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New housing rights events scheduled Saturday in Spain

New demonstrations for the right to housing are planned Saturday, October 3 in Madrid and other cities in Spain, following the MPs' rejection of two texts pushed by the executive of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to further protect tenants. This new setback for the head of government revives questions about the end of the legislature, scheduled for 2027, and possible early elections. The point with Nicolas Klein, associate professor of Spanish and specialist of Spain. He was the guest of France 24.

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Midterms 2026, the recap: Democrats play moderation, Donald Trump goes on a campaign

The last straight line of the Midterm campaign has begun! Strategy, candidates, polls... Every week, France 24 takes stock of what to remember. On Thursday, Donald Trump began a major round of meetings to support Republican candidates. But not everyone in his party is happy. Polls are increasingly in favour of Democrats, who are trying to remain moderate in response to accusations of extremism by their rivals.

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No fairytale return for Zidane as Italy hold France at the Stade de France

The Stade de France was filled to capacity as the new French national team manager, Zinedine Zidane, prepared to make his home debut. The very side against whom he had ended his playing career in 2006 was once again the opponent he faced. Despite Michael Olise’s splendid free kick, the French were quickly overpowered by a clinical Italian side.

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"Goodbye my Russia": a historian looking for his father and a beloved country

Nicolas Werth, a specialist in the history of the USSR, gives himself in a personal book entitled "Goodbye my Russia". The president of the association Mémorial France confronts his path, that of a historian who was hit by the Russian invasion in Ukraine, and that of his father, also a historian, who committed suicide the day after the crash in the spring of Prague.

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"Kevlar Costard": 39 media editors condemn Le Pen's statement against Mediapart

The companies of editors and journalists of some 40 French media, including France 24 and RFI, published on Friday a forum condemning the recent statements of the presidential candidate of the Rassemblement national Marine Le Pen concerning the investigation site Mediapart. They denounce "violent attempts at intimidation" against press freedom, which they consider "particularly disturbing for the right to information to which the population of a democratic country can claim".

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French media respond to M. Le Pen’s ‘Kevlar suit’ comments against investigative outlet

The editorial committees of 39 French media outlets, including FRANCE 24 and RFI, on Friday released a joint statement condemning National Rally (RN) party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s recent comments targeting investigative outlet Médiapart as “violent attempts at intimidation” against press freedom in France, qualifying them as “particularly worrying for the right to information" that citizens of a democracy "are entitled to expect”.

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No, the national police didn't drop a dog off on high school students in Lille.

On the basis of a video circulating on social networks, the national police were accused of dropping a dog on the students who had organized on Tuesday the blockade of César Baggio high school in Lille. However, according to the journalists covering the event, the dog visible in the video did not belong to the police.

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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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High schools blocked: student unions call for further mobilization

Received from the Ministry of Education as part of the high school mobilization, student unions welcome the resumption of the dialogue, while regretting that many demands remain unanswered. Calls to continue the movement next week are already being made, as France 24 journalist Marie Schuster explains.