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The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.

Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. Coalition negotiations are expected to follow soon after, with no party forecast to secure an overall majority. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondant in Bangkok, Tommy Walker.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing scrutiny as tensions rise within his own party. The controversy stems from the Epstein Files, which have put a spotlight on his former US ambassador pick, Peter Mandelson, who resigned last September amid leaked emails linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and now faces a criminal investigation, which he denies. Starmer’s judgement is under the microscope, and the fallout has claimed his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who resigned, taking responsibility for the appointment. France 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by Denis MacShane, former Minister of State for Europe under Tony Blair, to discuss the implications for Starmer and the wider political scene.

A Russian citizen has been detained in Dubai over the shooting of a general in Moscow.

New York's state legislature is set to consider a pair of bills that would require labels on AI-generated content and would put a three-year pause on new data center construction. The New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (NY FAIR News Act, for short) would require that any news "substantially composed, authored, or […]

The US president and Israel's prime minister will meet on Wednesday in Washington to discuss negotiations with Iran, according to Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.

There's been a surge in people watching such streams on TikTok, but bars say they face sanctions.

Skiing icon Lindsey Vonn fell seconds into her run of the women's downhill just days after sustaining an ACL injury.

A US judge travels more than 4,000 miles after teaching himself Welsh.

Crunch by crunch, US-style fried chicken shops are on the rise on British High Streets, fuelled by an internet craze.

Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.

Hamster Corp.'s new "Console Archives" does what Nintendon't.

An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to six years in jail on charges of “gathering and collusion to commit crimes,” her lawyer said Sunday, adding that she was also banned from leaving the country and ordered into internal exile. The verdict, which can be appealed, comes despite serious health concerns for the prominent human rights activist.

A 'storm train' of consecutive winds and rains battering Spain and Portugal has already forced 11,000 people to flee their homes. 

This V8 hybrid with more than 900 hp replaces the V10 Huracán.

American superstar skier Lindsey Vonn "deserved a better ending" after suffering heartbreak in what could be her final Olympic event as she crashes in the women's downhill competition in Cortina.

Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to step down, with criticism coming from both the opposition and within his own party. The crisis follows the release of the Epstein Files. While Starmer is not implicated, controversy surrounds his choice of US ambassador, Peter Mandelson, who resigned last September over leaked emails linking him to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, and now faces a criminal investigation, which he denies. Questions over Starmer’s judgement have intensified, with his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigning and taking responsibility for the appointment. France 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by James Lyons, former Director of Downing Street Communications under Keir Starmer (2024–2025).

Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research."

A coalition led by current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to clinch a decisive win, an exit poll suggests.

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Continuing revelations from the Epstein Files create challenges for both the Royal Family and the government.

Vote counting is underway in Thailand's early general election, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment. Analysis by Bill Hayton, associate fellow in the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatam House.

Based on the true story of a lawyer who fights to free wrongly convicted men on death row

The political gamble has almost certainly paid off. After less than four months in office, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election that she's now on course to win in a landslide victory. In this edition of Spotlight, we profile the rise of a former heavy metal drummer and self-declared fan of Margaret Thatcher: Sanae Takaichii. France 24's Gavin Lee is joined by Kristi Govella, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations in the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies.