RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
It was the fourth commercial mission of the Ariane 6 launch system since the long-delayed single-use rockets came into service last year.
The rocket launched into cloudy skies from Europe's spaceport in Kourou on the northeastern coast of South America at 2:01 am local time (0501 GMT).
It was carrying two more satellites of the European Union's Galileo programme, a global navigation satellite system that aims to make the bloc less dependent on the US's Global Positioning System (GPS).
Ap...
This archived item refers to europe's Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
The 34-year-old, who produced a wicketkeeping masterclass during the second Test at Brisbane, showed his prowess with the bat to steer Australia to 326-8 at stumps on day one against England.
It was his third Test century, his first in an Ashes series, and an innings to savour with his friends and family watching.
Carey punched the air and looked to the heavens when he reached the milestone as his wife Eloise sobbed in the stands.
It was the first time Carey had reached three figures sinc...
This archived item refers to carey pays tribute to late father after home Ashes century. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
Bolsonaro, 70, began serving a 27-year prison sentence in November after his conviction for a botched coup bid after his 2022 election loss.
After months of jockeying by his supporters in Congress for some sort of amnesty for the far-right leader, the conservative-controlled lower house last week approved a bill that would significantly reduce sentences for several crimes, including coup d'etat.
This opens up the prospect that Bolsonaro could serve only two years in jail.
Under current r...
This archived item refers to brazil Senate to debate bill to slash Bolsonaro jail term. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
Eurovision organisers announced Monday that 35 countries would take part in the world's biggest live televised music event in May -- the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004.
The number would have been even lower, but for Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova rejoining the glitzy annual extravaganza.
Once the lights go up in Vienna, Eurovision 2026 may look very much like a regular edition.
However, the boycott will cast a shadow over proceedings -- and may remain the biggest talking point.
F...
This archived item refers to eurovision facing fractious 2026 as unity unravels. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
The fist-sized sample drilled from a mountaintop is part of an ambitious international effort to understand why glaciers in Tajikistan have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else.
"If we could learn the mechanism behind the increased volume of ice there, then we may be able to apply that to all the other glaciers around the world," potentially even helping revive them, said Iizuka, a professor at Hokkaido University.
"That may be too ambitious a statement. But I hope our st...
This archived item refers to 'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 17/12/2025
The 38-year-old from Nebraska, who dominated Mexican legend Alvarez in Las Vegas in September to claim the undisputed super middleweight crown, announced his decision in a video posted on social media.
"I'm stepping away from competition, not because I'm done fighting, but because I've won a different type of battle," Crawford said in his retirement message. "The one where you walk away on your own terms."
Crawford, (42-0, 31 knockouts), retires as the reigning WBA, IBF and WBO supermiddle...
This archived item refers to undefeated boxing great Crawford announces retirement. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed opened fire on a Jewish festival at the famed surf beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more, according to authorities.
Among the victims were a 10-year-old girl, two Holocaust survivors, and a married couple shot dead as they tried to thwart the attack.
Father-of-five Eli Schlanger, known as the "Bondi rabbi", will be the first mourned in a service at Chabad of Bondi Synagogue.
Schlanger was a chaplain who served in prisons and hos...
This archived item refers to australia holds first funerals for Bondi Beach attack victims. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
The episode highlights how chatbots often deliver confident yet false responses during fast-developing news events, fueling information chaos as online platforms scale back human fact-checking and content moderation.
The attack during a Jewish festival on Sunday in the beach suburb of Sydney was one of Australia's worst mass shootings, leaving 15 people dead and dozens wounded.
Among the falsehoods Grok circulated was its repeated misidentification of Ahmed al Ahmed, who was widely hailed ...
This archived item refers to grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Between October 2024 and September 2025, temperatures were 1.60 degrees Celsius above the 1991–2020 mean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its annual Arctic Report Card, which draws on data going back to 1900.
Co-author Tom Ballinger of the University of Alaska told AFP it was "certainly alarming" to see such rapid warming over so short a timespan, calling the trend "seemingly unprecedented in recent times and maybe back thousands of years."
The year included the...
This archived item refers to arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
The case stemmed from a violent assault she suffered four years ago with the alleged complicity of a teammate.
In November 2021, Hamraoui was attacked by two masked men after returning from a team dinner in a car with teammate Aminata Diallo.
After Diallo was detained and charged with instigating the attack, Hamraoui was allegedly the victim of bullying by some of PSG's players.
Hamraoui was seeking damages from her former club, alleging a lack of support.
She claimed she was "ostracise...
This archived item refers to hamraoui loses case against PSG over lack of support after attack. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Her brother Hamid Reza Mohammadi, who lives in Norway, told reporters in Paris via video link that she had informed her other brother in Iran in a brief telephone call late on Sunday that police had beaten her with truncheons on her face, head and neck.
Mohammadi, who won the Nobel prize in 2023, was detained along with dozens of activists on Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for the lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
"S...
This archived item refers to iran refusing to allow independent medical examination of Nobel winner: family. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
The rains have flooded tents and makeshift shelters in Gaza, where most of the buildings have been destroyed or damaged by two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said a two-week-old baby named Muhammad Khalil Abu Al-Khair died because of severe hypothermia caused by extreme cold.
The ministry said the baby had been admitted to a hospital two days ago and placed in intensive care, but died on Monday.
Although a ceasefire between Israel and...
This archived item refers to fresh rains flood streets in war-scarred Gaza. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Paul Doyle, 54, sobbed openly in court as victim impact statements were read out, recounting people's permanent injuries and how they had been left scarred, suffering from nightmares and trauma.
"What should have been a day of communal celebration has been instead left as a lasting legacy of fear, injury and loss across this community," Judge Andrew Menary told him.
"Your actions caused horror and devastation on a scale not previously encountered by this court."
Shocking dashcam clips pla...
This archived item refers to man who hit Liverpool parade jailed for over 21 years. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Green was in the first set of players in the auction in Abu Dhabi and his name triggered a bidding war with former champions Kolkata Knight Riders finally signing him for next season for 252 million rupees ($2.77 million).
In rupees, Green surpassed the previous overseas record of 247.5 million rupees paid by Kolkata in the 2024 auction for Mitchell Starc.
The fall of the rupee means Starc's 2024 price was higher in dollars at $2.98 million.
Three-time winners Kolkata also acquired Sri La...
This archived item refers to australia's Green becomes most expensive overseas buy in IPL history. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Using witness testimony, amateur footage and official statements, AFP pieced together a timeline of Sunday's attack that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
Teenage IS supporter
Naveed Akram, 24, first caught the eye of Australia's intelligence agency in 2019, when he was a teenager rubbing shoulders with supporters of the Islamic State group in Sydney.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday two of Naveed's associates were later jailed but he was not considered a serious threat a...
This archived item refers to timeline: How the Bondi Beach mass shooting unfolded. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, who killed 15 people and wounded dozens of others at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, entered the country on November 1 with the southern province of Davao listed as their final destination.
The province on the southern island of Mindanao has a long history of Islamist insurgencies against central government rule.
"Sajid Akram, 50, Indian national, and Naveed Akram, 24, Australian national, arrived in the Philippines together last November 1,...
This archived item refers to bondi Beach suspect visited Philippines on Indian passport. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
The 59-year-old invaded Sha Tin track during the HK$40 million ($5.14 million) Hong Kong Cup on Sunday, but was prevented by racecourse staff from getting into the path of the horses thundering past, which could have caused carnage.
He was holding a banner on which the words "the current committee", "Wang Fuk Court", and "(chief executive) Lee ... (security chief) Chris Tang step down," could be seen.
A blaze engulfed apartment tower blocks at Wang Fuk Court last month, killing at least 16...
This archived item refers to man bailed for fire protest on track at Hong Kong's richest horse race. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
The figures are stark: nearly 1.3 million people are homeless across the 27-nation bloc -- more than the entire population of Brussels.
Over the past 15 years, housing prices have surged by 60 percent, while rents have climbed almost 30 percent, according to Eurostat data.
"For too many Europeans today, home has become a source of anxiety," European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said in a recent speech addressing the challenge.
Responding to a crisis that affects all EU member stat...
This archived item refers to eU to unveil plan to tackle housing crisis. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.
The villages present a paradox: they enable reuse of some of the 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste Vietnam produces each year, and allow employees to earn much-needed wages.
But recycling is done with few regulations, pollutes the environment and threatens the hea...
This archived item refers to 'Waiting to die': the dirty business of recycling in Vietnam. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed opened fire on Jewish crowds thronging the famous beach for Hanukkah on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.
Authorities said the attack was designed to sow panic among the nation's Jews, but have so far given little detail on the gunmen's deeper motivations.
Albanese gave one of the first hints on Tuesday that the pair had been radicalised by an "ideology of hate".
"It would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology," A...
This archived item refers to australia PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach shooters. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 16/12/2025
South Australia state Premier Peter Malinauskas said extra measures would be in place for the Ashes clash that starts on Wednesday, although there was no intelligence pointing to an elevated threat level.
"Given the events that have occurred in Sydney, there will be additional protocols put in place at Adelaide Oval," he said late Monday.
"This is done only as a precautionary measure, but it is appropriate that we are in an increasing sense of alertness just at the moment."
An attack by a...
This archived item refers to security beefed up for Ashes Adelaide Test after Bondi shooting. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
United have lost just once in their last 10 games but Ruben Amorim will be frustrated as more points at home were frittered away despite arguably the best attacking display of his reign in charge.
Amad Diallo and Casemiro gave the hosts a half-time lead either side of Antoine Semenyo's equaliser.
Two Bournemouth goals from Evanilson and Marcus Tavernier in seven minutes at the start of the second period turned the game around.
The Red Devils roared back through a brilliant Bruno Fernandes...
This archived item refers to man Utd blow lead three times in 4-4 Bournemouth thriller. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Each success was distinguished by incisive writing and a deep humanity that wove his work into the fabric of popular culture.
Few filmmakers have matched Reiner's breadth -- or left behind so many lines that endure in memory, quoted everywhere from comedy stages to political podiums.
In the wake of his shocking killing, that legacy has only come into sharper focus, as tributes pour in to a filmmaker whose work blended wit, empathy and moral clarity with rare consistency.
Here are five Rei...
This archived item refers to five Rob Reiner films that rocked, romanced and riveted. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
The Central American country has not yet certified results from the November 30 election in which Nasry Asfura, a 67-year-old right-wing businessman backed by Trump, holds a razor-thin lead.
Salvador Nasralla, a 72-year-old fellow conservative in second place, and outgoing left-wing President Xiomara Castro have alleged tampering.
Castro has accused Trump of election interference and the candidate from her leftist camp, Rixi Moncada, has called for the election to be annulled.
Eladio Loiz...
This archived item refers to observers say Honduran election fair, but urge faster count. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
The archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago, situated just a dozen kilometers from Venezuela at its closest point, is a staunch backer of President Donald Trump's campaign of military and economic pressure on Caracas.
Trinidad's foreign ministry said it had given the green light for US military aircraft to use its airports "in the coming weeks."
The ministry said Washington would use them for "logistical" operations, including "facilitating supply replenishment and routine personnel rotations."...
This archived item refers to uS military to use Trinidad airports, on Venezuela's doorstep. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Richard Knighton's comments came as the UK's new MI6 spy chief said separately that Russia had propelled the globe into an "age of uncertainty".
"The situation is more dangerous than I have known during my career and the response requires more than simply strengthening our armed forces," Knighton said in a speech.
"A new era for defence doesn't just mean our military and government stepping up -- as we are -- it means our whole nation stepping up."
Knighton, chief of the defence staff sin...
This archived item refers to uK defence chief says 'whole nation' must meet global threats. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
The French national league (LNR) investigated the 450,000 euros ($529,121) move due to a breach of the Top 14 salary cap.
Last week, Toulouse faced a disciplinary hearing by the LNR, who run the Top 14 and second-tier Pro D2.
Les Rouge et Noir drop down to second place in the table following the decision, with Pau replacing them in first.
"The disciplinary committee has imposed the following on Toulouse," the LNR said on Monday.
"A two-point deduction in the Top 14 table for the current ...
This archived item refers to toulouse handed two-point deduction for salary cap breach. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Machado previously said she feared for her life during the perilous voyage to receive her Nobel in Oslo.
Norwegian daily Aftenposten said the injury was sustained during a high-risk sea crossing in a small fishing boat battered by high waves.
"The vertebra fracture is confirmed," Machado's spokeswoman Claudia Macero said.
"For the moment, no additional information will be disclosed other than what is in the (Aftenposten) article," she said.
The newspaper reported that Machado had been ex...
This archived item refers to nobel winner Machado suffered vertebra fracture leaving Venezuela. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
Iranian civil society activists including prize-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi meanwhile called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Mohammadi and other campaigners arrested at the ceremony.
There had been no information about her whereabouts or communication with her until late Sunda...
This archived item refers to iran Nobel winner unwell after 'violent' arrest: supporters. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Mohammadi suffered "severe and repeated baton blows to the head and neck" during her arrest and in the call "her physical condition was not good, and she appeared unwell", her foundation said in a statement.
Iranian civil society activists, including prize-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Mohammadi and other campaigners arrested on Friday.
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained after addressing a memorial ceremony in the...
This archived item refers to iran Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi 'unwell' after violent arrest: supporters. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying in recent weeks.
The latest, a drone strike on a United Nations peacekeeping base on Saturday, killed six Bangladeshi troops.
AFP has obtained two rare accounts of daily life in the embattled city, anonymised for safety reasons.
Under a communications blackout, internet use is limited, expensive and monitored by the army authoritie...
This archived item refers to trapped, starving and afraid in besieged Sudan city. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
It is unclear if the walk-out will close the world's most-visited museum, nearly two months after it was victim of an embarrassing daylight heist that saw crown jewels worth $102 million stolen.
"I can't guarantee that the institution will be closed. If they do open the museum, it will only be a partial opening, with a very, very limited route, just to say 'we’re open'," Christian Galani, from the hard-left CGT trade union, told AFP.
He said the strike, just as Paris is gearing up for the...
This archived item refers to louvre trade unions to launch rolling strike. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 15/12/2025
A father-and-son duo opened fire as crowds thronged Australia's famous surf beach for a yearly Jewish celebration on a balmy summer evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.
Confronting tales of heroism and terror trickled out in the hours following Australia's deadliest mass shooting in almost 30 years.
A team of off-duty lifeguards sprinted across the sand to drag children to safety.
"The team ran out under fire to try and clear children from the playground while the gunmen ...
This archived item refers to witnesses tell of courage, panic in wake of Bondi Beach shootings. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 14/12/2025
Pierre Sage's upstarts have been the surprise packages of the season so far in France and entered the weekend top of the pile until PSG's nervy 3-2 victory over lowly Metz on Saturday provisionally returned the Qatari-backed club to the summit of the table.
But Lens once again took over top spot with their sixth consecutive win in the league to move to 37 points, one ahead of PSG, and ensure that they will sit atop the Ligue 1 tree over the winter break.
Former Celtic and Crystal Palace st...
This archived item refers to lens reclaim top spot in Ligue 1 with Nice win. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 14/12/2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the "shocking and distressing" attack, which Australian police are calling a "terrorist" incident, was "beyond comprehension" as assailants fired on a gathering celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned what he called a "very cruel attack on Jews" by "vile terrorists".
King Charles III, head of the 56 countries of the 56-nation Commonwealth, of which Australia is a member, said he was "appalled" by ...
This archived item refers to world leaders express horror, revulsion at Bondi beach shooting. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 14/12/2025
In the other early game, Castres shut out visiting Edinburgh 33-0 in Pool 2.
For Quins, fly-half Marcus Smith sparkled in the London sunshine in Pool 3. His kicks put Caden Murley and Kieran Treadwell in for the first two tries.
In the 31st minute, prop Fin Baxter barged over for a third Quins try in eight minutes. Bayonne hit back with a try by lock Lucas Paulos but, even with flanker Will Evans in the sin bin, Quins struck on the stroke of half time with a try by prop Pedro Delgado.
Af...
This archived item refers to marcus Smith shines as Quins thrash Bayonne. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 14/12/2025
Eleven people were killed and many more rushed to hospital in what Australian police are now calling a "terrorist" attack targeting the city's Jewish community during a celebration of Hanukkah.
One of the shooters was also killed, while another was in critical condition.
Gunfire shattered the late afternoon fun on Bondi, Australia's most famous beach and emblematic of the country's love of sun, sea and good times.
"People were dragging their kids away, there were something like 40 shots. ...
This archived item refers to devastation at Sydney's Bondi beach after deadly shooting. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 13/12/2025
Ndjantou scored his first goal for the club while Mbaye managed two assists, with Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos and substitute Desire Doue adding the other goals for PSG.
"Ndjantou is the surprise of the beginning of the season -- he has this quality of running from deep and making himself available for the ball," said coach Luis Enrique.
"He has the qualities of a midfielder and a forward -- we expect a lot from him."
The coach was also pleased with Mbaye's performance.
"We believe i...
This archived item refers to 'Quality' teens Ndjantou, Mbaye star as PSG beat Metz to go top. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 13/12/2025
Earlier, France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert scored 16 points as holders Bordeaux-Begles hammered the Scarlets 50-21 to maintain their 100 percent start to the Champions Cup season.
In the late game in Glasgow, the Scottish hosts trailed 21-0 at the break with Dupont, who had made just two substitute appearances since suffering a knee injury in March, in full flow.
In driving rain at Scoutstoun, the French side collapsed after the interval to lose their first Champions Cup group game since J...
This archived item refers to glasgow comeback upends Toulouse on Dupont's first start since injury. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.
RFI – Live News EN
• 13/12/2025
In the interview with CBS News talk show "Face the Nation," Machado -- who left Venezuela in a risky escape and was awarded the top prize in Oslo this week -- was asked about the possibility of US military intervention in her country.
"I will welcome more and more pressure so that Maduro understands that he has to go, that his time is over," Machado said.
President Donald Trump's administration has been piling pressure on Venezuela for months with a major naval buildup in the region that h...
This archived item refers to machado urges pressure so Maduro understands 'he has to go'. The source originates from RFI – Live News EN and was published in December 2025.