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Major Japanese carmakers admit to cheating on certification tests

Japanese carmakers Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha have admitted to cutting corners or providing false data in safety tests needed to get vehicle models certified. The disclosures come as a result of internal investigations ordered by Japan's transport ministry in the wake of massive test rigging at Daihatsu, a…

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No proof that pro-Palestinian student was killed by French police

A viral news article circulating on X alleges that French riot police killed a pro-Palestinian student protester in Paris, following demonstrations outside Sciences Po university on May 7. We explain why there is no proof to these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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How far could the far right go? European elections could shift balance of power in Brussels

What if the far right gets its act together? Europeans are picking a parliament this week, the first since the EU's significance went to the next level with Covid, the war in Ukraine as well as showdowns over Chinese dumping and US tech. Europe matters more than before, yet for…

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French football star Kylian Mbappé signs for Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé is finally a Real Madrid player. Real Madrid said on Monday it reached a deal with the France star for the next five seasons, bringing together one of soccer’s top talents and its most successful club.

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Final campaign rallies in Italy; new polls in France

In Italy, the main political parties contesting the EU election have held their last major rallies, outlining very different visions of the European Union. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has denounced an “increasingly technocratic and undemocratic Europe" while her main opponent, Elly Schlein of the Democratic Party, has called for…

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Eighty years since D-Day: Remembering Normandy's summer of sacrifice

Between the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 and the liberation of Paris on August 25 lies the Battle of Normandy. For three months, the Allied forces fought fiercely against the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. From heavily bombed towns, to relentless artillery fire and hand-to-hand combat in the "Falaise pocket",…

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Activist, scientist, president: Claudia Sheinbaum’s path to power in Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, on Monday won a landslide electoral victory to become Mexico's new president and the country's first woman head of state. An environmental scientist and experienced left-wing politician, she is known for keeping a cool head in times of crisis.

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Why is France facing shortages of medication?

On Thursday of last week, pharmacists closed their doors in France in a rare strike – the first of its kind in over a decade. They were protesting against government plans to relax online sales regulations, which they fear could lead to some pharmacies closing down. They also wanted to…

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Citizen activists take on 'destructive' solar power plants in France's Provence region

Citizen activists in southeastern France’s Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region have been campaigning for two years against the growing number of solar power parks in a protected natural area around the Lure mountain. The local authorities, and the parks' investors, claim the plants are “essential” projects in the fight against climate change, and…

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Music show: Classical violinist Guy Braunstein on revisiting The Beatles

Classical violinist Guy Braunstein has just released a record that revisits the Fab Four's classic "Abbey Road". It was recorded in the mythical London studios. He popped by FRANCE 24 to tell us more about what inspired him to revisit The Beatles and how there are only two categories of…

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The 'Frenchies' of World War II: Cajun Louisianan war hero shares his story

Among the Americans drafted in 1943 to defeat the Nazis in Europe were young Cajuns from Louisiana, who spoke French as their native language. At the time, society tended to view the Cajun French language as a handicap, and the people who spoke it as second-class citizens. All of that…

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Mexico's incoming president faces tough economic challenges

On top of security, immigration and the green transition, Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is facing a host of economic challenges. In this year's budget, Mexico's public deficit stands at 5.9 percent, the largest in decades. Plus, as she seeks to cut spending, Sheinbaum will have to decide what to do…

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Georgia’s divisive ‘foreign agents’ bill signed into law

The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and jeopardize Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union.

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FRANCE 24 wins FIGRA prize for AI facial recognition documentary

FRANCE 24 has won the human rights prize at France’s international festival for current affairs reporting and social documentaries (FIGRA) for an in-depth look at tech company Clearview AI's efforts to identify and log the faces of every single person on the planet. FRANCE 24 also received special mention for…

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Biden sees Hamas as ‘only obstacle’ to Gaza ceasefire deal

US President Joe Biden told Qatar's emir Monday that Hamas was the only obstacle to a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel, and urged him to press the militant group to accept it, the White House said. An Israeli government spokesperson had earlier quoted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as saying that…

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Ruling leftist party candidate Sheinbaum elected Mexico's first female president

Climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum held an irreversible lead Sunday in the race that would make her Mexico’s first female president, according to an official quick count.

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South African elections: What to know ahead of unprecedented coalition talks

South Africa's election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority.

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North Korea launches new wave of 'trash balloons' into South Korea

North Korea launched hundreds more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border.

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Heatstroke kills 33 polling agents on final voting day as India battles record temperatures

At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country.

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Honouring the French airmen who flew with the Royal Air Force on D-Day

The majority of the Allied troops who took part in the D-Day landings were American, British and Canadian. But a small number were French; part of the Free Forces serving with the Allies. The story of the "Groupes Lourds", French squadrons who were integrated into the Royal Air Force and…

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Novak Djokovic beats Lorenzo Musetti in five-set French Open epic

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense — and his hold on the No. 1 ranking — are still alive thanks to a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory over 22-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti in a third-round match that lasted 4 1/2 hours and did not conclude until Sunday…

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‘We will not accept the rule of Hamas in Gaza,’ says Israeli defence minister

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to end the war, and that it was examining alternatives to the Palestinian militant group. Israeli forces bombarded several areas of Gaza as mediators called on…

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Mexico votes in elections likely to produce its first female president

Mexicans voted Sunday in a presidential election dominated by two women – a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination.

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China lunar probe successfully lands on far side of Moon to collect samples

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.

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Papua New Guinea villagers begin mourning ceremonies after massive landslide

Papua New Guinea’s government estimates that 2,000 people may be buried underneath a massive landslide that struck a highland settlement in the central Enga province in the early hours of May 24. After several days of frantic digging with makeshift tools, only six bodies have been pulled from under the…

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