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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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Rafah air strike: Israel says its missiles 'could not have' caused deadly fire

Following an air strike – and subsequent fire – that left 45 Gazans dead at a camp for the displaced in the southern city of Rafah, Israel has stated that its munitions are not what triggered the blaze. The IDF said it's investigating possible theories, including a Hamas weapons warehouse…

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South African elections: ANC in lead, but on track to lose majority

In tonight's edition: the ANC is on course to drop below 50 percent of seats in South Africa's parliament, meaning that the ruling party would have to form a coalition in order to lead a new government. Also, around 100,000 Gazans may have crossed into Egypt since Israel began its…

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EU Socialists warn against potential alliance between right and far right

Nicolas Schmit, the lead candidate for the Party of European Socialists (PES), speaks to FRANCE 24 about the dangers, as he sees them, of a potential alliance between the right and the far right. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and French far-right leader Marine…

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‘Race against the rain’: French Open plays catch-up as foul weather wreaks havoc

Persistent rain and cold temperatures have thrown a wet blanket on the Paris Grand Slam tournament, leaving disgruntled fans starved of action and organisers racing to clear a backlog of matches – and more rain forecast in the days ahead.

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Can Israel ignore the pressure? International condemnation swells after Rafah offensive

Can Israel ignore the pressure? Young people outraged by the graphic images of the Rafah tent fire that killed dozens of civilians are out in the streets of Paris and Marseille, this as Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise a Palestinian state and international courts mount cases over the war in…

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French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

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Africa Lyric's Opera: Aaron-Casey Gould on his operatic rise to fame

As one of the winners of the Africa Lyric's Opera prize, Aaron-Casey Gould has just wrapped up a string of concerts across France, performing a repertoire that embraced Verdi, Gershwin and contemporary African compositions. He joins us to talk about introducing a younger generation to the traditional repertoire, his latest,…

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Spain's parliament approves amnesty law for Catalan separatists

Spain’s Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid.

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Royal Mail owner agrees to takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky

A centuries-old British institution is set to be sold to a foreign firm. Royal Mail's parent company has accepted a £3.6 billion takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP group. Privatised about a decade ago, the postal service that dates back to Tudor times has struggled in the era…

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Hungary: Peter Magyar, the new face of anti-Orban opposition

In Hungary, which has seen an erosion of democratic norms since far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban came to power, a turncoat from Orban's own Fidesz party is shaking things up. Peter Magyar says he wants to make Hungary a normal democratic country again. He left Fidesz and joined a minor…

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Black passengers who were ordered to leave a flight sue American Airlines

Black passengers who were briefly ordered off an American Airlines plane in January sued the airline Wednesday, alleging that they were victims of racial discrimination.

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Iran opens candidate registration for snap presidential vote after Raisi’s death

Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash.

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Two women vie for Mexico's presidency amid polarization, spiralling violence

Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. The atmosphere is literally heating up, amid a wave of unusual heat, drought, pollution and political…

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The Wrens, unsung British heroines of the D-Day landings in Normandy

When the largest-ever combined airborne and amphibious military operation took place on the coast of Normandy 80 years ago, men were not solely to commend for its meticulous preparation. The success of D-Day can also be attributed to a unique branch of the British Royal Navy comprised of women known…

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🔴 Live: Slovenian parliament to vote on recognising Palestinian statehood

Slovenian lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to recognise a Palestinian state, the parliament speaker said Thursday, just two days after Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised it in a coordinated decision. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he hoped Slovenian lawmakers would reject this move, saying a yes…

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‘Come back to the Champs-Elysees’: Iconic avenue eager to win over Parisians

The Champs-Elysees, the iconic avenue sweeping through central Paris dotted with cafes and shops, connects the Place de la Concorde in the east with the Arc de Triomphe in the west in a single, breathtakingly straight line.

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Early vote counts in South Africa's election put ruling ANC short of a majority

Very early counts in South Africa's national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote, raising the possibility that it might lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at the end of apartheid in 1994.

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Jurors ask to rehear testimony from key witnesses in Trump hush money trial

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.

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'If Trump is convicted, he will have an even stronger rallying behind him', political analyst says

The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial have concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge on Wednesday afternoon. Pamela Falk reports from New York. Todd Belt, director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University's Graduate School of…

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South Africa votes in most crucial election since end of apartheid

In tonight's special edition: Vote counting is underway in South Africa as millions of people turn out for a landmark election, three decades after the end of apartheid, in a poll that could see the ruling ANC party fighting to protect its grip on power.

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Comeback mum Osaka goes down fighting in epic French Open tussle with Swiatek

French Open title holder Iga Swiatek saved a match point as she eked out a narrow win on Wednesday over fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who was making her French Open comeback just months after returning from a lengthy maternity break.

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Only way to defend Kharkiv? France eases conditions for its weapons to target Russia

What is Europe's next move, what with Ukraine's Kharkiv subjected to a daily pounding from the other side of a Russian border that's just 20 kilometres away?

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Police raid European Parliament offices amid election interference concerns

We start with the police searches this Wednesday at the Brussels and Strasbourg offices of an employee of the European Parliament. Authorities say the raids are linked to an investigation into whether some MEPs were bribed to promote Russian narratives in order to undermine public support for Ukraine in the…

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