Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect
Fri 10 Oct 2025 13.15 BST
Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six months
Thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun to return home from southern Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops withdrew to an agreed-upon redeployment line – the first time that fighting has stopped in the devastated territory since March.
The Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement, which was approved by the Israeli cabinet on Thursday night and begins the first phase of a US-drafted plan to end the war in Gaza, had been activated at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Friday.
Japan coalition collapse casts doubt on first female PM bid
Richard Connor with AFP, Reuters
Japanese junior coalition party Komeito has quit the government over a funding scandal. The split has thrown doubt on the likelihood of Sanae Takaichi's appointment as Japan's first female prime minister.
Japan's ruling coalition fell apart on Friday when junior partner Komeito withdrew from its long-standing alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The development deals a severe blow to LDP leader Sanae Takaichi's path to the premiership.
Rape and torture in Assad's prisons: Syrian women break their silence
During the brutal 13-year Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad's regime imprisoned women for their real or presumed links to the “terrorist” opposition. Many endured rape, sexual violence, and torture during their incarceration. Here are the testimonies of some former Syrian women prisoners.
Three women who endured rape, sexual violence and torture in Bashar al-Assad’s jails during the 2011- 2024 Syrian civil war agreed to recount their ordeals to FRANCE 24. Since the subject is extremely taboo and could endanger the lives of these women, two of them testified anonymously. The names of “Yasmine” and “Houda” have been changed and certain details omitted to protect their safety.
Warning: Some of the scenes recounted by the victims may be disturbing to readers.
‘Day of ballots and bullets’: Anglophone fears ahead of Cameroon’s election
Cameroonians will elect a new president on Sunday. But in the restive North West and South West regions, many are torn between civic duty and safety concerns.
On the day of Cameroon’s last presidential election in October 2018, then-16-year-old Annie Nsalla* watched from her sitting-room window as Anglophone separatist fighters wreaked havoc in the streets of Bamenda, firing gunshots and threatening voters to deter them from reaching polling stations.
It was the first time an election was taking place since armed conflict erupted in the English-speaking minority North West and South West regions in 2016.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela’s María Corina Machado for keeping ‘the flame of democracy burning’
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María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader driven into hiding since a disputed election last year, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
Machado received the accolade for tirelessly promoting democratic rights in Venezuela and “for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday, announcing the award at a ceremony in Oslo.
Russian fighter jet crashes while attempting to land before drone attack on Kyiv
It crashed in Russia’s western Lipetsk region, about 190 miles from Ukraine's eastern border.
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed while attempting to land in the western Lipetsk region near the border with Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry said.
The aircraft reportedly crashed in an uninhabited area in Lipetsk, which is about 300km (190 miles) from Ukraine's eastern border.
“A MiG-31 aircraft crashed during its landing approach after completing a scheduled training flight,” the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.
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