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Shady surgeons and Nigeria organ harvesting

In tonight's edition: Legal loopholes and gaps about specialised medicine may be driving illegal organ harvesting in Nigeria. Also, South Sudan may be moving closer to delivering on elections scheduled for December. Finally, on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, six colonial-era plantation estates have just been added to…

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No, UN chief Guterres did not call Francesca Albanese 'out of control'

Pro-Israel lobby group UN Watch has alleged that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres referred to Francesca Albanese, the UN's Special Rapporteur on Palestine, as "out of control", saying he'd previously called her a "horrible woman". But Guterres named no one in his remarks. He said "many" independent rapporteurs were "totally out…

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‘Fight through darkness, water’: Nepal survivor recounts escape from flood-hit tunnel

A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week's devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan disaster rose to 5,624 on Thursday, according to Nepalese and Chinese authorities.

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Anti-Christian murder in Syria? No indication he was killed because of his faith

A Christian man by the name of Nader Boulos Tannous was murdered in Homs, Syria on August 15, 2026. After his death, Israel, Greece and Cyprus were quick to denounce what they called an anti-Christian act. Several days later however, authorities in Homs said the suspect had admitted killing Tannous…

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Why Ukraine’s drained Kakhovka Dam is strategic for Russia

Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.

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Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia: Campaigner 'devastated' at tycoon's acquittal

A campaigner who has worked on the case of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia since she was killed by a car bomb in 2017 has spoken of his devastation at the not guilty verdict.

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Beastie Boy Mike D releases his first solo LP 'Thank You'

Mike D rose to fame in the 1980s as part of New York's Beastie Boys, a rap-rock trio who soon tired of poking fun at frat boy humour with hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" and" Girls". The band quickly moved on thanks to their passion for beat…

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Please welcome the newest member to our team: The AI agent

This week, we're looking look at efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into the workplace. But not just your run-of-the-mill generative AI chatbot: we're focusing on actual AI agents. These are autonomous programs designed to take on tasks and work through a series of steps without the user having to specify…

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A 'Lille' bit of everything at Europe's biggest flea market

Every year, millions of people flock to the French city of Lille on the first weekend of September for Europe's biggest flea market, the "Braderie de Lille". We dive into its rich history, the many terms for second-hand shopping in French, plus the delicious tradition that's now synonymous with this…

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Israeli attacks in West Bank at 'unprecedented' level, PNI leader Barghouti says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating with total impunity. "Their goal is clear: it…

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France recorded 'hottest summer ever' in 2026, environment minister says

The summer of 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded since measurements began in 1990, French Environment Minister Monique Barbut said Thursday.

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Premier League sets new transfer market record

There’s the Premier League and then there’s everyone else. The 20 Premier League sides spent more than €4 billion this summer in the transfer market, setting a new record. Manchester City broke the record for the most spent by a single club in one summer, with more than €500 million…

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Supreme Court corruption scandal rocks Brazil

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 3: There's outrage in Malta after a tycoon was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of high-profile investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In Brazil, a Supreme Court justice who was pivotal in sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to prison is implicated in a corruption…

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Putin's 'global battle' against US, NATO: Russia 'testing' NATO since 2022 Ukraine invasion began

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia's reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which Moscow treats Ukraine, Iran, NATO and the United States as interconnected fronts.…

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Gloria Steinem, feminist trailblazer and award-winning journalist, dies at 92

Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem died on Wednesday, at the age 92, her foundation said in an Instagram post on Thursday.

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Meloni government sets longevity record in Italy

Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government has been in power for 1,413 days. She surpassed the record set by Silvio Berlusconi between 2001 and 2005, making her government Italy's longest serving uninterrupted government since World War II, after a period of intense instability. Italy has had 68 governments in the last 80…

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Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim

Norway said Wednesday it had seized a Russian ship as part of a Ukrainian effort to recover $4.22 billion awarded to state energy firm Naftogaz over Russia’s seizure of its assets in Crimea in 2014. The Professor Molchanov vessel was detained off the Arctic Svalbard archipelago after a Norwegian court…

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China lambasts France’s ‘discriminatory’ fast-fashion law

China on Thursday called on France to abandon a new law on ultra-fast fashion that would impose fees of up to almost €20 per garment, calling it "clearly discriminatory". The law, which targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein and Temu, aims to curb the industry's environmental and local economic…

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No 'solid proof' Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush, says Spanish PM Sanchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday there was no "solid proof" that Morocco orchestrated a migrant rush into Ceuta in July following the emergence of a police report highlighting multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.

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Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence

What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, which, for the record, is not a tapestry…

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Macron, Burnham hold talks on migrants, EU after viewing Bayeux Tapestry in London

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham held their first talks on Thursday after meeting a day earlier at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Topping the agenda were several issues, including migrant boats crossing the Channel, British-EU relations and the Ukraine war.

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Has Iran modified its rocket systems to fire mines into the Strait of Hormuz?

Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s use…

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Premier League sets new transfer market record with more than €4 billion spent

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Iran hits US targets in Mideast, wedding strikes being probed, Vance says

Iran said on Thursday it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE in retaliation for a US strike on a wedding party that killed four people and injured nearly 70. While the US military has reiterated that it never targets civilians, Vice President JD Vance said the strike…

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Toppling Iran’s Islamic regime ‘within reach’, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday voiced confidence that Iran's Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as Iran's army said it targeted US bases in the UAE and Kuwait. Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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