Ex-first minister Mark Drakeford suggests Wales Office should go
Created 60 years ago, most of the powers it used to hold were transferred to Cardiff Bay in 1999.
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Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of a UN commission she led that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Both leaders also have been highly critical of the institutions where Pillay has worked. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip
Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election
Sagal Abdi-Wali won by 3,300 votes in the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras.
Do you take down the housing crisis in the Sanchez government or do you save it?
In the addresses of the newspapers we present to you on Friday, we address an article on the impact of the housing crisis in Spain on the Government of Pedro Sanchez, another article on Iran ' s potential for escalating war rather than an agreement with the United States, and finally an analysis of President Donald Trump ' s speech at the electoral assembly in Texas.
'Deeply personal moment': Watch Sagal Abdi-Wali's by-election victory speech
Labour beat the Green Party with 45% of the vote in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
France education minister promises 3,000 extra teachers in bid to quell protests
As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
Russian strike on buses kills at least 30 in frontline Ukrainian city
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that it "will not go unanswered" after photos posted by local authorities showed the burnt-out metal shell of the vehicles, with bodies and debris strewn across the road. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
New York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor says
US immigration agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City, according to the mayor, city police and eyewitnesses. Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people since Republican President Donald Trump returned to office, 7 fatally, sparking protests across the US.
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French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win
French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring their first win in a campaign that is increasingly supported by Paris's elite universities, with 141 schools still shut around the country, according to the education ministry. Student and teacher unions have called for another round of nationwide school strikes next Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon reports.
Is Trump signalling a return to war with Iran after the midterms?
US media reports suggest he may be weighing strikes before the vote, but the president has ruled that out.
A’ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris among those to hail Wilson as Las Vegas Aces centre continues record run.
The Government of Aragon announces that it plans to receive part of the paintings of Sijena on November 5
The Executive gives permission to the MNAC to start the work of the so-called "profane" work, which they expected from a transfer decision since last June
Polanski vows to stay as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat
Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.
From Kramatursk to Kiev... A continuous Russian escalation and Ukraine demands greater support.
The frontier in Ukraine is expanding, with a Russian escalation of more deaths and destruction, from Kramatursk in the east to the capital, Kiev, where attacks are renewed and fears for the lives of civilians are growing. While Kiev calls on Washington to tighten sanctions and strengthen military support, particularly in the area of air defence, positions on ways to deal with war vary. President Zelenski of Ukraine said that a delegation of Ukrainian negotiators would go to the United States on Friday and Saturday for talks.
Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's military execution will be 'livestreamed'
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 9: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be "livestreamed". But first: we look at reactions in Italy after the country's parliament passes a controversial electoral reform that critics say serves to benefit Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Plus, ".fart" and ".trump" are among the new domain name applications, as revealed by the US non-profit organisation ICANN.
The "FP case" judge cites a senior office of the Ayuso Government and claims invoices of works under suspicion
New testimonials are also scheduled and requests information on the guarantees required for the company allegedly benefiting from the reforms in educational institutions
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Bridge recognizes that the government "does not have the tools" to solve the housing problem: "That is why elections have been called"
The minister claims that his surveys foresee that the PSOE "will be the first force" the 29-N
Polanski challenged over whether he thinks Israel has right to exist
The Green Party leader spoke to the Today programme after coming second in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
US targets Microsoft, Adobe in new visa crackdown
The Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with new restrictions on the H-1B visa programme. US Vice President JD Vance singled out Microsoft as having abused the system to recruit low-cost foreign workers, to the detriment of the American workforce. The tech giant has defended its hiring practices. Also in the show: Germany could join a UK-led fighter jet development programme, months after pulling out of a joint French project.
US ICE releases Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh from custody
Award-winning filmmaker, detained last month, is released on bond with next hearing set for October 27, campaign says.