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Today: Iran carries out a wave of arrests and executions in the wake of Tehran’s conflict with Israel. Ukraine says it’s halted Russia’s advance in the northern Sumy region; Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding the president’s resignation; Our More Than A Minute feature today, courtesy of French daily Le Figaro , examines how the introduction of AI is prompting some companies to just...

Gaza mediators are intensifying their ceasefire efforts and in our More Than A Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski looks at how the U.S. success in ending the missile exchanges between Israel and Iran could be extended to the conflict in Gaza. In other news,EU leaders are meeting to discuss tougher sanctions on Russia and our daily quiz question comes from a cave in Poland....

U.S.-brokered Iran-Israel ceasefire is holding into a second day; NATO leaders are set to back Donald Trump’s increased defense spending target; and our daily quiz question is about a social media milestone. Ava Arcoleo guides you through the news. In our More Than A Minute feature today, Philippe Gélie, the foreign editor of French daily Le Figaro, offers his take on President Trump’s unusual app...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a surprise ceasefire between Israel and Iran. And in our More Than A Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski examines how Trump seized an opportunity to attempt to end the war. Israeli forces fire on people waiting in line for aid in Gaza; NATO leaders arrive in The Hague for two-day summit and our daily quiz question is about a killer anim...

Today: Iran threatens retaliation following the U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend. For more on this, in our More Than A Minute feature, French political analyst Pierre Haski looks at how the U.S. intervention in Iran has strengthened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position; a suicide bombing at a Damascus church kills 22; Spain reaches a defense spending deal with NAT...

Russian drones strike Odessa; UK lawmakers are set to vote on a landmark assisted dying bill; and European foreign ministers are meeting. Anne-Sophie Goninet guides you through the top news headlines for Friday, June 20.  Then, in our More Than A Minute , Emma Albright takes us back to the early hours of the Israel-Iran war last week, when videos emerged from neighboring Lebanon and Syria showing...

The conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is giving mixed signals about whether the U.S. will get directly involved in the conflict. In our More Than A Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski examines three factors that could weigh in Trump’s decision; Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo agree on a draft peace deal tha...

The Israel-Iran conflict has been going on now for six days; the G7 summit ends without joint statements on Ukraine and the Middle East and in our More Than A Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski looks at the symbols behind Trump’s premature departure from the Summit; former Argentine President Kirchner begins her six-year sentence under house arrest and our daily quiz quest...

U.S. President Donald Trump departs from the G7 summit in Canada to deal with the conflict in the Middle East and in our More Than A Minute feature today Pierre Haski reflects on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unambiguous goal to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; at least 51 Palestinians are killed in Gaza while waiting for aid trucks; Ukraine’s capital city suff...

The conflict is escalating between Iran and Israel as Tehran launches a major new missile attack on central Israel — for more on this, in our More Than A Minute feature today, France Inter's Pierre Haski looks at whether this conflict could be the demise of the Islamic Regime in Iran; the suspect of Minnesota politician shootings was arrested after a two-day manhunt, the G7 summit opens in Can...

- The world braces as Israel and Iran exchange major military strikes — for more on this, in our More Than A Minute feature today, France Inter's Pierre Haski looks at the timing of Israel’s Operation Rising Lion amid Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the U.S.; - Investigators find one of two black boxes from Thursday’s Air India crash; - And our daily quiz question is about an aquatic salamander’s...

- Iran’s announcement that it will establish a new enrichment facility in a “secure location"; - Protests over immigration raids spread across the U.S.; - A London-bound passenger plane crashes after take-off in India; - Our More Than A Minute feature, courtesy of France Inter 's Pierre Haski, focuses on how a flood of misinformation is influencing the events unfolding in California. - An...

- Dozens more Palestinians are killed in ongoing Gaza aid site shootings; - Austria mourns after school shooting; - Mass arrests in Los Angeles ensue as police enforce a partial overnight curfew amid the recent anti-immigration protests; - In our More than a Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski focuses on unprecedented sanctions from several Western nations against two Israe...

- Russia has fired hundreds of drones and missiles on Kyiv and Odessa overnight in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called “one of the biggest” attacks since the war began in 2022; - Israel is set to deport Gaza aid boat activists, as Israeli gunfire kills 17 near an aid site; - President Trump sends more federal troops to Los Angeles; - In our More Than A Minute feature today, French p...

- Israeli forces capture Gaza humanitarian aid boat; - The U.S. and China hold trade talks; - In our More Than A Minute feature today, French political analyst Pierre Haski warns that Trump’s use of the military to quell domestic conflict risks sparking an authoritarian spiral. - And our daily quiz question is about a concert in Liverpool. ----------- This is ⁠⁠ Six Minutes ⁠⁠ , the seriously inte...

- Russia targets Ukraine in a missile and drone barrage; - Gaza aid group closes all distribution sites after shootings; - Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs; - In today's More Than A Minute feature, Bogota-based daily El Espectador 's Sandra Álvarez takes us to the border between Mexico and the United States to see the impact on migration flows during the early days of the Trump administrat...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time and a Russian strike kills five in Ukraine hours after a Trump-Putin phone call. Bertrand Hauger guides you through the top news headlines for Thursday, June 5. For today’s More Than A Minute feature, Pierre Haski focuses on escalating tensions between the U.S and China after Beijing blocked...

Aid stops in Gaza; Trump doubles steel and aluminum tariffs; and Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei rejects U.S. nuclear proposal. Rebecca Bonthius guides you through the top news headlines for Wednesday, June 4.  For today’s More Than A Minute feature, Pierre Haski talks about Lee Jay-myung, South Korea's new president, as his election comes after a chaotic transitional political period. His piec...

This is 6 Minutes, the seriously international daily newscast — it's Tuesday, June 3. Let Anne-Sophie Goninet and Emma Albright guide you through the news. Today: Russia sets out punitive terms during peace talks with Ukraine; South Koreans vote to elect a new president; Our More Than A Minute feature explores the smuggling of cigarettes and hookah tobacco into Gaza; and our daily quiz questio...

Israel denies responsibility for killings at Gaza aid site; Ukraine launched drone attacks deep inside Russia; and the Polish presidential election yields an unanticipated outcome. Bertrand Hauger guides you through the top news headlines for Monday, June 2. Then our More Than A Minute feature then looks at what are known as “Ultra-processed foods.” Finally, our quiz question comes to us from the...

Hamas says proposed U.S. Gaza ceasefire plan fails to meet demands; U.S. warns Russia it should accept Ukraine ceasefire deal; and Trump’s tariffs to remain in effect for now, appeals court says. Emma Albright guides you through the top news headlines for Friday, May 30.  Then, in More Than A Minute , Le Figaro’s Philippe Gelie looks at the broader dynamics going on between Donald Trump, Vladimir...

U.S. court blocks Trump tariffs; 37 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, settlements approved in West Bank; and the U.S. will “aggressively” pull visas of Chinese students, says Marco Rubio. Jacob Shropshire guides you through the top news headlines for Thursday, May 29.  Then, in More Than A Minute , Hagar Farouk presents a piece from Lebanon-based Arabic media Daraj about Fadel Chaker, a figure...

Deaths reported in storming of U.S.-Israel aid distribution site in Gaza; Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia; and Global temperatures to reach more than 1.5 °C of warming this decade. Jacob Shropshire guides you through the top news headlines for Wednesday, May 28.  Then, in More Than A Minute , Anne-Sophie Goninet presents a piece from French daily Le Figaro about how French anthropologist R...

Hamas agrees to a Gaza ceasefire, but Israel rejects offer; Germany lifts restrictions on Kyiv for firing long-range missiles; and North Korea says U.S. “Golden Dome” risks “space nuclear war.” Bertrand Hauger guides you through the top news headlines for Tuesday, May 27.  Then, in More Than A Minute , Anne-Sophie Goninet presents a piece from Beirut-based independent media Daraj on how militant g...

Airstrikes in Gaza kill 52, including dozens at school shelter; Trump rebukes Putin after attacks on Ukraine; and U.S. tariffs on EU delayed for dealmaking until July. Jacob Shropshire guides you through the top news headlines for Monday, May 26.  Then, in More Than A Minute , Emma Albright presents a piece from Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza on how the Russian economy is falling into a trap that Na...