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Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.
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Turkey to push for 'electrification' drive at COP31 as climate threats mount
COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday. The annual summit takes place this year under the shadow of a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the war in the Middle East.
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Death toll rises to 50 in Russian attack on aid distribution point in Ukraine
The death toll from Russia's bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 50, Kyiv's Emergency Service said on Friday, making it one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year.
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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre
The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, with dozens still missing, officials said, in one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year. The attack came a day after a brief US-brokered local ceasefire expired and less than a week before the United States is due to bring together Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi for talks on ending the war, now in its fifth year.
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Ukraine says bodycam video shows deadly Russian double-tap bombing
At least 40 people were killed and another 30 may still be under the rubble after Monday's attack on a Ukrainian village, Kyiv says.
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Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks
French blood banks were hit by cybersecurity attacks on Monday, with hackers cranking up temperatures in refrigerators storing blood.
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US Midterms: Texas Democrat Talarico holds last rally ahead of vote
Texas Democratic nominee James Talarico held a final rally Monday ahead of US midterm elections on November 3. His race against Republican Ken Paxton could determine which party holds a majority in the Senate. If Talarico wins, it will be the first time a Texas Senate seat's turned blue since 1988.
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We're trimming some more off a stock that's enjoying nice post-earnings gains
Like we said Monday, we're still unsure what the next catalyst is.
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2026 Prix Goncourt: France's prestigious literary prize awarded to Philippe Jaenada
France’s prestigious literary prize “The Goncourt” was awarded on Monday to writer Philippe Jaenada. The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but results in considerable recognition and book sales for the winning author. FRANCE 24’s Culture reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear reports from the Parisian restaurant where the jury made the call.
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US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as midterm elections start
The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections. The unpopular Iran war and the resulting impact on U.S. gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for Republicans as they try to keep control of Congress. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry has more.
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Uganda withdraws its troops from Somalia as fight against rebels persists
Kampala announced on Monday it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007 to battle al-Shabab extremist rebels. But what is prompting Kampala to withdraw its troops now, as the battle against the militants continues? FRANCE 24’s Georga Calvin Smith is joined by Horn of Africa geopolitical analyst Anwar Abdifatah Bashir.
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Midterms: Trump uses final appeal to talk about troubled Reflecting Pool
In his final major speech before midterm elections in which polls but the Democrats well ahead of the Republican Party, Donald Trump on Monday spent more than 20 minutes discussing pipes, joints and caulking as he touted his troubled renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. To many critics, the renovations have become a symbol of government incompetence and misplaced priorities after delays caused by peeling paint and algae growth that turned the pool’s waters green.
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Unclear what comes next as US strikes Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz
The United States on Monday attacked Iran's Qeshm Island, the Wall Street Journal reported, even as President Donald Trump signaled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The Journal, citing unnamed US officials, described the strike against Qeshm, the the largest island in the Strait of Hormuz, as the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against Iran in recent weeks.
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U.S. strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance hopes for ‘negotiated settlement’ with Tehran
U.S. military carried out attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as the Trump administration has been underplaying war risks.
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US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump signals progress in talks
The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks.
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Russian strikes kill at least 26 in Ukraine after war's longest ceasefire ends
Russia killed at least 26 people in strikes on a village in southern Ukraine on Monday, including civilians collecting humanitarian aid, emergency workers and police officers. The attack came hours after a rare ceasefire ended, extinguishing hopes of progress towards peace.
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Iconic Paris department store BHV Marais granted bankruptcy protection
A French court granted bankruptcy protection on Monday to iconic department store BHV Marais, which has stood in central Paris for around 170 years. The move comes after the company announced last week that it sought bankruptcy protection to safeguard its operations and jobs as part of a "relaunch".
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EU says fridge attacks 'deliberate attempt to disrupt' bloc's food supply
Grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal were hit Monday by a suspected cyberattack on their freezer systems, in what the EU denounced as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc's food chain. Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were among at least eight countries affected in the incident, which came three weeks after a cyberattack caused mass disruption in French grocery stores. Food retailers were forced to throw out produce that had spoiled or was at risk of spoiling after refrigerator temperatures soared overnight. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating repor
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Refrigeration cyberattacks highlight risks of connecting industry to the internet
Cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems on Monday in several European countries – including Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden – have highlighted the risks of connecting industrial infrastructure to the internet.
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Tenerife player in intensive care with injury
Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel is in a stable condition in intensive care after suffering a serious injury during a Spanish second division match on Monday.