Thursday, 3 September 2026
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France 24 · 00:01
Minneapolis apartment shooting leaves one dead, six injured ↗At least one person was killed and six others wounded in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, officials said. Two Minneapolis police officers were among those injured. Hennepin County Medical Center said it received seven patients, including one who died. Police urged people to a…
France 24 · 01:22
Iran, US trade threats as Tehran blames Washington for wedding strike ↗Iran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after their heaviest military exchanges in weeks. Tehran accused Washington of striking a wedding party and called the attack a war crime. President Donald Trump threatened further US strikes, while Iran’s security chief warned Washington would face a “new strat…
France 24 · 03:08
Mideast live: Kuwait army says intercepting missile, drone attack from Iran ↗Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran, as Tehran targeted US allies in the Middle East. Iran has targeted US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region after extensive US bombardment on Tuesday of sites across the I…
France 24 · 05:23
Premier League sets new transfer market record with more than €4 billion spent ↗There’s the Premier League and then there’s everyone else. The 20 Premier League sides spent more than €4 billion this summer in the transfer market, setting a new record. Manchester City broke the record for the most spent by a single club in one summer, with more than €500 million spent on new signings.
France 24 · 05:57
Has Iran modified its rocket systems to fire mines into the Strait of Hormuz? ↗Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s use of rocket lau…
France 24 · 06:47
Macron to hold first talks with UK’s Burnham after viewing Bayeux Tapestry in London ↗French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham are set to hold their first talks on Thursday after meeting a day earlier at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Migrant boats crossing the Channel and the war in Ukraine are some of the issues the two leaders are expected to discuss.
France 24 · 07:39
Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence ↗What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, which, for the record, is not a tapestry but a delicate scroll o…
France 24 · 08:32
🔴 No 'solid proof' Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush, says Spanish PM Sanchez ↗France 24 · 09:21
China lambasts France’s ‘discriminatory’ fast-fashion law ↗China on Thursday called on France to abandon a new law on ultra-fast fashion that would impose fees of up to almost €20 per garment, calling it "clearly discriminatory". The law, which targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein and Temu, aims to curb the industry's environmental and local economic imp…
France 24 · 09:59
Brazilian justice faces pressure for alleged links to disgraced banker ↗The Brazilian Supreme Court justice who sentenced former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup is facing pressure to resign for alleged links to a disgraced banker and potential conflict of interest. This comes weeks ahead of the presidential election in which Bolsonaro's son…
France 24 · 10:06
After Nepal’s devastating floods, DNA tests help identify victims ↗The recent flash floods in Nepal have left authorities facing a major challenge: identifying the remains that have been recovered, some of which are in an advanced state of decomposition. For health reasons, unidentified bodies have begun to be buried. Before each burial, DNA samples are taken, while relatives of pe…
France 24 · 10:07
Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim ↗Norway said Wednesday it had seized a Russian ship as part of a Ukrainian effort to recover $4.22 billion awarded to state energy firm Naftogaz over Russia’s seizure of its assets in Crimea in 2014. The Professor Molchanov vessel was detained off the Arctic Svalbard archipelago after a Norwegian court ordered its ar…
France 24 · 10:11
Meloni government sets longevity record in Italy ↗Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government has been in power for 1,413 days. She surpassed the record set by Silvio Berlusconi between 2001 and 2005, making her government Italy's longest serving uninterrupted government since World War II, after a period of intense instability. Italy has had 68 governments in the last…
France 24 · 10:24
🔴 Gloria Steinem, feminist trailblazer and award-winning journalist, dies at 92 ↗France 24 · 10:26
Putin's 'global battle' against US & NATO: Russia 'testing' NATO since 2022 Ukraine invasion began ↗François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia’s reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which Moscow treats Ukraine, Iran, NATO, and the United States as inte…
France 24 · 10:29
Kenyan editor found safe after abduction by armed men ↗An editor of one of Kenya's largest media groups was abducted by armed men and release hours later at the edge of a dam more than 200 km away, his employer said on Wednesday. Alex Kiprotich, an associate editor at Standard Group, was taken from a car near the city of Nakuru shortly before 9:20pm on Tuesday, the comp…
France 24 · 10:31
In an art gallery far, far away: George Lucas unveils art galaxy at new LA museum ↗George Lucas, the legendary creator of the "Star Wars" saga, on Wednesday showcased his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art, the culmination of nearly two decades of work and numerous obstacles. "I'm used to doing the impossible. This one almost broke my will," Lucas said as he offered reporters a first glimpse ins…
France 24 · 10:32
Tapestry diplomacy: UK-France ties in focus as Macron and Burnham hold first talks ↗The Bayeux Tapestry may have brought them together — but migrant crossings and Ukraine are likely to dominate the agenda as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron hold their first formal talks on Thursday. The two leaders met for the first time on Wednesday evening at a preview of the ta…
France 24 · 10:36
Tunisia's top court set to rule in ‘conspiracy against the state’ case ↗In Tunisia, the Court of Cassation is set to issue its final ruling in the “conspiracy against the state” case. In April 2025, 37 people – most of them prominent political figures opposed to President Kais Saied – were sentenced to prison in connection with the case. Several human rights organisations have condemned…
France 24 · 10:42
Supreme Court corruption scandal rocks Brazil ↗PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 3: There's outrage in Malta after a tycoon was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of high-profile investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In Brazil, a Supreme Court justice who was pivotal in sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to prison is implicated in a…
France 24 · 10:45
DRC Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000 ↗Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has record…
France 24 · 10:51
Premier League sets new transfer market record ↗There’s the Premier League and then there’s everyone else. The 20 Premier League sides spent more than €4 billion this summer in the transfer market, setting a new record. Manchester City broke the record for the most spent by a single club in one summer, with more than €500 million spent on new signings. That's alm…
France 24 · 10:52
Nepal: How are the hundreds of victims from the floods being identified? ↗#Nepal faces a major challenge: identifying the remains that have been found after the #flood that tore through part of the country on August 26, some of which are in an advanced state of decomposition. For #health reasons, the unidentified bodies have begun to be buried. Before each #burial, #DNA samples are taken…
France 24 · 10:53
Senegalese consumers rally online against rising cost of living ↗In Senegal, the price of a kilogram of meat has risen from 3,800 to 5,500 CFA francs in just a few months, while the price of onions has doubled. Fuel, transportation, rent… No sector has been spared by the surge in prices. Senegalese consumers who are frustrated by the rising cost of living in Dakar have launched a…
France 24 · 11:05
Ceuta crisis: ‘No evidence Morocco behind border surge’ ↗There is no evidence Morocco was behind the mass influx of migrants that overwhelmed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday. Sanchez's comments followed a police report that emerged this week saying that the mass entry into Ceuta was not a spontaneous migration event b…
France 24 · 11:58
Spain's Sanchez says no 'solid proof' that Morocco planned Ceuta crisis ↗Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has told lawmakers that there is no evidence the Ceuta migrant crisis was orchestrated by Morocco's government. His remarks come a day after tens of thousands of people took part in protests across the country to criticize his handling of the migrant influx. He acknowledged that…
France 24 · 12:47
France recorded 'hottest summer ever' in 2026, environment minister says ↗The summer of 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded since measurements began in 1990, French Environment Minister Monique Barbut said Thursday.
France 24 · 13:05
Ceuta crisis: ‘No evidence Morocco behind border surge’ ↗There is no evidence Morocco was behind the mass influx of migrants that overwhelmed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday. Sanchez's comments followed a police report that emerged this week saying that the mass entry into Ceuta was not a spontaneous migration event b…
France 24 · 13:26
Israeli attacks in West Bank at 'unprecedented' level, PNI leader Barghouti says ↗In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating with total impunity. "Thei…
France 24 · 13:45
France's Macron meets UK PM Burnham at Downing Street ↗French President Emmanuel Macron met Britain’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, for official talks at 10 Downing Street. The meeting came a day after the pair were joined by King Charles and Queen Camilla at the British Museum for a preview of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London. Macron is the first EU leader…
France 24 · 13:52
Tunisia water crisis deepens as temperatures approach 50°C ↗In Tunisia, powerful heatwaves are driving power cuts and water shortage. While the country has been dealing with structural water scarcity and recurring drought for years, the current crisis is fuelling anger against the government, even as authorities attempt to coordinate water distribution efforts to quell the c…
France 24 · 14:00
A 'Lille' bit of everything at Europe's biggest flea market ↗Every year, millions of people flock to the French city of Lille on the first weekend of September for Europe's biggest flea market, the "Braderie de Lille". We dive into its rich history, the many terms for second-hand shopping in French, plus the delicious tradition that's now synonymous with this 34-hour event: m…
France 24 · 14:25
Please welcome the newest member to our team: The AI agent ↗This week, we're looking look at efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into the workplace. But not just your run-of-the-mill generative AI chatbot: we're focusing on actual AI agents. These are autonomous programs designed to take on tasks and work through a series of steps without the user having to specif…
France 24 · 14:43
Nepal Floods: Survivors hauled to safety with makeshift zip line ↗Nepali authorities have erected a makeshift zip line to help stranded residents travel across the swollen waters of the Trishuli river after last week’s deadly flash floods swept away bridges, leaving them cut off from the outside world. Some were in need of urgent treatment, medicines, food and other essentials.
France 24 · 14:45
'Glacier melt and sea level rise will continue: We cannot leave this to the next generation' ↗Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. Her central argument is that decades of what she calls “carbon procrastination” have made exceeding 1.5°C unavoidable: the question is therefore no long…
France 24 · 14:51
Beastie Boy Mike D releases his first solo LP 'Thank You' ↗Mike D rose to fame in the 1980s as part of New York's Beastie Boys, a rap-rock trio who soon tired of poking fun at frat boy humour with hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" and" Girls". The band quickly moved on thanks to their passion for beat making, sampling and playing around in the studio, establishin…
France 24 · 15:07
Outrage mounts in Malta after acquittal over journalist's murder ↗Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Maltese capital Valletta after a wealthy businessman was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of an investigative journalist. The verdict on Daphne Caruana Galizia's car-bomb killing in 2017 sparked outrage from Maltese civil society groups and international media freed…
France 24 · 15:10
Spanish PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated Ceuta border surge ↗Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July's deadly border rush from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated by Moroccan authorities, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, countering allegations in a Spanish police report. Speaking in parliament, Sanchez responded to claims in the report t…
France 24 · 15:15
"I’m devastated by the verdict", says Tom Gibson, Deputy Dir. for Committee to Protect Journalists ↗A campaigner who has worked on the case of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia since she was killed by a car bomb in 2017 has spoken of his devastation at the not guilty verdict.
France 24 · 15:16
Driverless robotaxis hit the streets of London ↗London is entering the era of autonomous vehicles: driverless cabs are now available through Uber and British tech firm Wayve in the capital. It marks a setback for Google's Waymo and Chinese giant Baidu, which have been eyeing Europe as a largely untapped market for autonomous vehicles. But for Wayve, it is its fir…
France 24 · 15:27
France-UK ties and humour celebrated as London receives Bayeux Tapestry ↗French President Emmanuel #Macron is in #London on the occasion of the #Bayeux Tapestry's exhibition at the #BritishMuseum. The 1,000-year-old work of woven art recounts the Battle of #Hastings, in which William the Conqueror – #KingCharles's ancestor – led the Norman Conquest of #England. An opportunity for the Fre…
France 24 · 15:29
Giorgia Meloni government becomes Italy's longest-lasting since World War II ↗Italy's first female Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has surpassed a longevity record set by the late Silvio Berlusconi. When she took office in 2022, many European allies viewed her with unease, given her party's neo-fascist roots. Yet she has governed pragmatically, working within EU institutions and even supporti…
France 24 · 15:34
Why Ukraine’s drained Kakhovka Dam is strategic for Russia ↗Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.
France 24 · 15:39
US feminist icon and journalist Gloria Steinem dies aged 92 ↗The co-founder of Ms. Magazine and celebrated feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at her home at the age of 92. An internationally recognised activist in the fight for women's equality, she spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal pay. She began her journalism career in New York in…
France 24 · 16:05
France agriculture production sees economic hit from heatwaves ↗France's recent heatwaves didn't just pose enormous health risks, they also hampered the economy. Authorities have estimated that the recent heat and drought caused production to plummet and expect wealth generated by the agricultural sector to decline by 8% over the course of the year. The knock-on effects will cos…
France 24 · 16:06
US energy firms dominate Venezuela deals worth billions ↗US energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves. President Donald Trump has talked up the agreement on Venezuela's oil reserves as the "biggest oil deal in…
France 24 · 16:09
Two Palestinian teens killed in West Bank raid by Israeli settlers and army ↗Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Wednesday in an attack by Israeli settler militants and army troops on their village in the occupied West Bank, local officials and the Palestinian health ministry said, amid an uptick in violence by Jewish settlers in the territory. The Israeli military said in a statement i…
France 24 · 16:11
WMO chief says El Nino could be strongest in four decades ↗El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief warning the world is in the "danger zone of extreme weather". The naturally-occurring weather phenomenon is set to become "very strong" in the months ahead and is near certain to…
France 24 · 17:00
Anti-Christian murder in Syria? No indication he was killed because of his faith ↗A Christian man by the name of Nader Boulos Tannous was murdered in Homs, Syria on August 15, 2026. After his death, Israel, Greece and Cyprus were quick to denounce what they called an anti-Christian act. Several days later however, authorities in Homs said the suspect had admitted killing Tannous as part of a pers…
France 24 · 17:22
‘Fight through darkness, water’: Nepal survivor recounts escape from flood-hit tunnel ↗A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week's devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan disaster rose to 5,624 on Thursday, according to Nepalese and Chinese autho…
France 24 · 18:44
Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's children murder trial deliberates for sixth day ↗Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are deliberating for a sixth day in Plymouth, Massachusetts after twice saying they can’t agree whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis explains.
France 24 · 19:34
No, UN chief Guterres did not call Francesca Albanese 'out of control' ↗Pro-Israel lobby group UN Watch alleged that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres referred Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Palestine, "out of control", saying he'd previously called her a "horrible woman." But Guterres named no one in his remarks. He said “many” independent rapporteurs were “totally…
France 24 · 19:52
El Niño weather phenomenon set to deliver massive blow to global economy ↗The UN warns El Niño is a "supersized" phenomenon that will hit the global economy. UK cider producers are feeling the impact of drought. Plus, Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9 billion.
France 24 · 20:15
Shady surgeons and Nigeria organ harvesting ↗In tonight's edition, legal loopholes and gaps about specialised medicine may be driving Illegal organ harvesting in Nigeria. Also, South Sudan may be moving closer to delivering on elections scheduled for December. And on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, six colonial era plantation estates have just been added…
France 24 · 20:57
'50% savvy political tactics, 50% extraordinarily good luck' - the formula to Meloni's success? ↗Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history -- a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome and Professor of…
France 24 · 21:34
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion in major AI expansion ↗Nvidia said Thursday it will buy AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, its latest major investment to expand its influence in open-source artificial intelligence. The deal would bring Nvidia closer to developers and broaden its customer base as tech giants develop chips to reduce reliance on the com…
France 24 · 22:17
Tunisia court upholds prison sentences of up to 45 years for opposition figures ↗Tunisia's top court on Thursday upheld prison sentences of up to 45 years for opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case, in a ruling opponents said further entrenches President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.