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On Wednesday, France and several left-wing voices denounced the holding of several "neofascist" events this weekend in Paris. Among them, a signing session, scheduled Friday, of the Austrian far right activist Martin Sellner, or a demonstration planned Sunday by the collective Objective Remigration.
Of the 287 candidates competing for the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, awarded in Norway on Friday, there are 79 organisations, NGOs or institutions working in the shadows, while there is an increasing number of conflict zones. The ICC, Save the children, see even the ISS, a preview of the favourites for the most prestigious prize in the world.
The government will transmit its 2027 finance bill to the National Assembly on Thursday, 1 October. Objective 2027: Reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP through two levers: lower expenditure and higher revenue. Among the first avenues mentioned, the freezing of the point of index of the salaries of civil servants, a larger contribution of people to retirement and the removal of "inefficient" tax niches to avoid having to raise taxes in this election year.
According to a report published on Monday by NewsGuard, a US disinformation company, the number of false content usurping the identity of reliable media has exploded by 850% in one year. Of the 15 media most emulated in Russian misinformation operations, eight are French, including Libération, BFM TV or France 24. An epidemic of fake news attributed to Russia by specialists, designed to undermine the confidence of the general public and to deceive AI's tools.
Many young people were present on Friday in the crowd gathered in the streets of Paris to see Pope Leo XIV in his papamobile. Among them, several members of the Anuncio group, which practises evangelization on the street. The objective: to share their faith with those present during this historic visit of the head of the Church.
This is their second meeting in one-to-one since the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. The pope is received this Friday by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée. Among the topics that could be addressed are the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as topics of society such as abortion or the end of life. Natalia Mendoza, a special envoy from France 24, discusses these different dossiers.
Two Länder vote in Germany this 20 September. Among the list leaders, Elif Eralp, who made the rent cap his main battle horse.
Many African leaders were murdered while exercising power. Among the many cases recorded throughout the history of the continent, here is the Top 10 selected by BBC News Africa.
