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India enters last phase of election seen as referendum on Modi’s decade in power

A six-week-long national election in India that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power neared its end Saturday as the last phase of voting began.

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South Africa’s ANC party loses its 30-year majority in landmark election result

The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.

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D-day veteran shares memories of storming Normandy beaches, liberating camp

Irving Locker was only 19 when he was called up to fight in World War II. He'd never even left his village in New Jersey. So when he stormed the Normandy beaches with 150,000 of his fellow soldiers, June 6, 1944 became the most important day of his life. The…

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Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines comprehensive ceasefire plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire backed by France and Germany. While the Palestinian militant group Hamas described the proposal as “positive”, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu…

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Ratings agency S&P downgrades French credit score from AA to AA-

Ratings agency S&P on Friday downgraded France's credit score for the first time since 2013, citing a deterioration in the country's budgetary position.

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Rublev knocked out of French Open while Swiatek, Gauff, Sinner, Tsitsipas move on

Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev berated his own behavior after he was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday.

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French Open calls time on unruly fans after ‘hooligans’ warning

French Open officials have banned alcohol in the stands and vowed to evict troublemakers as the unruly behaviour of fans comes once more under scrutiny. But for many at Roland Garros, raucous crowds and feverish home support are what make the Paris slam special.

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EU Socialists' lead candidate Nicolas Schmit warns against 'arrangement' with far right

He's been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from the buttoned-up confines of the Berlaymont…

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'Mutant jihadism' spreading across borders and online: EU's anti-terrorism coordinator

Five years after the fall of the so-called Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the EU's anti-terrorism coordinator sees a more diffuse threat, coming from many different directions and spreading online. This is what Bartjan Wegter calls "mutant jihadism". With FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian, he discusses Afghanistan, IS-KP (Islamic…

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'Hong Kong 47' trial: What's left of the pro-democracy movement?

Fourteen prominent pro-democracy activists have been found guilty in a landmark subversion trial in Hong Kong. They were among the 47 opposition figures arrested under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and charged with trying to overthrow the government by organising an unofficial primary for the 2020 legislative election. While Beijing…

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French security authorities foil plan to attack football events during Paris Olympics

France's security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics, the country's interior minister said Friday.

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The best TV shows to watch in May, from 'Bridgerton' to 'The Big Cigar'

"Bridgerton" is back with more scandal and more sex! FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at everyone's fan favourite focusing on Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton's story. Meanwhile, "The Big Cigar" looks at the improbable story of a daring escape by Huey P. Newton, the founder…

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TV election debate in Hungary draws criticism

We take the political temperature in Hungary, where the state broadcaster has hosted an EU election debate – the first of its kind in nearly 20 years. Public television gave each party candidate a total of 11 minutes on four selected topics – a format which opposition activists said did…

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Trump vows to appeal 'scam conviction' after historic criminal trial

Donald Trump lashed out in rambling, angry comments Friday at his "sick" opponents and "fascists" after what he called a "very unfair" trial that made him the first former US president to become a convicted felon.

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Italian government accused of turning public broadcaster RAI into propaganda machine

Amid concerns about the financing, fate or limits imposed on public broadcasters in several EU countries such as France and Poland, this edition of Scoop looks at Italy. The International and European Federations of Journalists are concerned that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is turning public broadcaster RAI into a…

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France bans Israeli firms from exhibiting at upcoming defence fair

France has banned Israeli companies from participating in this year's annual Eurosatory arms and defence industry exhibition in Villepinte near Paris next month, the event's organisers and the French Defence Ministry said on Friday.

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2024 European elections: Women's groups brace for a lurch to the right

With EU elections now just around the corner, women's rights groups are anxiously waiting to see if pollsters have been correct to predict a surge in support for the far right. At a country level, parties associated with the far-right groups in the European Parliament have a long history of…

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Le Pen legacy: Marion Maréchal battles the woke agenda, 'Islamification' in European elections

France’s Marion Maréchal has made the “defence” of European civilisation and fighting against the “Islamification” of Europe a cornerstone of her platform as she leads the far-right Reconquest party’s candidate list in the European elections. Maréchal is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the far-right National Front, and…

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From fuel to electric: European auto industry faces 2035 deadline

As decided by EU member states and the European Parliament, sales of internal combustion engine cars will be banned in the bloc by 2035, thereby forcing a transition to electric vehicles. How will Europe's car manufacturers manage this major change? FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin puts the question to Julia Poliscanova,…

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Israel accused of using torture in military prison of Sdei Teiman

In Israel, human rights groups have filed a court case in a bid to close the Sdei Teiman military prison. Set up after the October 7 attacks in the heart of the Negev desert, it serves as a detention centre for prisoners from Gaza. Numerous eyewitness accounts speak of mistreatment…

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Syria's Ghouta chemical attack: Exiled activists seek justice for 2013 atrocity

In August 2013, a chemical attack using sarin gas was perpetrated in Syria’s Ghouta region, northeast of Damascus, killing some 1,400 people. Attributed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the crime remains unpunished to this day. But Syrian refugees in Europe are fighting for justice. Activists, lawyers and witnesses have…

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US presidential election slips into unchartered waters with historic Trump criminal conviction

Torn apart and rewired by Donald Trump's historic criminal conviction, the 2024 presidential campaign moved into uncharted territory Friday with all eyes on how the two main protagonists navigate the dangers. The conviction of the Republican frontrunner is a stunning development in an already unorthodox presidential election with profound implications…

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Biden says Israel has offered 'comprehensive' new ceasefire deal

US President Joe Biden on Friday called on Hamas militants to agree to a new offer from Israel on releasing hostages in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire, saying it was the best way to begin winding down the deadly conflict. Biden's speech came after the Israeli military said it had…

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US and UK air strikes hit several strategic sites across Yemen

The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three U.S. officials said.

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Mexico's presidential campaign reaches final stretch, with two women eyeing top job

Campaigning to be Mexico's next president reached a climax on Wednesday with two women leading the race for the first time in the violence-plagued Latin American nation. Gema Kloppe-Santamaria, Associate Professor of Latin American History and International Affairs at George Washington University and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, speaks…

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