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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned recent riots and looting across major cities, asserting that those responsible for the unrest will be held accountable. He urged politicians to reject violence and highlighted the distinction between peaceful protests and chaotic actions amid heightened tensions ahead of next year’s presidential election.
Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, following his discharge from hospital after lung surgery for a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The Pontiff expressed gratitude to supporters and doctors, indicating he will gradually resume activities, including a planned trip to Latin America in November.
French President Macron pledged to hold accountable all individuals who incited recent chaos, reinforcing the commitment to justice for the crimes committed. Prime Minister Lecornu highlighted the unsustainability of using limited public funds to address the ongoing damage caused by vandalism.
Ukraine war: Countdown has begun to end of Putin as Russian president, say Kyiv officials…
The final work by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has fetched EUR86 million at auction setting a new record for the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe.
While the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic has ended, now the World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on how to transition back to normal.
Generative AI has led to an increase in websites producing low-quality or fake content – and major brands’ advertising budgets may be funding them.
The death toll has risen to eight from Russia’s attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s emergency services said on Wednesday, adding that 56 people were injured. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble of the destroyed building, emergency officials added. A FRANCE 24 journalist who was in the restaurant when the strike hit was not injured. Read our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
The EU will take the next crucial step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists.
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