Russian court sentences US citizen to further two years in prison

• 2:32 PM

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A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced US citizen Robert Gilman to an additional two years in jail, state media reported. The former US marine was first jailed by Russian authorities in 2022 for a drunken assault on a police officer.

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Francis Fukuyama: 'Trump is the most disappointing thing that's happened' in decades

• 2:27 PM

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FRANCE 24 spoke to Francis Fukuyama, author of the 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man", in which he asserted that the end of the Cold War had established the dominance of liberal democracies. The Stanford University professor said that the el

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Trump targets Somali immigrants amid reports of Minneapolis raids

• 1:52 PM

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US President Donald Trump, in a televised cabinet meeting, said “I don't want them in our country” about Somali immigrants, sparking outrage from politicians and migration experts. His remarks coincided with reports of planned federal raids targeting Min

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'For Maduro, the calculation is whether he can survive,' Venezuela expert says

• 1:47 PM

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One of the world's most renowned experts on Venezuela has told FRANCE 24 that the calculation for Nicolas Maduro is whether he can survive the current crisis, as US President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on the Venezuelan leader to go – eve

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Donald Trump on Somalians: 'I don't want them in our country'

• 1:45 PM

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US President Donald Trump raged Tuesday against Somali immigrants, saying they should be unwelcome in the United States as he highlighted the long woes of the African country. Trump's heated remarks come as a scandal unfolds in the state of Minnesota whe

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Russian tanker attacked off Turkey, Putin warns of retaliation

• 1:44 PM

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A Russian tanker carrying sunflower oil was hit by a drone off the Turkish coast, with no casualties. The attack is part of recent strikes on Russian-flagged vessels targeting Moscow’s oil sector, while Putin warns of possible retaliatory measures.

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Nefertiti bust stays in Berlin as Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum opens

• 1:42 PM

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The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo opened with 100,000 ancient objects, but the iconic bust of Nefertiti remains in Berlin’s Neues Museum, sparking renewed calls for its return. Egyptians argue the bust was taken illegally and the museum is now fully equ

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Faberge's rare Winter Egg fetches record £22.9M at auction

• 1:40 PM

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Fabergé's The Winter Egg sold for nearly £23 million ($30 million) at Christie's in London, setting a new world auction record. Commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II in 1913, it is one of 43 surviving Imperial Easter Eggs, prized for its rarity and craftsmans

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Algerian court to rule on appeal of French journalist Christophe Gleizes

• 1:37 PM

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A court in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, is set to deliver a verdict on Wednesday in the appeal trial of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who has been detained since June after being sentenced to seven years for 'glorifying terrorism'. The appeal hear

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Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades under US scrutiny

• 1:31 PM

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US special envoy Morgan Ortagus attended a meeting at the UN peacekeeping headquarters in Naqura, Lebanon, as part of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism between Israel and Hezbollah established in November 2024. The United States is pressing Lebanon to d

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Pro-European political prisoners: Georgian mothers fight for release of their sons

• 1:19 PM

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For over a year, authoritarianism has been gaining ground in Georgia. More than a hundred pro-European protesters are currently behind bars. In the midst of this crisis, a group of mothers have created a newspaper from scratch, in which they publish lett

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff leave Kremlin without Ukraine deal

• 11:54 AM

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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin in the Kremlin on a revised Ukraine peace plan but left without a deal. Russia insists on territorial gains, army cuts, and blocking NATO membership, while Zelensky calls for long-term deterrence agains

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Russia rejecting modified US peace plan is 'exactly what Ukraine expected'

• 11:53 AM

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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin in the Kremlin on a revised Ukraine peace plan but left without a deal. 'This is exactly what Ukraine expected' says FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg from Kyiv.

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Mass protests in Bulgaria: Gen Z gets organised online, turns away from state TV

• 11:03 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, December 3: Bulgarians protest against a controversial budget and widespread corruption, with faith in mainstream media declining. Next, US President Donald Trump goes on a "xenophobic rant" against Somali migrants. Also: Sabrin

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Egypt denies deal with Israel to reopen Rafah crossing for Gazans to exit

• 10:48 AM

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Egypt on Wednesday denied that it had agreed to a deal with Israel that would open the Rafah crossing for Gazans to exit, insisting it be opened in both directions. The denial came hours after Israel said it would open the crossing to allow residents "ex

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Ukraine: Vladimir Putin says Russia ‘ready’ for a war with Europe

• 10:46 AM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Tuesday that Russia is "ready" for war should Europe pursue that path, accusing European leaders of sabotaging a potential agreement on the Ukraine conflict ahead of his meeting with American envoys. His rem

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New gallery opens at the Louvre with 130 works from Louvre and Quai Branly

• 10:32 AM

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The Gallery of Five Continents is opening at the Louvre, bringing together 130 works from the Louvre and Quai Branly to create unique cultural dialogues. The exhibition explores universal themes like authority, birth, death, and the sacred, encouraging v

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Trump and Hegseth stand by Caribbean boat strikes despite legal concerns

• 10:31 AM

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At a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a controversial pair of strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Hegseth blamed the “fog of war” for not seeing survivors before the second hit, which is su

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Australia to face New Zealand at Rugby World Cup as France earn dream draw

• 10:29 AM

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Hosts Australia and three-time champions New Zealand were drawn into the same group Wednesday for the expanded Rugby World Cup in 2027, with the winner likely to meet defending champions South Africa in the quarterfinals. France will take on Japan, USA a

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EU to unveil new plan to end dependence on China's rare earths

• 10:07 AM

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The European Union will release an updated plan this Wednesday to end its dependence on China for rare earths. These critical minerals are considered crucial in a number of high-stakes supply chains, notably in the defence, renewable energy and auto sect

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France's Macron visits China for talks with Xi Jinping

• 9:53 AM

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President Macron’s fourth visit to China underscores how crucial the relationship with Beijing remains for him. The trip opens with a tour of the Forbidden City’s gardens, ahead of a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and a press statement tomorrow. Discu

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US, Russia find 'no compromise' on key territory issue after Ukraine talks

• 9:51 AM

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Russia–US talks on ending the war in Ukraine produced no breakthrough on December 3, with the Kremlin saying no compromise had been reached on territorial issues. President Vladimir Putin met President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkof

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Former EU chief Mogherini accused of fraud, corruption

• 9:49 AM

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Everybody is talking about this in Brussels today as FRANCE 24's Dave Keating explains: former EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini has been charged with fraud and corruption over EU-funded training contracts for future diplomats. She was detained

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Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini charged with 'fraud and corruption'

• 9:48 AM

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Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was on Wednesday formally charged on  with "procurement fraud and corruption" over contracts to train future diplomats at the prestigious College of Europe graduate school, which she now leads.

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Spain win second consecutive Women's Nations League title, France finish third

• 9:37 AM

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Spain defeated Germany in the Women's Nations League final (3-0) and won the competition for the second consecutive time. Spain forward Claudia Pina scored twice.

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Trump launches tirade against ‘garbage’ Somali immigrants in US

• 9:34 AM

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday weighed in on a social services fraud case involving the Somali diaspora in the Democrat-run state of Minnesota. In heated remarks, Trump described Somali Americans as "garbage" and declared, "we don't want them in ou

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Live: New funding plan will put Ukraine in ‘position of strength’, EU Chief von der Leyen says

• 6:26 AM

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday presented €90 billion funding plan for Ukraine that she said would put Kyiv in a “position of strength”. It is not yet clear whether the two-year plan will be funded by EU borrowing or by using frozen Russian as

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Malaysia set to resume search for flight MH370 more than a decade after it vanished

• 5:09 AM

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The search for the wreckage of the long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on December 30, Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday, with the mission set to focus on an area in the Indian Ocean "assessed to have the highest probabilit

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Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on Ukraine war, trade

• 2:01 AM

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French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to push Chinese President Xi Jinping to lean on Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire during his three-day visit to China starting Wednesday. Macron's fourth state visit to China is also focused on trade as t

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Asia: Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400

• 12:53 AM

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Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Study reveals 'persistent danger' from Israel's white phosphorus strikes in southern Lebanon

• 12:32 AM

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An investigation mapping out 248 strikes highlights Israel's use of white phosphorus during the recent conflict in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and November 2024. Open-source researcher Ahmad Baydoun, who conducted the study, emphasises the seri

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