Could this be the last Bonfire Night for noisy fireworks?
About 20 million people enjoy fireworks at home every year, but some campaigners want quieter displays.
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Saudi Arabia claims to have intercepted a Houthis missile in the Medina area
Riyadh announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a missile in the region of Medina, the holy city of Islam. Saudi Arabia's coalition has attributed fire to Yemen's Houthis fighters. The latter regularly deny to holy cities. However, they claim numerous strikes against airports and infrastructure.
Kenya: The Government Facing the Challenge of Health Financing, after USAID
In response to uncertainties in funding its health system, Kenya is scaling up initiatives to maintain care and prevention programmes. New agreements, the sustainability of which, however, raises questions.
Houthi missiles fired at Medina intercepted, Saudi coalition says
A ballistic missile fired at the Saudi city of Medina, one of Islam's holiest cities, was intercepted Thursday, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said. The announcement came shortly after the kingdom's civil defence agency warned of potential danger around the strategic port of Yanbu.
US Midterms: Democrats say ready to negotiate and promise big changes
US Democrats are promising to leverage their landslide election win to bring down living costs and hold President Donald Trump's administration to account. They are set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, but delivering on their agenda could mean striking deals with the very president they have pledged to rein in.
US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose
The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.
Bomb threats cause major flight disruptions across Europe
Bomb threats forced airliners to make unplanned landings across Europe on Thursday morning, the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in Europe. While no country has attributed blame for the threats, they come at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as "hybrid attacks" and acts of sabotage. Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Visualising how the US midterms turned the map blue
Who voted, which seats flipped and who made history? A look at the numbers behind the 2026 US midterm elections.
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Iran, Gaza, Ukraine: What will US midterm results mean for these conflicts?
Despite wins, Democrats lack the two-thirds majority needed to overturn a presidential veto and push through a law.
‘Knives out’: Will Congress impeach Pete Hegseth after GOP midterms loss?
Democrats can adopt the impeachment articles in the House but will need Republican backing in the Senate.
Cristiano Ronaldo announces his farewell to the selection of Portugal
The football player, who wore his country's T-shirt for 23 years, left the team's concentration at the end of September in contrast to the selector Jorge Jesus, who relegated him to the party bench in Norway.
Ayuso is not happy with the resignation of Puente and asks that of Sánchez: "There have been two tragedies that do not occur even in the third world countries"
PSOE and Mas Madrid rely on the return of progressionism following the victories of Lula and Democrats in the United States
Last hour of the Ibero-American Summit, live - 124; Sánchez claims that the resignation of Puente was "by empathy for the victims and to restore confidence" in the railway system
The president, on Milei: "The insult is not part of my way of doing politics" - 124; Philip VI: "We are the counterpoint to a time marked by the blocks, the fronts and the rivalry"
The President of Israel is launching consultations for the formation of the Government and Iznkot to provide Arab and Israeli support.
Israeli President Yitzhak Hertzog began consultations with political parties to form a new Government following elections which he said had not yielded an explicit winner, calling on party leaders to reach a settlement. The Common Arab List Party, one of the main Arab-Israeli formations, announced that it would recommend to the Head of State the assignment of Eisencot to form the next Government.
" Trump cries and Islam laughs " ... Losing the American president is worrying his European allies.
International newspapers express the satisfaction of the scene after the democrats won the half-renewal elections, as British and European newspapers in the results have seen the defeat of Trump and the health of American democracy. In Arabic, some newspapers described the results as electoral punishment for the Republicans, while the White House recalled that Trump remained President. On the other hand, the findings raised concerns of Israeli and Yemeni newspapers, fearing their repercussions on American politics. The newspapers also witnessed sarcasts targeting the symbols of Camp " Maga " , from Illon Mask to " Maga Women " .
Trump, after defeating the Republicans with the half-elections: Iran's war affected us, but I don't regret it.
After having taken control of the congresses of the United States, the democrats have greater influence to face the agenda of President Donald Trump. However, the President of the United States will maintain broad foreign policy powers and may intensify his focus on the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, at a time when democracies are more able to influence government spending and control the performance of the United States Administration.
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Midterms: Republican Party in disarray after defeat
The Republicans pressured US President Donald Trump on Wednesday 4 November to change his strategy after mid-term elections in which the Democrats took control of Congress. Allies and Republican strategists called upon him to reshape his administration, to establish discipline, and to go back to the policies which, according to them, led to the defeat of their camp. The details of Bruno Daroux, an international connoisseur in France 24.
After midterm stinging defeat, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war
As he takes stock of his Republican Party's midterm drubbing, US President Donald Trump now faces the difficult question of what to do about his unpopular war against Iran. Trump acknowledged the war affected the midterms, suggesting voters were frustrated by surging gas prices that have been a byproduct of the more than 8-month-old conflict. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Israel president urges compromise after divisive election
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government. Herzog began consultations with party leaders on Wednesday night to determine whom to designate to form a government — a process that could bring Netanyahu’s opponents to power.
Zelensky in Spain for talks with world leaders as Kyiv seeks to strengthen air defences
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday to drum up fresh military support against Russia during a summit of Latin American leaders in Spain. Madrid is hosting a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community, a 22-nation group of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries where support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion has divided opinion. FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent, Emmanuelle Chaze reports.