Pandas and ping-pong: Macron meets Xi in rare visit outside Beijing
Europe • Dec 5, 2025, 4:03 AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to the southwestern city of Chengdu in a gesture highlighting Beijing's focus on Paris as it seeks more economic engagement with the EU. The French president ended his state visit on a lighter note by meeting university students in Southern China while his wife Brigitte Macron went to a research centre for pandas.
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EU leader warns of US interference in Europe's affairs as Russia praises Trump's security vision
Europe • 7:56 PM
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European Council President António Costa on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them. The remarks came in reaction to the Trump administration’s ne
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European allies back Zelensky after Trump criticism
Europe • 7:10 PM
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Ukraine's European allies put on a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday as they expressed scepticism about parts of the US proposal to end the war with Russia. British PM Keir Starmer hosted Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz a
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Antonio Costa says Europe cannot accept US 'threat to interfere'
Europe • 4:34 PM
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European Council president Antonio Costa on Monday rejected any attempt by the United States to meddle in Europe's politics, after Washington published a new security strategy sharply criticising the continent's policies. "What we cannot accept is the th
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Zelensky meets European allies in London after Trump criticism
Europe • 4:29 PM
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Armen Georgian, France24 Europe Editor, gives us his analysis.
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FRANCE 24 launches a major video competition about Europe, open to young people!
Europe • 2:46 PM
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A call for video submissions on the theme of European cohesion and fake news propagated about the EU or the European Parliament. Six prizes are up for grabs and winners will be invited to visit the FRANCE 24 headquarters to attend an awards ceremony at E
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Ukraine: IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus
Europe • 2:40 PM
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The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year.
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Volodymyr Zelensky to meet European allies after Trump criticism
Europe • 11:54 AM
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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies prepared to hold talks in London on Monday, after President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war with Russia.
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Renowned British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 in Bristol
Europe • 11:11 AM
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Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73.
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War in Ukraine: Attacks continue despite diplomacy with the US
Europe • 10:47 AM
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Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency.
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Missing Ukrainians: Researchers use DNA to identify recovered bodies
Europe • 10:05 AM
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Researchers use DNA to identify recovered bodies in Ukraine.
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European allies back Zelensky at London talks after criticism from Trump
Europe • 6:33 AM
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Ukraine's European allies put on a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday as they expressed scepticism about parts of the US proposal to end Russia's nearly four-year invasion. Zelensky stated that Kiev had neither the “legal” nor the “m
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EU tightens migration rules with plan for offshore ‘return hubs’
Europe • 2:53 AM
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EU states backed tougher migration rules on Monday, including plans for “return hubs” outside the bloc, as governments seek to blunt far-right gains. Interior ministers in Brussels will vote on proposals to tighten controls on migrant arrivals and accele
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Trump says Zelensky ‘isn’t ready’ to approve US peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war
Europe • 1:49 AM
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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “a little bit disappointed” that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not engaged with a US proposal to end the war with Russia, after days of talks ended without a breakthrough though Kyiv pledged to
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Ukrainian president Zelensky meets with European allies in London
Europe • 12:43 AM
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Andrew Hilliar gives us his analysis.
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