Friday, 9 October 2026
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France 24 · 00:13
Families reunited as USS Lincoln returns from troubled 10-month deployment ↗The USS Lincoln docked in California on Thursday ending a record deployment of 265 days of uninterrupted time at sea marked by reports of deteriorating conditions onboard. Crew members were reunited with family they had not seen in nearly a year after their mission was prolonged by the war in Iran.
France 24 · 02:34
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro wins third-place candidate’s support against Lula ↗Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro secured third-place finisher Augusto Cury's endorsement on Thursday, strengthening his position against incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the runoff. Cury won nearly three percent in Sunday's first round. A Datafolha poll put Bolsonaro ahead with…
France 24 · 05:21
New York mayor to ask Trump for ICE withdrawal after agents shoot man in car with child ↗New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will ask US President Donald Trump to remove ICE from the city after federal immigration agents on Thursday shot a man in a vehicle with his five-year-old child during an attempted arrest. The 28-year-old survived and is being treated at hospital.
France 24 · 05:44
Morocco and Senegal await AFCON final verdict after arbitration hearing ↗Thursday saw the Court of Arbitration for Sport hold a long-awaited hearing in Lausanne, as sport's highest court considered Senegal's appeal over the decision to award Morocco this year's Africa Cup of Nations title. While Senegal won the match on the pitch in Rabat ten months ago, the Confederation of African Foot…
France 24 · 06:45
Tens of thousands march in Madrid to mourn pensioner whose eviction sparked housing protests ↗Tens of thousands of protesters joined a march in Madrid Thursday to mark the death of 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September sparked a wave of housing protests that prompted the government to call early elections.
France 24 · 06:55
French student protests: Police impunity ‘below' the standards of a 'well-functioning democracy’ ↗Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr. Antoine Marie, postdoctoral researcher, fellow and lecturer at Sciences Po / CEVIPOF, to explore the political psychology behind France’s student protests. Why do people witness the same events yet reach radically different conclusions about violence? Dr Marie examines how media echo chamb…
France 24 · 07:43
France education minister promises 3,000 extra teachers in bid to quell protests ↗As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
France 24 · 07:46
Live: 141 French high schools closed as student protests continue for fifth day ↗France's ministry of education said that 141 high schools remain closed Friday as national student protests continue despite a pledge from the education minister on Thursday to deploy 3,000 extra substitute teachers. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
France 24 · 08:30
Canadian poet and author Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature ↗Hailed for her "bold and inventive" work, "in playful dialogue with the classical tradition", the Canadian poet, translator and essayist Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. We take a look at her hybrid, lyrical body of work, and the ancient Greek and Latin texts that have inspired her writing. We also…
France 24 · 08:50
US targets Microsoft, Adobe in new visa crackdown ↗The Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with new restrictions on the H-1B visa programme. US Vice President JD Vance singled out Microsoft as having abused the system to recruit low-cost foreign workers, to the detriment of the American workforce. The tech giant has defended its hiring pract…
France 24 · 09:04
🔴 South Africa's Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize ↗France 24 · 09:39
Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's military execution will be 'livestreamed' ↗PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 9: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be "livestreamed". But first: we look at reactions in Italy after the country's parliament passes a controversial electoral reform that critics say serves to benefit P…
France 24 · 10:06
As protests continue, half of France reportedly backs high school student movement ↗French teenagers blockaded several high schools and took to the streets in cities across the country on Thursday in the latest wave of protests over conditions in schools. With demonstrations showing no sign of slowing down, around half of the French population reportedly supports the movement.
France 24 · 10:09
REPLAY: 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay ↗Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegi…
France 24 · 10:11
Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy ↗The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, espec…
France 24 · 10:35
Russian strike on buses kills at least 30 in frontline Ukrainian city ↗Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that it "will not go unanswered" after photos posted by local authorities s…
France 24 · 10:37
Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates ↗Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its airspace in an escalating war triggered by the US-Iran conflict. The strikes, which also injured several people, damaged a Saudia Ai…
France 24 · 10:42
New York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor says ↗US immigration agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City, according to the mayor, city police and eyewitnesses. Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people since Republican President Donald Trump returned to office, 7 fatall…
France 24 · 10:43
French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win ↗French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring their first win in a campaign that is increasingly supported by Paris's elite universities, with 141 schools still shut around the country, according to the education ministry. Student and teacher unions have called for another round of nationwi…
France 24 · 10:46
US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says ↗The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution on December 3 of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree, a Pentagon official said, in what would be an unprecedented move. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, is set to become the first person to be executed by…
France 24 · 10:48
Court of Arbitration for Sport hears Senegal's appeal over AFCON title ↗Ten months after the explosive AFCON final, Senegal and Morocco are still fighting over the title, this time at sport's highest court. A verdict on Senegal's appeal against Morocco's victory by default is expected within days. Also, it's a race against time in Kenya. Health officials are tracing dozens of contacts a…
France 24 · 10:56
Pentagon vows to livestream first military execution in decades ↗The first US military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed, announced the Pentagon on Thursday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it would be "public". Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, killing 13 people. His execution will take place at the mil…
France 24 · 11:23
Ebola outbreak: Border surveillance gaps raise concerns in the Central African Republic ↗The fight against Ebola poses a challenge in the Central African Republic. In Zemio, in the country’s south-east, proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears that the virus could spread across the border. But health screening remains difficult. The repeated absence of health workers at checkpoints…
France 24 · 11:24
Kenya Red Cross supports response to country’s first Ebola case ↗A Kenyan national who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi has become Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case and the country’s first fatality from the disease in the rapidly evolving outbreak. The Kenya Red Cross is supporting the government’s efforts to prevent a public health crisis. FRANCE 24’s Bastie…
France 24 · 11:25
Senegal, Morocco to get AFCON title verdict within days ↗The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday opened its hearing into Senegal's appeal against being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in favour of Morocco. The hearing in Lausanne comes almost 10 months after Pape Gueye's extra-time goal gave Senegal victory over the tournament hosts follow…
France 24 · 11:27
'The Blue Fighter': Zimbabwean author Kundizeza wins 2026 Caine Prize ↗A big win for Zimbabwean literature: Harare-based author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has claimed the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story "The Blue Fighter". The award is given to the best short story by an African writer published in English and comes with a £10,000 pounds cash prize. FRANCE 24's…
France 24 · 11:31
Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice ↗The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to US President Trump and…
France 24 · 11:36
Eritrea and Ethiopia accuse each other of provoking war as Tigray rebels retreat ↗Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.
France 24 · 11:51
Residents of Ukraine's Kramatorsk forced to flee as drone strikes intensify ↗The city of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, is increasingly coming under Russian attack. For those who have stayed behind, the threat from drones and shelling has become a daily reality. Many have resisted leaving their homes, despite the growing danger – but now, more and more residents are being forced to flee. Ou…
France 24 · 12:09
Renoir paintings stolen from French Riviera museum recovered, six suspects arrested ↗Two Renoir paintings worth millions of dollars that were stolen from a museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the local mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four paintings by the French master,…
France 24 · 12:19
India's dowry curse: Outlawed practice remains deeply entrenched ↗India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our correspondents report.
France 24 · 12:22
Foreign aid to Africa falls by over 25%: How women and children are bearing the brunt ↗As international aid to Africa dries up, what does it mean for women and children on the ground? We report from Kenya on the impact of cuts to US-aid backed health programmes for women. Annette Young also talks to Nana Zulu from the African Women's Development Fund on what it means for the region as a whole. Plus th…
France 24 · 12:49
No, the French army did not deploy tanks against protesting students ↗France's student protests have sparked a wave of misleading content online. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the French army had deployed an armoured vehicle against protesters, when it was actually returning to a nearby military base. Other posts recycle 2023 footage of retirement protests as current events, while an…
France 24 · 12:59
Morocco and Senegal await AFCON final verdict after arbitration hearing ↗Thursday saw the Court of Arbitration for Sport hold a long-awaited hearing in Lausanne, as sport's highest court considered Senegal's appeal over the decision to award Morocco this year's Africa Cup of Nations title. While Senegal won the match on the pitch in Rabat ten months ago, the Confederation of African Foot…
France 24 · 13:01
France’s seafood problem starts elsewhere ↗Much of the fishmeal and fish oil that support seafood consumed in France come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.
France 24 · 13:08
India protests grow over Election Commission mistrust ↗In this edition of Access Asia, we find out why multiple protests have broken out in India after an investigation by The Indian Express raised concerns about the integrity of the country's Election Commission. Journalist Faye D'Souza joins us to unpack how Narendra Modi's government is facing mounting pressure from…
France 24 · 13:35
French high school students react to Education Minister’s measures ↗In response to the massive high school student protests in France, Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced emergency measures on Thursday, October 8. Some students reacted to these measures in interviews with France 24.
France 24 · 13:50
No peace without international law: The message behind Navi Pillay’s Nobel ↗Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote international law as it com…
France 24 · 13:51
Madrid mourns evicted retiree, 'icon' of Spain housing protests ↗Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid on Thursday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated in the calling of early elections. The death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday produced tears and anger in the Spanish capital's emblematic…
France 24 · 13:53
Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case ↗Russia has detected no health issues or dangerous micro-organisms after tracing all contacts of a woman who reportedly died of plague, the governor of Siberia's Irkutsk region said Thursday. Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague, and Governor Igor Kobzev said in his statement she had contracted "communit…
France 24 · 13:58
Sierra Leone: From 'blood diamonds' to stones of hope? ↗"Blood diamonds" became infamous for funding the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone. Beginning 25 years ago, the Kimberley Process aimed to put an end to this illegal trade. Accused of complicity in the conflict, the diamond industry has since sought to clean up its image, emphasising an ethical shift. But a quarter o…
France 24 · 14:03
'Absolute torture': Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution ↗A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care," according to her attorneys. In an extraordinary chain of events, Christa Pike, 50, was whisked from a prison execution chamber to a hospit…
France 24 · 14:23
Lawsuits blame Fox News for deaths of journalists in Ukraine ↗This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop revisits a fatal assignment for a Fox News team in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022, a Russian strike hit the crew reporting near the capital Kyiv. Reporter Benjamin Hall was seriously injured and two other journalists were killed. The journalists' families are suing Fox, saying the…
France 24 · 14:34
Callum Turner's new film sparkles at Dinard Film Festival ↗British and Irish cinema have been in the spotlight at the Breton resort of Dinard for more than three decades, with films like "The Full Monty" and "Billy Elliot" getting their starts at the town's annual film festival. FRANCE 24's Culture editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from this year’s edition, from its l…
France 24 · 14:43
Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space ↗An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California. During the mission, Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk. In all, she undertook three…
France 24 · 15:03
Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down? ↗It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15‑year‑olds in over…
France 24 · 15:19
International Criminal Court faces 'test of resilience' as US imposes sweeping sanctions ↗The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle what it describes as a "rogue" tribunal, threatening to cripple its operations. Following the move, the European Union said it was "ready to take any necessary measures to enable the c…
France 24 · 15:20
Israel a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay ↗Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occ…
France 24 · 15:26
2027 spring-summer ready-to-wear collections: Audacity, movement and sensuality ↗We bring you all the latest from Paris Fashion Week. For Weinsanto, audacity is about finding a lightness, as embodied by the LGBTQ+ community. At Issey Miyake, it's about sensuality rooted in the Japanese concept of Ma, the space that bridges the gap between fabric and skin. It's a similar story at Yohji Yamamoto w…
France 24 · 15:37
France students plan more protests, UN 'concerned' over violence ↗Students in France were largely back in the classroom Friday following days of protests demanding better education and school conditions, as the UN voiced "concern" over the sometimes violent clashes.
France 24 · 15:37
French students vow to keep up protests as UN voices 'concern' over violence ↗French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a protest movement that has rattled the country for over a week. The UN human rights agency called for de-escalation, voicing concern over violent clashes with police that have caused severe injuries a…
France 24 · 15:47
2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Who is Navanethem “Navi” Pillay? ↗The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, October 9, 2026. The 85-year-old South Africa-born served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
France 24 · 15:51
EU's Covid recovery fund was 'absolutely a success': European Court of Auditors' Pierre Moscovici ↗2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recovery fund, the Reco…
France 24 · 15:53
Le Pen's top ally Bardella faces fresh claims he sought to cover up past anti-Semitic comments ↗France's far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella deleted data from a former activist Facebook account as soon as allegations surfaced that he wrote anti-Semitic comments in his youth, French investigative weekly Le Canard enchaîné said Friday, piling pressure on the top ally of presidential frontrunner Marin…
France 24 · 17:00
Unweaving Jeffrey Epstein’s web: What the files have revealed ↗On January 30, 2026, the US Justice Department released 3 million documents. Photos, videos, emails, text messages, court records... All connected to one man: Jeffrey Epstein. Since then, media outlets around the world have brought to light the vast amount of people that appear in the Epstein files. Eight months on,…
France 24 · 17:09
🔴 FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport, inspired by 9/11, UAE prosecutor says ↗France 24 · 17:27
Navi Pillay awarded Peace Prize: 'Lifetime spent fighting for what's right & to uphold human rights' ↗Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading. Navi Pillay's career represents a remarkable contribution to international law and human rights, from her pioneering role in post-apartheid South Africa to her work at the United Na…
France 24 · 18:28
France Protests, Israel's 'politically charged' remembrance, Ethopia, Ukraine ↗It’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led attacks, former hostages and mourners called for accountability over the failures of October 7th, as questions grow over the stalled path to peace in Gaza; to France, where mass demonstrations over chroni…
France 24 · 18:41
🔴 Powerful 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Panama, triggering tsunami warning ↗France 24 · 19:45
Paris court jails Indian man for leading sadist neo-Nazi cult that tortured girls ↗A 29-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday in a Paris trial over his alleged involvement in an international criminal network that targeted vulnerable children in the US, Britain and Canada and coerced them into producing violent and sexual videos.
France 24 · 20:00
Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, reversing years of pressure on Russia over Ukraine war ↗US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November's midterm elections. The move marks a stunning change of policy after the US and its allies hit Russia with waves of sanctions…
France 24 · 20:08
Italy's biggest-ever wine heist ↗A multi million euro wine heist in Italy. As thieves in Tuscany steal 30 thousand bottles of the one of the most iconic labels in the country from a warehouse of the the prized Marchesi Antinori winery as it prepared for a major export. The company said in the past few hours, they believe two vans and up to six thie…
France 24 · 21:53
South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize ↗In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also in Kenya health officials in Nairobi are still racing to track dozens of people linked to the man who died from the virus earlier this week. And finally, Moroccan-British photographer Hassan…