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Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce as machinist strike cripples airplane production

US aviation giant Boeing plans to lay off about 10 percent of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it projected a large third-quarter loss after a nearly month-long strike by 33,000 of its workers slowed production and caused executives to delay delivery of its 777X jet…

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Kenya to send more police to Haiti

In tonight's edition, An additional 600 Kenyan officers are to be sent to Haiti, a pledge following the Haitian prime minister's visit to Kenya. Also, the South African President survives the so-called 'Farmgate' scandal after criminal charges against him are dropped. And Solar power could be the solution to fill…

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Western leaders urge Israel to stop harming UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

France's president Emmanuel Macron was among world leaders who condemned Israel after UN troops in Lebanon were wounded by Israeli attacks for the second day in a row. Lacron said the "deliberate" attacks were "absolutely unacceptable".

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FRANCE 24 speaks to sister of Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row

An 88-year-old Japanese man who had fought to overturn a murder conviction for decades has finally been acquitted. Iwao Hakamata was arrested in 1966 and spent 46 years on death row. In a landmark retrial, a court declared him innocent in late September, and while rejecting the verdict, the prosecution…

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Media frenzy in race for the White House

From the release of Melania Trump's autobiography, to Kamala Harris's interview on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, to Elon Musk's media push for Donald Trump, we take a look at the many different media strategies being used in the countdown to the US election.

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'October Surprises' in US elections

With the US presidential election just over a month away, and polls showing a very tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, we take a look at "October Surprises" and how these unexpected political bombshells have impacted previous elections. We also discuss whether they may, or may not, swing…

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The UN peacekeeping mission caught in the crosshairs in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces fired on the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for the second time in two days on Friday, injuring four peacekeepers. It is the first time Blue Helmets from the UN mission, established in 1978, have been injured since the escalation on both sides of…

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Repression in Iran, ammunition made in France

A two-year investigation by FRANCE 24 has revealed that hunting cartridges produced by the French-Italian ammunition manufacturer Cheddite were used in Iran during the violent crackdown on the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in 2022. The investigation uncovers how these cartridges are widely available in Iran, despite European sanctions imposed in…

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Trump's unpredictability makes us nervous, says Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov

In this episode we take a look at life, war and politics in Ukraine, through the eyes of its most celebrated writer. Andrey Kurkov rose to international fame with "Death and the Penguin" more than 20 years ago, but he has many other novels to his name, including "The Silver…

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Passengers stranded as Martinique airport briefly shuts down amid protests

Protesters invaded the tarmac at Martinique's international airport on Thursday after hearing rumours that hundreds of French police were about to arrive by plane. The French Caribbean island has been gripped by days of violent protests over its high cost of living.

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New French series sheds light on fake victim of Paris attacks

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent look at the latest releases on the small screen. They discuss "The Confidante", Max's first French series about a woman who faked her way into a victim's association set up after the Bataclan terror attack in Paris. Also: Cate Blanchett stars in Alfonso Cuaron's psychological…

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The punchline versus the byline: What does comedy do right that journalism can't?

Satirical news programmes are popular in many countries around the world. In this episode of Scoop we focus on the United States in the final weeks before the presidential election, and discuss what comedians get right that journalists get wrong. Our guests this week are stand-up comedians Bob Vallier and…

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Abortion rights and the US election: Will they swing the final result; or not?

This week, we're focusing on the upcoming US presidential election with the battle over abortion rights very much becoming front and centre of the campaign. It is the first election since the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 which has dramatically impacted women's access to…

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French public debt reaches record high: Is France the sick man of Europe?

France's debt has reached a record €3.228 trillion, amounting to 112 percent of GDP. That is well above the cap set by EU rules. Of course, France isn't the only member state to have racked up debt during the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis. Several countries have been reprimanded…

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Should Zelensky's government be afraid of far-right groups?

Ukrainian deputy Oleksandr Merezhko sparked a stern online backlash after publicly warning about the threat posed by what he described as a growing far-right movement in Ukrainian society. Ukraine’s far-right fringe remains a sensitive topic in the war-torn country – and an easy target for Russian propaganda.

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Mexico’s city of Culiacán besieged by organised crime amid violence in Sinaloa state

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office on October 1. She inherits a country where organised crime still rules in many regions, a deadly situation that her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, failed to curb. More than 30,000 murders are still committed each year, and on average, 29 people disappear every…

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Japanese nuclear bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who are also known as Hibakusha.

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Macron says France will not tolerate 'deliberate' targeting of UN peacekeepers by Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the "deliberate" targeting of UN peacekeepers by Israel after UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded by Israeli fire for the second day running. Earlier France summoned the Israeli ambassador to discuss the attacks on UN bases, which constitute “serious violations of international law”,…

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Did CBS edit their '60 Minutes' sit-down interview with Kamala Harris?

US network CBS News is facing heavy backlash after being accused of conducting a "grotesque" edit on Kamala Harris's "lengthy" response to a question on Israel, in its "60 Minutes" interview that the network aired on October 7. Critics say that CBS did this in order to portray Harris in…

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Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

Ukraine's forests have become another serious casualty in the war with Russia. Shelling and fires have devastated vast areas, predominantly in the east of the country. This destruction is part of a larger environmental crisis affecting Ukraine's 10 million hectares of forest, with wildlife suffering habitat loss and areas riddled…

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University lecturers strike against illegal mining in Ghana

In tonight's edition: An indefinite strike is voted in Ghana by a major union whose members want to force the government to ban gold mining in forest reserves, farmlands and rivers. Also, we bring you an exclusive interview with Abdulwahid al-Nur, the leader of the Sudan Liberation Army Al-Nur, which…

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Ukraine, Putin ... and Trump: What lies ahead after US election?

Time is not on Volodymyr Zelensky's side. Ukraine's president is on a tour of five European cities in two days as he seeks the green light for longer-range missile strikes inside Russia from NATO allies. In a week that has seen his side lose two key towns in the Donbas…

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'Relentless, deliberate' attacks by Israel destroying Gaza's healthcare, say UN experts

A UN report said that Israel's targeted and "wanton destruction" in Gaza was destroying the healthcare system in the Palestinian enclave. The report found evidence that both Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused.

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Can Europe get its industrial groove back?

Can European industry regain its competitive edge on the global stage? A new EU report penned by former ECB chief Mario Draghi highlights a growing gap in both productivity and innovation, and warns that businesses will face an "existential challenge" without drastic change and significant investment. Tim Figures, a partner…

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'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds

A major study published on Wednesday warns that even temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit could lead to irreversible consequences, including rising sea levels and mass biodiversity loss. With global emissions still rising, scientists stress that hopes of reversing climate overshoot without drastic action are dangerously misguided.

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