CulturePope Leo XIV has begun an intense four-day tour of France, with stops in Paris, the Catholic shrine at Lourdes and the northeastern city of Metz. Church bells rang nationwide when his charter flight landed at Orly airport, and more than a million people are expected to see him during the visit.
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WorldFox News contributor Mike Pompeo discussed the latest developments in the war with Iran and a proposal from the Iranian regime to end the conflict on Fox & Friends.
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SportsSingapore’s Shanti Pereira won silver in the women’s 100m at the Asian Games, clocking 11.21 seconds—just 0.01 seconds outside her national record. China’s Chen Yujie took gold in an Asian Games record of 11.06 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 11.15 seconds set in 2002.
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CultureParis des Arts travels to Geneva for a special edition, where Valérie Fayolle meets two artists who have made the Swiss city their home. The programme also features young chef Danny Khezzar, who leads the Michelin-starred Bayview restaurant and combines his passions for music and cooking after reaching the 2014 Top Chef final.
World1:48:18Pope Leo XIV visits UNESCO headquarters in Paris and gives an address during his four-day visit to the city, the first papal visit to Paris in 18 years.
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WorldPresident Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife for a lavish White House state dinner. Journalists from three media outlets return to the White House after being barred for several days, while tens of millions of Americans prepare for dangerous weather across the country.
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PoliticsPakistan is facing protests on two fronts. Farmers are continuing demonstrations in the capital on Sep 25, calling for Punjab’s chief minister to resign over what they regard as insufficient government support. Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan also plan a weekend rally in Islamabad. Roads into the capital are barricaded and about 22,000 security personnel have been deployed.
SportsSingapore’s women’s epee team won an Asian Games bronze on Friday after rallying from a large deficit to beat Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals at Aichi Sky Expo. Elle Koh sealed a 42-41 overtime victory. It was the first Asian Games medal for a Singaporean epee team.
WorldPakistan struck 10 sites in Afghanistan as tensions along the border flared again. Islamabad said it was targeting militant hideouts after drones were launched from Afghanistan, but Kabul denied the claim. The escalation is driven by worsening strains between the two neighbors.
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CultureLance Oppenheim’s narrative debut features a masterful performance from Robert Pattinson in a dark media satire about journalism’s blurred line with exploitation. Primetime is a surface-level mood piece that fascinates but occasionally frustrates.
ScienceA Croatian clean-tech company says it recycles about three million kilograms of contaminated solvents each year without producing waste. Its hazardous-chemical recycling process is presented as efficient, safe and economically valuable, and made in Europe.
WorldWorld leaders are gathering in New York to address the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.
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Politics0:37Macron greeted Pope Leo as the pontiff began a brisk four-day stay in France. Leo said he hoped to serve as a “pilgrim of peace” amid wars around the world, while also working to restore confidence in the Catholic Church after abuse scandals.
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WorldTrump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos told FRANCE 24 during the UN General Assembly that both sides in Sudan believe they could achieve a decisive military victory. On Western Sahara, he said no imminent solution is in sight, and rejected Rwanda's accusation of bias over US sanctions, saying they could be easily reversed.
SportsThomas Tuchel faces the media as England prepare for their September 26 Nations League meeting with Spain.
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PoliticsFormer Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has applied to suspend a 15-year prison sentence tied to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal. The request follows a conditional royal pardon granted a week earlier, which allows him to serve the remainder of an earlier sentence under house arrest.
WorldHurricane Polo has made its presence felt along the coast of Mexico’s southwestern state of Colima, where powerful waves hit beaches alongside gusty winds and sudden heavy showers.
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World1:23:05Pope Leo XIV is visiting UNESCO’s headquarters and delivering an address in a live event.
WorldFox News host Bret Baier pressed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian about the regime’s nuclear ambitions during a sit-down interview. Fox & Friends co-hosts reacted to the exchange.
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PoliticsUS President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded a closely watched summit in Washington. Their discussions covered trade, artificial intelligence and global conflicts, but it remains unclear whether they produced anything concrete. Xi also urged Washington to oppose Taiwan independence, a call Taipei swiftly rejected.
TechDoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa discusses the launch of the company’s real-time data service for Hyperliquid on Starting Block. The program also examines the $350 million hack that hit Bitget the previous day.
PoliticsPope Leo spoke with reporters Friday while traveling to France for a four-day visit. Asked by a CNN journalist about the Trump administration’s effort to bar CNN and other reporters from the White House grounds, Leo said the media was welcome on his plane.
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PoliticsMarion Maréchal, an MEP with the European Conservatives and Reformists, says the crisis in Ceuta has not been completely solved. She argues that EU asylum rules are too broad and should be reviewed, while calling for a list of safe countries whose nationals would not have their asylum claims considered.