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Heathrow, le plus grand aéroport d'Europe, fermé pour la journée en raison d'une panne de courant
Europe • 6:16 AM
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L'aéroport londonien de Heathrow a été contraint de fermer pour toute la journée en raison d'une panne de courant déclenchée par un incendie désormais "maîtrisé", ont indiqué les pompiers vendredi matin. Cet incident engendre des perturbations du trafic
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Global flights disrupted as power station fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport
Europe • 4:25 AM
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The UK's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power at Europe's busiest hub, disrupting flight schedules around the world. Firefighters said the blaze, which also affected th
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Macron says 'coalition of the willing' to hold fresh Ukraine peace talks
Europe • 3:52 AM
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The coalition backing Ukraine will meet again next week in Paris, Macron said on Thursday, aiming to concretise a path towards a ceasefire with Russia, soon after the warring countries are scheduled to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
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Emmanuel Macron convoque un nouveau sommet à Paris avec Volodymyr Zelensky et les alliés de Kiev
Europe • 2:12 AM
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Emmanuel Macron a annoncé jeudi qu’un nouveau sommet se tiendrait jeudi prochain à Paris avec Volodymyr Zelensky et les alliés de l’Ukraine. "On a fait un gros travail avec les Britanniques sur les conditions d'encadrer le cessez-le-feu et donc là, je pe
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Yesterday
Riots break out at Ankara university campus after Erdogan rival detained
Europe • 10:33 PM
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Riots broke out at the campus of Ankara's Middle East Technical University as students protested against the detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Thousands have been protesting in major Turkish cities for a second night in a row as Imamoglu, Presi
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Zelensky urges EU to keep pressuring Russia ahead of new round of peace talks
Europe • 9:46 PM
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President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed his case for more weapons supplies to Ukraine during a summit with EU chiefs on Thursday. He also urged leaders to keep pressuring Russia to commit to a ceasefire deal ahead of a new round of peace talks with the US n
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Ukraine : Zelensky appelle l'Europe à rester ferme face à Poutine avant des pourparlers lundi
Europe • 9:13 PM
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Avant que les États-Unis n'ouvrent des pourparlers concomitants lundi en Arabie saoudite avec Moscou et Kiev en vue d'une trêve limitée, le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a demandé jeudi aux Européens de ne pas relâcher la pression sur Vladimir P
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Thousands protest for second night over Istanbul mayor's arrest
Europe • 7:54 PM
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Turkish riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets on Thursday, as demonstrators protested for a second night outside Istanbul City Hall over the shock arrest of the Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. The powerful and popular Imamoglu --
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Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security'
Europe • 7:48 PM
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European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to approve a package of at least 5 billion euros for artillery purchases. For in-de
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Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending
Europe • 7:10 PM
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As US-led talks with Russia and Ukraine progress without the Europeans at the table, the 27-nation bloc is pressing ahead with what Ursula von der Leyen has branded a steel "porcupine strategy". In her words: "We need to make Ukraine strong enough to be
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Défense : comment l’Europe se prépare ?
Europe • 7:03 PM
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Les 27 pays de l'Union européenne sont réunis à Bruxelles, deux mois après l’investiture de Donald Trump, pour lancer le grand chantier du réarmement. L’objectif : que l’UE puisse se défendre seule d’ici à 2030. La Commission européenne a présenté un liv
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Why has the EU kept silent on Serbia’s massive protest movement?
Europe • 6:47 PM
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As hundreds of thousands of Serbians take to the streets of Belgrade to protest what they describe as rampant corruption and cronyism in President Aleksandar Vučić’s government, the European Union is once again facing accusations that it’s putting its ec
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Transatlantic military alliance: US has been asking Europe to 'step up' since the 1960's
Europe • 3:06 PM
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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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La Finlande, pays le plus heureux au monde
Europe • 3:04 PM
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Selon le rapport annuel sur le bonheur publié jeudi 20 mars, la Finlande conserve sa place de pays le plus heureux du monde. Les pays nordiques restent tous classés parmi les 10 plus heureux, le Danemark, l'Islande et la Suède talonnant la Finlande. Les
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Ukraine : les chefs militaires d'une trentaine de pays se réunissent à Londres
Europe • 1:56 PM
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Les chefs d'état-major d'une trentaine de pays prêts à contribuer à des garanties de sécurité pour l'Ukraine se retrouvent jeudi à Londres pour discuter d'un plan de maintien de la paix en cas de cessez-le-feu avec la Russie.
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US author Alice Austen on her WWII novel '33 Place Brugmann'
Europe • 1:36 PM
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In Perspective, Oliver Farry speaks to American author Alice Austen about her new novel "33 Place Brugmann". The book tells the stories of 14 characters in a Brussels apartment building on the eve of World War II, a building that Austen herself once live
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International Olympic Committee new president decided in first round
Europe • 9:51 AM
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The next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), one of the most powerful people in sport, has been elected on Thursday. The successor to Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was decided after just one rou
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'We hope it's just blah blah': European wineries brace for Trump's 200% tariffs
Europe • 9:14 AM
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Europe's winemakers are the latest to find themselves in the crosshairs of a possible trade spat with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened a 200-percent tariff on wine, Champagne and other spirits if the EU imposed retaliatory tariff
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‘Nothing has changed’, Zelensky says, as Russia still targets energy sites
Europe • 8:39 AM
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Putin must put an end to his “unnecessary” demands, which are prolonging the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president told an EU summit in Brussels Thursday. Despite Russia agreeing to a limited ceasefire, “nothing has changed”, Zelensky said, after new d
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Sommet de Bruxelles : Zelensky appelle les Européens à rester fermes face à Poutine
Europe • 8:30 AM
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Vladimir Poutine doit mettre fin à ses exigences "inutiles" qui prolongent la guerre en Ukraine, a déclaré jeudi Volodymyr Zelensky devant les 27 réunis en sommet à Bruxelles. En dépit de son accord pour un cessez-le-feu limité, "rien n'a changé", a assu
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Industries françaises de défense : une montée en puissance face à la guerre en Ukraine
Europe • 7:47 AM
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Depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine en février 2022, les entreprises françaises du secteur de la défense multiplient les efforts. Certaines augmentent la fabrication de radars utilisés par l'armée ukrainienne, tandis que d'autres se préparent à produ
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Turquie : le maire d'Istanbul arrêté, ses partisans protestent dans la rue
Europe • 3:55 AM
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Mercredi soir, malgré le froid vif, plusieurs milliers de personnes se sont retrouvés munis de drapeaux turcs à Istanbul aux cris de "Erdogan Dictateur !", "Istanbul dans la rue, les voleurs au palais !". Ils se sont mobilisés en soutien au maire, Ekrem
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Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force
Europe • 3:33 AM
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Senior officers from some 30 countries across Europe and beyond were meeting Thursday at a military headquarters on the outskirts of London to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine, days after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
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Trump offers to take control of Ukraine's nuclear plants in call with Zelensky
Europe • 3:28 AM
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President Donald Trump proposed that the United States take control of Ukrainian nuclear power plants to protect them from Russian attacks during a Tuesday call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky said Kyiv was "ready" to pause attacks
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La Finlande reste le pays le plus heureux au monde pour la huitième année consécutive
Europe • 2:47 AM
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Le Rapport mondial sur le bonheur dans le monde, publié jeudi, place la Finlande en tête de son classement. Le pays nordique est le plus heureux pour la huitième année consécutive, suivi du Danemark, de l'Islande et la Suède. La France, elle, est 33e tan
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Finland again tops global happiness rankings, US falls to lowest position ever
Europe • 2:34 AM
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The World Happiness Report 2025 ranks Finland as the happiest country globally for the eighth consecutive year. Released Thursday by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, the report also places Denmark, Iceland and Sweden in the top four.
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Wednesday, march 19, 2025
Another mass drug-facilitated rape case roils France
Europe • 11:15 PM
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A man has confessed to fifteen rapes after drugging his victims. The 34-year-old suspect is a landscaper by profession and has no criminal record. According to the prosecutor in Montpellier, he "admitted to filming the events and acting under the influen
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Au téléphone avec Zelensky, Trump propose de prendre "possession" des centrales ukrainiennes
Europe • 9:26 PM
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Lors d'un appel avec son homologue ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, le président américain Donald Trump a suggéré mercredi que les États-Unis prennent "possession" des centrales nucléaires et électriques ukrainiennes, ce qui "constituerait la meilleure prot
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US State Department confirms program tracking abducted Ukrainian children halted
Europe • 9:11 PM
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President Donald Trump promised Wednesday to help Ukraine get back thousands of children allegedly abducted to Russia. But Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab, which has been tracking the missing children, lost crucial funding from the US governm
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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war
Europe • 8:31 PM
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Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday announced they had each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for an “all-
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Erdogan could use Imamoglu detention to extend the term limit to presidency, analyst says
Europe • 8:25 PM
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Anger has erupted on the streets of Istanbul, with thousands of people rallying in the cold in front of the city hall on Wednesday evening, yelling: "Erdogan, dictator!" and "Imamoglu, you are not alone!", after the city's mayor and Erdogan's main politi
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Mass protests as Turkey detains Erdogan's main election rival
Europe • 7:55 PM
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Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and "terror" allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup". Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP is President R
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, continues to recover from pneumonia, Vatican says
Europe • 7:52 PM
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Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation to help him breathe in the latest positive update on his health, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old pontiff has spent more than a month in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs.
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EU seeks to kickstart defence push to counter Russian threat, US retreat
Europe • 7:48 PM
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The EU on Wednesday sought to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defences. A key part of the EU's proposals is not just to equip its forces to face the menace from Russia but also to make sure investments bolster Europe
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France plans 'survival manual' distribution to prepare households for emergencies
Europe • 7:23 PM
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France is planning to dispatch a “survival manual” to every household, which gives out instructions on how to prepare for a crisis such as an armed conflict or natural disaster. The decision is still pending approval from the prime minister, but the Fren
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Trump floated US ownership of Ukraine power plants: White House
Europe • 7:17 PM
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President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of the United States taking ownership of Ukrainian power plants, the White House said Wednesday as efforts to end the war with Russia proceed. Trump hailed a "very good" call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zele
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Le pape François n'a plus besoin de masque à oxygène
Europe • 7:11 PM
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Le pape François n'a plus besoin d'utiliser un masque à oxygène et ses médecins confirment que son état de santé s'améliore, a annoncé mercredi le Vatican.
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Une taxe Zucman sur les ultrariches pour financer la défense européenne ?
Europe • 6:16 PM
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L’Observatoire européen de la fiscalité dirigé par l’économiste français Gabriel Zucman propose de taxer à hauteur de 2 % ou 3 % le patrimoine des ultrariches européens (plus de 100 millions d'euros) pour financer l’effort de défense du Vieux Continent.
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2027 Tour de France will begin in the UK, with men's race starting from Edinburgh
Europe • 6:15 PM
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The men's and women's 2027 Tour de France will begin in the United Kingdom, with Edinburgh to host the men's Grand Depart.
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La "détoxification" de la Russie, simple comme un coup de fil entre Poutine et Trump ?
Europe • 5:01 PM
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La conversation téléphonique, mardi, entre les présidents russe et américain n’a pas débouché sur une avancée importante pour un éventuel cessez-le-feu en Ukraine. En revanche, Vladimir Poutine a œuvré à rendre son régime moins infréquentable… avec le so
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Ce que nous apprennent les égouts sur la consommation de drogue en Europe
Europe • 4:30 PM
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L'analyse des eaux usées des villes européennes permet de suivre les tendances de consommation de drogue sur le continent. Selon une étude publiée mercredi, les traces d'ecstasy, de cocaïne et d'amphétamine sont plus nombreuses par rapport à 2023, tandis
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Ukraine ceasefire talks: 'Trump doesn't have much leverage to increase pressure on Russia'
Europe • 2:30 PM
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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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Tackling poverty in the UK: New book explores roots of crisis
Europe • 2:15 PM
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Oliver Farry speaks to Juliette Démas, London correspondent for the French daily Libération, who is the author of a new book, "Les affamés du Royaume" ("The Famished of the Kingdom"). It looks at the poverty crisis in the UK, which has seen an increasing
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Rentrer ou pas ? Les réfugiés syriens en Allemagne s'interrogent sur leur avenir
Europe • 11:43 AM
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Entre la chute du régime de Bachar al-Assad en décembre à Damas et un débat de plus en plus virulent sur l’immigration en Allemagne, de nombreux Syriens s’interrogent sur leur avenir outre-Rhin. Certains préparent déjà leurs bagages pour rentrer dans leu
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To return or not to return? Syrian refugees in Germany question their future
Europe • 11:22 AM
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Since the fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December and an increasingly virulent debate on immigration in Germany, many exiled Syrians there are wondering about their future. Some are already packing their bags to return home, while ot
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Putin-Trump phone call: 'The art of the dealski'
Europe • 10:36 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 19: We look at reactions in the press after US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr issues a rare rebuke of Donald Trump. Also: cartoonists react to Trump and Vladimir Putin's phone call on Ukraine. Finally, we d
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Trump-Poutine : Moscou impose-t-il "son" cessez-le-feu en Ukraine ?
Europe • 10:36 AM
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Au terme d'une heure et demie de conversation, Vladimir Poutine a accepté mardi un cessez-le-feu a minima, d'une période de 30 jours, et censé concerner uniquement les infrastructures énergétiques, fréquemment prises pour cible par Moscou. Un premier pas
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Ukraine : Trump et Poutine s'entendent sur une trêve très limitée, Zelensky méfiant
Europe • 8:30 AM
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Vladimir Poutine et Donald Trump se sont accordés sur une trêve en Ukraine, limitée aux infrastructures énergétiques et sans réelle percée en vue d'un cessez-le-feu total, une annonce accueillie avec méfiance à Kiev. Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zele
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Trump to help Zelensky get more air defence from Europe, White House says
Europe • 8:08 AM
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US President Donald Trump has pledged to help Ukraine get more air defence equipment from Europe as Kyiv's forces battle Russia, the White House said Wednesday. In a phone conversation Tuesday, Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky also
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Donald Trump prêt à aider l'Ukraine à se procurer plus de systèmes de défense antiaérienne
Europe • 7:38 AM
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Donald Trump a assuré avoir eu un "très bon appel" téléphonique avec le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, et s'est dit prêt à aider Kiev à se procurer plus de systèmes de défense antiaérienne, selon la Maison Blanche. Un peu plus tôt, Ukraine et Ru
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'Trump admires Putin & would like to have a political system operating similarly to that of Russia'
Europe • 7:30 AM
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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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Ukraine : la population ukrainienne déçue après l'appel Trump-Poutine
Europe • 7:01 AM
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Les Ukrainiens "sont dans l’expectative" après l'échange téléphonique entre les dirigeants américain Donald Trump et russe Vladimir Poutine, rapporte James André, grand reporter de France 24, présent à Odessa. Le fait que Vladimir Poutine accepte une trê
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Face au risque de désengagement de Trump, l'UE lance le processus de son réarmement
Europe • 7:01 AM
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L'Union européenne a dévoilé mercredi son plan pour la défense, visant à réarmer le continent d'ici à 2030, face à la menace russe et au risque de désengagement américain.
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EU launches push to boost defence as Trump pivots away from Europe
Europe • 6:57 AM
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The EU on Wednesday will look to launch plans to help member states bolster their defences as Europe grapples with Russian aggression and the potential loss of the US security umbrella.
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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of violating deal not to target energy infrastructure
Europe • 3:59 AM
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Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged infrastructure just hours after their leaders agreed to a limited ceasefire to halt attacks on energy infrastructure. The US announced that fresh t
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Trump, Putin agree to 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure
Europe • 1:07 AM
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over a call on Tuesday agreed to a truce in Ukraine that would see a pause on attacking energy infrastructure. After the agreement, which would also include a prisoner swap on Wednesday, was
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Trump-Putin talks: 'Partial ceasefire on energy infrastructure helps Russia the most'
Europe • 12:59 AM
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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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Après l'entretien entre Trump et Poutine, l'Ukraine et la Russie font état de nouvelles frappes
Europe • 12:27 AM
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Les dirigeants américain Donald Trump et russe Vladimir Poutine ont convenu mardi lors d'un échange téléphonique d'une trêve de 30 jours limitée aux frappes sur les infrastructures énergétiques. Kiev affirme avoir fait l'objet après cette annonce de fra
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Fiscal 'bazooka' for defence, infrastructure approved by Germany MPs
Europe • 12:21 AM
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Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz's fiscal package containing massive spending increases for defence and infrastructure received the Bundestag's approval on Tuesday, setting in motion a significant departure from the country's norms as European n
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Tuesday, march 18, 2025
No, Ukraine's Zelensky did not purchase a $20 million mansion in Florida
Europe • 10:01 PM
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As discussions continue surrounding a potential ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has come under fire for allegedly purchasing a lavish mansion in Florida. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this claim is f
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Macron says France to 'increase' orders for Rafales as EU chief calls for "credible" deterrence
Europe • 8:11 PM
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Faced with the retreat of their historic American ally and an aggressive Russia, governments in Europe are under pressure to step up their defence. After EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for a "credible" deterrence capability for the bloc by 2030, Ge
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German MPs approve fiscal 'bazooka' for defence, infrastructure
Europe • 7:44 PM
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German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defence and infrastructure pushed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid deep fears in Europe over the future strength of the transatlantic alliance. The unprecedent
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Ukraine on the line: Trump-Putin talks over ceasefire
Europe • 7:13 PM
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Much was riding on this Tuesday's phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump is wanting movement from Moscow on the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. This as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z
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Air defence systems, sirens sound in Kyiv after Trump-Putin call
Europe • 7:12 PM
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets -- but fell far short of securing a full ceasefire in a highly anticipated phone call. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and
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Donald Trump a-t-il rallié Vladimir Poutine à la trêve ?
Europe • 7:03 PM
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Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine se sont parlés mardi 18 mars. C’est la 2ème conversation téléphonique entre le Président américain et le chef d’État russe depuis la prise de fonction de Donald Trump. Le Kremlin a qualifié de "détaillée et franche" cet é
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A return to 'might makes right: Turning back 70 years of international rules and norms'
Europe • 5:23 PM
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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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Les députés hongrois interdisent la Marche des fiertés
Europe • 3:38 PM
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L'Assemblée nationale hongroise a approuvé mardi à une large majorité une loi interdisant la Marche des fiertés, marquant une escalade dans la politique du Premier ministre Viktor Orban visant à restreindre les droits des personnes LGBT+. Pour les organi
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Trump-Poutine : un appel potentiellement crucial pour l'Ukraine
Europe • 3:30 PM
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Donald Trump veut convaincre mardi Vladimir Poutine d'accepter son projet de trêve en Ukraine et s'est déjà dit disposé à parler de "partage" de terres avec son homologue russe, une perspective extrêmement inquiétante pour Kiev. Les précisions de Matthie
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Ukraine: 'Does Trump just want ceasefire or is he interested in putting in work for longterm peace?'
Europe • 3:07 PM
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President Donald Trump is to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. for in-depth analysis and a deepe
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Ukraine : Trump et Poutine s'entendent pour négocier "rapidement" un "cessez-le-feu total"
Europe • 3:03 PM
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Vladimir Poutine et Donald Trump se sont accordés mardi sur une trêve limitée aux infrastructures énergétiques mais leur conversation téléphonique très attendue s'est conclue sans percée majeure en vue d'un réel accord de cessez-le-feu entre la Russie et
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Putin, Trump agree to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine
Europe • 10:34 AM
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a call on Tuesday that the war between Russia and Ukraine needs to end with a "lasting peace" and talks to achieve that goal will begin immediately, the White House said. "The leade
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Pour Volodymyr Zelensky, les conditions russes pour une trêve visent à "affaiblir" l'Ukraine
Europe • 9:47 AM
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Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine se sont entretenus mardi au téléphone au sujet du projet de cessez-le-feu en Ukraine et de la "normalisation" des relations russo-américaines. Vladimir Poutine a accepté l'idée d'une trêve de 30 jours limitée aux frappes
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Paris police evacuate hundreds of migrants from theatre after months-long occupation
Europe • 8:23 AM
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Police forced their way into a 19th-century theatre in Paris on Tuesday morning, with the aim of evacuating hundreds of young migrants that have been occupying the venue for months. Demonstrators and migrants chanted slogans such as "we are all the child
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Putin agrees to 30-day pause in strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Europe • 4:01 AM
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In a long-awaited phone call with US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed to a 30-day pause in Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The call, however, fell short of Putin agreeing to a full 30-day ceas
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Les députés allemands adoptent le "bazooka" budgétaire de Friedrich Merz
Europe • 3:25 AM
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Le Bundestag – la chambre basse du Parlement allemand – a donné mardi son feu vert au grand plan d'investissements du futur chancelier Friedrich Merz, un paquet de plusieurs centaines de milliards d'euros affectés à la défense et l'économie.
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Monday, march 17, 2025
No, this video does not show Ukrainian troops surrendering in Kursk
Europe • 10:23 PM
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A viral video shared by some internet users claims to show Ukrainian troops surrendering to Russia's forces in the Kursk region. However, as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, the video has been taken out of context and was not, in fact, filmed in Ku
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Canada, Europe planning defence 'without US at the centre' for first time since WWII
Europe • 9:58 PM
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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'
Europe • 9:50 PM
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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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Koursk : non cette vidéo ne montre pas la reddition de l’armée ukrainienne
Europe • 9:42 PM
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Ces derniers jours, la pression s’accumule contre l’Ukraine sur le terrain et sur les réseaux sociaux. Des internautes affirment ainsi que des forces ukrainiennes se sont rendues à la Russie dans la région de Koursk relayant une vidéo virale sur les rése
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A bet on death? Inside France’s peculiar viager housing system
Europe • 7:35 PM
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Every year, thousands of French seniors sell off their homes – from magnificent Mediterranean villas to Parisian penthouses with million-euro views – at a steep market reduction. But France’s centuries-old “viager” system is a touchy subject that sparks
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'Ceasefire doesn’t mean the end of the war’, Ukraine's former FM Dmytro Kuleba says
Europe • 4:59 PM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Ukraine's former foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba. With Donald Trump back in the White House, many believe that the US is ready to hand Vladimir Putin a win in his war against Ukraine. "Has Ukraine's position worsened? It did", Kuleba f
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Guerre en Ukraine : Trump et Poutine discuteront mardi des termes d'une trêve
Europe • 3:37 PM
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Le Kremlin a confirmé, lundi, que Vladimir Poutine et Donald Trump se parleraient mardi, pour la deuxième fois, officiellement, depuis le retour à la Maison Blanche du président américain. Ce dernier cherche à arracher un engagement de son homologue russ
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Rwanda, Belgium cut ties over DR Congo conflict
Europe • 11:15 AM
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Rwanda on Monday severed diplomatic ties with Belgium and expelled all Belgian diplomats from the country. A Rwandan foreign ministry statement said the European nation had "consistently undermined" Kigali "during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic R
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New ‘Asterix in Lusitania’ comic sees Gallic hero bringing his magic to Portugal
Europe • 8:15 AM
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The latest Asterix album, set for release in October, features France’s favourite comic figure coming to the help of an enclave in the Iberian Peninsula, or modern day Portugal, besieged by the imperial Romans.
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Macron says Trump is ‘committed’ to 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Europe • 6:40 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that US President Donald Trump was “committed” to the conditions for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, which Russia has not yet agreed to. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak on Tuesday
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La Russie doit "prouver qu’elle veut vraiment la paix", selon Emmanuel Macron
Europe • 6:31 AM
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Emmanuel Macron a annoncé, lundi, sur X s’être entretenu avec Volodymyr Zelesky et a appelé de nouveau la Russie à "prouver qu’elle veut vraiment la paix". Le Kremlin a, de son côté, confirmé que Vladimir Poutine et Donald Trump se parleraient au télépho
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À la conférence des donateurs, 5,8 milliards d'euros promis pour la Syrie
Europe • 2:19 AM
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Une conférence de pays donateurs s'est engagée, lundi, à fournir 5,8 milliards d'euros d'aide à la reconstruction de la Syrie, moins que son engagement précédent, faute de l'apport des États-Unis.
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Putin and Trump to discuss Ukraine ceasefire by phone
Europe • 12:37 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the feasibility of a 30-day ceasefire. Putin said last week he had "serious questions" about the ceasefire that he wanted to d
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EU pledges €5.8 billion for Syria and neighbours to aid recovery
Europe • 11:59 PM
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The EU on Monday said it would send €5.8 billion in aid to Syria and its neighbours at an annual donor conference attended by representatives from the war-torn country for the first time.
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Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne dies at 43 from rare cancer
Europe • 11:11 PM
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Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne died Sunday at 43 from adrenocortical carcinoma, her family and agent told AFP. She rose to fame with Rosetta (1999), winning Cannes' Best Actress and the Palme d’Or for the Dardenne brothers’ film. Dequenne disclosed her
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59 morts dans l'incendie dans une discothèque: 7 jours de deuil national
Europe • 4:16 PM
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L'enquête vient à peine de commencer en Macédoine du Nord suite à l'incendie survenu la nuit dernière dans une discothèque à Kotchani. Quatre mandats d'arrêt ont déjà été émis, selon le ministre de l'Intérieur. Précisions de Laurent Rouy notre correspond
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Le Vatican diffuse une première photo du pape François depuis son hospitalisation
Europe • 2:17 PM
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Le Vatican a diffusé dimanche la première photo du pape depuis son hospitalisation, il y a plus d'un mois, pour une double pneumonie. "Nos corps sont affaiblis, mais même ainsi, rien ne peut nous empêcher d'aimer, de prier, de nous donner, d'être les uns
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Macédoine: le bilan s'aggrave après l'incendie survenu dans une discothèque
Europe • 1:20 PM
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Au moins 59 morts dans l'incendie d'une boîte de nuit en Macédoine du Nord.
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Incendie dans une discothèque en Macédoine du nord: au moins 51 morts
Europe • 11:00 AM
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Au moins 51 morts et plus de 100 blessées dans l'incendie d'une boîte de nuit en Macédoine du Nord. Les précisions de notre correspondant Laurent Rouy.
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Quelle perception des discussions sur une possible trêve à Boutcha ?
Europe • 10:20 AM
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Boutcha, ville emblématique marquée par les massacres et crimes de guerre perpétrés dès le début de l'invasion russe. Alors que la guerre continue, quelle est la perception des discussions sur une possible trêve à Boutcha ? Reportage de Sofia Dollé et de
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Sommet virtuel organisé par Londres: pression collective sur Moscou
Europe • 9:44 AM
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Les négociations diplomatiques se poursuivent pour tenter de mettre fin à la guerre entre la Russie et l'Ukraine. Les chefs de la diplomatie américaine et russe, Marco Rubio et Sergueï Lavrov, se sont entretenus par téléphone. Ils ont convenu des prochai
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Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least 59, injures more than 150
Europe • 9:37 AM
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A massive fire ripped through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia on Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155 during a live concert. The government declared seven days of mourning as authorities detained 15 people.
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En Macédoine du Nord, près de 60 morts dans l'incendie d'une boîte de nuit
Europe • 9:25 AM
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Au moins 59 personnes sont mortes et plus de 150 autres ont été blessées dans l'incendie d'une boîte de nuit en Macédoine du Nord, dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche. Les autorités ont ouvert une enquête pour possible "corruption", dans laquelle plus de v
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Marée humaine en Serbie: jusqu'à 325 000 manifestants réunis à Belgrade
Europe • 9:23 AM
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Samedi 15 mars, Belgrade a été le théâtre d'une immense manifestation, avec jusqu'à 325 000 personnes, selon certaines estimations. Ce rassemblement a constitué une nouvelle démonstration de force d'une partie de la population serbe, qui s'oppose au régi
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Ukraine : Marco Rubio et Sergueï Lavrov ont "discuté des prochaines étapes"
Europe • 6:53 AM
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Dans un contexte de réchauffement diplomatique, les ministres des affaires étrangères américain, Marco Rubio, et russe, Sergueï Lavrov, ont discuté, samedi, au téléphone, des "prochaines étapes" au sujet de la guerre en Ukraine, sans précision sur le pro
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