Thursday, 8 October 2026
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France 24 · 03:02
Saudi Arabia strikes back after deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh and airports ↗Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid international airports claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the ballistic missile launch platform used to attack Riyadh, as fighting with the Houthis inten…
France 24 · 03:28
Live: French high school, university students call for fresh protests as funding demands grow ↗French high school and university students were called out to protest again on Thursday, two days after a large turnout demanding more funding, as the government made a series of conciliatory gestures aimed at ending the crisis. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
France 24 · 05:35
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo controversy rumbles on ↗The controversy between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorge Jesus continues, following the lengthy statement released by the forward on Tuesday. Ronaldo explained his decision to leave the Portugal squad and accused his coach of breaking his word. The affair dominated the headlines in the Portuguese press, overshadowing Por…
France 24 · 06:09
El Nino set to intensify before peaking in December, UN warns ↗The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest…
France 24 · 06:27
French students prepare for more marches as hundreds of schools close ↗FRANCE 24's Jamie Smith-Maillet reports from a high school in Paris as students across France prepare for more marches on Thursday.
France 24 · 07:17
Senegal and Morocco set for AFCON title rematch – in Swiss sports court ↗Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's players walked off the…
France 24 · 07:42
'Most Israeli citizens lost confidence' in govt: Leaders 'shift' blame, 'block' commission inquiry ↗Oliver Farry welcomes Guy Poran, a former Israeli Air Force officer and member of Mistaclim (Looking the Occupation in the Eye). Poran sees October 7 as a profound rupture in Israeli society following the unprecedented Hamas attack, which targeted civilians across generations. He argues that responsibility for the f…
France 24 · 09:20
School protests part of a broader French malaise? ↗High school students across France launched a fresh day of protests on Thursday, despite government attempts to ease the crisis which has rocked the country for days. But coinciding with a cost of living crisis and apprehensions around upcoming presidential elections, are the protests part of a wider French malaise?…
France 24 · 09:20
Diplomats, students take shelter in Saudi capital as Yemen's Houthis step up attacks ↗Foreign diplomats and international schools in the Saudi capital took safety measures on Thursday, with pupils at one school sheltering in a basement, as loud blasts rattled the city and Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed a new attack against its airport. In a further blow to Riyadh, Turkey ruled out sending troops to co…
France 24 · 09:26
France to release 10m barrels of diesel in bid to curb rising prices ↗French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that he would make ten million barrels of diesel available to distributors in France, in a bid to help ease pressure on fuel prices. The diesel, which was purchased before the recent price surge and would be made available at cost price, would "automatically low…
France 24 · 09:44
Strait of Hormuz crisis fuels Cairo's plastic recycling business ↗In the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo, within the labyrinthine streets of the Manshiyet Nasser district, nearly 120,000 residents process a third of the megacity's waste every day. Long marginalised, these informal recycling specialists are now undergoing a dramatic transformation due to geopolitical tensions i…
France 24 · 09:53
Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after Tennessee's failed execution effort ↗Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, awoke "angry and confused" in a hospital this week with a long recuperation ahead after surviving Tennessee's botched effort to execute her, her lawyers said on Wednesday.
France 24 · 09:55
Houthis claim new attack on Riyadh airport as fighting continues in Yemen ↗Yemen's Houthi rebels said Thursday they had struck Riyadh airport with another ballistic missile as Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in previous Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports earlier this week. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targ…
France 24 · 09:56
Anger mounts in Spain as woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies ↗Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris has the details.
France 24 · 09:58
UK, Germany to launch partnership to counter cyberattacks as Burnham visits Berlin ↗Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on Thursday, shortly after both leaders warned of the hybrid threat from Russia. France 24's Nick Holdsworth has the latest from Berlin.
France 24 · 09:59
El Nino to intensify with peak in December, UN warns ↗El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950. The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN's weather and climate agency said, with it…
France 24 · 10:08
Dozens killed in Russian strike on buses in Ukraine's Kramatorsk as Kyiv targets data centre ↗At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on two buses in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday. Earlier, a drone hit a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, causing a fire.
France 24 · 10:29
French astronaut Adenot begins journey back to Earth ↗French astronaut Sophie Adenot along with the rest of the SpaceX Crew-12 has begun its journey back to earth from the International Space Station. The seasoned helicopter pilot was only the second French woman to travel to space and has now broken the record for the longest continuous stay in orbit by a European ast…
France 24 · 10:30
Eritrean troops reportedly enter Ethiopia’s Tigray region ↗Eritrean troops have deployed in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, multiple sources said Wednesday, threatening to turn an internal conflict into a wider regional war. Fighting broke out between the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian federal forces on September 23, sparking fears of a retur…
France 24 · 10:31
African Union launches continent's first credit rating agency ↗The African Union launched the continent's first credit rating agency on Wednesday, seeking to provide an alternative to the "big three" global ratings agencies as debt burdens weigh on many African economies. The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) — the creation of which African leaders endorsed in 2018 — was laun…
France 24 · 10:35
Evicted pensioner Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing crisis, dies at 87 ↗PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 8: Maricarmen, the evicted Spanish pensioner who became the face of Spain's housing crisis, dies in hospital. Also, France braces for "Act Four" of high school student protests against dilapidated schools and poor staff presence. Finally, actress Zendaya sparks a row over etiquette a…
France 24 · 11:05
🔴Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Canada’s Anne Carson ↗France 24 · 11:12
Palestinians gained 'nothing' from October 7, Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris says ↗In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris called the October 7 attacks a "horrible act of terrorism" that brought Palestinians "only destruction", while warning of an "expansionist" Israeli government. He also said that the economic fallout from the Iran war is already "happening", defended…
France 24 · 11:54
Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, dies ↗María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalised.
France 24 · 12:15
EU trade envoy eyes yawning goods deficit on first day of China visit ↗The EU's trade commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, arrived in Beijing this Thursday for two days of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao. Sefcovic stated his goal of "rebalancing" an "unsustainable trade deficit". One particular area of concern is the auto sector, where Chinese hybrid vehicles have increased the…
France 24 · 12:48
French teens keep up school blockades despite prime minister's pledge to act ↗French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday after the government promised to address their grievances about teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings. Reporting from Paris, France 24's Jamie Smith-Maillet says protesters he has spoken to see the government measures as…
France 24 · 12:51
Boston Ballet returns to Paris and builds lasting legacy ↗In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to Mikko Nissinen, the artistic director of the Boston Ballet, which is performing this week at the historic Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. He tells us what it means to come back to Paris and what the French audience can expect from works by Alexander Ekman and Akram Khan.
France 24 · 12:52
Conflict in Yemen: What are the Houthis’ aims? ↗Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen's Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs. The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a wave of attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure in recent w…
France 24 · 12:54
France student protests: What measures is the government taking? ↗French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the…
France 24 · 13:29
New Paris exhibition explores Ireland's housing crisis through contemporary art ↗Huge demonstrations have been held over the last few weeks in Spain over its housing crisis, but the issue is not restricted to Spain. Many other countries also have a huge problem with housing, including Ireland, with experts saying that for every street of 10 houses, the country actually needs 12. Now a new exhibi…
France 24 · 13:40
High school student protests continue in France ↗#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands. Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24
France 24 · 13:43
'They killed her': Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies ↗The 87-year-old whose eviction last month sparked nationwide protests in Spain has died. Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home of more than 70 years last month, after it was bought by an investment fund. After news of her passing, some who took to the streets say they believe her death was brought on by the s…
France 24 · 13:44
30 dead in strike on Ukraine bus as Russian attacks intensify ↗Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued.
France 24 · 13:45
Microsoft brings more AI to PCs as it challenges Apple ↗Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday an AI coding model that can run directly on personal computers and new security technology to prevent AI agents from accessing data without permission, challenging Apple's push to bring more AI into personal devices.
France 24 · 14:00
Protest culture: Why do French students repeatedly rise up? ↗France is in the international spotlight as massive student protests show no sign of stopping. Demonstrating is something of a rite of passage for young people in France, a moment when teenagers discover politics and their collective voice. How has this "protest culture" manifested itself in recent French history? A…
France 24 · 14:09
Search warrants for former prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, UK court rules ↗Police who searched the properties of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as part of investigations into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have agreed the search warrants were unlawful, a London judge said Thursday. The 66-year-old younger brother of King Charles II was arrested on February 19 on suspicion o…
France 24 · 15:05
How long will the global energy crunch last? ↗High energy prices continue to drive inflation and stoke anger among voters around the world. But with more crude oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and governments releasing more emergency fuel stockpiles, how long will the energy crunch last?
France 24 · 15:23
Student protesters 'showing no signs of backing down' ↗Students who have been protesting classroom conditions in France for days are "not looking like they are willing to back down", says France 24 reporter Claire Paccalin, despite promises by the French prime minister to bring in measures to address their grievances.
France 24 · 15:30
‘A celebration of the hybrid form’: Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize ↗Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern. Artist, podcast host and writer Mia Funk joined France 24 to discuss Carson’s work.
France 24 · 15:34
#IAmJaneDoe: A campaign in solidarity with Cornell alleged gang-rape victim ↗A wave of videos is spreading across social media under the hashtag #IAmJaneDoe to express solidarity with an anonymous Cornell University student who alleges she was sexually assaulted by several members of a fraternity in 2024.
France 24 · 16:02
French, US and Russian astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space ↗SpaceX brought France's Sophie Adenot and fellow astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway and Andrey Fedyaev back to Earth on Thursday after an eight-month mission on board the International Space Station that saw Adenot become the first French woman to walk in space.
France 24 · 16:57
Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs ↗British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations, police said in a statement. The arrests come days after a major incident at another UK base led the US military to withdraw B-1…
France 24 · 17:08
As elections near, how are French political parties reacting to student protests? ↗Students in France are pledging to keep taking to the streets despite the country's prime minister making a speech on Wednesday in which he said the government would come up with a plan to address their concerns. How have political parties in France been reacting to the movement? Delano D'Souza has been finding out.
France 24 · 17:09
The Russian-occupied town in Ukraine facing starvation ↗Trapped and facing starvation, residents of the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine risk their lives to travel for hours by foot and bicycle along mine-strewn roads to get food and water. The town near the Ukrainian city of Kherson on the war's southern front has been under Russian control since 202…
France 24 · 17:11
Russian attack on Ukraine busses part of 'a steady increase in attacks on civilians' ↗Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday there would be a response to a Russian strike that hit two buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, killing 30 people and wounding 18 others. France 24's Andrew Hilliar says it comes a bid a growing number of Russian attacks on civilians in the country, with UN…
France 24 · 17:12
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature ↗Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern. The Toronto-born Carson, 76, draws on themes and stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature for writing that often blends elements of poetry, es…
France 24 · 17:42
Aaron Sorkin, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White: The director and cast behind the Facebook sequel ↗Fifteen years after "The Social Network", Aaron Sorkin is taking on Facebook again. His new film, "The Social Reckoning", looks at what the platform has become and the role it plays in division, extremism and misinformation in America, themes that have fuelled his long-running public feud with Mark Zuckerberg. It te…
France 24 · 20:17
'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-up ↗Over 70,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week. Students have blocked entrances to hundreds of high schools, w…
France 24 · 20:22
‘Nothing will stop us’: French student protests show few signs of ending ↗Students on Thursday barricaded a Parisian high school with garbage bins before police shot tear gas at them as France’s nationwide protests showed little sign of ending. At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the high school students’ movement were planned across the country while 375 schools were fully or part…
France 24 · 20:35
Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests ↗Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
France 24 · 20:42
Black sea and black ops: How exposed is Europe to Ukraine war spillover? ↗The story’s as underreported as it is consequential for the entire planet: Three Turkish-owned cargo ships out of Ukraine hit in EU waters by suspected Russian drones. One, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sinking Tuesday off Bulgaria. Ten Egyptian and Syrian crew missing. For its part, Ukraine’s been hitting Russian tan…
France 24 · 21:19
Trump envoys, European officials to discuss ‘new ideas’ for Ukraine peace in Miami ↗US President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, two US sources told AFP. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday.
France 24 · 22:01
Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says ↗The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed on December 3. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the execution would be public. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Texas military base.
France 24 · 23:42
OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks ↗OpenAI said Thursday it shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and support a purported think tank spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda. The Iranian operation involved seven profiles posing as Western journalists to place lengthy articles in media outlets…
France 24 · 23:56
US files new torture charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores ↗The United States on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings. The pair remain in US custody…