Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a sweeping crackdown in several cities as part of the government's "My Family is Safe" operations, Turkey's justice minister said. More than 60 people were arrested, according to the state news agency, in raids condemned by human rights groups.

France's far-right veteran candidate Marine Le Pen looks set to lead in the first round of elections next year, as the country's increasingly disillusioned voters seek real change, a poll of more than 13,000 voters has suggested.

The Kremlin said on Monday it would keep striking targets across the "whole" of Ukraine, when asked about a rare drone attack on the Polish border that has rattled Warsaw and its European allies. NATO-member Poland said on Sunday that Russia had hit a railway locomotive inside Ukraine, about two kilometres (one mile) from their shared border, just days after Kyiv said it had hit a crossing at its border with Moldova.

The AI boom that has powered markets and unleashed a flood of investment is showing signs of strain. Calls to slow the development of powerful models fuel doubts over whether the sector's promised profits can justify its staggering costs.

The US-Israel war on Iran has shaken global energy markets and coal is no exception. Countries around the world are turning to the highly polluting source of power in a bid to avoid shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the International Energy Agency, global coal demand is forecast to rise by ​1.2% this year to a record 8.94 billion ‌tonnes. FRANCE 24’s Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe has the details in this edition.

This week arts24 talks to Nigerian Blues Funk Artist Keziah Jones ahead of his Symphonic premier at la Scène Musicale on September 29 as part of Jazz & Musique du Monde season. He tells FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache about his music and about working with arranger Pierre Bertrand. Plus, we take a look at new releases by Beck, Miley Cyrus and Beabadobee.

The EU's top diplomat said Monday that Russian strikes which hit a Warsaw-bound train near Ukraine's border with Poland shortly after top Western figures passed through were meant to "scare" off Kyiv's backers. "It is clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine, from going to Ukraine to show support," foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, urging Kyiv's backers to do "the opposite". France 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

In this edition of Perspective, FRANCE 24’s Stuart Norval speaks to Dan Wang, a China expert whose book ‘Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future’ is a New York Times bestseller. It takes a close look at Chinese life and draws from Wang’s own ten years of living there. Wang says the China and the US are some of the most similar people in the world, as they are both hustlers and take shortcuts.

🇫🇷 French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc #Mélenchon is both highly controversial and a #GenZ favourite. Mélenchon's young supporters express admiration for his promises to stage a "citizen's revolution", redistrubute wealth, fight #climatechange and support #Palestine. The candidate's critics have accused him of complancency towards #Russia and antisemitism. Despite being divisive, recent polls predict that Mélenchon will qualify for the second round of #France's 2027 presidential #election, where he would likely face far-right candidate Marine #LePen. So, why has France's Gen Z mobilised for Mélenchon? 🔴 FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler spoke to young voters to find out.

US President Donald Trump says he is worried about America giving China an edge in the Artificial Intelligence market if too many rules and regulations are put on it. In recent days industry insiders, including top executives at Open AI and Anthropic, have once again sounded the alarm, saying that the way AI is being developed could threaten humanity and calling for more checks to be put in place.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who warned firms to slow down development, branding them "negative" forces. The comments came soon after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns.

The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people now confirmed dead and 5,130 still missing, including around 600 foreign nationals from 35 countries.

The EU's top diplomat said Monday that Russian strikes which hit a Warsaw-bound train near Ukraine's border with Poland shortly after top Western figures passed through were meant to "scare" off Kyiv's backers. France 24's correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg, has the latest.

Russia continues its ramped-up air campaign against Ukraine, launching 453 drones in an overnight blitz. One drone struck 800 metres from a border crossing with Poland prompting the polish military to scramble fighter jets and helicopters.

With Brazil set to hold a Presidential election on October 4th, supporters of both incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and his main opponent Flavio Bolsonaro have been taking to the streets. Polls have the candidates, who are on opposite ends of political spectrum, neck and neck.

Turkish police on Sunday made dozens of arrests in a slew of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists. Authorities said the raids came in the context of the "Decade of the Family" proclaimed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aimed at "protecting our children, the institution of the family and social order".

Sweden's general election remained too close to call early Monday, with nearly 90 percent of votes counted. Four opposition parties led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson held a one-seat parliamentary lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the Sweden Democrats, as both leaders said they were ready to govern.

According to the UN, more than 86,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, following fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis rebels and government forces. Many have fled to refugee camps in government-controlled Aden, while others have headed to neighbouring Djibouti.

The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast and one official conceded a “painful” defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.