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Box Office: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Dominates With $14.5 Million on Friday as ‘Cat in the Hat’ Follows With $6 Million

Sorry, Dr. Seuss — “The Cat in the Hat” was no match for “Godzilla Minus Zero,” which thrashed its way to the top of the box office on Friday. “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the highly anticipated sequel to 2023’s “Godzilla Minus One,” generated $14.5 million from 3,254 North American theaters on Friday, easily taking the No. […]

World

Giant pandas loaned by China make their public debut at US zoo

Zoo-goers watched two giant pandas loaned by China make their public debut Friday in Atlanta, where they will be hosted for the next 10 years. The pair joins the many pandas shipped to zoos around the world as part of Beijing's "panda diplomacy" program aimed at cultivating foreign ties.

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Russia hits Kyiv and surrounding region in massive overnight strike

Moscow ⁠carried out missile ​and drone attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight Friday to Saturday, targeting energy infrastructure and killing at least one person while wounding eight, authorities said. Russia recently stepped up air strikes on ​Ukraine, worsening living conditions for residents who have limited access to power and water.

Politics

Paraguay places ousted president Peña under house arrest after bank collapse

Paraguayan authorities placed ousted president Santiago Peña under house arrest on Friday, shortly after the Senate unanimously removed him from office over a massive banking crisis that locked nearly half of Paraguayans out of their savings. Peña offered his resignation over the scandal, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that stripped him of political immunity.

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Politics

Trump announces immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as new chief of staff

US President Donald Trump on Friday said advisor Stephen Miller would become his new chief of staff. Miller has been instrumental in driving the Trump administration's mass deportation programme and faced particular criticism after the deadly shootings of two Minneapolis protesters by ICE agents in January.

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Pope Leo calls for healthcare to be 'accessible for all' during Uruguay visit

Pope Leo XIV on Friday called for healthcare to be "accessible to all" as he began a visit to Uruguay just three weeks after having undergone lung surgery. The 12-day tour of South America, which will also include stops in Argentina and Peru, is seen as something of a homecoming for the pontiff, who lived in Peru for almost two decades and holds joint US and Peruvian citizenship.

Politics

Wounded French protesters to sue interior minister over police brutality

Around ten demonstrators wounded at recent protests in France on Friday said they will sue Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez over police brutality. Student and cost-of-living protests in recent weeks have been marred by violence, including reports of police inflicting serious and lifechanging injuries on protesters – many of whom are minors.

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'Chaos within aviation industry' as European air traffic hit by bomb threats

Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, November 6, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. Two broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi has more.

Entertainment

Comcast Co-Founder Julian Brodsky Dies at 93

Julian Brodsky, a cable TV pioneer and financial guru who was a co-founding partner of Comcast more than 60 years ago, has died. He was 93. Comcast announced his death Friday. According to the cable and media company, Brodsky died peacefully surrounded by his family while in hospice care on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Brodsky […]

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Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in Uruguay

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday, November 6, with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least Catholic and most secular country, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. After Uruguay, he will then go to Argentina and Peru. FRANCE 24's Hanna Roberts has more.

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'Too early to draw conclusions' as bomb threat hoaxes target European countries

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. No explosives have been found in any of the incidents so far. European authorities are scrambling to identify the sources of the threats, as FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating reports.