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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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‘Peace talks’ between M23 rebels and DR Congo to start in Angola on March 18

Africa • 8:21 PM

“Direct peace talks” between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to start in Luanda on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement Wednesday. In January, the Rwanda-backed rebels launched a lightning advance in eastern DRC, mov

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What is going through Putin's mind?

Europe • 7:27 PM

FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert breaks down what could be Putin's strategy and ultimate goal, following the proposal accepted by Ukraine of an immediate 30-day ceasefire.

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All is forgiven? US resumes aid as Ukraine agrees to truce

Europe • 7:19 PM

Talk about mood swings: is that epic White House bust-up that we are still processing already water under the bridge? Donald Trump’s envoys making that recent dumpster fire of a sitdown with Volodymyr Zelenskiy sound like a fading memory. The US now unp

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'This threat is unwise': Iran's Khamenei cautions Trump against potential military action

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called US threats "unwise" after President Donald Trump sent him a letter urging talks and warning of potential military action if Tehran declined.

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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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US 'very clear in its commitment to NATO', top alliance commander says

Europe • 4:29 PM

FRANCE 24 spoke to NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation – Admiral Pierre Vandier. While US President Trump has publicly questioned his country’s commitment to NATO, Vandier said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had pledged before the North Atlan

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France hosts European defense ministers to discuss Ukraine's security guarantees

Today in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron is hosting European defense ministers to discuss strengthening defense capabilities and security guarantees for Ukraine. This meeting follows recent talks about a ceasefire proposed by the United States and Ukrai

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The ‘Kung Fu Girls’ bringing ancient Chinese martial arts to new audience

Pacific Asia • 3:44 PM

Mixing deft martial arts and social media savvy, an all-female group in China are helping to breathe new life into the ancient practice of kung fu. Known as the Emei Kung Fu Girls, their slick online videos have proved a massive hit on China’s version of

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A pop icon, family dramedy and explosive plotline: The latest in French cinema

Culture • 2:44 PM

Critic Perrine Quennesson takes us through the latest releases in the world of French cinema, with two family stories that transport us to convincing versions of France in the 1960s and 1990s. “My Mother, God, And Sylvie Vartan” tells the story of a devo

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European defence: Could 'inherent political tensions within EU' be obstacle to forming united front?

Military chiefs from 30 countries are in the French capital at the Paris Forum on Defence and Strategy with a focus on creating an international military force to deter Russian aggression once a ceasefire in Ukraine has been implemented. For an in-depth

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Insurgent attack on train in Pakistan over, several hostages dead, officials say

Pacific Asia • 2:02 PM

An insurgent attack on a train in Pakistan has ended after a daylong standoff with Pakistani forces, officials said Wednesday, adding that all 33 militants onboard, and at least 21 of their hostages were killed in the operation. Militants belonging to th

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Paris Fashion Week: Where are the plus-size models?

The latest Paris Fashion week wrapped up Tuesday in the French capital. As usual, most of the looks on the runways seemed to be built for women of very tall and thin sizes ... with a distinct lack of plus-sized models. We do a little debrief of how Paris

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DR Congo conflict: How is Burundi impacted by the escalating tensions?

Despite Kinshasa's refusal to engage in talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who have been capturing key cities in eastern DR Congo, Angola announced on Tuesday its intention to attempt mediation once again. Over 7,000 people have died in the M23 off

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Climate change in Pakistan: The tragedy of monsoon brides

Pakistan, one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, is also the sixth country with the highest number of teenage marriages in the world. A trend that has continued to worsen in recent years, partly due to climate change. In the southern pro

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Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect, sparking EU retaliation

US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium came into effect on Wednesday, without any exemptions for the country’s traditional allies. The import duties were welcomed by some American metal producers who want pro

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Captain of cargo ship that crashed into US tanker is Russian national, owner says

Europe • 9:43 AM

The captain of a cargo ship that crashed into a tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military is a Russian national, the vessel's owner said Wednesday. The 59-year-old man was arrested by British police on suspicion of manslaughter and remains in custody.

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Portugal government loses confidence vote over conflict-of-interest accusations

Portugal's centre-right government lost a confidence vote Tuesday evening following ongoing accusations of conflicts of interest related to Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's family business. The country's president will now decide whether to dissolve the

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Georgia court extends ex-president Saakashvili's prison term by three years

Georgia's imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine years in jail by a Tbilisi city court for misspending public funds, extending his term by three more years. Saakashvili, who remains a divisive figure in Georgia, has de

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'Superheroes': French papers triumphant as PSG dump Liverpool out of Champions League

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 12: The papers analyse the news that Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire. Also, the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusi

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EU hits back with countermeasures against Trump's ‘unjustified’ steel tariffs

The EU has responded to a US decision to impose "unjustified" 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports by saying it would launch retaliatory countermeasures starting April 1. Washington has framed these latest tariffs as crucial measures to prot

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Greenland's centre-right opposition wins election dominated by Trump pledge

Europe • 6:46 AM

Greenland's centre-right Demokraatit party, which calls for a gradualist approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday's parliamentary elections, held in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's stated goal of taking control of the Arctic island "o

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Live: Ukraine ceasefire is 'up to Russia now', says Trump

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “it is up to Russia now” whether the 30-day, Washington-proposed ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will materialise or not, but said he had received some positive signals. Trump spoke after French MPs deba

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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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Duterte lands in Netherlands to face ICC charges over drug war killings

Rodrigo Duterte, former leader of the Philippines, landed in the Netherlands on Wednesday braced for International Criminal Court charges over his brutal war on drugs. Duterte is accused of being an "indirect co-perpetrator" during an anti-drug campaign

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Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, backs immediate negotiations with Russia

Europe • 3:02 AM

Ukraine backed a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire on Tuesday after nine hours of talks between the two countries in Saudi Arabia, prompting the US to end its pause on military aid and opening the door to immediate negotiations with Russia.

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Morocco scrambles to contain measles outbreak blamed on global anti-vax campaign

Africa • 2:49 AM

Moroccan authorities have sharply ramped up vaccinations against measles after the country was hit by an epidemic of “historic levels”. The government has blamed the measles outbreak, which has so far claimed 120 lives, on the “global anti-vax movement”

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Hundreds protest detainment of Palestinian Columbia student

France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from Columbia University in New York, where hundreds of people on Tuesday rallied to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who helped coordinate the pro-Palestinian protests he

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French authors and publishers take on Meta for using their books to train AI

France's leading associations representing authors and publishers on Wednesday said they had filed a lawsuit against US tech titan Meta for what they alleged was the widespread use of copyright-protected texts to train AI models.

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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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Wax fabric: From Indonesian inspiration to African symbol of identity

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today, but its origins trace back much further. Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and popularized by various African nations, becoming a symbol of i

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FRANCE 24 in Sudan: In Atbara, many have sought refuge from the conflict

This week, France 24 presents a series of reports from Sudan, a country torn apart by years of deadly conflict. Thousands of civilians fleeing the violence have sought refuge in Atbara, and our reporters Bastien Renouil and Mohamed Farhat traveled to the

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Yesterday

PSG beat Liverpool on penalties to reach Champions League quarter-finals

Paris Saint-Germain progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win an epic last-16 tie between the clubs.

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Mediterranean migration: Italy and Libya's murky migrant deals

Opposition groups in Italy are accusing the government of freeing the head of Libya's judicial police because it relies on Libyan security forces to check the flow of African migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Osama Njeem was released despite being

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Fighting in DR Congo: Tens of thousands seek refuge in neighbouring Burundi

Angola announced its plan to get DR Congo and the M23 militia leaders at the negotiating table after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the regional implications of the conflict. More than 7000 peo

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Italy and Libya's murky migrant deals

Opposition groups in Italy are accusing the government of freeing the head of Libya's judicial police because it relies on Libyan security forces to check the flow of African migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Osama Njeem was released despite being wan

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Trump halts doubling tariffs after Ontario premier backs down on US electricity surcharge

In the latest twist in an escalating trade war between the US and Canada, Donald Trump announced doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50 percent only to halt them hours later, after Ontario's premier Doug Ford suspended a planned 25 percen

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Tina Khidasheli: 'Without transatlantic dialogue, there is no security for Europe or for the world'

Europe • 8:53 PM

Ukraine has endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia in crunch talks in Jeddah after three years of grinding war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard wel

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UN denounces 'distressing scale of violence in coastal areas' in Syria

Reports continue to emerge of the distressing scale of violence in Syria’s coastal region since 6 March. The UN Human Rights Office has so far documented the killing of 111 civilians, but the process of verification is ongoing, and the actual number of p

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The ceasefire proposal is 'excellent for Ukraine', analyst says

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Kristine Berzina, Managing Director of Geostrategy North at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She says that the ceasefire proposal agreed by the Ukrainian and US delegations in Riyadh is 'excellent for Ukraine

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Rubio says 'ball now in court' of Russia to accept Ukraine truce

Europe • 8:11 PM

The Ukrainian presidency's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Tuesday that Russia must show "very clearly" it wants peace in Ukraine following talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. "Ukraine welcomes this proposal, we consider it positive, we are ready to

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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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The scramble for Greenland: Can Danish dependency resist Trump pressure?

It's got a population smaller than Paris’ Latin Quarter, but thanks to Donald Trump, the whole world’s watching Greenland. As citizens of the Arctic Danish dependency choose between six main parties, all pro-independence to varying degrees, we’ll ask how

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Zelensky says US must now 'convince' Russia to accept ceasefire proposal

Europe • 7:11 PM

The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesda

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🔴 US to lift pause on Ukraine aid, intel sharing as Kyiv backs proposal for 30-day ceasefire

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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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Fall/Winter 2025-26 collections hit the catwalk

Culture • 4:02 PM

The French capital’s diverse venues are once again the backdrop for ready-to-wear collections, with local and international labels presenting their looks. Fashion critic Samantha Tse takes us through the highlights and introduces us to British designer S

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Bolloré media empire’s pro-Russia stance sparks tensions with Élysée Palace

The French presidency has denied reports in Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche that President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to "scare" the French by playing up the threat from Moscow, amid mounting concern about the pro-Russia agenda pushed by billionaire

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Author Charlie English on the best-kept secret of the cold war

It's a book that tells the astonishing story of the books that were smuggled across the Iron curtain during and after the Second World War. Described by the Observer as a “gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment”, "The CIA book

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Happily ever after? The risks and allure of dark romance

On this edition of Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into reading. On France’s National Reading Day, Solange Mougin looks at children’s reading habits and how the #BookTok phenomenon is introducing teens to viral books, specifically romance and dark romanc

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In Jeddah, US 'cajoling' Ukraine into accepting concessions, no mention of Russia offering anything

Ukraine said talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia began "very constructively", with a partial ceasefire with Russia on the table hours after Kyiv conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow in three years of war. For in-depth analysis and a deep

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Happily ever after? The risks and allure of dark romance

Culture • 1:59 PM

On this edition of Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into reading. On France’s National Reading Day, Solange Mougin looks at children’s reading habits and how the #BookTok phenomenon is introducing teens to viral books, specifically romance and dark romanc

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Philippines: Authorities look to tackle online child sex abuse

Pacific Asia • 1:46 PM

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines has become the epicentre of online child sexual abuse. Clients, mostly Westerners, pay just a few dozen dollars to watch the live rape of a child. The perpetrators of these crimes are often family members – ac

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Greenland's youth dream of independence

Greenlanders are voting this Tuesday in legislative elections watched by the world like never before. US President Trump shocked many when saying he wanted this arctic island with ties to Denmark to join the USA. For the semi autonomous territory of Gree

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