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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris called the October 7 attacks a "horrible act of terrorism" that brought Palestinians "only destruction", while warning of an "expansionist" Israeli government. He also said that the economic fallout from the Iran war is already "happening", defended doubling his UAE investment despite the regional conflict, and praised Syria's new president.
A Russian attack that reached a public transport bus left at least 12 dead on Thursday in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, and raised the number of civilians killed in two days of bombing to over 40, according to Ukrainian authorities. President Volodímir Zelenski asked his allies to translate the convictions into new military support packages.
Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on Thursday, shortly after both leaders warned of the hybrid threat from Russia. France 24's Nick Holdsworth has the latest from Berlin.
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing in Malaysia for a two-day visit, his first since he became president in April.
Hundreds of people paid tribute to 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who became the symbol of the housing crisis in Spain after his expulsion. His death comes at a time when the protest is intensifying: protestors demand, in particular, a framework for rents and a fight against real estate speculation. Following the rejection of two measures from the government in Parliament, the movement could impose itself as a major issue in the early legislative process of November 29.
The French government will release 10 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic reserves, in order to help stabilize supply in the face of market tensions. This measure is taking place in a context of severe disruptions to the oil market and aims to address the risks of shortages and rising prices that consumers can no longer bear.
In Brazil, political movements are accelerating before the return to the presidential elections scheduled for 25 October. Flavio Bolsnaro is expanding his alliances and mobilizing more votes, while President Lula da Silva rearranges his campaign, with a focus on those who abstain from voting and social files. Between the movements of the two campaigns and student protests in Rio de Janeiro, the gap between the candidates remains limited before the crucial round.
The French newspapers return us to student protests and the French revolution, which changed the face of the Republic in 1789. In Israel, a number of local and foreign newspapers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were accused of ignoring warnings of security threats, addressed to him by both Israeli and Egyptian intelligence and the United Arab Emirates. Israel ' s academies were planning to carry out a series of attacks, killing hundreds of Arab 48. In Germany, accusations of treason against the former head of intelligence and local media that ruled out Russia ' s involvement. The newspapers also addressed the United States President Donald Trump and described him as a land developer whose ideas were not met.
The controversy between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorge Jesus continues, after the long press release published by the attacker on Tuesday. Ronaldo explained his departure from the Portuguese rally and accused his breeder of not keeping his word. The affair made headlines in Portuguese daily newspapers, overshadowing Portugal's four victories in the League of Nations. The press is wondering about his future, while Ronaldo is sure to continue with the Seleçao.
High school students across France launched a fresh day of protests on Thursday, despite government attempts to ease the crisis which has rocked the country for days. But coinciding with a cost of living crisis and apprehensions around upcoming presidential elections, are the protests part of a wider French malaise? France 24’s Douglas Herbert takes a look.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that he would make ten million barrels of diesel available to distributors in France, in a bid to help ease pressure on fuel prices. The diesel, which was purchased before the recent price surge and would be made available at cost price, would "automatically lower prices at the pump by an estimated 12 to 18 cents per litre," he said during a televised address.
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Thursday they had struck Riyadh airport with another ballistic missile as Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in previous Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports earlier this week. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation. That comes as the fighting continues in Yemen.
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris has the details.
The Public Prosecutor & apos; s Office is against admitting the complaint by not seeing "sufficient rational evidence" of a criminal offence
Public Prosecutor's Office moves file on the third day of the pre-election campaign following the PP's request
The high school mobilization continues this Thursday with an "Act IV" and is growing, with new institutions mobilized across France. The high school students continue to bring their demands, ask to be heard, while the meeting with the government Wednesday night did not satisfy. To take stock of the situation, Johan Bodin, journalist of FRANCE 24, is live since the Lycée Turgot, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. In particular, he questions Ethan, a student in BTS, about the demands and program of the day's demonstration.
The defence emphasizes in its appeal that the judgment concluded that it was not proof that it would make his kinship prevail in order to get a position in the Diputación de Badajoz
Thousands of Brazilians participated in the demonstration organized by students ' organizations in Rio de Janeiro, carrying posters written on " No Father, No Son " . This is in protest against the most fortunate candidate in the elections, Vlavio Polsonaro and the possible return of the extreme right to power in Brazil, with the launch of the electoral campaign for the repatriation round.
This Thursday, October 8, is the fourth day of mobilization convened by French secondary and university students to demand more funding and better educational conditions, with the support of several teaching unions. In Nantes there were clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, while in Paris, the police launched tear gas in front of Hélène Boucher. In Marseilles, about 3,900 people marched. The Minister of National Education, Édouard Gefry, plans to receive student representatives this afternoon.
Less than a month before the mid-term elections in the United States, several democratic candidates have multiplied the campaign videos suggesting links between their Republican rivals and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. A pan that never ends haunting President Trump's camp as the election approaches.
