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In the streets of Paris, the faithful and curious gathered in the afternoon of September 25, all over the course of the papamobile which Pope Leo XIV will draw towards Notre Dame Cathedral.
Crowds have already begun gathering outside Notre-Dame Cathedral as Pope Leo XIV prepares for one of the highlights of his Paris visit. Before heading to the cathedral, the pontiff is expected to deliver another speech at UNESCO headquarters, where he is set to address global challenges including peace, culture and international cooperation, as FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin explains.
Following the interventions of Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis, on Friday, September 25, he left L'Élysée to join the apostolic nunciature in the 16th arrondissement, before going to UNESCO to deliver an address and to continue his Parisian journey, particularly to Notre-Dame.
Paris is making final preparations for Pope Leo XIV's first official visit to the French capital in 18 years, with volunteers welcoming crowds ahead of his four-day trip. His programme includes meetings with President Emmanuel Macron and UNESCO, a popemobile procession, a prayer service at Notre-Dame, a youth vigil at the Stade de France, and a mass at Place de la Concorde expected to draw up to one million people before he continues to Lourdes and Metz.
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Initially estimated at 12 million euros, the cost of the Pope's visit was finally increased to 27 million euros, in the face of the enthusiasm generated by his arrival in France. But who pays for this religious visit to a secular country? Our journalist Héloïse Mélan explains everything.
The polling stations closed in Germany, where two regional elections were held on Sunday, 20 September. Our correspondent Caroline du Bled evokes the first results with us, and Antoine Mariotti analyses them.
The voting operations in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (north-east) must take place until 18:00 (16:00 GMT), when the first estimates must be published. Our correspondent Caroline Du Bled is in front of the polling stations.
The trial of six French nationals accused of membership of the Islamic State organization began on Sunday, 20 September, in Baghdad. Our correspondent Marie-Charlotte Rupie tells us more.
The Russian authorities announced on Sunday 20 September that Moscow and its region had been targeted during the night of hundreds of Ukrainian drones, who killed two, on the third and last day of the parliamentary elections in the country. Our correspondent in Ukraine Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
In Mali, the results of the attack carried out on 10 September 2026 by the Jihadists of the Janim, linked to al-Qaeda, against the army camp in Dioura, in the Mopti region, increased. According to several sources, at least 100 Malian military personnel were killed, twice as many as the first field estimates. Dozens of other soldiers were taken prisoner by the jihadists. Our correspondent Serge Daniel tells us more.
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