Tuesday, 6 October 2026
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France 24 · 01:31
Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan ↗President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution on Monday for Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Hasan's execution will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961, with the date and location yet to be set by the Army.
France 24 · 02:31
Live: Tens of thousands expected at Paris protests as unions join students ↗Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Paris on Tuesday as French trade unions join high school students protesting conditions in schools. The demonstrations have been marked by clashes with police, injuries and arrests, with authorities expecting up to 40,000 protesters in the capital as unrest spread…
France 24 · 03:08
Trump targets tax-free diesel as Republicans approach midterms ↗President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to ease limits on tax-free red-dyed diesel as fuel prices put pressure on Republican candidates. Trump said the move would save farmers millions of dollars and lower the cost of goods, though analysts said the change would not benefit farmers already using t…
France 24 · 06:11
Ukraine hits Moscow with one of the largest drone attacks in two years ↗Ukraine launched overnight one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow in the past two years, killing one man and injuring several people in the Russian capital, local officials said on Tuesday.
France 24 · 06:22
Parents, students in shock after 15-year-old loses hand in confrontation with police ↗The school communty is in shock after a 15-year-old protester in the northern French town of Lens lost his hand in a confrontation with police on Monday. Video footage shows the teen collapsed on the ground after the incident, which police watchdogs are investigating.
France 24 · 06:28
Nations League: France defeat Belgium in second-half comeback ↗Despite being behind at halftime, France scored four goals in 15 minutes to defeat Belgium (4-1). Thanks to this win, France are first in Group 1 after four matches.
France 24 · 06:45
Paris students gear up for 'Black Tuesday' protests ↗Students at the prestigious Paris high school Henri IV blockaded the building early in the morning ahead of the "Black Tuesday" protests which authorities say could attract up to 40,000 demonstrators in the French capital. Despite weeks of escalating protests, students "feel like they are not being listened to" said…
France 24 · 07:50
Israel warns Gazans will pay 'heavy price' for any October 7 attacks on military ↗Israel on Tuesday said that Hamas and the Palestinian population in Gaza would pay a "heavy price" if any of Israel's armed forces were harmed on the three-year anniversary of the militant group's October 7 attack.
France 24 · 09:28
Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe' ↗Cornell University students staged a mass rally on Monday voicing solidarity with a classmate whose gang-rape allegations have ignited a national uproar and demanding that the Ivy League school take firmer action against sexual violence on campus. France 24s Kethavan Gorjestani takes a closer look.
France 24 · 09:29
At least 6 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv ↗At least 6 people have been killed in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after a Russian strike hit a residential area. Nearly 60 were injured and apartments destroyed. Elsewhere, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Morgan Ayre has the details.
France 24 · 09:50
France's Macron observes test of new nuclear-capable missile without warhead ↗French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday observed the test firing of a new nuclear-capable missile without a warhead, according to the Elysée Palace and the Ministry of Defence.
France 24 · 09:52
🔴 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research ↗France 24 · 09:52
Le Pen vows €140 billion savings if elected to prevent French 'default' ↗Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said that she would make drastic savings to bring France's pubilc defecit back in line if she wins next year's Presidential elections. The government forcasts the nation debt will hit 5.4 percent this year despite the EU setting a limit of three percent for member states.
France 24 · 09:53
Japan holds first ‘competitive sleeping’ contest ↗Sleep deprivation is seen these days as a major health issue - not least of all in Japan where people sleep less on average than in any other OECD country. Now, a new contest for "competitive sleepers" is hoping to encourage people to snooze for longer. The Tokyo competition, dubbed "Matt Race", saw dozens of partic…
France 24 · 09:55
As students protest, how dilapidated really are France's school buildings? ↗As France's student protest movement continues, one of the main grievances is the conditions of the country’s schools, with many buildings severely dilapidated and in some cases, facing dangerous risks. The issue became all the more apparent over the summer, when France experienced record-breaking heatwaves. Many cl…
France 24 · 10:10
Trump's deportation push sees LGBT migrants sent to hostile countries ↗Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has led to a controversial practice: deporting tens of thousands of asylum seekers to third countries. Among the most vulnerable are LGBT migrants, who are being sent to African countries where homosexuality is a crime. Maya-Anaïs Yataghène has the story.
France 24 · 10:14
Priceless book designed by Dali stolen in France ↗A book designed by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali was stolen from an art museum in central France, prosecutors said on Monday. The "Book of the Apocalypse", featuring a cover made of bronze, was taken from the contemporary art centre in the town of Issoire, the prosecutor's office in the city of Clermont-F…
France 24 · 10:15
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport ↗Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. After declaring a counter-offensive, government forces claimed Monday to have pushed the Houthis out of the Bab al-Mandab area, a key shipping route…
France 24 · 10:24
Bulgaria searches for missing crew as drones hit two Black Sea ships ↗Bulgarian authorities on Tuesday launched a search for missing crew members of a boat that sank in its economic zone in the Black Sea after drones hit two merchant vessels. Black Sea shipping has been hit by growing fallout from the war in Ukraine in recent months.
France 24 · 10:30
Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia? ↗PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde speaks to the editor of Russian…
France 24 · 10:55
Student protests: First images from demonstrations in Paris ↗France braced on Tuesday for a day of nationwide high-school blockades and trade union-led street protests in support of students demanding that President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government tackle understaffed and dilapidated schools.
France 24 · 11:13
Philip Ingram sees Russia, China and Iran stepping up ‘gray zone’ activities across UK and Europe ↗François Picard is pleased to welcome Philip Ingram, journalist and former British military intelligence officer. The events surrounding RAF Fairford are not an isolated incident, explains Ingram. It's part of a much wider security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone…
France 24 · 12:05
US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brain ↗American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain.
France 24 · 12:15
US payroll data shows young workers' jobs most affected by artificial intelligence ↗In August, US employment in roles most exposed to AI for people aged between 22 and 25 shrank by 4.4 percent year-on-year. This means there's been a contraction every single month since October 2023, about a year after ChatGPT was first released. The high impact of AI on younger workers is one of the key trends emer…
France 24 · 12:24
France school protests: Students determined to win 'concessions that mean something' ↗Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations. France 24's Luke Shrago reports from outside a Paris high school wh…
France 24 · 12:26
Students protest Cornell's response to gang rape complaint ↗Students at Cornell University staged an anti-rape protest on Monday and to voice their solidarity with ‘Jane Doe’ - the former student who was allegedly ganged raped after consuming drugs and alcohol at a frat house two years ago. Demonstrators called for an inquiry into how the university has handles the matter.
France 24 · 12:29
Tigray students relocated by conflict say fled forced conscription ↗Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.
France 24 · 12:29
🔴 UK police arrest 22-year-old Briton in suspected Fairford base plot ↗France 24 · 12:55
Mexico makes push for fracking despite environmental concerns ↗Following months of consultations with energy experts, Mexico is preparing to tap its shale oil and gas reserves using one of the world's most controversial extraction techniques: fracking. The process is already used to extract oil in the southeastern state of Veracruz, where local communities have long complained…
France 24 · 12:57
'Heavy police presence' as students set to march in Paris ↗A major march is set to depart from central Paris this afternoon as French students continue their protests classroom conditions. With previous protests marred by violence, France 24’s Claire Paccalin reports that there is already a heave police presence in central Paris as the marchers prepare to get underway.
France 24 · 13:53
'They Stole a City' author Lauren Collins on how Wilmington coup was 'covered up' ↗The author of a new book that tells the story of a White supremacist coup in her hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how those involved and the authorities covered up the event for years. The coup happened back in 1898, but was never mentioned in local schools even when she was a pup…
France 24 · 14:04
Separatists win Quebec election with promise to hold vote on independence ↗A separatist party narrowly won Quebec's election on Monday, a result that could make it tougher for Prime Minister Mark Carney to maintain national unity against U.S. President Donald Trump. Provisional results showed the province of 9 million had opted for the Parti Quebecois of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, which is…
France 24 · 14:06
India opposition parties rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes ↗Opposition parties held protests in India’s capital New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief over a contentious revision of voter lists as hundreds of police personnel were deployed across the heart of the city. Tuesday’s demonstration is the latest in a series of near-daily pr…
France 24 · 14:07
Ukrainian drones kill two, hit fuel hub in one of biggest attacks on Moscow region ↗Ukrainian drones killed two people and hit a major fuel depot overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the war on Moscow and the surrounding region. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi has the details.
France 24 · 14:11
Ethiopia 'fears Tigray conflict could get out of control' ↗Airstrikes and artillery fire rocked northern Ethiopia's Tigray region overnight into Monday, aid sources said, in clashes between federal government and rebel forces that have raised fears of wider fighting. France 24's Philip Turle says that the Ethiopian government is pushing into Tigray territory amid fears the…
France 24 · 14:16
French students: What do they want? ↗We take a look at what exactly French high school students are demanding in their nationwide blockades. From crumbling buildings, to absent teachers who are not replaced, to applying to university, we take a look at what has created so much anger among French teens. We also draw parallels between this movement and t…
France 24 · 14:19
'Busification': Inside Ukraine’s controversial recruitment practices ↗Recent reports and videos of alleged recruitment irregularities are fuelling tensions between mobilisation authorities and Ukrainian society, while raising questions about the oversight and implementation of military recruitment.
France 24 · 14:49
French students looking for protests 'to become a major movement' ↗Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. With teachers and trade unions joining the march, the students are seeking to turn the p…
France 24 · 15:01
'We were naive' about Hamas, Israeli ex-hostage Shoshan Haran says ↗In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli former hostage Shoshan Haran said "we were naive" about Hamas before the October 7, 2023 attack on her kibbutz. Held in Gaza for 50 days, she recalled refusing to "show weakness" to her captors. She also called the accusations of genocide against Israel "a lie" and shared her…
France 24 · 15:41
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death after patient returns from DR Congo ↗Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.
France 24 · 15:56
Paris Fashion Week: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa and Rihanna light up the front row ↗Paris is once again the centre of planet fashion, as the spring-summer 2027 collections take over the catwalks. Simon Moritz takes us through the big hitters, starting with Matthieu Blazy’s exploration of the different women who made up Gabrielle Chanel, as he goes from strength to strength at the prestigious fashio…
France 24 · 16:01
Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia, says Moscow ↗Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since…
France 24 · 16:02
'Tense' atmosphere as tens of thousands join French student protests ↗Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. Reporting from a march in Paris, France 24's Claire Paccalin says that the demo…
France 24 · 16:03
Norway eyes temporary ban of smart glasses ↗Norway's government said Monday it wants a temporary ban on the use of smart glasses in certain public places, citing privacy concerns, notably recording images without the knowledge of those filmed. The ban could apply to parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, schools, daycare centres, healthcare facilities, gy…
France 24 · 16:04
Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across France ↗Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.
France 24 · 16:23
Paramount completes takeover of Warner Bros, creating media behemoth Skydance ↗Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros Discover on Tuesday, after a bidding war against Netflix. The deal closed following federal approval of a settlement between Paramount and 12 US states that tried to block the transaction on antitrust grounds. Opponents in the movie industry warned of job cuts, whil…
France 24 · 17:03
Brazil 'has moved to the right progressively over the last two decades', expert says ↗Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received on Monday endorsements from Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, two right-wing politicians who ran against him in Sunday's first-round vote, for the runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Anthony Pereira, Executive D…
France 24 · 17:05
Brazil 'has moved to the right progressively over the last two decades', expert says ↗Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received on Monday endorsements from Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, two right-wing politicians who ran against him in Sunday's first-round vote, for the runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Anthony Pereira, Executive D…
France 24 · 17:50
'Colossal failure: Death penalty system in America is a broken process from start to finish' ↗Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Reed Brody, international human rights lawyer and former New York assistant attorney general. According to Brody, the botched execution of Christa Pike reflects a much larger problem: the relationship between capital punishment, institutional failure, due process, and human d…
France 24 · 19:12
France erupts overs schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement? ↗It’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming. Civil servants this Tuesday joining high schoolers now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions. The usual recipe for wearing down movements in France has recently been to match eventual violenc…
France 24 · 19:39
Students, unions and teachers in mass movement to demand better learning conditions ↗A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high school students demanding better learning conditions in protests that later descended into sporadic clashes with security forces. A French policeman was on Tuesday charged with violence over the firin…
France 24 · 19:41
'We're fed up': Paris students rise up in a movement that shows no sign of slowing ↗Hundreds of thousands of students and their supporters took part in nationwide protests across France on Tuesday after weeks of student barricades protesting school conditions.
France 24 · 19:42
German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason ↗A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason an…
France 24 · 19:47
Calls to block social media platforms for minors in France amid school protests ↗One factor accelerating these student protest is social media, and its being boosted even more by artificial intelligence. Some French mayors have even called for social media platforms to be temporarily blocked for minors. Our colleauges at France 2 took a look at the impact
France 24 · 19:51
Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident ↗A seventh man was arrested Tuesday over a major incident last month at a British military airbase used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran, police said. The arrest came a day after President Donald Trump said the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of "threats" he believe…
France 24 · 20:29
How much does France spend on education? ↗Protests have been gripping France with students demanding better learning conditions and more equal opportunities. The education ministry is among the few that have been granted an increase in next year's draft budgets, but critics say it still doesn't catch up with inflation. We take a closer look. Plus, OpenAI…
France 24 · 20:58
Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online ↗The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating onl…
France 24 · 21:04
French policeman charged after firing tear gas grenade at high school student ↗A French policeman was charged Tuesday with violence for firing a tear gas grenade at close range at a 14-year-old student during high school protests that have shaken the country. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Fanny Gallois, Head of the Freedoms Program, Amnesty International, says that "these cases of serio…
France 24 · 21:09
Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds ↗New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been…
France 24 · 21:10
Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds ↗New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been…
France 24 · 21:28
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death ↗In tonight's edition, Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled from the DRC via Uganda. Also, Comoros is tightening the rules on who can do business. In South Africa, concerns are growing that xenophobia and hostility toward foreign nationals could be driving African tourists away.
France 24 · 21:34
Former German spy chief detained over suspected treasonous espionage ↗Former German spy chief August Hanning was detained Tuesday on suspicion of treason and espionage after prosecutors accused him of paying for secret intelligence documents and using them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, in a case that could strain Berlin’s ties with allied spy agencies.
France 24 · 22:51
Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia ↗US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.
France 24 · 23:30
Christa Pike regains consciousness after botched Tennessee execution attempt ↗Convicted murderer Christa Pike regained consciousness and began speaking Tuesday after surviving a botched execution by lethal injection. Pike, the first woman the state of Tennessee has attempted to put to death in 200 years, remains hospitalised with severe injuries to both arms.