Bereaved families will not face tax bill over pension delays under new rules
Campaigners had warned some families could face an unfair financial penalty because of delays which were not their fault.
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Why is Donald Trump avoiding the Epstein case at all costs?
The midterm elections campaign is in full swing in the United States, but Donald Trump is doing his utmost to avoid one subject: the Epstein Files. On January 30, the US Department of Justice published the court records relating to the Epstein case. At FRANCE 24, two of our journalists, Samia Metheni and Ava Luquet, delve into the 3 million documents to understand how Epstein's network operated. What did they find looking through the documents and what impact do they still have on Trump? Ava Luquet answered François Picard's questions.
Trump and Obama trade barbs in closing week of US midterm election
Neither man is on the ballot but Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail on Wednesday, with less than a week to go before congressional races that could shift the balance of power in Washington. Thirty-five of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are being contested next Tuesday. Nonpartisan analysts generally favor Democrats' chances of capturing a majority in the House, with the contest for the Senate seen as very close.
Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
Wednesday's deadly train crash has dealt a serious blow to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s campaign. The accident in Toledo province killed 69 people and came just nine months after another deadly crash on the same line, leading to accusations from experts and the public of underinvestment in railway infrastructure under Sanchez's government after years of rapid network expansion.
As US midterms approach, farmers decide what to plant and how to vote
In Arkansas, rising costs spurred farmer Hallie Shoffner’s long-shot Senate campaign. Will farmers back her?
Direct-Israeli elections: Hertsog calls for the inviolability of the voices of the Arabs of Israel and Mansour Abbas denying accusations
Israeli President Isaac Hertzog Algiers urged that the entire Arab society in Israel should not be challenged impartially because of the investigation of suspicions of corruption related to the receipt by Arab parties of foreign funding to influence the results of the elections. For his part, the Chairman of the Consolidated Arab List, Mansour Abbas, denied false accusations: " The list has nothing to do with false accusations, according to Israeli media. Continue our direct coverage.
A new investigation confusing the electoral landscape in Israel. And Netanya bets on the timer.
While the profiles of Israel ' s political alliances were moving towards greater clarity as votes continued, the decision to open a security investigation on suspicions of external interference in the elections reshaped the papers. An investigation that may prolong Arab parties and further complicate the negotiations for the formation of the future Government, at a time when observers consider that prolonging the political scene may give Benjamin Netanyahu an additional opportunity to manoeuvre and gain time in the race to form the Government coalition.
McRon is attacking extremist rhetoric to the extreme right and warning from the hate bill.
French President Emmanuel McCrone said that we know them as a national assembly and close to their thoughts, they exercise some kind of freedom from restrictions in expressing their opinion of what can be called ordinary racism, seeing today both in dialogue programmes and in practising statements, which were in the past causing much stronger reactions, so I see there is no commitment to the controls of speech that are far from violence that are observed by some in an anti-semitism and by others.
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In Albania, rural youth are campaigning to solve local environmental problems
Their phones and creativity are enough when they have a clear purpose and guidance.
DRC: C64 opposition coalition meets in Rome, calls for inclusive dialogue
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition coalition, C64, met in Rome on Tuesday. Under pressure to respond to Joseph Kabila’s rebellion, its five leaders addressed the situation in the country from the Italian capital. They condemned any seizure of power by force and called for inclusive dialogue. FRANCE 24’s Emmet Livingston reports.
Putin seeks to expand ties with African countries at Russia-Africa summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. The Russia-Africa summit marks a renewed Kremlin effort to bolster ties with a continent of nearly 1.6 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage.
In Israel, Netanyahu camp attacks Arab parties after their historic breakthrough
Benjamin Netanyahu's camp increased its attacks on Israeli Arab parties on Thursday, on the way to obtaining a high number of seats in the Knesset after Tuesday's parliamentary elections. He accuses them of having received funds from abroad. President Isaac Herzog called on him not to stigmatize the entire Israeli Arab vote.
The megadonors financing the US midterms to influence policy
Who are the groups funding the US midterm campaigns and what are they hoping to influence?
USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push
Just five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama came to Georgia in a show of support to Senator Jon Ossoff in tthe midterm elections. Obama commented on the reaction of Trump's administration to a joke he had made the day before. "He was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments", Obama said. "They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke." As the election is getting closer, polls point to a possible Democratic majority in the House.
US 2026: Georgia’s African Americans mobilise for the midterms
This is one of the key states in the US midterms. In Georgia, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff’s seat is on the line – and with it, perhaps, the Senate majority. African Americans, who make up around a third of Georgia’s electorate, are being urged to vote early.
Spain's train crash kills 69 people: What exactly happened?
In Spain, the deadly train accident that killed 69 people and injured scores has once again brought national railway safety under the spotlight. Spain’s transport minister reported an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to one of Europe's deadliest train disasters this century.
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Israelis await final election results as difficult choices lie ahead
Israelis awaited the final election results on Thursday to confirm what appeared to be taking shape: neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies nor the array of parties seeking to oust him seemed likely to secure a majority of seats in parliament. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.
Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash kills 69
Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network ahead of a national election. Three days of mourning have begun in the country.
South Korean prosecutors press for death sentence in Yoon martial law case
Former president faces renewed death penalty demand as he appeals life sentence for insurrection.
The flight of Flávio Bolsonaro nude an ideological alignment with Trump that prevails over international law in Latin America
The governments of Argentina and Ecuador collaborated to get the candidate out of Brazil by making the most of Brazilian law.