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Kurdish counter-terrorism officials tell the BBC so-called Islamic State cells in Syria are regrouping and increasing attacks.

Lando Norris storms to a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to boost his world championship hopes.

Lando Norris storms to a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to boost his world championship hopes.

An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power.

Food stamps will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing shutdown, it said.

Police say the woman was attacked on Saturday night in Walsall and have appealed for information.

Israel said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called "yellow line" in the area controlled by its forces in Gaza.

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Monday night or Tuesday morning, with local officials warning of possibly catastrophic flooding. The storm, now strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane, has already killed at least four people as it grinds across the Caribbean. 

Sean Dyche's first Premier League game in charge of Nottingham Forest ends in defeat as Bournemouth win 2-0 to move up to second in the table.

A US guided missile destroyer docked in the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago Sunday as the administration of US President Donald Trump continued its campaign of military pressure against Venezuela. The warship will remain in Trinidad until Thursday.

The boy, who was six when he was attacked in 2019, has achieved his goal of being able to run, jump and swim again.

As Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League, BBC Sport looks at why teams are 'afraid' of them.

Hadush Kebatu was arrested in north London, two days after being mistakenly released from an Essex jail.

Jude Bellingham's goal, following an early scoring by Kylian Mbappé, helped Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to win a tense El Clasico and move five points clear of their bitter rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday.

The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.

Teams from the Red Cross and Egypt have joined the search for the remains of hostages still buried in the rubble of the devastated Gaza Strip, an Israeli spokesperson said Sunday. Hamas said it has widened its search for the dead hostages, whose return is fundamental to the US-brokered ceasefire. 

After beating Celtic to go eight points clear, is it now time to seriously consider that Hearts could win the title, wonders Tom English?

The health secretary is refusing to make concessions on pay after the BMA announced a further walkout.

Suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the heist that stunned the world. The prosecutor said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs.

Nigeria’s technology regulator says the country must wield more power over TikTok, setting their own rules rather than relying on global content policies.

Sarah Pochin apologises for saying "it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people".

At least 32 others were injured in the attack, including six children, the city's mayor says.

US President Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia Sunday by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire pact, and saying he was confident of a "great" trade deal at upcoming talks with China's Xi Jinping. Trump brimmed with confidence ahead of the meeting with Xi in South Korea, that seeks to end the bruising trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Polls opened Sunday in Argentina for legislative elections that would determine whether President Javier Milei can expand his party's hold on parliament in the second half of his term. Argentina's economic troubles abound despite unprecedented US aid, and the election outcome may determine whether Milei's budget-slashing cuts and attempts to deregulate the economy will survive. FRANCE 24 speaks to Juan Pablo Ferrero, senior lecturer in Latin American Politics at the University of Bath, to shed more light on the vote.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday said that it had taken control of the city of El-Fasher, the last major urban centre in western Darfur still outside its control. Local pro-army fighters accused the RSF of running a "media disinformation campaign" and insisted that residents were still fighting the paramilitary group.

Dorchester Town FC player Wes Fogden suffered a neck injury in the first half of the game.

Four thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items worth €88m (£76m; $102m).

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled that Washington and Beijing had reached a tentative trade framework that would see China delaying export curbs on rare earths and buying more US soybeans. If confirmed, the agreement would avert a threatened 100 percent hike on tariffs on Chinese exports. 

Has the mistaken release of a migrant sex offender from prison hurt the government?

Armel Le Cléac’h, skipper of the Maxi Banque Populaire XI, never leaves anything to chance as he and co-skipper Sébastien Josse prepare for the 2025 Transat Café-L’OR, formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre. Former winners of the Ultim division, the duo will face thousands of nautical miles of unpredictable Atlantic waters, where tactical decisions, extreme weather, and high-speed sailing make every move crucial. Cédric Ferreira reports with Simon Moritz.

Votes were being counted late Saturday in Ivory Coast after citizens cast their ballots to elect a new leader. Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term while his key contenders were barred from the race.

President Donald Trump met Qatar’s leaders on Sunday to discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire he helped broker. Following the talks, he said a coalition of peacekeeping forces would soon be deployed. Meanwhile Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel would decide which foreign troops it will allow as part of the plan. 

Suspects have been arrested over the brazen jewellery heist at the Louvre, just as one of them was about to fly out of France, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday. On 19 October, four hooded thieves stole eight precious pieces worth an estimated $102 million from the museum’s collection, exposing security lapses at the world’s most-visited museum. Struggling to manage an ever-growing influx of tourists, the Louvre faces unique challenges. “All of these elements together have made it maybe much easier for thieves to break into museums than it would be to break into a jewellery shop,” FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle said in an analysis.

The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its value.

Concerns have been raised about the unprecedented number of spoiled votes in the presidential poll.

Kermit the Frog takes over Paris's Place Vendôme, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes to prison, a mysterious gentleman goes viral in the wake of the Louvre heist, and US President Donald Trump demolishes the East Wing of the White House to make way for a ballroom. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the week's most striking images. 

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy on Tuesday began a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Santé prison in Paris - a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.

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The crown jewels stolen from the Louvre are most likely “still intact” and “still in France,” art crime detective Arthur Brand told FRANCE 24. Speaking in an interview, Brand noted that, as only a week has passed since the heist, it is unlikely the robbers have dismantled the jewels or smuggled them out of the country.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the heist at the world’s most visited museum that stunned the world. Citing local media, FRANCE 24’s Ellen Gainsford reported that the arrests took place in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and that one of the men was attempting to travel to Algeria from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster. Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victims, called on regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over what they say was the slow response to one of Europe's deadliest natural disasters in decades.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are gearing up for the first Clásico clash of the season on Sunday, with the Catalans looking to clinch a fifth consecutive win against the league leaders. Lamine Yamal's midweek comments, claiming that Real Madrid "steal and complain", have upped the ante ahead of what was already a much-anticipated fixture.

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory against her centre-right rival. Connolly, 68, said Saturday evening at Dublin Castle that she would champion diversity and be a voice for peace and one that “builds on our policy of neutrality.”

Two men have been detained by police, suspected of being part of the four-man team that stole some of France's most precious jewellery from the Louvre Museum last Sunday.

Two men have been detained by police, suspected of being part of the four-man team that stole some of France's most precious jewellery from the Louvre Museum last Sunday.

Amid the political noise surrounding the jailing of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the victims of the 1989 UTA Flight 772 bombing can easily be overlooked. The attack, ordered by the Libyan regime, killed all 170 people on board, including 54 French nationals. Despite the attack targeting French citizens, Sarkozy is reported to have offered to rehabilitate Muammar Gaddafi’s image and sought to lift an arrest warrant against Gaddafi’s brother-in-law, Abdullah Senussi, the mastermind behind the bombing. FRANCE 24 spoke to Yohanna Brette, whose mother was killed in the UTA772 attack when she herself was just a baby. She says Sarkozy's complicity with the former Libyan dictator made her feel abandoned by her own country. 

The former vice-president tells the BBC she is not sure whether it was “grace or recklessness” that stopped her speaking up.

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The story of a dramatic and heroic rescue that has captured the public imagination in Ukraine.

Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help.

Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them.

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Some wait until a certain date to reach for the thermostat. Others until the temperature drops below a certain point.

A chilling discovery on a Bristol bridge exposes a twisted tale of sex, lies, and murder.

A populist whose party has roots in Italian fascism, Italy's leader is trusted by Trump.

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