refusing to end their blockade of La Paz and…

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Europe sizzles under 'heat dome' as France logs hottest May day on record

France on Monday recorded its hottest May day on record, its weather agency said, forecasting that Tuesday would be even warmer as large swathes of Europe bake under unseasonal heat that is prompting officials to issue health warnings and order restrictions on outdoor work. The French government said seven people…

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Gaël Monfils out in first round of final French Open appearance

Gaël Monfils played the final match of his career at Roland Garros. He lost in five sets to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston (6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0).

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Sonny Rollins, towering jazz innovator known as 'Saxophone Colossus,' dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday at his home in upstate New York, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts. He was 95.

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Israel deploys ‘significant ground forces’ to expand operations in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army has deployed "significant ground forces" to expand its operations in southern Lebanon, taking control of "strategic areas", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Earlier, the town of Nabatiyeh was targeted by Israeli strikes following an unprecedented evacuation order. Read our blog to see how the…

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Mexico to host Iran's national World Cup team after US refusal

Iran's national football team will base itself in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and travel into the United States only on matchdays after US President Trump said they were welcome to participate but that it is better they not stay in the country "for their own life and…

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Monfils farewell at Roland Garros marks end of an era for French tennis

Veteran French showman Gaël Monfils bid an emotional farewell to the French Open on Monday, fighting back from two sets down before falling in five to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the first round of his final appearance at Roland Garros. Monfils is the last of the "Four Musketeers", after…

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Decommissioning of France's Fessenheim nuclear plant finally set to start

France's utility giant EDF is poised to start dismantling the Fessenheim nuclear power plant on the border with Germany, a €1.4 billion project slated to take 22 years. Built in 1971, the plant's two reactors are the oldest in France and have been permanently shut down since 2020 after 43…

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Senegal's President Faye names economist as prime minister after Sonko ouster

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed former regional central bank official Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister on Monday, days after dismissing Ousmane Sonko amid rising tensions that threaten reforms tied to crucial IMF support.

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'Posing for cameras': Israel mocks flotilla activists online as torture, rape allegations mount

Israel's foreign ministry has mocked the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla online, alleging that injuries were "staged" for the cameras after an activist pictured in a neck brace displayed a "miraculous recovery" when returning home without it. This comes as many activists have returned to their home countries after…

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