The Kremlin said Tuesday that France had levelled "very serious" charges against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and warned Paris against trying to intimidate him, after the tech tycoon was arrested at a Paris airport last week. French prosecutors accuse the 39-year-old billionaire of failing to curb the spread of illegal...

Russia warns France against trying to 'intimidate' detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov

President Emmanuel Macron faced an uphill battle Tuesday as he tried to revive negotiations over a new government for France, with the leftist alliance refusing to take part after he rejected its candidate for prime minister. More than seven weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election that cost his allies their...

France's left calls for protests as Macron pushes fresh talks on forming government

French President Emmanuel Macron faces an uphill battle to form a new government, with the political left now refusing to take part after he rejected their candidate for prime minister. More than seven weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election which cost his allies their relative majority, Macron has still not named a new prime minister to take over from the current caretaker administration. Left-wing coalition the New Popular Front (NFP) emerged from the vote as the largest bloc, but well short of an absolute majority. In the 577-seat National Assembly, the NFP has over 190 seats, followed by Macron's centrist alliance at around 160 and Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally at 140. The NFP have nevertheless demanded that the president pick their candidate Lucie Castets, a 37-year-old economist with a history of left-wing activism. But late Monday, Macron ruled out naming a left-wing government, saying it would be a "threat to institutional stability". Instead, he called on "all political leaders to rise to the occasion by demonstrating a spirit of responsibility". As consensus eludes Macron, in a complex French political landscape, largely paralyzed amid widespread defiance and cynical politicking, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Political Consultant and Community Organizer, Hind Ziane, CEO and Founder of Génération politique.

Macron's political 'mess': 'So much disillusionment' among youth in France and across Western world

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PARIS (Reuters) -France's Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of political deadlock, their leaders said on Tuesday, calling on their supporters to hold peaceful protests instead.

France's Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis

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Dozens of Russia's Wagner mercenaries were killed in a brutal ambush over the weekend by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali following days of fighting near Algeria's border.

Dozens of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries massacred in Mali ambush

Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war. Torrential rains caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam on Sunday just 40 km (25 miles) north of Port Sudan, the de facto national capital and base for the government, diplomats, aid agencies and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Ain al-Asad air base was targeted by at least two rockets on Monday evening, according to security sources speaking to Reuters. The attack comes as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops attacked with rockets amid escalating tensions in Middle East: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting political pressure following a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah that many critics argue were insufficient to address the escalating conflict. The limited scope of Sunday's strikes, described as a preemptive measure, has fueled widespread discontent, particularly among the far-right factions of Netanyahu's coalition government.

Netanyahu Faces Rising Criticism Over Limited Airstrikes Against Hezbollah Amid Calls for More Aggressive Action

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil and Nicaragua expelled each other's ambassadors on Thursday in a tit-for-tat retaliation as relations deteriorated between two formerly allied leftist governments.

Brazil and Nicaragua expel ambassadors in leftist run-in

The country has experienced an intense rainy season since last month, with intermittent torrential flooding mainly in the country's north and east. "The total number of affected states is 10, while the number of affected families rose to 31,666 families and individuals to 129,650," it said in a statement. "The...

At least 132 killed in Sudan flooding: health ministry

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Pheu Thai Party will drop the army-backed Palang Pracharat Party from its coalition when it forms the next government, an official said on Tuesday, signalling fissures in an awkward alliance with its bitter rivals in the military.

Party of Thailand's new PM drops military-backed party from coalition government

Brazil has deployed military aircraft to combat raging wildfires in the densely populated state of Sao Paulo, where authorities suspect arsonists are responsible for the blazes. Following a crisis meeting, President Lula da Silva and Environment Minister Marina Silva announced Sunday a "war against the fire" as emergency measures were put in place and federal police began investigations into the "atypical situation".

Brazil launches 'war' on wildfires devastating Sao Paulo state

On the outskirts of Naples, at the feet of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy lies one of the largest productions of counterfeit Euros. According to Italian authorities which recently shutdown an illegal print shop and arrested several forgers, the lucrative business of counterfeit banknotes is run by criminal organisations linked to the Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia. Natalia Mendoza, Louise Malnoy, Coline David, Charlotte Davan Wetton report.

Counterfeit Euros: Italy cracks down on illegal money printing in Naples

The suspect in stabbings that killed three people in Solingen, Germany, has surrendered to police. Authorities are investigating the motives of the assaillant, a 26-year-old Syrian man. The Islamic State group on Saturday had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Suspect in knife attack in Germany turns himself in to police

TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent opposition politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his bid for the presidency in an election expected on Oct. 6, judicial and political sources told Reuters.

Tunisian court allows presidential candidate Mekki to resume election bid

Broken as she served for the match, Swiatek trailed 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker, saving three set points as she won the last five to close out the match against her 104th-ranked opponent. "Well, I'm happy that I'm through to the second round, because, you know, first rounds are never...

Top-ranked Swiatek outlasts Rakhimova in US Open 1st rd

In the letter, addressed to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and released by Republicans on the committee, Zuckerberg addressed a number of controversies centered on content moderation on his platforms. He also asserted that he did not plan on repeating funding efforts for US election infrastructure ahead of the...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says US pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

The woman who accused two French international rugby players of raping her while on tour in Argentina last month will miss a court hearing Tuesday after a failed suicide attempt, her lawyer said. The 39-year-old tried to take her own life last Friday, lawyer Mauricio Cardello told AFP Monday. She...

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

Renewed fighting between Democratic Republic of Congo's army and M23 rebels broke out on Sunday around a densely populated town in eastern North Kivu province, where the rebels are waging an insurgency, the army and M23 said. The Tutsi-led M23 have been waging a fresh insurgency in the vast central African country's militia-plagued east since 2022. Congo authorities, the United Nations, the United States and other Western governments have accused Rwanda of backing the group. Rwanda denies the accusations, which have also greatly soured relations with its neighbour. FRANCE 24's Emmet Livingstone reports.

DR Congo army and M23 rebels clash near densely populated eastern towns

"We could only procure half the usual amount of rice this summer and bags of rice get quickly sold out," a clerk at a branch of the popular Fresco supermarket chain told AFP in the Japanese capital. Rice shelves in some stores emptied or stocks were rationed after a government...

Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite

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Macron meets far-right leader Le Pen as pressure mounts to name a new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron held rare talks with far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday as the political deadlock from July’s snap elections intensifies pressure for...

Macron meets far-right leader Le Pen as pressure mounts to name a new prime minister

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