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What fake news is being shared about US presidential candidate Kamala Harris?

There have been a wide range of fake news stories circulating on social media about US Vice President Kamala Harris since President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid on July 21 and endorsed her instead. Social media users have been circulating a photo that allegedly shows Harris next to the…

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Police probe death threats against Paris Games opening ceremony director

Paris prosecutors announced Friday that police have launched a hate speech investigation after Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympics opening ceremony, reported receiving death threats and public insults and being defamed. Jolly filed the complaint following backlash over a controversial scene in the ceremony some saw as a…

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Slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh buried in Qatar

Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his killing in the Iranian capital of Tehran, and his possible succcessor told mourners his death would only make the Palestinian militant group more determined in its struggle against Israel. Haniyeh's assassination has heightened regional tensions as the…

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Tennis legend Andy Murray retires 'proud' after Paris Olympics defeat

After three Grand Slam titles, UK tennis legend Andy Murray, 37, officially retired from the sport on Thursday after losing in the Paris Olympics, closing the door on a stellar yet injury-laden career.

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Bombing in Nigeria's Borno state kills more than 15 people, say police

Although no one has claimed the attack, Boko Haram are suspected to be behind a bombing which killed at least 16 people on Wednesday, the latest in a series of lethal attacks against civilians in the area.

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US recognizes opposition candidate González as winner of Venezuela's presidential vote

Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.

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Table tennis player Ibrahima Diaw on his Olympic journey for Senegal

Ibrahima Diaw is representing Senegal at the 2024 Olympics in table tennis. He easily beat Nepal's Santoo Shrestha (4-0) in the first round, but fell to Hong Kong's Chun Ting Wong (4-3) in the round of 32 on July 29. This brings the 32-year-old player's Olympic tournament to a close.…

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Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who became the story

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

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US journalist Gershkovich among 26 freed in Russia prisoner deal with West

Russia freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday, according to the Turkish presidency. Their releases were part of the largest East-West prisoner exchanges since the end of the Cold War.

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Deadly explosion in the Golan Heights: Tracing a rocket’s trajectory

An explosion on a football pitch in a Druze village in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Lebanese border killed 12 people on July 27, all of them children. This region has been the theatre of military conflict between Lebanon-based Hezbollah, a close ally of Hamas and Iran, and Israel…

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‘It’s not proper French cuisine’: Mixed reviews for food court at Paris Olympics village

Paris Olympics organisers' ambition to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly Games has run into a problem: the appetites of meat-loving athletes.

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Hezbollah chief Nasrallah warns Israel 'crossed' red lines by killing leaders

Lebanese Hezbollah's head Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Thursday to respond to Israel's killing of the group's top military commander, Fuad Shukr, saying its decades-old foe had "crossed red lines". Nasrallah spoke after the Israeli military said it had confirmation that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air…

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‘Not independent’: Maduro's call for Venezuela high court to audit election draws criticism

Following widespread calls from global leaders to verify the results of Sunday's presidential election, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tasked the country's top court with auditing the election. Initial results showed Maduro winning another term, but many expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the elections and the court's ability to be…

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Iranian leaders call for revenge during Tehran funeral for Hamas leader Haniyeh

Iranian leaders called for revenge on Thursday during a funeral ceremony following the assassination of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. The killing came just hours after Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukr, in a strike in the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut, raising fears…

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Sudan's army chief Burhan rules out negotiations with RSF after drone strike

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan struck a defiant tone on Wednesday after a drone hit an army base he was visiting in eastern Sudan, casting doubt on recent efforts to bring an end to the country's 15-month civil war. The attack took place at a graduation ceremony at the…

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Rolling on the river: Olympic triathletes brave the currents of the Seine at last

After cancelled training sessions and a last-minute postponement caused by unexpected storms spilling sewage into the Seine, Paris’s cherished dream of making the capital’s river clean enough to swim in came true Wednesday in the men’s and women’s individual triathlons.

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Guinea court sentences ex-dictator Camara to 20 years over 2009 stadium massacre

More than a decade after the brutal 2009 massacre and mass rapes of demonstrators at a Conakry football stadium shocked the world, a Guinean court on Wednesday sentenced former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity.

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France, GB win gold in triathlon races

To the relief of Olympic organisers, the triathlon did take place in the River Seine, days after the water faliled a pollution test. The women Tri-athletes went first...diving into the Seine at the historic Alexandre III bridge.It was France's Cassandre Beaugrand who won the women's gold, and team GB's Alex…

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In pictures: Paris Olympics are a feast for the eyes as iconic venues take centre stage

From our special correspondent - The sporting competitions at the Paris Olympic Games are being staged at some of France’s most emblematic locations: the Palace of Versailles, the former bastion of the French monarchy; the final resting place of Napoleon at Les Invalides; that most Parisian of monuments, the Eiffel…

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Snoop Dogg delights crowd at sizzling Olympic beach volleyball tournament

American rapper Snoop Dogg, who delighted French fans in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis by participating in the Olympic torch relay on Friday, cheered on the women's team at Wednesday's beach volleyball tournament at the foot of the Eiffel Tower under a blazing sun. The star is serving as an…

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Hamas faces difficult choices in replacing political leader Haniyeh

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran has deprived Hamas of one of its most astute political strategists, but analysts have identifed three main contenders for his replacement. The decision will likely impact Hamas's future identity and evolution, between becoming a guerilla group or accepting difficult political compromises.

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No 'dolce vita' in sight for Italy's youth

For most young Italians, there is no romanticising the “slow life” — they’re just trying to make it work. From skills deemed incompatible with the labour market and low incomes to the hurdles to building new companies, they told FRANCE 24's ENTR team about the struggles those who stay in…

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Who was Hamas leader Haniyeh, the ex-Palestinian PM killed in Tehran strike?

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn air strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination. Israel had vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the October 7 attacks.

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Body of top Hezbollah commander Shukr killed by Israel found in Beirut, sources say

The body of senior Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr was recovered Wednesday from the rubble of a building in southern Beirut that was targeted in an Israeli strike. The recovery came almost 24 hours after Israel confirmed that it had targeted Shukr in an airstrike on the Lebanese capital.

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Global oil prices jump after Hamas leader's assassination in Iran

Global oil benchmarks Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate surged this Wednesday on the news that Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh had been killed by a suspected Israeli strike in Iran. Fears over a regional escalation of the Israel-Hamas war are fuelling concerns over production and distribution of oil in…

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