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Real Madrid maintained their perfect Champions League record as Federico Valverdeâs stoppage-time strike secured a 3-2 comeback win at AEK Athens on Wednesday. Madrid twice trailed before Valverde scored from long range in the 92nd minute. Liverpoolâs winning start ended with a surprise 3-2 defeat at Fenerbahce in the competition.
Click to read the full story âIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday cited "serious suspicions" around foreign interference in Israel's recent parliamentary elections. He claims foreign countries spent large amounts of money to influence the results, while the largest Arab-Israeli bloc called such accusations "political persecution".
Click to read the full story âShares of Tesla and SpaceX dropped after the Democratic party swept to power in America's midterm elections. Their founder, tech titan Elon Musk, poured over $440 million into Republican candidates and causes, the single biggest campaign donor in the election cycle. But his investment fell flat, as his preferred candidates lost races in Texas, where he has put down roots.
Click to read the full story âDonald Trump could be credited with popularising the term "fake news", but his own presidency has been riddled with numerous false claims, conspiracy theories and misleading content. In this special fact-checking segment, Vedika Bahl examines his Trump's second term: his consistent attacks on political opponents, use of AI-generated images to glorify himself and push political narratives, and what happens when journalists challenge him.
Click to read the full story âFootballer Kylian MbappĂ© sparked a wave of condemnation across China when he implied that Chinese leader Mao Zedong was a dictator. In China, information about this controversy is being censored by Chinese AI chatbots. French footballer Kylian MbappĂ© made a joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong back in mid-October when he appeared on "The Bridge", a French podcast featuring athletes. When the host asked MbappĂ© which image of himself he found the funniest, the player ciâŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. He asked voters to pretend he was on the ballot and they did. Voters across the United States chasing Donald Trump's Republican majorities from both houses of Congress. How big a landslide for the Democrats? Weâll add up final ballot counts and ask if itâs the beginning of the end for a US president, who's broken norms in his secoâŠ
Click to read the full story âUS President Donald Trump said he "had to" go to war in Iran despite a claim from Vice President JD Vance that doing so caused a blue wave of Democratic candidates to oust Republicans from coast to coast in the previous day's midterm elections. Voters gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke to Trump. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. US President Donald Trump backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth âon Wednesday, a day afterâŠ
Click to read the full story âCorruption in government was high on the minds of US voters as they dealt US President Donald Trumpâs party a chastening defeat in midterm elections, toppling Republican strongholds like dominoes and flipping both chambers of Congress. Triumphant Democrats have warned the Trump administration to âlawyer upâ; how they go about tackling alleged graft and abuse of power could shape both their own fortunes and the countryâs politics. One of your browser extensions seems to be blâŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Adam Jentleson, President of the Searchlight Institute and author of Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power, For Jentleson, the Democrats' sweeping midterm victory represents far more than the familiar backlash against an incumbent president. "This is a once-in-a-generation event."âŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. European leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday, November 4, after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating has more.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. US midterms bring a wave of historic firsts as minorities win key races: The first Native American female senator in Minnesota, the first openly gay male senator in New Hampshire, the first Muslim senator in Michigan and the country's first Black female governor in Georgia. FRANCE 24's Elitsa Gadeva has more.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Nikzad on Wednesday attributed Republican losses in the US midterm elections to Washington's war with Iran, telling lawmakers that American efforts to pressure Tehran had failed. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. The US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer talked to the press after the midterm election results. Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living. How will Donald Trump manage to work with them? FRANCE 24's Ophelie Jacobson has more.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Following a resounding Midterm election defeat, Is MAGA Losing Its Grip on the Republican Party? Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Bryan Lanza, Republican strategist and Partner in Mercury's Washington DC office. "The big thing about MAGA was confrontation, in your face," explained Lanza.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Following the US midterms, US President Donald Trump could face a turbulent final two years in office. From budget battles to potential impeachment proceedings, what does the new political balance of power mean for his presidency? FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle breaks it down.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Texas flipped blue following the US midterm elections, marking a historic shift for a state that hasn't been led by Democrats in decades. The legacy of prolonged Republican leadership has left a lasting mark, but as Democrat James Talarico said with this election, 'maybe the best colour for Texas is purple.' FRANCE 24's Texas corrâŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Does an electoral repudiation of Donald Trump also mark the beginning of MAGAâs decline? Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at Empire State University, who describes the Republican defeat as âan absolute and complete repudiationâ of the president. He connects voteâŠ
Click to read the full story âA cyberattack in France targeted three cold stores containing donated blood samples and plasma, authorities said on Wednesday. The incident â which was unsuccessful due to the facilities' alarm systems â is the latest in a series of suspected attacks that have targeted refrigerators in European supermarkets, as well as French cooperative bank, Credit Mutuel Arkea, which was also affected Wednesday. A cyberattack has targeted cold stores housing donated blood supplies in FranâŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. In the US midterm elections, 50 million members of Gen Z were eligible to vote. Young voters gave Democrats the strongest support, with 75% of them voting for the party. This generation will be the biggest voting bloc in the United States in the coming years. FRANCE 24's Ophelie Jacobson has more.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Speaking to Fox News following the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump admitted that inflation was likely one reason Republicans did poorly. Many Americans have been frustrated with how the Iran war has pushed up prices, including at the gasoline pump, especially given that Trump had campaigned for his second term on a plâŠ
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim senator in US history following his midterms victory in Michigan. His victory came despite what he has denounced as racist attacks against him, inlcuding from Donald Trump, which, says FRANCE 24's correspondent Jessica Le Masurier, he rebuffed with a mixture of "humour and hope".
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Donald Trump has sought to shift the blame for the Republicans' defeat at the midterms by claiming that if he had been on the ballot the party would have won. But the "blue wave" that saw Democrats win control of Congress can be traced directly back to Trump's decisions, says France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson.
Click to read the full story âOne of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. The Democrats' victory in the midterm elections have left Donald Trump in a difficult position for the rest of his mandate. The now "blue" House of Representatives will decide the budget, which Trump will have to accept and follow. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle has more.
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