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Surveys show that the measure, which is rejected by 92% of Chileans, has affected the image of the president.
A minute of silence was observed on Tuesday in the National Assembly in tribute to the victims of the racist attack who killed one and wounded five Friday in Trappes and La Verrière. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu accused the left-wing MPs who left the Chamber during the question-and-question session of the government of "recel politician" and "doing the game of the RN".
Marius Schattner, journalist and writer, is our guest. Stéphane Amar is live from Jerusalem.
There is only one week left until the US midterm elections. In Texas, Democratic candidate James Talarico, could win a Senate seat for the first time in decades.
Voting numbers by 6pm local time had exceeded the number of all votes in 2022 elections.
The strengthening of relations between Russia and the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will be at the heart of the third Russia-Africa Summit, to be held in Moscow on 28 and 29 October 2026.
The Israelis have come to the polls on Tuesday at an unprecedented pace for more than half a century to take part in the first general elections since 7 October, a decisive election for Benjamin Netanyahu and the future of their fractured country.
In Brazil, Lula's re-election as president was welcomed with relief by environmentalists, although he remains criticized for his support for oil exploration off the Amazon. After hosting COP30 in Belém in 2025, Lula maintains its goal of ending deforestation by 2030. But in a federal state, and without a majority in Congress, the Brazilian president will have limited room for manoeuvre.
If the French Senate passes this bill, rioters will have to pay for the damage caused during the recent unrest across the country. This "casseurs-payeurs" bill comes in the wake of nationwide violence. This draft law now has an explosive add-on aimed at social media. Senators will vote on whether the government can block platforms that are too slow to act on authorities' reports of dangerous content.
In this edition of Perspective, we try to figure out what happens behind the closed doors of the Chinese Communist Party's plenum meeting. At the heart of the discussions will be President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power. For analysis, we're joined by Jean-François Di Méglio from the Asia Centre think tank.
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered outside a polling station where the leader was voting on Tuesday. This is Israel's first election since the October7, 2023 Hamas attack and is seen as a referendum on Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. Former FRANCE 24 correspondent, Irris Makler, tells us more.
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Details by FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Angela Diffley.
According to the official British government line, the monarch will not offer a formal apology
The relationship between Trump and Lula may have been moderate, but the election result in Brazil was not what the US President expected and there are several issues that could revive the tensions between the two leaders.
Almost 45% of the electorate had voted by 2 p.m., the highest share since such records began in 1973. The highly anticipated vote is expected to be a close-fought contest, and perhaps even a stalemate.
The Israeli Prime Minister is facing a tight vote against former military officer Gadi Eisenkot. These elections, the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars that followed them, are seen as a referendum on Netanyahu.
Polling published on Friday suggests incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu is almost neck-and-neck with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot in the race to become prime minister.
The Israeli Central Elections Commission states that the first results of the Israeli legislative elections after the counting of 77 per cent of the votes indicate that the Prime Minister ' s camp in Benjamin Netanyahu had 54 seats, compared with 49 seats in the Gadi Iznkot camp and 19 seats in the Arab parties. However, observers say that the door is still open to surprises pending the announcement of the final outcome and culminating in the Arab neighbouring States on the coming governance in Israel and the way it is handled.
Stéphane Amar, our Jerusalem correspondent, deciphers the situation.
