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'It's been killing me!' Celebrity Traitors winners relieved the secret is out
The second series of the hit show reached its finale on Friday, attracting a whopping 11.2 million live viewers.
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The final reveal of the Celebrity Traitors
The second series of BBC One's The Celebrity Traitors reached its climax on Friday, with the 21 original contestants having been reduced to seven before the final.
Business
Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran aimed at restarting direct U.S.-Iran negotiations, source says
Axios reported that Qatari mediators held more than 12 hours of talks in Tehran on Friday to reach a deal to avoid a resumption of American-led attacks on Iran.
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Ukrainian evacuees reunite with family after years trapped in Russia-occupied city
Oleshky residents had been without food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.
Politics
Protesters gather at Poland's Top court
Police in Poland have stepped up security around the country’s Constitutional Tribunal after dozens of protesters gathered on Friday to oppose the government’s suspension of its president, which they say was unlawful. Police say several people were detained after some demonstrators breached the court’s perimeter fence. Charlotte Hughes reports.
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Flavio Bolsonaro posts video, says he fled Brazil due to ‘persecution’
Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video message on social media late Friday to declare he had fled to the US because he was a victim of 'persecution'. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gave no details of how he left the country.
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Selma Blair Apologizes for Plane Incident: ‘I Am So Sorry’
Selma Blair issued a video apology on Friday for the Oct. 11 incident in which she allegedly injured a flight attendant and kicked a nurse after being removed from a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Blair, 54, is facing two state charges of 2nd-degree assault for the alleged attacks on the nurse and […]
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Celebrity Traitors comes to a climax in nail-biting final
The second series of the hit show reached its climax on Friday after attracting 15 million viewers.
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World
UN nature summit approves two key agreements after marathon negotiations
Almost 200 nations approved two agreements on Friday to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, following almost two weeks of negotiations that ran into extra time on the final day.
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Russia’s Novaya Gazeta to cease publication amid Kremlin crackdown
Russia’s most renowned independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, announced on Friday that it was ceasing publication after more than three decades. Known for its courageous investigative journalism, the flagship newspaper said the Kremlin’s crackdown and ban on the media outlet had made it impossible to continue its work.
Business
Why bitcoin held up better after the record Binance hack
Bitcoin was trading down about 4% on Friday afternoon, less than a day after the biggest crypto hack in history.
World
Stranded locals use rare truce to leave Moscow-occupied town in Ukraine
Some residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine ravaged by food and medicine shortages, left on Friday during a rare ceasefire brokered by the United States – due to end on Sunday evening. Ukrainian and Russian officials visited the town together on Friday, delivering aid and marshalling those who wanted to leave.
Sports
From her own Barbie doll to bench - how Ellie Kildunne slipped from Red Roses' XV
Ellie Kildunne has been the Red Roses' figurehead throughout their rise to world champions, so why is she on the bench for Friday night's Test against the USA?
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French crowd gathers for anti-islamophobia rally in Paris suburb after attack
In France, thousands were protesting in the Paris suburb of La Verrière on Friday, a week after a racist terrorist attack killed one person and injured five others. The suspect, identified as Kevin T., admitted he was targeting people based on their appearance or religion and has been transferred to a Paris court. FRANCE 24's Morgan Ayre reports.
World
War in Ukraine: Evacuations under way in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Starving and exhausted residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine, were being evacuated on Friday, October 30, as part of a joint relief operation involving the opposing sides – the first operation of its kind in four years and eight months of war. FRANCE 24’s Ukraine correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
Sports
Set up to fail? Where England's World Cup campaign went wrong
England's men and women endured different types of disappointment at the Rugby League World Cup on Friday - and the inquests have already begun.
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Politics
Spanish transport minister faces calls to quit after deadly train crash
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente faced calls to resign but ruled out stepping down on Friday. This follows Wednesday’s train crash in Toledo province, which killed 69 people. It is the country’s second high-speed rail disaster this year. FRANCE 24 correspondent Sarah Morris reports.
Entertainment
Ex-Traitors players talk tactics and celebrity final predictions
Former contestants share their thoughts on life in the castle ahead of Friday's final.
Politics
Israel elections: Difficult negotiations lie ahead after Netanyahu's bloc lost majority
Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's elections. The main opposition bloc won 48. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Science
Six dead after helicopter crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.