Friday, 16 October 2026
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France 24 · 00:53
19 injured as minibus crashes into train at Channel Tunnel entrance ↗Nineteen people were injured Thursday when a minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a vehicle shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Calais, forcing a 90-minute suspension of shuttle services. Two people were hospitalised with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, French authoritie…
France 24 · 01:50
Live: Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries 'a disgrace' ↗US President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected his calls for an "energy ceasefire." Zelensky sought support from European allies earlier that day in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit. Follow our liveblog…
France 24 · 05:41
Marseille woes continue with a second consecutive Europa League defeat ↗Things are going from bad to worse for Marseille. The French side suffered their second defeat in as many Europa League matches, losing 1-0 to Olympiakos. Lyon, meanwhile, are heading in the opposite direction, having secured a win over Premier League side Crystal Palace. Rennes, for their part, claimed their first…
France 24 · 06:15
UK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney's novels are pulled over Palestine Action support ↗Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney's announcement that her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action has left British booksellers rushing to stock up on her works before distributors run out. The British government's ban on the group, which practic…
France 24 · 06:22
Midterms 2026: Can Democrats capitalise on Latino voter regret? ↗In 2024, a 46 percent share of the Latino vote helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. But two years on, polls show that support has plummeted in spectacular fashion. Amid an immigration crackdown, violent ICE raids and the spiraling cost of living, some Latino voters say they regret having backed Trump at th…
France 24 · 06:39
Indian authorities heighten security, close park ahead of 'cockroach' movement rally ↗Authorities have closed a central park in the Indian capital ahead of the latest protest by the youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party". The group has held near-daily demonstrations calling for the national election authority chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million people from voter lists.
France 24 · 07:41
France’s student protests: Larger crowds risk overshadowing students’ demands ↗As student protests converge with broader public discontent over the rising cost of living in France, Genie Godula is joined by Sébastien Vieille, national secretary of the SNALC teachers’ union. He offers an assessment of a movement confronting political uncertainty, deteriorating school infrastructure and mounting…
France 24 · 08:36
No, this oil tanker didn’t carry Russian diesel to the United States ↗Following US President Donald Trump's October 9 announcement of an agreement signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel into the United States, a number of pro-Russian social media accounts began claiming that a Russian oil tanker was already carrying thousands of barrels of diesel to the…
France 24 · 08:53
France to witness a 'crossroads of anger' as mass protests expected on Saturday ↗PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 16: French papers look ahead to Saturday's call for mass protests, which will bring together a number of social movements. Next, climate change has devastating consequences on communities in Afghanistan. Also, Libération publishes a special edition written in the style of Georges Perec…
France 24 · 09:20
EU leaders face budget divisions, discuss Ukraine at Brussels summit ↗European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss the bloc’s next long-term budget, continued support for Ukraine and measures to strengthen Europe’s economic competitiveness amid rising energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty. They voiced strong opposition to a new proposal…
France 24 · 09:21
Zelensky rallies European allies as Trump ties slump ↗Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to rally European allies at a Brussels summit on Friday after saying Kyiv would no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineries. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions…
France 24 · 09:27
US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs' ↗The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported Thursday. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which erupted with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impass…
France 24 · 09:27
Shooter kills teacher, three children at Oregon elementary school ↗A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, a city of about 100,000 in the nation's…
France 24 · 09:31
How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence ↗To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.
France 24 · 10:58
Spring-summer 2027 ready-to-wear collections: Africa in the spotlight at Paris Fashion Week ↗Fashion can absolutely be political, when it shapes identities and questions the balance of power. With his label Maxhosa Africa, South Africa's Laduma Ngxokolo is determined to put the continent in the spotlight. In Paris, Jacques Logoh, designer and founder of Togo's International Fashion Festival, gives African c…
France 24 · 12:04
EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate member? ↗As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in September wa…
France 24 · 12:48
'Thanks a lot, Trump': Wyoming conservatives divided ahead of US midterms ↗Famous for its cowboy culture, Wyoming is the least populated, the most rural and the most conservative of all the US states. With two weeks to go until the midterm elections, our reporters James André and Sylvain Rousseau travelled across this Republican stronghold and found that the party of US President Donald Tr…
France 24 · 12:55
'America, with this president, is not our ally. Trump is a liar': French MEP Bernard Guetta ↗Our guest is veteran French journalist and commentator Bernard Guetta, who is a Member of the European Parliament for the centrist Renew group. He tells the programme that Donald Trump is "a liar, because he tried to tell the American people that Zelensky and the Ukrainian resistance were responsible for the price o…
France 24 · 12:57
Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass in hospital while recovering from lung cancer operation ↗Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, photos released by the Vatican showed. Doctors said his recovery was progressing normally but that further tests would show whether the cancer had spread.
France 24 · 13:05
Ethiopia announces interim government in Tigray, aims for polls in six months ↗Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that has clashed with government forces since September. The recent conflict revived a war that killed…
France 24 · 13:40
South African rugby player found dead in French hotel ahead of Champions Cup debut ↗A South African rugby player for the Lions team was found dead at a hotel in France Friday on the eve of a European Champions Cup game with La Rochelle, local media reported. The player's identity has yet not been made public.
France 24 · 14:55
Ibrahim Mahama's abundant artistic harvest ↗His monumental installations excavate Ghana's past and build firm foundations for the country’s artistic future. Ibrahim Mahama has represented his country at the Venice Biennale and established three cultural hubs in northern Ghana, nurturing creative communities for generations to come.
France 24 · 15:01
US journalist injured during Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive harvest ↗About 80 Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and threw stones at Palestinians in a West Bank village Friday, injuring at least two people, including a US photojournalist with The Washington Post. The coordinated attack came as violence by settlers is on the rise during the olive harvest in the occupied Palestin…
France 24 · 15:05
The risks faced by women migrants in Europe ↗This October marks 10 years since French police dismantled the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin returns to the region to explore what has changed for migrants over the past decade. She joins Annette Young and Dr Marissa Quie of Cambridge University to discuss migration routes and their gro…
France 24 · 15:26
Indonesia's forest fires spark public health crisis across Southeast Asia ↗Massive wildfires in Indonesia show no sign of letting up. The environmental disaster is turning into a pollution crisis across Southeast Asia, as toxic haze from the blazes spread to neighbouring countries.
France 24 · 15:36
REPLAY: Ukraine's Zelensky holds presser in Brussels ↗Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged European leaders to maintain their support for Kyiv and warned against easing sanctions on Russia. Speaking to reporters at the European summit in Brussels, Zelensky said that ending the war remained Ukraine’s priority but accused Russian President Vladimir Puti…
France 24 · 15:37
Italy prolongs Schengen suspension with Spain, talks loom ↗Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, an Italian government source said on Friday. A Spanish government spokesperson said the interior ministers of both countries would work over the…
France 24 · 15:38
France braces for massive protests: Yellow Vests to join students on Saturday ↗After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations on Saturday. The country's Yellow Vest movement – which eight years ago staged street protests against President Emmanuel Macron – has appealed to teachers, workers, pensioners and farmers, as well as students, in an onl…
France 24 · 15:40
Zelensky hails "real leaders" in Europe, blasts Trump's diesel deal with Russia ↗Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their role in talks, calling Moscow's stance a "parody" of peace negotiations. At a European Union summit in Brussels, Zelenskiy said Russia did no…
France 24 · 15:53
India detains top 'cockroach' leader as hundreds protest in capital ↗Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Friday ahead of fresh protests demanding the removal of the country's election chief, the youth-led movement said in a social media post. Dipke, 31, was detained shortly before a rally called by the online movement in the heart of New Delhi…
France 24 · 15:55
Cost-of-living demonstrations to grip pre-election France ↗After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period ahead of presidential elections next year. The prospect of the two movements merging, perhaps with outbreaks of violence, poses a big challenge to…
France 24 · 15:57
Embattled new White House Press Secretary Zacharia 'let go' from her role ↗A White House Press official said Friday that Secretary Katie Zacharia was "let go" from her role after US President Donald Trump signaled she was on her way out, a week after he picked her for the post. Zacharia's credentials as an attorney had come under scrutiny and she admitted to not having passed the bar in an…
France 24 · 16:25
Argentine demonstration over education cuts ends in clashes ↗Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists remained peaceful. But…
France 24 · 16:26
Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned pro-Palestinian group ↗Irish novelist Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and her publisher said on Wednesday. The bestselling author, known for novels including "Normal People" and "Conver…
France 24 · 19:21
Trump Vs Zelensky, From the Screen to the Streets, Gen Z protests from Paris to Dehli ↗In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass demonstration over a…
France 24 · 19:59
Clashes grip Tirana as Albanian PM blames 'foreign hands' for mounting unrest ↗Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday blamed the involvement of “foreign hands” for escalating protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania's bid to join the European Union. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Albania's capital since Tuesday, demanding Rama’s resignation and denoun…
France 24 · 20:10
'Finish what we started': After student protests, France braces for return of the Yellow Vests ↗An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Some are drawing parallels between the latest action and the 2018 cost-of-living protests that rattle…
France 24 · 20:25
KENYA CONFIRMS THIRD EBOLA CASE ↗In tonight's programme, Kenya confirms a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo. Also,Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the legs by gunmen in Bamenda. And we meet Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama... And final…
France 24 · 20:25
Zelensky turns to Europe for backing as ties with Trump deteriorate ↗Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky's relationship with US President Donald Trump deteriorated after the US eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal.