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Russian strikes on the city of Zaporijjia in south-eastern Ukraine on Saturday morning resulted in at least eleven deaths, including three children, according to the regional authorities and the Ukrainian police. Follow our direct.
After eight months in space, French astronaut Sophie Adenot left the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday towards Earth, which she joined today. The return trip is announced as an adventure in adventure. Follow his arrival live.
#France: High school mobilization continues. Blockages of high schools and universities began on this fourth day of demonstrations. The Ministers of National Education and Higher Education receive the three main high school organizations during the day. Follow this fourth day of high school mobilization on #France24
In the wake of a massive mobilization, the High School Union and the Student Union are calling for further blockages and processions on Thursday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced Wednesday to suspend the use of deafening grenades in the context of high school demonstrations. According to his ministry, the high school mobilization "is in sharp decline" Wednesday at midday. Follow our direct.
Thousands of high school students began marching on Tuesday in several cities in France during an "Act III" of mobilization to demand means. Confrontations broke out with the police in Strasbourg and Lyon, according to Reuters journalists present on the spot. Follow our direct.
After a week of high school blockages, some 400 to 500 schools are "totally or partially" closed Monday. Several unions call for support for a hard block. A 15-year-old high school student also had his hand torn off during a demonstration in Lens. Follow our direct.
Far right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, appointed by his father to represent the Conservative camp in Brazil's presidency, created the surprise when he came to the lead of the first round on Sunday. In the second round, he will face outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for a fourth term. Relive the election night.
A Russian air attack killed two people in Kiv after a residential building was hit, said the Ukrainian capital authorities on Telegram on Friday. Yesterday, the south bridge over the Dnieper was also targeted, causing fires in the capital. Follow our direct.
According to Ukrainian officials, in early Wednesday Russian strikes resulted in three deaths, including one child, and seven injuries in and around Kiev. The flights were briefly suspended in Poland at the airports of Follow our direct.
More than 170 rallies are planned on Tuesday across France to demand a salary increase of the civil servants and budgetary resources at the level of the missions of the public services. Firefighters, already in the streets of Paris yesterday to denounce "the lack of resources", will be in union processions, while dozens of high schools are blocked. Follow our direct.
Arriving in Metz on Monday, Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech at the Robert Schuman Congress Centre. He felt that one could not speak of Europe without mentioning Christianity, while denouncing the "unnecessary massacres" linked to the return of war on the Old Continent. The day will then give rise to a last tour in papamobile in the midst of thousands of faithful and a Mass at St.Étienne's Cathedral in the presence of Emmanuel Macron. Follow the Pope's final stage in France live.
Third day of visit to France for Pope Leo XIV. Arriving in Lourdes last night, the pontiff presided over Sunday Mass on the Sanctuary Prairie before meeting, at the end of the day, victims of sexual violence in the Church. Follow our direct.
Welcomed by enthusiastic faithful, Pope Leo XIV arrived Friday morning in Paris, the first stage of a four-day visit to France. He landed shortly before 10:00 in Orly, where Emmanuel Macron welcomed him. The head of the Catholic Church will deliver his first speech at the Elysée Palace in the late morning. Follow our direct.
An advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Thursday against an extension of the war "to the Indian Ocean" in case of a further attack by the United States. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be at the centre of this third day of debate at the UN General Assembly, to which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas by videoconference. Follow our direct.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is in New York where he is to speak on Wednesday at the UN rostrum at the organisation's Annual General Assembly. A particularly awaited speech following Donald Trump's announcement of a resumption of dialogue with Tehran. Follow our direct.
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Monday that its forces had hit several targets in Ukraine, including two cargo vessels used for military purposes, a gas distribution station, port infrastructure in Izmaïl and a BDU Logistic company centre in the Kiev region. Follow our direct.
Russia suffered a massive drone attack on Sunday morning, denounced by the authorities as trying to "disturb" the parliamentary elections, the first since the start of the large-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022. These laws, which are also taking place in the territories of Ukraine occupied and annexed by Russia, should unsurprisingly lead to the victory of Vladimir Putin's party. Follow our direct.
The online voting system in Moscow was the target of "powerful" cyber attacks during the night of Friday to Saturday, in the midst of parliamentary elections in Russia, said the President of the Central Electoral Commission, according to state media. This is the first large-scale election in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Follow our direct.
Russian air defence detected 350 Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow in the night on Friday, the first day of the parliamentary and local elections in Russia, said city mayor Sergei Sobianin. Most of the equipment was destroyed on the way, 64 of which were nearing the capital. Follow our direct.
