US stocks and dollar slump again as Trump attacks Fed chief
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US stocks and the dollar plunged on Moday as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell calling him "a major loser" for not lowering interest rates.
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Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop US federal funding cuts
• 23:30
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Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday to stop billions of dollars in proposed cuts. The suit comes after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine it
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Haiti is nearing the 'point of no return' as gang violence surges, UN says
• 15:40
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Haiti is approaching the "point of no return" as gang violence escalates and the state struggles to respond, the UN warned on Monday. The UN special representative to the Caribbean nation said international aid was urgently needed to prevent further coll
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'Trump deserves better': Papers react to second Yemen group chat leaks
• 10:21
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, April 21: The New York Times reports that US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth sent confidential messages to a second Signal group chat. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking Putin's "ceasefire". Finally, unus
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Pentagon chief Hegseth shared Yemen strike details with family in second Signal chat
• 01:31
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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a military operation against Yemen's Houthis in another Signal group on his personal phone that included his wife, brother and lawyer, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The chat, created during his co
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Sonntag, 20. april 2025
Samstag, 19. april 2025
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and across the US
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Demonstrations against US President Donald Trump and his policies took place across the US on Saturday, with protesters condemning what they described as accelerating attacks on civil liberties and the hollowing out of public institutions.
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US Supreme Court pauses Trump's deportations of Venezuelan migrants
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The US Supreme Court issued a brief order Saturday pausing the deportation of Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas. While US President Donald Trump has justified the mass detention and deportation of migrants under an 18th century wartime law, the Supre
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Freitag, 18. april 2025
'Careful dance between ideology and realpolitik: Meloni walking a tightrope between Europe and US'
• 15:55
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US Vice President JD Vance met with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome ahead of celebrating Easter at the Vatican and a meeting with the pope's right-hand man. Meloni shares far-right views with Vance and President Donald Trump, whom she met i
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'The Trump whisperer': Papers react to Trump's meeting with Meloni
• 11:29
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, 18 April: Papers in Italy discuss Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's visit to the White House. Next, US President Donald Trump escalates his battle with Harvard University and academia in the United States. Also, rising chocolate and
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Meloni in the US: Beyond 'speculation' of an EU rift, Italy sets sights on a 'zero tariff' agreement
• 11:18
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Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni struck an optimistic tone on a potential US-EU tariffs deal as the Italian prime minister launched a charm offensive at the White House. The two far-right leaders shared warm words, with Trump calling Meloni "fantastic." C
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A tale of 'two far-right leaders': Meloni and Trump's relationship with democracy in the 'grey zone'
• 08:56
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Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni hit an optimistic note about a possible US-EU tariffs deal as the far-right Italian prime minister mounted a charm offensive at the White House. Casting herself as the only European who can de-escalate Trump's trade war, M
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'A step forward': France recognises historic injustice against Haiti, 'will Americans do the same'?
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Macron also announced the creation of a joint French-Hait
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'Two hundred years on, 'the legacy of colonialism' remains firmly intact in Haiti and across Africa
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As the global call for slavery reparations reaches a critical juncture, pressure mounts on former colonial powers to confront their historic wrongs. Amid this reckoning, French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to officially acknowledge France’s 200-yea
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US senator meets with wrongfully deported Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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US Senator Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he had been able to meet with 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Van Hollen had earlier been refused access to the notorious
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Donnerstag, 17. april 2025
One million Haitian children face 'critical' food shortage, says UN
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More than one million children in Haiti are suffering critical food shortages due to violence, displacement and limited aid access, UNICEF said Thursday. Nearly 2.9 million children – one in four – face severe food insecurity, per the global hunger monit
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Haiti’s independence ransom: Macron offers ‘truth’, Haitians want reparations
• 18:13
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would investigate the legacy of the “heavy price” Haiti was made to pay for its independence, two centuries after France extracted a crippling indemnity
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Steve Witkoff in Paris: Who's Trump's Mr Fix It?
• 18:13
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Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's Mr Fix it on Gaza, Ukraine and now Iran, is in Paris alongside Marco Rubio. Sticklers for protocol would normally insist that the US Secretary of State is the bill topper of this diplomatic tour … but these aren't normal tim
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'Haiti a stateless society controlled by gangs: UNSC, int'l community failed to act on this tragedy'
• 16:33
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As the global call for slavery reparations reaches a critical juncture, pressure mounts on former colonial powers to confront their historic wrongs. Amid this reckoning, French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to officially acknowledge France’s 200-yea
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Harvard vs Trump: Battle for the classroom
• 15:23
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In this edition we take a look at the latest in the Trump administration's fight against US universities. We find out who, and what, is behind the threat to revoke federal funding to Harvard University. Finally, we discuss how European nations are trying
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Slaveowners obtained redress centuries ago, justice eludes former colonies and descendants of slaves
• 14:27
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As the global call for slavery reparations reaches a critical juncture, pressure mounts on former colonial powers to confront their historic wrongs. Amid this reckoning, French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to officially acknowledge France’s 200-yea
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US shuts down office that fought disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
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The US State Department has shut down its Global Engagement Center, which aimed to counter disinformation from countries including Russia, China and Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed on Wednesday that the centre restricted free speech in th
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California sues to block Trump's tariffs and halt trade war
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California said Wednesday it is suing the US government over President Donald Trump's shifting tariffs, arguing he lacks the authority to impose them. The lawsuit marks the strongest challenge yet to the Trump administration's on-again-off-again tariffs,
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Mittwoch, 16. april 2025
Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold Trump administration in contempt over El Salvador deportations
• 21:32
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A US judge on Wednesday found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for defying orders to halt deportations to an El Salvador prison. Judge James Boasberg warned of potential prosecutions, escalating a clash over presidenti
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Harvard's stance against Trump's 'hurricane of authoritarianism' is inspiring, professor says
• 21:17
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We speak to Alice Jardine, a research professor in studies of women, gender, and sexuality at Harvard University about US President Donald Trump's crackdown on education. She says that the US administration has unleashed a "hurricane of authoritarian att
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Was Blue Origin's all-female rocket launch environmentally sustainable?
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin all-female rocket launch is drawing a wave of criticism, as many are questioning not only the financial, but also the environmental cost of the nearly 11-minute flight into space. Blue Origin says that its only byproduct is water
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'Trump changed game: Democrats don't yet know the rules, only beginning to learn how to compete'
• 08:56
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Former President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that Donald Trump has "taken a hatchet" to Social Security, weighing in on a key issue for millions of Americans. In a rare public appearance since leaving office, the 82-year-old Democrat delivered his remarks a
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Biden blasts Trump 'destruction' in first post-presidency speech
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In his first major speech since leaving office, former US president Joe Biden slammed his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, warning that Trump’s cuts to Social Security risk devastating the lives of millions of retirees who depend on
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US lifts corruption sanctions on top aide to Hungary's Orban
• 02:46
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The US Treasury announced Tuesday that Biden-era sanctions on a high-ranking Hungarian minister for alleged corruption will be lifted, a further sign of rapprochement between Hungarian's nationalist government, led by President Viktor Orban, and his "dea
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Dienstag, 15. april 2025
Arts24 series celebrates Brazil and its culture in a post-Bolsonaro era
• 15:24
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To celebrate the France-Brazil 2025 season and the 200th anniversary of diplomatic ties, FRANCE 24's arts24 presents a three-part series exploring Brazil’s creative forces. Hosted by Eve Jackson, the series examines how music, film, and fashion shape Bra
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg takes the witness stand at landmark US antitrust trial
• 08:44
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Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testified Monday on the first day of an antitrust trial that could force the tech titan to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission has alleged that the social media giant bought the two apps when they wer
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Jury selection to begin in New York for Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial
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The jury selection for the retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is set to begin in New York City on Tuesday, five years after the film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault – a sentence that was overturned
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Harvard sees $2.2 billion in funding frozen after defying Trump demands
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The Trump administration continued its crackdown on US universities on Monday, announcing it had frozen $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University, where pro-Palestinian protests erupted last year. The funding pause came hours after the school rebuff
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Montag, 14. april 2025
Former US diplomat in bid to 'DOGE' the UN
• 21:10
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Former American diplomat Hugh Dugan is leading an effort to "DOGE" the UN. His team is looking into ways to make the global organisation more cost effective. Dugan's proposals come as the UN is already facing a liquidity crisis and more cuts are announce
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Did MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene cash in on Trump's tariff announcements?
• 20:36
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Following US President Donald Trump's tariff turmoil that caused markets to plunge and then rebound after he announced a pause in levies, Democratic lawmakers are calling for investigations accusing the president of market manipulation. Staunch Trump all
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Brazil's Bolsonaro in intensive care after emergency abdominal surgery
• 15:28
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Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro was recovering in intensive care on Monday after he underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday. The marathon 12-hour operation was carried out after Bolsonaro was hospitalised for "u
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Landmark antitrust trial to challenge Meta's social media dominance
• 07:33
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The US Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta begins Monday in Washington, DC. The consumer protection agency alleges that Meta, which already owned Facebook, bought Instagram and WhatsApp in a bid to eliminate
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Jeff Bezos’s rocket blasts into space with all-woman crew including Katy Perry
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The first all-woman space crew since the 1960s blasted off on Monday aboard one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s rockets. The team included singer Katy Perry, US entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez, TV presenter Gale King, film producer Kerianne Flynn and former N
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El Salvador president says he won’t return wrongly deported man back to US
• 05:31
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Monday he had no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported from the US, suggesting doing so would be like smuggling a "terrorist" into the country, as he met President Donald Trump at the W
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Trump vows tariffs for all, signals China exemptions will be short-lived
• 03:42
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration signalled exemptions on some electronic products largely manufactured in China may not last. The two economic giants remain locked in high-
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Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies
• 01:26
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Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, whose vivid novels explored Latin American despotism, corruption and fanaticism and who once ran for president, has died. The literary giant was 89.
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Ecuador's Noboa wins re-election, leftist rival calls for recount
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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s election as voters backed his tough stance on cartel violence. With 90 percent of votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa led leftist rival Luisa González 56 percent
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Sonntag, 13. april 2025
Ecuador votes in tight presidential race
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Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls for a presidential runoff between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. The election comes amid a surge in drug-related violence that has shaken the once-peaceful nation. Christo
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Global market turmoil, Le Pen supporters rally, deadly Dominican club collapse: The week in pictures
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FRANCE 24 highlights some of the week's top stories in pictures: global markets in turmoil after Donald Trump sparks a trade war with tariffs, Marine Le Pen's supporters gather in Paris to protest her ban from politics, the roof of a crowded Dominican ni
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Ecuador's incumbent president faces off leftist lawyer in election runoff
• 10:33
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Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.
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'We need you to stand up': Senator Bernie Sanders makes surprise appearance at Coachella
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US Senator Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd on Saturday as he made a surprise cameo at the Coachella music festival, telling those gathered to resist what is happening in Washington. "You can turn away and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do th
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Samstag, 12. april 2025
Ecuador chooses its next president as rampant drug violence undercuts the economy
• 21:53
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Ecuadorians head to the polls Sunday in a close presidential run-off pitting incumbent President Daniel Noboa against leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez. The vote comes as the country sees unprecedented cartel violence, due largely to a boom in Colombian cocai
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Trump exempts smartphones, computers from 'reciprocal' tariffs
• 15:09
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The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from new tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a notice published late Friday – softening the blow for US consumers and tech firms as broader trade penalties take effec
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🌟The Bright Side: Giant rodents charm visitors at Florida's Capybara Cafe
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A hit cafe in Florida is letting animal lovers cosy up to capybaras, the internet’s latest obsession. Since opening in October, the venue has welcomed hundreds of visitors eager to pet the gentle rodents – alongside skunks, wallabies and armadillos.
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Freitag, 11. april 2025
🌟The Bright Side: Brazil's Indigenous filmmakers showcase fight for rights
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As thousands of Indigenous people gather for the annual Free Land Camp in Brazil’s capital this week to demand protection for land rights, filmmakers are shining the spotlight on their culture and struggles. By covering issues such as land rights often s
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US judge rules pro-Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
• 20:39
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An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration over his role in Gaza war protests, can be deported, US media and a legal rights group said. Law
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What if no one blinks? Trump tariffs & Beijing brinkmanship, Inside Khartoum, Is Germany 'back'?
• 18:29
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In a week where US President Donald Trump played fast and loose with world markets, his global tariff threats became a reality, with brutal and immediate economic fallout. Dozens of countries reached out to negotiate – or, as Trump described it – begged
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In post-Roe America, women who suffer miscarriages face threat of jail
• 16:52
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Since the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark “Roe v. Wade” ruling in 2022, more and more American women have faced prosecution for miscarriages, accused of carrying out illegal abortions. These prosecutions are based on a legal concept known as “fe
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Library on US-Canadian border embodies growing divide over Trump's policies
• 16:50
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Straddling the US-Canadian border, the Haskell Library has a unique location: it is situated in both the towns of Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont. Until now, an agreement allowed Canadians to use a stretch of pavement on the American side to ac
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Warnings of 'unprecedented' threat to student speech in US
• 15:31
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There is increasing concern at universities in the United States over a crackdown on dissent. Across the nation, there have been reports of student visas being revoked, with some cases tied to the students' pro-Palestinian activism and others where the m
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US senators call for insider-trading probe into Trump's tariff moves
• 14:51
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A group of US senators urged the government's watchdog on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump and some of his allies broke insider-trading laws by buying up stocks as they plummeted on the news of Trump's tariffs before he backtracked on
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The great purge: US federal workers reel from Trump's sweeping cuts
• 13:25
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Since his inauguration for a second term on January 20, US President Donald Trump has been shaking US democracy to its core with his executive orders. By implementing drastic budget cuts, withdrawing from international agreements and ordering massive lay
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Tourist helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, killing all six aboard
• 10:43
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A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot.
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Trump administration ordered to return wrongfully deported Salvadoran migrant to US
• 04:46
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The US Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to release and "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported and interned at El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison among 200 suspected gang members due to an
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Trump promises 'beautiful' result to trade war as market volatility persists
• 03:47
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Despite acknowledging a "transition cost", US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that his trade war on the global economy will end up "a beautiful thing" after he simultaneously paused tariffs on the EU for 90 days and increased those on China t
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