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United States: Texas. Ghost of arrest and deportation

Emigration has re-emerged President Donald Trump ' s management priorities, with tighter arrests and deportations. About 60 thousand migrants are currently behind bars, in a record number of candidates to rise with Congress allocating $45 billion to expand the detention network. How do these detainees live? And why end up with thousands of children behind bars, too? Field investigation of Franç24 from the heart of the immigration detention system in Texas.

Infantino maintains support: will the strategy of its opponents change?

FIFA President Gianni Infantino would have the necessary votes to seek re-election in March 2027, despite the disputes surrounding his administration. According to Reuters, sources close to the talks point out that their opponents could change their strategy and focus on limiting or redistributing the powers of the presidency. What options does the opposition have and how could the power structure change within FIFA?

Direct Paris and Macron's order to protect critical facilities from "Russian hybrid attacks"

The war in Ukraine and the closure of the Ormuz Strait for the war in Iran have direct consequences in France. President Emmanuel Macron met with the Welsh political leaders and then addressed the press to announce that he gave the order to protect the critical infrastructure and facilities of the country's defence industry from "Russian hybrid attacks." The president also stated that the fuel crisis in the country is not linked to any Government decision. Our journalist Erika Olavarría has added information.

Cameroon: eight femicides in eight days, associations mobilize

In Cameroon, August was particularly deadly for women: 8 femicides in 8 days, and about 60 recorded since January. In June, the government launched alert lines. But complaints of domestic violence rarely lead to a conviction in the country.

Football: the new Blues player will give everything to keep them winning

Zinédine Zidane will present this Friday, September 18 at 6:00 p.m., the list of players who will be playing League of Nations matches in the next two weeks. First meeting on September 25 against Turkey where Kylian Mbappé's Blues, semi-finalists of the last World Championship, will start a new cycle with the nickname Zizou at their head, whose first release as a breeder will be highly screened.

United States: sale of 48 aircraft for €24.3 billion to Saudi Arabia

On Thursday, September 17, the US government approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, a huge contract that comes into conflict in the Middle East. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.

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France: Emmanuel Macron says "Russian threat has intensified"

Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday 18 September that he had asked the French government to "prepare a plan to protect our critical infrastructures" in the face of the Russian "hybrid" attacks, which will not remain "not without answers" from Europeans. The "nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe changes", warned the French president after having received in the Elysée the party leaders and candidates in the presidential election of 2027.

Russia: EU denounces elections held in a climate of "systematic repression"

The parliamentary elections start this Friday 18 September in Russia. The European Union has denounced elections taking place in a climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" while a body of Russian opponents to the Council of Europe has called the election "simulacre". The details of Éléna Volochine, journalist and former correspondent France 24 in Moscow.

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Macron addresses energy crisis, warns of 'hybrid attacks'

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would convene a G7 meeting dedicated to energy in the weeks to come as fuel prices soar amid the US-Iran war. Speaking to the press after a meeting with party leaders over the energy crisis and international security, Macron also said he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from increasing Russian "hybrid attacks".