Europe eyes battle over 'pervert' AI glasses
Calls are growing louder in Europe for action against "pervert" smart glasses after secretly filmed footage of girls and women appeared online -- with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale.
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Children die in a school fire in Bukavu
In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry. And finally, we wonder about the future of African cities. How will they cope with the population boom and climate crisis? A question, the Kenya architecture biennale in Nairobi tried to answer.
Iran-backed Houthis seize near control of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday. The lightning move opens a new front in the Iran war and threatens energy supplies, especially Saudi oil exports, from passing through one of the world's key shipping lanes.
🔴 Live: Saudi shuts East-West oil pipeline after multiple Houthi attacks
Zelensky urges Trump to impose new Russia sanctions 'now', after deadly Ukraine strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to impose new sanctions on Russia over deadly strikes on Ukraine, as Kyiv and Moscow step up attacks and US-led efforts to end the war remain deadlocked.
Can we slowdown AI, and 9/11, who has the right to remember?
In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.
Spotlight
The New York Times reporter Carol Rosenberg is widely regarded as one of the foremost American journalists, if not the foremost, on the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where several alleged suspects in the 9/11 attacks are still being held, including the alleged “architect” of the attacks, alongside three other suspected plotters.
Flavio Bolsonaro probed for corruption as Brazil election tightens
Just weeks before the vote, Brazilian presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign is being rocked by revelations he is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering. The probe centres on financing sought for a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, court documents unsealed on Friday showed.
Elections in Russia: the 1001 tricks to remove inconvenient candidates
The Russian authorities are using dubious claims to disqualify candidates previously cleared to run in the parliamentary election from September 18 to 20. The war in Ukraine is making the Kremlin even more cautious about who is allowed to campaign.
Trump delivers remarks at Pentagon ceremony to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
US President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary by speaking about 9/11 at a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaeda militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign policy and national security.
'Chaos and a sense of doom': Memories of 9/11
Dulcie Leimbach, editor and co-founder of PassBlue, was a journalist in New York working for the New York Times at the time of the September 11 terror attacks. She shared her memories of that day with France 24. "I saw bodies falling from the North Tower," she recalls.
Celine Dion fever hits Paris!
The city of Paris transforms into the "City of Celine" as Celine Dion begins her much-awaited comeback tour. She'll be performing a series of sold-out concerts for the first time since revealing in 2022 that she suffers from stiff-person syndrome. In this special edition, we talk to Oleg Chirita, member of the Red Heads, the biggest international Celine Dion fan club in the world. He tells us why Dion continues to draw a devoted fan following and recalls his personal encounters with the star.
🔴Middle East live: Houthis seize entire Red Sea coast of Yemen
Trump uses 9/11 memorial speech to defend war in Iran
Donald Trump used part of his speech at a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon to defend his administration’s ongoing war in Iran. “On days like 9/11, we learn what a country is truly made of. We’re learning right now what we’re made of,” the president said. “We’re still sending terrorists where they belong – to hell.” France 24’s Fraser Jackson and Philip Turle take a look at his remarks.
'My Feed My Way': Australia takes on the algorithm
Australia, which became the first country to ban social media for minors, is planning to crack down on Big Tech further. The government introduced new legislation to force social media firms to allow users to opt out of algorithms. The proposed laws also aim to strengthen online child protection. Opposition lawmakers say such measures would amount to government censorship.
I'm extremely worried by extremists that win elections in Europe: Luxembourg's PM Luc Frieden
"European strategic autonomy" is a buzz phrase in Brussels and in EU capitals these days. What does it mean for space policy? That was one of the central points that we raised with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, during his visit to Paris for the International Space Summit hosted by the French government on September 9 and 10. Major American aerospace companies were noticeably absent from the summit while the feud between Brussels and the Trump administration continues.
REPLAY: Trump speaks at 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001 attacks and would continue to "fight," as he marked the 25th anniversary in a ceremony at the Pentagon. "Today we renew the sacred oath that we first swore in their names a quarter of a century ago. We will never, ever forget. That's why we fight today," said Trump, who opted to skip commemorations in New York.
REPLAY: Hegseth warns of 'Islamist threat' at 9/11 25th anniversary commemorations
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks at a ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Hegseth used his speech to turn to the ongoing conflict in Iran and sought to connect it to the 2001 attacks on America. ““Our warriors have fought an Islamic theocracy that has wished us death for nearly half a century, that cheered on 9/11, a regime that has sponsored terrorist attacks against Americans for decades, killing thousands, including our comrades in Iraq, in Afghanistan," he said.
A fire destroys part of a migrant camp in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
An apparently accidental fire destroyed about 40 shacks at a migrant camp in Ceuta, local media reported, but caused no injuries, Spanish police told AFP on Friday. The North African enclave saw tens of thousands of migrants arrive from Morocco in late July.
Trump commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump was set to observe Friday’s 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign policy and national security. Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.