Saturday, 3 October 2026
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France 24 · 02:40
North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts ↗North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in…
France 24 · 06:17
Co-pilot on Flydubai flight was banned from flying by Oman for holding extremist views ↗The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain aboard a Flydubai flight on September 30 had been barred from flying in his country for security reasons. Several media outlets reported that Omani authorities suspected him of holding radical ideological views.
France 24 · 06:40
Russia strikes another major bridge across Kyiv's Dnipro river ↗Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes on infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack comes a day after the Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that city officials said were "tearing Kyiv apart".
France 24 · 07:58
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital of Mekelle as pro-government forces advance ↗Rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia were abandoning their regional capital of Mekkele in the north of the country on Saturday, according to local reports. The TPLF has been fighting against federal forces and pro-government militias since September 23 and launching attacks into neighb…
France 24 · 08:20
No fairytale return for Zidane as Italy hold France at the Stade de France ↗The Stade de France was filled to capacity as the new French national team manager, Zinedine Zidane, prepared to make his home debut. The very side against whom he had ended his playing career in 2006 was once again the opponent he faced. Despite Michael Olise’s splendid free kick, the French were quickly overpowere…
France 24 · 09:25
Barricades & the blame game: the French school protests ↗In a week that’s seen the heroism of the captain, crew and passengers on board FlyDubai flight 1073 heralded, eye witnesses report seeing the co-pilot trying to kill the pilot and destroying the cockpit controls in order to crash the plane. Despite being stabbed repeatedly, Captan Smit Machchhar managed to open the…
France 24 · 09:48
Flavio Bolsonaro: In the name of the father, sons, and holy ideology ↗The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday pits two well-known names in the political ring: Lula vs. Bolsonaro. But it’s not former president Jair Bolsonaro facing off against the incumbent head of state – it’s his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro. He’s less charismatic than his father but just as ideol…
France 24 · 13:20
Fresh protests over housing flare in Spain after lawmakers reject relief measures ↗Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants.
France 24 · 14:31
Houthis blame Saudi air strikes as loud blasts rock Yemen's capital Sanaa ↗Houthi-linked media reported "Saudi aggession" on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is controlled by the Iran-backed rebel group. Earlier this week, the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of bombing Sanaa for the first time since renewed fighting broke out between the two sides in July.
France 24 · 15:42
Italy’s Ustica enigma: Can French files solve mystery crash blamed on stray missile? ↗France’s decision to share defence documents with the Italian judiciary has raised hopes of a breakthrough in investigations into the 1980 crash of a passenger jet near the island of Ustica, which a former Italian president claimed was mistakenly shot down by a French fighter jet. Sceptics caution that the files are…
France 24 · 17:24
Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns ↗The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions through the rest of t…
France 24 · 18:03
Putin's war for the history books: Dmytro Kuleba speaks to France 24 ↗The Bronze Horseman, the iconic equestrian statue in Senate Square in St Petersburg, was commissioned by Catherine the Great in honor of Peter the Great, the city's founder. The pedestal of the statue bears a laconic dedication, "To Peter the First, Catherine the Second, 1782". Does Putin want to be the third, Vladi…
France 24 · 18:08
Putin's war for the history books: Dmytro Kuleba speaks to France 24 ↗The Bronze Horseman, the iconic equestrian statue in Senate Square in St Petersburg, was commissioned by Catherine the Great in honor of Peter the Great, the city's founder. The pedestal of the statue bears a laconic dedication, "To Peter the First, Catherine the Second, 1782". Does Putin want to be the third, Vladi…
France 24 · 20:10
Lula and Bolsonaro in final push for votes ahead of Brazil's knife-edge election ↗Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger Flavio Bolsonaro made their final pitch to voters Saturday with rallies in the pivotal state of Sao Paulo ahead of a nail-biter election that has been marred by scandals and mudslinging.
France 24 · 20:16
Lula and Bolsonaro make final push for votes ahead of Brazil's knife-edge election ↗Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in the powerhouse state of Sao Paulo, where a fifth of the nation's vote is based, seeking to rally supporters and convince the undecided on the eve of Sunday's nail-biter election.
France 24 · 20:58
Latvia exit polls put PM's pro-Ukraine party ahead but coalition partners stumble ↗Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe party was seen winning a parliamentary election on Saturday by an unexpectedly wide margin, exit polls showed, even as projected results for other coalition parties suggested the centrist PM would have to form a new ruling coalition.