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'More than a show, a big thank you': Paris stages lavish Olympic Games farewell

Paris bids farewell to the 2024 Olympics with a grand parade on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday celebrating athletes and volunteers, followed by a concert featuring artists from this summer's ceremonies. Romain Pissenem, the creative mind behind the Paralympic closing ceremony, spoke to FRANCE 24 about the unifying spirit of the…

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Why so many French teachers are calling it quits

French teachers are quitting in record numbers, overwhelmed by low pay, crowded classrooms and increasing demands. Despite successive reforms by previous governments, staffing shortages persist. And leaving the profession is often a difficult process. With the announcement of a new education minister just around the corner, will France’s public education…

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Turkey buries US-Turkish activist killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank

More than a week after US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank, mourners gathered in her hometown of Didim in western Turkey on Saturday for her funeral service. Eygi's death has sparked international condemnation and calls for an independent inquiry. The Israeli…

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Pope calls sex abuse ‘demonic’ amid revelations about revered French priest Abbé Pierre

After recent sexual abuse revelations concerning the Abbé Pierre, one of France's most revered public figures, Pope Francis said the Abbé was “a man who did so much good, but he’s also a sinner". He added: “Abuse is in my judgment is something demonic, because every type of abuse destroys…

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What Greenland’s nine-day mega-tsunami tells us about climate change

A seismic signal heard across the world last September for nine days has been traced back to a trapped tsunami triggered by a landslide in the remote fjords of Greenland. Climate scientists say that the collapse seems to have been set off by melting glaciers – a phenomenon that is…

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'The far right is always provoking the situation': Belgium's former PM Elio Di Rupo

Socialist veteran Elio Di Rupo has an unusual CV. He was an MEP back in 1989; he then held many high-level jobs in Belgium, including that of prime minister from 2011 to 2014, before returning to the European Parliament in this new five-year mandate. We ask him how the role…

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The view from the Olympic finish line: Assessing the impact of the Paris Games

The athletes have crossed the finish line of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now economists are trying their best to accurately assess the economic impact of this global event on the city and on France. Our guest, Wladimir Andreff, is one of them. He is a specialist of sports…

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Does this grisly video really show a Haitian migrant eating a cat, like Trump claimed? Nope

Pro-Trump social media users have been circulating a video since September 9 that they say shows an undocumented migrant from Haiti decapitating and eating a cat in the American town of Springfield, Ohio. Former president Donald Trump famously recounted this grisly piece of fake news during his debate with Vice…

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Ukraine pursues incursion in Russia: Unconditional EU support for Kyiv?

Ukraine is continuing its ground offensive in Russia's Kursk region, and pursuing drone attacks deep inside Russian territory – signaling a more assertive approach. At the same time, Russian forces have advanced in eastern Ukraine, piling pressure on the country's war effort. We ask how the EU should respond to…

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Iranian-born American author Navid Sinaki explores forbidden gay love in 'Medusa of the Roses'

Navid Sinaki speaks to Dheepthika Laurent on arts24 about how much of his own story is echoed in his novel "Medusa of the Roses". It traces an illicit gay romance in modern-day Iran and explores a little-known reality: that the government subsidises sex changes for gay people willing to transition.…

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Mexico: Ten years after disappearance of 43 student teachers, questions remain unanswered

It's the biggest mystery and probably the biggest scandal to hit Mexico in the past decade. On September 26, 2014, in the southern town of Iguala, police officers fired on several buses carrying students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College. In the ensuing chaos, six people including three students were…

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Polaris Dawn mission: Valuable space race progress or vanity project?

The most ambitious mission yet in the billionaire space race saw Jared Isaacman become the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space on Thursday, in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The Polaris Dawn mission has been welcomed by the aerospace community for pushing the boundaries of 21st-century spaceflight, but dismissed…

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From discrimination to respect: The story of Bolivia's 'cholitas'

The rise of Bolivia's "cholitas" and how the nation's Indigenous women have gone from being socially marginalised to being widely respected and accepted. Also he was a monk much beloved in France for his extraordinary charity work. But further allegations of sexual violence have now emerged against the late Abbé…

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Are relations between Dhaka and New Delhi starting to cool?

In this week's show: Bangladesh's International Crime Tribunal says it's begun the process to request the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. While Dhaka and New Delhi enjoyed warm relations under Hasina's watch, we ask if relations between the two neighbours have now started to cool since…

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The cocoa connection: How 'brown gold' is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea

As the world's top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast faces many challenges – first and foremost the fight against illegal smuggling of this "brown gold". Some cocoa farmers consider the prices set by the state for their beans far too low. They prefer to sell the fruit of their harvest to…

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Colombia's Indigenous Nasa people fight back against guerrilla groups

In the Cauca mountains of southwestern Colombia, the Indigenous Nasa people have been on the receiving end of Colombia's armed conflict for decades. Sandwiched between several fronts, they oppose the presence of both the rebels and the army, which is trying to recapture this strategic mountain range from the rebels.…

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Sky's the limit? Ukraine presses allies to allow long-range strikes

We have asked the question before: does Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine put superpowers on a collision course? With the revelation that Iran is supplying Russia with not just drones but ballistic missiles, allies strongly suggest that a UK-US summit in Washington this Friday could, on the quiet, mean…

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Zelensky says Kursk offensive 'slowed' Russian advance in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Kyiv’s surprise incursion launched August 6 into Russia’s border region of Kursk had “slowed” Moscow’s advance in eastern Ukraine. “In Kharkiv region, the enemy has been stopped, the progress in Donetsk region has been slowed down,” Zelensky said. He added that there are…

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Rescue efforts continue in Nigeria after dam burst puts 400,000 people at risk

Evacuations are being ramped up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is experiencing the worst flooding seen in Borno state in decades. This comes after the Alau Dam gave way on Tuesday, following prolonged strain from intense rain. Hundreds of thousands of people are in danger.

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UK to expand ETA entry scheme for all visitors in 2025

Visa-free travellers going to the UK will have to get permission prior to their visit as the government expands its Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA, scheme to all visitors. A similar plan is also in the pipeline for the European Union. Plus, the Olympics may be over but the medal…

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Senegal's president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved parliament Thursday, just six months after he was elected president and said new legislative elections would be held on Nov. 17. Analysts say that Faye’s popularity, especially among young voters, should allow his political party to secure a parliamentary majority.

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Was Kamala Harris using an earpiece during the presidential debate?

Far-right accounts on X are spreading the rumour that Kamala Harris was wearing an earpiece during her debate against Donald Trump on Tuesday. This accusation is a classic when it comes to conspiracy theories surrounding debates. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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Trump rules out a second debate against Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out taking part in another election debate against his rival for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Will directly electing judges help Mexico fight corruption in its justice system?

Mexico’s outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has used his party's overwhelming democratic mandate to pass a series of reforms that will make the country the first in the world to elect almost all of its judges by popular vote. It’s a reform that the left-wing leader has championed as…

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Ex-Palestinian FM expects no progress in Gaza war 'as long as Netanyahu is there'

FRANCE 24 spoke to Nasser al-Qudwa, a former Palestinian foreign minister and nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, about the war in Gaza, which is now in its 12th month. Qudwa said that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his government "doesn't give a damn about international law".…

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