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Hamas and Israel agree to the first stage of a Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel marks two years since the October 7 attacks, Gen Z leads anti-corruption protests in Morrocco, and French guillotine abolitionist Robert Badinter enters the Panthéon. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week’s most striking images.

Louis XIII cognac introduces Art de la Table, its first-ever line of porcelain tableware.Remy Martin As one of the premiere cognac brands on the planet, Louis XIII is hardly out of place on well-appointed dining tables from Paris to Puyang. So perhaps it was inevitable that it would eventually branch out beyond the liquid, into other elements of the fine-dining milieu. That time is now. This month Louis XIII introduces Art de la Table, the first-ever line of tableware in the legendary spirit maker’s 151-year history. The elegant porcelain offerings roll out in two separate collections: “Soil is Our Soul”…

These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a replacement for the nearly 60-year-old Soyuz spacecraft remains elusive. While the United States and China are launching more space missions than ever before, Russia’s once-dominant launch cadence is on a downhill slide. Russia’s access to global markets dried up after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the country’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The fallout from the invasion killed several key space partnership between Russia…

Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, StonehavenHutchinson familyArlene and son Jack pictured with her late husband MarkArlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”.Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he would have wanted.Now Arlene and son Jack, 12, take comfort in the knowledge that Mark has helped transform the lives of others.She said: “He lives on in four people. That can only be a good thing.” Arlene and Jack, who live near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, hope that their story…

It seems like a new Jean-Michel Basquiat fashion collaboration drops online most weeks, from a £20 Uniqlo crew neck T-shirt to a kimono or a sports bra. But more than 35 years since his death in 1988, would the New York artist have been flattered or horrified by the mass marketing of his art?Basquiat’s premature death at 27 means that questions will remain as to whether he would have signed off on things like bathmats on Redbubble or Ligne Bath’s Trumpet candle. How would he, for example, have felt about a Basquiat collaboration with MeUndies underpants – with the tagline:…

Unlike with the women, there appears to be a clear vision (pun intended) of what the men’s match inside WarGames will look like at Survivor Series this year, and it revolves entirely around Seth Rollins and his new dominant stable.The Vision have been running roughshod over the Raw roster since they first formed on Night 1 of WrestleMania 41. They’ve made many enemies in that time, and come Survivor Series, all of them should want revenge.The ongoing drama surrounding Roman Reigns and The Usos all but confirms they’ll be a part of it. If CM Punk and LA Knight are…

Using ultra-fast laser pulses and special cameras, scientists have simulated an optical illusion that appears to defy Einstein’s theory of special relativity.One consequence of special relativity is that fast-moving objects should appear shortened in the direction of motion — a phenomenon known as Lorentz contraction. This effect has been confirmed indirectly in particle accelerator experiments.But in 1959, mathematician Roger Penrose and physicist James Terrell pointed out that an observer with a camera wouldn’t actually see a squashed object at all. Instead, because light from different parts of the object takes different times to reach the camera, it would appear rotated.…

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aid as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. Mohammed Arafat/AP hide caption toggle caption Mohammed Arafat/AP CAIRO — Preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the devastating 2-year-long war. The Israeli defense body in charge of humanitarian aid in Gaza, COGAT, said that the amount of aid entering Gaza Strip is expected…

Alan SmithAlan Smith with his wife and their daughter’s boyfriend on the pier at Castro Urdiales The gothic arches of Santa María de la Asunción crown the hill above the stone harbour where fishermen land their catches of sardines and anchovies.The church in Castro Urdiales, a small seaside town of about 30,000 people in northern Spain, is more than 700 years old. It was the perfect holiday destination for Alan Smith and his family, though he had never heard of it – until he asked ChatGPT.This week a report from the travel association ABTA found an increasing number of people…

Role Model debuts on the late night show performing his viral hit with help from the British pop star, plus another song from his latest album Singer-songwriter Role Model debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest with two songs from the deluxe edition of Kansas Anymore, his second studio album, which he released in February. After an introduction from SNL host Amy Poehler, the 28-year-old Maine native opened with “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out.” In live performances of the indie pop hit, Role Model has often invited a fan, another musician, or some other special guest to play the…