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French Cup: Marseille thrash Bayeux (9-0) and will face Rennes
Olympique de Marseille easily defeated Bayeux (9-0) in French cup round of 32. They will face Rennes in the round of 16.
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Venezuela frees several Americans from prison, US official says
Venezuela on Tuesday began freeing jailed Americans, a US official said, praising the interim leadership after Washington’s ouster of ex-president Nicolas Maduro. The official gave no immediate details on how many were freed or their identities, only that more than one American detainee had been released.
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2025 was third hottest year on record, climate experts see no relief in 2026
The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past 11 years were the warmest on record, with temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels on average.
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Live: Iran says US seeking 'pretext for military intervention'
Iran's government on Tuesday accused the United States of seeking to manufacture a pretext for military intervention, after US President Donald Trump threatened "strong action" over the deadly crackdown on mass protests. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
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Myanmar says Rohingya genocide case at world court is 'flawed and unfounded'
Myanmar’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its treatment of the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority was “flawed and unfounded”. The court began three weeks of hearings on Monday on allegations brought by The Gambia over a 2017 military crackdown.
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US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955, months before Rosa Parks, has died aged 86, her foundation said on Tuesday. Colvin was 15 at the time. Her foundation said she left a legacy of courage that helped change American history.
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Hungary sets April 12 election date as Orbán faces tough challenge
Hungary's parliamentary election will take place on April 12, with the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expected to face his toughest challenge in 16 years. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
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'Very little evidence of mass organisation by protesters' to take over Iran government, analyst says
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Arang Keshavarzian, Author and Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, says that 'there's so few good options for Iranians at this current juncture that [Reza Pahlavi] is the only concrete name that can come to the fore' adding that 'important democratic figures in Iran don't have the organisational capacity to come together to build a big coalition'.
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Trump praises "low" inflation data, doubles down on rate cut demands
US President Donald Trump says inflation in the country is low enough for Fed chair Jerome Powell to deliver "a big, beautiful cut" to interest rates. US consumer prices rose 2.7% in December, still significantly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Meanwhile, the heads of global central banks came together in support of Powell, after the Justice Department's criminal investigation against him raised concern over the Fed's independence.
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Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election
In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also, Ghana gains over 500 new citizens as the latest eager cohort of diasporic visitors celebrate their heritage in a naturalization ceremony in Accra. And, in Senegal, fans of the Lions of Teranga are ramping up for the semi-final match against Egypt, not least when it comes to selling merch.