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Epstein case: understanding the scandal that has shaken the world elite

On January 30, 2026, the US Department of Justice published 3 million documents: photos, videos, e-mails, SMS, judicial documents... All related to a man: Jeffrey Epstein. Since then, media around the world have investigated the Epstein files and revealed the breadth of the network and its personalities. Eight months later, what do these revelations reveal about the functioning of Jeffrey Epstein's network? Our journalist Samia Metheni plunged into the documents and analyzes in this video what they teach us about the sexual predator network.

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The writer Yasmina Khadra is the great guest of Let's Talk

"To name an object is to add to the misfortune of this world," said Albert Camus. This is a phrase often quoted by the great guest of Let's Talk, Yasmina Khadra. Since he wrote, he has been keen to tell the tragedies of the contemporary world from his native Algeria to Afghanistan, through Palestine, which is the subject of his latest book, "The Prior of Bethlehem", to the Flammarion editions.

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The El Niño weather phenomenon will intensify until December

Since June, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has been closely monitoring this episode of El Niño, which is already expected to be exceptional in its scale and duration. After peaking in December, this recurrent weather phenomenon, which worsens the consequences of global warming, could last until February 2027.

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Student "wounded by attackers", " gas-sprayed personnel": the government lied?

Since the beginning of the week, the blocking movement of high schools has grown and many images of violence are associated with it. An opportunity for politicians to fight on this issue. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu assured that a student had been attacked. The Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray that staff had been sprinkled with gasoline. Is that true? Decryption in Info Intox with Jules BOITEAU.

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High school mobilization: in the face of overflows, policing in question

Since it expanded, the protest movement of high school students has been rhythmic by many overflows. In reaction, the police presence appears to be massive, and several demonstrators report acts of violence. A tense climate, fuelled by the assimilation of the movement to "urban violence", according to expert Olivier Cahn.

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France: The high school alarm cry

For several days, high school students have been mobilizing to demand more resources and better educational conditions. Claims that many consider legitimate, but which have led to spillovers, particularly in Aubervilliers, where the situation has become very tense. The Minister of Education must meet with teachers' and students' unions. The details of Pauline Godart, journalist in France 24.

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On the run for 20 years, Joseph Kony still "active" within the Lord's Resistance Army

In recent months, the east of the Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia that is notorious for its massacres and abductions of mass children in the 1990s and 2000. Seeked by the International Criminal Court for over 20 years, its head, Joseph Kony, remains unobtainable. How can we explain the resurgence of this group? Interview with Leonie von Braun, ICC Chief of Investigation into the Joseph Kony case.

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Israel: The Qatari financing of Hamas at the heart of a scandal that splatters Netanyahu

An investigation by Radio France's investigation unit highlights the links between Qatari financing of Gaza and Hamas. For several years, Qatar has reportedly transferred millions of dollars to Gaza under the authority of the Israeli government. According to former intelligence officials, some of these funds would have benefited Hamas despite their warnings. After 7 October, these revelations re-launch the accusations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his strategy towards Hamas and the management of his communication during the war in Gaza.

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France: 400 high schools closed after several days of mobilization

In Aubervilliers, Le Corbusier High School, students have been blocking the school for several days, supported by teachers. In particular, they denounce overloaded schedules, too many classes and heating problems. Since this morning, nearly 400 high schools would be closed, with distance courses. The details of Pauline Godart, journalist of France 24.

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Mediapart: prosecuted more than 300 times, sentenced five times

It is a new arm of arms between a political leader and Mediapart: the investigative media published anti-Semitic messages from 2013 to 2015 which it attributes to Jordan Bardella, then a young activist of the National Front. The latter denied and filed a defamation complaint against Mediapart. It's not a first. Since its creation, the online media has been confronted with more than 300 procedures but so far there are only five final criminal convictions.

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Fighting in Ethiopia: What is happening in the Tigray region?

Since 23 September, fighting has resumed in northern Ethiopia. The hostilities broke out after months of tension between the federal government and the rebel authorities of the Tigray Regional State. The details of Constance Daire, East Africa journalist at Africa Intelligence.

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Drones: How war has transformed the Ukrainian weapons industry

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian arms industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. In four and a half years of conflict, the country has become one of the most advanced actors in drones alongside Russia. To the point that some manufacturers would now be able to export their production. However, Ukrainian legislation still hinders these ambitions.

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Blocks of high schools in France: reasons for mobilization

For the past week, high school students from Île-de-France have been mobilising in front of their schools to denounce overcrowded classrooms, the absence of teachers or too heavy jobs. The movement grew on Monday, with 28 secondary schools temporarily blocked in the Parisian agglomeration, and extended to the rest of France with demonstrations in Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Nice and Grenoble.

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Leo XIV: Pope's speech at the Elysée Palace

In the first words of his speech, the pontiff praised the country's historical influence: "For centuries, France has been shining as a cultural, artistic and spiritual beacon. With its cathedral schools, universities and academies, France has helped forge the intelligence of the population, far beyond its borders." Pope Leo XIV also warns against the risk of losing "our humanity in the midst of the "paradis of machines" that invade and condition our daily lives".

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Syria: Israeli army accused of arbitrary arrest and detention

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, more than 200 people have reportedly been arrested by the Israeli army in southern Syria during operations beyond the buffer zone between the two countries. Israel suspects them of "terrorism", witnesses report arbitrary arrests. The arrested persons are then detained under conditions also denounced by those who have been released and their relatives.

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A "energy confining" announced by Macron this Thursday? Executive "formally"

Since the beginning of the week, many publications on social networks claim that restrictions on energy consumption will be announced by Emmanuel Macron during his interview scheduled Thursday night on France 2 and TF1. Contacted by France 24, the Ministère de l'Économie "dementally formally" announced an "energy conflict".

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In Senegal, Senelec promises a quick return to normal after many power cuts

For the past few weeks, Dakar has been reconnecting with power cuts. While in recent years Senegal had managed to solve the overall supply and distribution of electricity, the floods are back in this month of September exasperating the Senegalese as the country goes through a period of heavy heat.

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United States: more than 470 Haitian nationals expelled in three months

The US once again tightens the immigration screw. Since July, more than 470 Haitian nationals have been expelled from the United States, finding themselves in a country where their lives and security are now threatened. The details of Léa Hurel, France 24 correspondent in Bogota.

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Guatemala: First arms delivery since the end of the military embargo

For the first time in nearly half a century, American weapons were delivered to Guatemalan soil on Monday, 21 September. The fourteen thousand modern weapons units worth about five million dollars are a sign of a profound change in the relationship between the two countries. The end of an old 1978 embargo, based on the failure to respect human rights.

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Syria: Investigation into Israeli arbitrary detentions

Since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, southern Syria has become the scene of many Israeli military operations. In a number of villages close to the area of separation between Syria and the Golan Heights, residents told France 24 that they had faced incursions, searches and arrests by Israeli soldiers.