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Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.
The Israeli filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "NAZA", which uses anonymous military sources to speak about Israel's widespread killing of civilians in Gaza, have been the subject of a wave of threats and intimidation in their home country, one that has even targeted their families. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he intends to introduce legislation aimed at revoking the citizenship of people who "defame IDF soldiers."
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he had ordered measures to shield France's key infrastructure and defence industry sites from increasing Russian hybrid attacks. The announcement came as Macron spoke to the press after meeting in Paris with political party leaders to discuss recent developments in the international situation including the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Watch his press conference in full above.
Russia and Ukraine traded strikes overnight as Russians prepared to vote in parliamentary elections in which the Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power, with the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.
The Administration has problems in recruiting candidates in some areas when it needs to renew short-term templates because 57% of state employees are over 50 years of age
The judge considers that the employee, who reported the case to the Ministry of Science, was "repressed."
The Government of Ayuso publishes the memory of buying the luxury housing that could house the president "occasionally"
A police official said the explosion killed at least 16 people, injuring many more. The attacker targeted a police facility and damaged a mosque at the site. The president blamed the attack on the TTP Pakistani Taliban.
PP leader: "The Executive is not able to maintain public order in a Spanish city" - 124; Migrants who have not achieved a square return to the beaches
The nuisance of carriers and car owners over the high price of fuels is felt worldwide. In European countries such as France and Germany, in Asia with Syria and Pakistan up to Latin America with Guatemala and Bolivia, the cost of petrol has triggered demonstration and pressure on Governments to subsidize the population months after the close of the Ormuz narrow strategy.
Canada thanked the European Union for its invitation to become the first associated country of the bloc and presented the reasons why both are stronger together. In the midst of the tension generated by US President Donald Trump with his duties, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed their intention to bring both economies closer.
During the visit of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed that Canada become the first associate member of the European Union. For the proposal to succeed, it must be approved by each EU member, but the idea already generates discontent in the United States. To understand this, we spoke to Emiliano García Coso, Professor of Law of the European Union and International Law at the Pontifical University Colillas, and political analyst at the # InvitadoDelDiaF24.
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, sent the draft Law on the Defence of National Sovereignty to Congress. The aim is to replace Act No. 26,659, which has been in force since 2011, and to strengthen sanctions for the unauthorized exploitation of remedies in the Malvinas. He extended the details of our correspondent Natalio Coso.
The US President's Government, Donald Trump, demanded in October 2025 the Government of the Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to allow the participation of "political dissidents" in this year's presidential elections, as part of the negotiation on Brazilian export tariffs, as revealed by a local newspaper. In Brazil, tensions are increasing over possible American interference in the elections. Report from our correspondent, Valeria Saccone.
The Peruvian Public Prosecutor & apos; s Office investigates ten students from the Naval Admiral Guise for an alleged sexual rape of a 16-year-old partner. According to the report, the alleged abuse occurred within a school bus when the football team returned from an interlycées championship on September 15. The minor's parents reported the fact to the police. The Ministry of Women assigned a specialized team to provide legal and psychological support to the adolescent. Report from our correspondent, Francisco Zecharias.
The Congress of Bolivia approved the extension of the state of emergency for 90 days, a measure that had been decreed by President Rodrigo Paz. This legal framework restricts the right to protest and allows the mobilization of military personnel to maintain law and order, which is essential to avoid road blocks and to protect the economy, as the Administration insisted. The original decree entered into force on 20 June, after more than 50 days of protests and roadblocks by peasants, indigenous people and other sectors.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordanian King Abdala II met with French President Emmanuel Macron on September 17 in Paris to promote international support for the Lebanese Army in the end of the UN FIFUL mission in southern Lebanon, scheduled for December 2026. Aoun took advantage of the meeting to address with Macron the situation in the south of the country and what Beirut calls continued Israeli "attacks," as well as the state of negotiations between Lebanon, the United States and Israel.
The Government of Venezuela unlocked access to at least 17 websites, while another 188 remain restricted. This decision takes place at the same time as the Office of the Prosecutor announced another measure aimed at safeguarding the presumption of innocence, and coincides with the resumption of dialogue between Chavismo and the opposition. Days ago, the UN had warned that the repressive structures of the state remain undismantled. We talked to César Pérez Vivas, a lawyer, university professor and former governor of the Táchira state.
Images taken by an AFP photographer show American President Donald Trump on board Air Force One, examining a printed copy of the Kennedy Center in which the word "demolished" appears to be read. The photo was taken after the president warned that the performing arts center could be destroyed. Hours later, his administration argued before a court that the compound should be closed due to a "structural deterioration," the last turn in Trump's dispute for linking its name to the building.
The Bolivian Parliament approved the extension of the state of emergency for the next 90 days, a measure originally established by decree of President Rodrigo Paz. The rule allows the Government to mobilize military forces to contain demonstrations. The protests began months ago because of the economic crisis and the discontent of the citizens. Report from our correspondent, Nathalie Iriarte.
