Saturday, 26 September 2026
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France 24 · 02:06
Trump reportedly rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz ↗US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal was presented by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the important waterway would reopen seven days…
France 24 · 04:40
Bangkok declares flood disaster after massive 48-hour downpour ↗Thailand’s capital Bangkok declared a flood disaster on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours, leaving canals overflowing and streets submerged. “It’s like at my waist level now,” a local said. The governor has urged people not to panic, saying the situation is stabilising.
France 24 · 04:40
Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster ↗Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water.
France 24 · 05:56
CNN removed from Trump press pool, despite judge order to reinstate White House access ↗US news outlet CNN has been removed from a press pool that is accompanying President Donald Trump on a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. Last week, CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, was barred from White House access by the Trump administration, but a judge ordered it temporarily restored, saying the move was likely…
France 24 · 06:59
Live: More than half a million expected at pope’s open-air Mass in Paris ↗On his last day in Paris, Pope Leo XIV is set to celebrate an open-air Mass at the centrally located Place de la Concorde. Some 600,000 faithful are expected to attend Saturday’s enormous event, with crowds stretching all along the famed Champs-Élysées avenue. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's vis…
France 24 · 07:50
Israelis, Palestinians must 'reboot relations': Absence of diplomatic route means 'perpetual war' ↗Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Yossi Mekelberg, Senior Consulting Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House. Can Israel continue to define its future primarily through security and territorial control? Mekelberg challenges the notion that military operations, incursions and settlement ex…
France 24 · 08:35
ChatGPT says its rogue AI agents posted users’ images online, entered federal website ↗ChatGPT's AI agents have sidestepped OpenAI policy and posted some users’ images online without permission, the company said on Friday. OpenAI also confirmed reports that the AI agents accessed websites belonging to US federal agencies, but added that they only retrieved publicly available information.
France 24 · 09:16
France: Pope says 'authentic secularity' does not exclude religion ↗Pope Leo XIV said on a visit to France on Friday that "authentic secularity" should not exclude religion, in a country where law has for more than a century separated church and state. "An authentic secularity, then, consists not in excluding religion from the public sphere or from education, but in striving to ensu…
France 24 · 09:22
Leo XIV in Paris: Pope arrives in France on first state visit in 18 years ↗Pope Leo XIV is to celebrate an open-air mass for some 600,000 believers on Saturday on the French capital's Place de la Concorde and adjoining Champs-Elysees.
France 24 · 09:26
Heavy fighting on multiple fronts between Ethiopian forces and rebel groups ↗Fighting appears to be worsening in Ethiopia after the TPLF said it was in a "full blown" blown war with federal forces this week, days after the Tigrayan rebels declared a coalition with six other armed groups across the country, all with the objective of overthrowing prime minister abiy ahmed's government. And as…
France 24 · 09:35
Middle-East: Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Donald Trump reportedly refuses ↗The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which is at a st…
France 24 · 09:38
Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party wins parliamentary election ↗Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry on Friday. The party, founded by a royal adviser close to King Mohammed VI and known by its Fren…
France 24 · 09:40
A month after, thousands are still missing and families face a long recovery ↗A month after Nepal’s floods, thousands are still missing and families face a long recovery.
France 24 · 09:46
Pope Leo XIV visits France and meets migrants and margialised people ↗Mélina Huet is live from Paris.
France 24 · 09:57
Leo XIV says in Paris it is possible 'to live together in dignity and peace' ↗Vivienne Walt of Time Magazine is our guest. Seema Gupta is live from Rome, and Mélina Guet live from Paris.
France 24 · 10:06
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan says UN ↗"The already dire hunger crisis in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical as violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid leave millions without enough food" says UN.
France 24 · 10:10
Middle East: An art centre for children in occupied West Bank ↗To help children process their experiences of war, an art center has been established in the West Bank.
France 24 · 10:22
Leo XIV in Paris: 600,000 worshippers excepted for open-air mass ↗Luke Shargo is live from Paris.
France 24 · 11:29
Zinédine Zidane kicks off first match with slender victory in Turkey ↗Zinédine Zidane oversaw a 1-0 victory in Turkey in his first match in charge of Les Bleus, with Kylian Mbappé scoring the only goal of the game in the second half. The France captain went off injured soon after and will miss the team's next three Nations League fixtures.
France 24 · 11:37
Pope Leo XIV to celebrate giant Paris mass after 'peace' appeal ↗Luke Shargo meets with Caroline Chevet, a volunteer, in Paris.
France 24 · 11:43
Pope Leo set for largest event of France tour as Paris crowds swell ↗Philip Turle is live from Paris.
France 24 · 12:29
Middle East: Palestinians plan first local elections in 20 years ↗Oliver McTernan, Director and co-founder of Foward Thinking in London, is our guest.
France 24 · 12:36
Brazil's President Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election ↗Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday signed an order banning fixed-odds betting just over a week ahead of the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling into debt.
France 24 · 12:42
Leo XIV will be meeting French sexual abuse survivors during his visit in France ↗The Pope is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years, during which he is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse.
France 24 · 12:49
Huge crowds cheer Pope Leo along Champs-Elysees ahead of Paris mass ↗Luke Shrago is live from Paris.
France 24 · 12:54
Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope's popemobile parade along Champs-Élysées ↗Stan Chu Ilo, Senior Research Professor at DePaul University, is our guest.
France 24 · 13:40
Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after giant Paris mass to meet clergy abuse victims ↗After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Leo's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to…
France 24 · 15:03
Leo XIV visits France: Pope blesses babies on way to giant Paris Mass ↗🇫🇷 🇻🇦 While #PopeLeo XIV rode down #Paris's iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to hold Mass, he took the opportunity to bless babies from the "popemobile
France 24 · 15:08
Unusually powerful storm pummels northeast US with heavy rain, high winds ↗A powerful storm unusual for this time of year intensified on Sunday over the northeastern United States, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds that cut off power to tens of thousands of people and killed one person, according to US media.
France 24 · 15:09
Leo XIV fills central Paris with around 600,000 people at giant outdoor Mass ↗Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue for Pope Leo XIV’s big outdoor Mass on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but officially secular country.
France 24 · 15:19
Leo XIV in France: 700,000 crowd attend Pope mass in central Paris ↗Luke Shrago talks to Father Grégoire Catta.
France 24 · 15:31
France's baptism boom as more young people seek catholic community ↗Charlotte Lam has more.
France 24 · 15:34
Pope Leo IXV 600,000 people gather for Mass on the Champs-Élysées ↗🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France 24’s Stella Elgersma was there to tell you more!
France 24 · 15:40
At least 16 people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly air strikes ↗At least 16 people were killed over the past 24 hours as Russia and Ukraine traded deadly drone and missile strikes, authorities from both countries said Saturday. The UN has warned of rising civilian deaths as Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-range strikes on critical infrastructure.
France 24 · 16:16
Pope Leo XIV calls to protect migrants during his official visit to France ↗Father Philip Larrey and Father Michael Baggott are on France 24.
France 24 · 16:24
'A once-in-a-lifetime event': Faithful and curious flock to Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Paris ↗Some 700,000 people are estimated to have packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, the high point of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious onlookers told FRANCE 24 why they came, from quiet prayer to hopes of spotting C…
France 24 · 16:46
Pope Leo XIV 600,000 people gather for Mass on the Champs-Élysées ↗🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France 24’s Stella Elgersma was there to tell you more! #Pope #France #LeoXIV
France 24 · 17:04
Thousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman ↗The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday sparked a thousands-strong protest in the streets of Madrid Saturday, with demonstrators calling for greater protection for tenants. Widespread anger at rising housing costs have put pressure on centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose government is…
France 24 · 17:04
Pope Leo XIV addresses youth at giant Paris Mass ↗🇫🇷 🇻🇦 During #Pope Leo XIV's giant Mass at the Place de la Concorde in #Paris on Saturday, he spoke directly to Catholic youth, calling them the "Church of today". The pontiff made efforts to connect with young people during his visit, holding a youth vigil at the Stade de #France on Friday.
France 24 · 18:03
Maricarmen Vs The ‘Vultures’: A “social tragedy” mobilising Spaniards ↗Protests are ongoing in Madrid right now, with many demonstrators holding signs and banners that read “Maricarmen vs the Vultures”. “Maricarmen, you are not alone.” Or “Ni una Maricarmen más.” Not one more Maricarmen.
France 24 · 20:28
Pope Leo XIV celebrates open-air Mass in front of 800,000 people in central Paris ↗More than 800,000 people filled the streets of central Paris to hear Pope Leo XIV say Mass on Saturday, according to Vatican estimates. The pontiff rounded out the second day of his four-day apostolic visit to France by praying at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, a renowned pilgrimage site for Catholics from ac…