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The Court of Arbitration for Sport held a hearing in Lausanne on Senegal’s appeal over the decision to award Morocco this year’s Africa Cup, with a final verdict still awaited, France 24 said.

A routine inspection of legally owned firearms turned deadly in Bavaria. Police spent hours negotiating with an armed suspect before storming his home. Follow DW for more.

France 24 says Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro secured third-place finisher Augusto Cury’s endorsement on Thursday, strengthening his position against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula.

The USS Lincoln docked in California on Thursday ending a record deployment of 265 days of uninterrupted time at sea marked by reports of deteriorating conditions onboard.

The United States on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to drug trafficking and firearms charges.

US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth had said that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad and that it would be done “in public.” Hasan’s execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned the incident and urged Donald Trump to end ICE actions in the city. The man was being treated at a nearby hospital, New York police said.

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder still maintains a friendship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Tensions are high between Germany and Russia as the invasion of Ukraine continues.

The men were arrested for breaching a perimeter fence at a UK air base that houses US and NATO intelligence operations. The incident comes after an alleged terror plot at another air base in England was foiled recently.

The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed on December 3.

In recent months, the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested or detained dozens of women for alleged violations of dress codes and for appearing in public without a male guardian.

Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home.

Fifteen years after “The Social Network”, Aaron Sorkin is taking on Facebook again.

Police fired tear gas at protesters in Paris again as students continue to voice grievances about school conditions across France. The education minister has said 3,000 substitute teachers will reach schools soon.

France 24 says French students are pledging to keep taking to the streets despite the prime minister’s Wednesday speech, in which he said the government would come up with a plan.

France 24 reports British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations.

The EU’s diplomatic service, Canada and host nation Lithuania all pulled support from a disinformation event in Vilnius. Amid reports of US pressure, the EU said it was “uncomfortable with the framing” of some panels.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other African states.

Judges at the International Criminal Court said Rodrigo Duterte was fit to understand the charges at his trial, which is set to begin in November. His legal team argued that he suffers from cognitive deficiencies.

A UK court ruled that search warrants for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes were unlawful, France 24 reports. Police who searched his properties in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation agreed the warrants were unlawful.

Huge demonstrations have been held over the last few weeks in Spain over its housing crisis, but the issue is not restricted to Spain.

María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalised.

Two ships have sunk off the coast of Bulgaria and Romania after drone attacks in recent days. Bulgaria has held back on pointing the finger at Russia. What does that mean for security in the Black Sea and the region?

Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera last month and made off with two paintings. The heist follows a string of high-profile robberies from European museums.

Argentina and the UK once fought a war over the Falkland Islands. Now, the multibillion-dollar Sea Lion oil project has reignited old tensions, with Buenos Aires seeking to put a stop to the plans.

Carson won for her “bold and inventive oeuvre.” The decorated poet and essayist is known for her reverence for Latin and Greek classics.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 8: Maricarmen, the evicted Spanish pensioner who became the face of Spain’s housing crisis, dies in hospital.

US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing the couple of conspiring to commit torture.

The United Nations warned that El Nino is set to intensify before peaking in December, with higher temperatures expected across much of the planet, France 24 reported. The UN said it could compound the effects of man-made climate change.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Berlin to launch a new bilateral treaty and hold talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. President Steinmeier is on a state visit to France.

The controversy between Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal coach Jorge Jesus continues, following the lengthy statement released by the forward on Tuesday.

A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed three people and disrupted operations, the rebels said, as Yemen’s conflict continues to escalate beyond its borders.

India’s opposition alliance is gearing up for another day of protests after demonstrating lawmakers were detained for the second time. Meanwhile, India is seeking to repatriate its nationals working in Russian military.

France 24 reports that French Education Minister Édouard Geffray pledged to deploy 3,000 replacement teachers “in the coming days” to address a crisis in French high schools. The move comes as student protests have rocked the sector.

Several explosions were reported on Thursday in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh amid ongoing fighting between the kingdom and Yemen’s Houthis.

Thousands of people joined a student march in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to protest against presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff.

Pike’s lawyers have said she was very aware of Tennessee’s failed execution effort. A judge has ordered state officials to preserve all evidence from the botched execution.

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said on Wednesday.

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said on Wednesday.

Maricarmen ⁠Abascal, the octogenarian woman whose eviction set off housing protests across Spain, has died, a tenants’ union in Madrid has said. Unions are now calling for a nationwide general strike on November 11.

Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to provide “practical measures” to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. Could a new alliance reshape the war against the Houthis in Yemen?

France has suspended the use of stun grenades during its response to student protests, France 24 reports, after a 15-year-old boy lost his hand.

Staff shortages, rats in the corridors, and a university admissions system that feels like a lottery.

France has suspended police use of stun grenades at high school demonstrations, the interior minister announced. The move comes amid growing allegations of police brutality after two weeks of protests, France 24 reports.

Leading German politicians including Chancellor Merz and President Steinmeier called for people to reject antisemitism.

The 1990s are remembered for Britpop and provocative fashion, but beyond the nostalgia, it was a decade of cultural experimentation and social change. Tate Britain’s new exhibition looks past the familiar icons.

A court on Wednesday ordered former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, France 24 reports.

South Sudan’s first general election is set for December 22. Insecurity, political tensions and the failure to begin voter registration have raised doubts over whether a credible poll can be held.

August Hanning has been remanded into pretrial detention after his arrest. The case has prompted calls for transparency when spies leave the government.

Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany’s Social Democrats warn of a “unique breach of taboos.”

France has suspended police use of stun grenades at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent protests, France 24 reports.

The French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation.

France 24 says Paramount Skydance completed its $110-billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a Hollywood heavyweight and giving CEO David Ellison control of one of the world’s largest media groups.

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a 100-year-old chemical mystery, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday.

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries related to the origin of chirality and life’s building blocks.