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Transatlantic military alliance: US has been asking Europe to 'step up' since the 1960's

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Thursday for talks with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian government said. Zelensky's visit comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to protect an eventual Russia

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US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady over Trump tariffs

The US Federal Reserve announced a pause in interest rate cuts, citing increased economic uncertainty exacerbated by President Trump's unpredictable tariff measures. The central bank's decision keeps the key lending rate steady at 4.25 to 4.50 percent as

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'Deplorable': French scientist denied US entry over text messages criticising Trump

French officials have expressed their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry into the United States because immigration officers found text messages containing a "personal opinion" about the Trump administration and its policies on scientific r

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Greenpeace must pay $660 million in damages in Dakota pipeline suit, jury finds

A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The nine-person jury awarded Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsi

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Democracy under threat in US from president who wants to be dictator, human rights lawyer says

Donald Trump's rumbling conflict with the judiciary burst into open confrontation on Tuesday as US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public rebuke of the US president over his call for the impeachment of a federal judge. FRANCE 24's

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JFK assassination files: Were there any 'bombshell' revelations?

The Trump administration has just released over 64,000 pages of declassified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Following the release of these files, many pro-Trump users on social media claim to have found "new"bom

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LGBT Americans settling in Spain amid Trump's DEI crackdown

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more American citizens have been settling in Madrid. Last year, 11,000 of them were registered in the Spanish capital. The trend began during the first Trump mandate and has gathered steam since Donald Trump returned

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Trump mutes Voice of America, makes space for Russian and Chinese influence

US President Donald Trump last week cut funding for international public radio stations Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, which broadcast programmes aligned with “democratic values” to millions of listeners around the world. In their absence, Russi

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Ukraine ceasefire talks: 'Trump doesn't have much leverage to increase pressure on Russia'

As head of the Council representing the EU's member states, EU chief Antonio Costa is tasked with forging unity -- be it on European rearmament or transatlantic relations -- between 27 countries with often divergent histories and goals. With US President

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Tesla attacks surge across US in backlash over Musk's White House role

Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations across the United States have been vandalised in recent weeks amid growing anger against the company's CEO Elon Musk, a key ally of US President Donald Trump. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday the

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'Trump admires Putin & would like to have a political system operating similarly to that of Russia'

Ukraine accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities. Washington was pushing an immediate 30-

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Judge blocks Trump administration order banning transgender people from military

Continuing US federal judges' resistance to President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders, a Washington, D.C. district judge moved to block Trump's ban on transgender people from serving in the military, a seminal component of the president's crusad

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NASA holds press conference after return of stranded astronauts

NASA officials held a press conference on Tuesday evening to address the safe return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after being stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Joel Montalbano l

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NASA 'overjoyed' with return of stranded astronauts, says agency official

NASA's Steve Stich said on Tuesday the aerospace agency was "overjoyed" with the successful return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after technical issues and an abandoned rescue mission left Wilmore and Wilson stranded in space for nine mon

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NASA astronauts safely return home after 9-month ordeal

Science journalist Frédéric Castel joins FRANCE 24 as NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally returned to Earth on Tuesday following a technical problem that left them stranded for nine months on the International Space Station. Wilmore a

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Tuesday, march 18, 2025

NASA astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX capsule after 9-month space marathon

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made a successful splashdown on Tuesday evening, nine months after technical problems with their spacecraft upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission.

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A return to 'might makes right: Turning back 70 years of international rules and norms'

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a critical phone call on Tuesday, speaking for at least an hour and a half on a Ukraine ceasefire plan that could involve forcing Kyiv to cede swathes of territory to Russia. The US president has already made clear he

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'Forty Days in the Jungle': The incredible survival story of four children in the Amazon

Oliver Farry speaks to investigative journalist Mat Youkee whose new book, "Forty Days in the Jungle: Behind the Extraordinary Survival and Rescue of Four Children Lost in the Amazon", tells the incredible story of the four siblings who were discovered i

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Monday, march 17, 2025

Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader

Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and attending his funeral. The 34-year-old Lebanese citizen, who held an

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Canada, Europe planning defence 'without US at the centre' for first time since WWII

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday warned his country must reduce its reliance on the United States and would turn towards its "reliable" European allies instead on his first trip abroad. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Scott Lucas, Profe

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For Canada, overseas allies trump 'bullies': Carney 'reaches out to UK, France & more broadly to EU'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday warned his country must reduce its reliance on the United States and would turn towards its "reliable" European allies instead on his first trip abroad. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the w

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Astronauts finally head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally set to depart for Earth in a SpaceX craft early Tuesday, nine months after technical problems with their spaceshift upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission.

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'Give us back the Statue of Liberty!', French MEP says

The White House on Monday rejected a call by a French MEP for the return of the Statue of Liberty, saying that France would be "speaking German" without US help in World War II. Centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann said at a convention of his Place

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Free speech in Trump's America: Drawing up the battlelines

US President Donald Trump likes to say he's the protector of free speech. Yet, his administration has already threatened Democratic Congress members with investigation for criticising conservatives while withdrawing federal grants that include language i

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Canada’s new PM Carney hails 'reliable allies' after meeting with Macron

On his first foreign visit as Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday before heading to London in a bid to seek alliances as he deals with US President Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereign

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Peruvian farmer takes on German energy giant in landmark climate case

A landmark climate lawsuit opened in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sued German energy giant RWE over the threat posed to his hometown by a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.

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Pacific deep-sea mining interests reveal rare species, and a scramble to name them

As deep-sea mining interests in the Pacific Ocean grow, scientists have discovered several rare and as yet unnamed aquatic species. Campaigners warn that mining in the waters between Hawaii and Mexico will endanger the biodiversity in one of the Earth's

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Trump begins major layoffs at Voice of America, targets US-funded media

The Trump administration initiated mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media on Sunday, signaling a drive to dismantle outlets long seen as crucial for US influence. Following a mass furlough, contractual staff received termination notic

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Sunday, march 16, 2025

US deports hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants despite court order

The Trump administration has deported hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador and Honduras, defying a federal judge's order blocking the removals. Two deportation flights were already airborne when the ruling was issued, officials confirmed on Sunday.

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Thousands rally for Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro as he faces coup charges

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, facing accusations of supporting an attempted coup, declared his re-election ban a "denial of democracy" to supporters in Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro addressed thousands on Copacabana beach, underscoring tensions

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Painting the town green: Crowds fill Boston streets for St Patrick's Day parade

More than a million revellers formed a sea of green as they took to the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday to celebrate the heritage and contributions of those hailing from the Emerald Isle.

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Voice of America staff put on leave as Trump freezes US-funded media outlets

More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two US news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, a day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the media outlets' parent c

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SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to replace stranded NASA astronauts

A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.

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At least 33 dead as tornadoes tear through central and southern US

Violent tornadoes ripped through central and southern parts of the United States on Saturday, flattening homes and flipping trucks as forecasters warned of more severe weather to come over the weekend. The tornadoes killed 12 people in Missouri alone.

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Saturday, march 15, 2025

Several killed as storm rips through southern US, triggering risk of tornadoes

At least 17 people were killed and scores of homes destroyed as wild winds whipped up a giant storm across parts of the US that intensified as it moved into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday and triggered the threat of violent tornadoes i

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Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark

Cuba suffered a massive power outage on March 14 affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark.

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Starship carrying Tesla robot to depart for Mars by end of 2026, Musk says

SpaceX's Starship rocket is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid robot Optimus, the company's founder Elon Musk said Saturday. SpaceX faced a setback this month when its latest test flight of the Starship prototype ende

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S. African ambassador 'no longer welcome' in the US, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States was “no longer welcome” in the country, accusing Ebrahim Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and its president. The rare step mark

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US Senate passes GOP spending bill to avert government shutdown

The US Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after enough Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

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Cuba's fourth blackout in five months continues into a second day

Cuba's first nationwide blackout of 2025 continued into a second day on Saturday, the island's fourth such power outage in five months. The outages come as the island battles its worst economic crisis in 30 years, including widespread shortages of food,

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Friday, march 14, 2025

SpaceX launch paves way for return of astronauts 'stranded' on space station

SpaceX and NASA launched a long-awaited mission to the International Space Station late on Friday, paving the way for the return of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months.

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Former central banker Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s new PM amid barrage of Trump threats

Mark Carney, an experienced former central bank boss, was sworn in on Friday as Canada's new prime minister. Carney, who is replacing Justin Trudeau, has vowed to take a firm stance against US President Donald Trump who has made a series of threats again

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Trump Tower in New York

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators Jewish Voice for Peace took over US President Donald Trump's hotel in New York on Thursday in protest of activist Mahmoud Khalil's arrest, leading to 98 arrests. Khalil, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, was deta

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Thursday, march 13, 2025

Federal judge orders Trump to rehire agency workers laid off in mass firings

In a show of resistance to US President Donald Trump's drastic efforts to reduce the federal workforce, a District Judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rehire probationary workers it had laid off since coming into power. The White House

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'When we hear about the Trump tariff announcement, we shake', EU wine industry lobbyist says

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Ignacio Sánchez Recarte, Secretary Ge

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How to stop the escalation? Trump hits back after EU retaliates against US metal tariffs

Donald Trump has said it many times: "The most beautiful word in the dictionary to me is tariff." But the tariffs that Trump is imposing on businesses across the borders are having a less than beautiful effect. Trump came to power promising prosperity fo

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'Profitable today, unprofitable tomorrow'?: Businesses wary of long-term projects amid trade war

Canada, a neighbor and close ally that is the US' biggest aluminum provider, has announced countermeasures to Trump's metals tariffs and has taken the dispute to the World Trade Organization. Some Canadian retailers have pulled American bourbon from thei

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'Blood Worm Moon' to bathe Americas in rare total lunar eclipse tonight

Stargazers across North and South America will have the chance to witness a red-hued "Blood Moon" also called "Blood Worm Moon" beginning Thursday night, marking the first total lunar eclipse visible on the continents since 2022.

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Trump wielding tariffs 'indiscriminately as a weapon for geopolitical predominance'

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and spirits if the European goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on an already-escalating trade war

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G7 foreign ministers meet in Canada amid rising tensions with Trump

Foreign ministers from the G7 countries and the EU convene in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Thursday amid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump over his contentious foreign policies, including his stance on Ukraine and tariff impositions. The two-d

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Wednesday, march 12, 2025

Argentine football fans clash with police at anti-austerity pensions march

Argentina's riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to drive demonstrators from the streets Wednesday after hundreds of football fans, some throwing rocks, joined a weekly protest over pensions in Buenos Aires. Pensioners are among tho

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Trump seeks to bolster Tesla by turning White House into car showroom

President Donald Trump sought to boost plummeting Tesla share prices Tuesday by briefly turning the White House into a showroom, announcing he was buying one of the electric cars made by close advisor Elon Musk and threatening anti-Musk protesters with "

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Imposition of tariffs makes US an inefficient 'high-cost producer', economist says

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Marcus Noland, Executive VP of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the trade war triggered by the Trump tariffs. He says that there's no evidence that Trump's strategy will pay off and that the imposi

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Big Tech shares tumble as Trump adds chaos to stock market mix

Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, tech giants have seen their shares on the stock market tumble. To what extent is the president, who tech bosses courted during the 2024 campaign, responsible for the downturn? Although he is

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SpaceX mission to bring stranded astronauts back home postponed

SpaceX postponed a mission to bring astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station back to earth on Wednesday. The postponement was due to an issue with the hydraulic system on the launch side and not an issue with the spacecraft, Spac

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Trump administration to cut Department of Education workforce by half

Five days after taking office, US Education Secretary Linda McMahon said on Tuesday she aims to cut nearly 50 percent of the Department of Education's workforce, initiating President Donald Trump's plan to devolve the department's powers to state governm

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White House rejects bid to release Palestinian student activist amid protests

The US government on Tuesday indicated it would fight efforts to release Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested without a charge or warrant by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Saturday, leading to a series of New York

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US House approves stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

Attempting to avoid a government shutdown amid US President Donald Trump's turbulent economy, the US House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a partisan emergency government funding bill, which Democrats fear would further slash domestic spend

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Tuesday, march 11, 2025

Ontario premier says to suspend 25% electricity surcharge on US states

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is "probably so" going to reduce the recently increased tariffs on Canada after Ontario suspended a surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottaw

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Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canada metals as Ontario retracts price hikes

President Donald Trump's threat on Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada has resulted in Ontario’s premier backflipping on planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States.

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