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Emily Thornberry: In a world of disinformation, the BBC remains a 'source of truth and reliability'

In a wide-ranging interview with Gavin Lee, British MP and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Emily Thornberry offers a candid and reflective discussion that spans the complexities of global diplomacy, foreign policy, and the stark challenges of real govern

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US military kills four people in boat attack in the Caribbean

The United States on Monday conducted its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat, a Pentagon official said on Thursday. "The strike occurred in the Caribbean and four narco-terrorists were killed, no survivors," the official said. Details by FRA

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Fears over migration and crime push Chile's presidential race to the right

Chileans are voting in a presidential election on Sunday that's pitting the governing leftist coalition against an array of right-wing candidates and will also redefine the country's legislature. Story by Charlotte Hughes and Thibault Franceschet.

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Trump says 'sort of' decided what to do with Venezuela as military tensions rise

Senior Trump administration officials have held three meetings at the White House this week to discuss options for possible military operations in Venezuela, officials said on Friday, amid a growing U.S. military presence in the Caribbean. President Dona

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Thousands march at COP30 to demand end to deforestation and fossil fuels

Thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city of Belem in Brazil on Saturday, urging COP30 negotiators to take urgent action against climate change and halt the use of fossil fuels and the devastating deforestation of the Amazon Rainfore

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Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion for editing his speech

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intended to sue the UK's public broadcaster for airing a documentary made by a third-party production company that misleadingly edited a speech the president gave in the hours leading up to his supporters'

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Trump deflects focus to Epstein’s ties with Democrats as new emails scrutiny grows

US President Donald Trump on Friday called on the Justice Department and FBI to probe Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ties to prominent Democrats including former president Bill Clinton and former Treasury secretary Larry Summers. The move comes as questions g

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Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion for editing his speech

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intended to sue the UK's public broadcaster for airing a documentary made by a third-party production company that misleadingly edited a speech the president gave in the hours leading up to his supporters'

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro one step closer to prison after court rejects his appeal

The decision by Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday to reject an appeal by far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro means the former army captain could be sent to prison as early as the last week of November, a court source told AFP. Bolsonaro was convicte

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Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer pr

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Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and other goods as grocery store prices rise

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order exempting imports including bananas, coffee, beef and other agricultural products from his sweeping tariffs. The decision follows a string of wins by Democratic politicians who campaigned rele

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Trump Vs the BBC: A credibility crisis, The Netanyahu pardon debate, Sarkozy’s brief prison stint

This week, President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars after it emerged its Panorama programme misleadingly edited his speech. The US President also sent a formal letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, asking for a pardon for

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Trump Vs the BBC, Pardoning Netanyahu? Sarkozy’s Prison Stint

This week, President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars after it emerged its Panorama programme misleadingly edited his speech. The US President also sent a formal letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, asking for a pardon for

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Buffalo patrol: The unusual transport on Brazil’s Marajo Island across from COP30

In Brazil’s Soure, on Marajo Island, buffaloes serve as transport, agricultural helpers, and patrol animals, reflecting their deep role in local life and coexistence with humans – just across from COP30 in Belem.

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Trump shifts focus to Epstein’s ties with Democrats as new emails scrutiny grows

US President Donald Trump on Friday called on the Justice Department and FBI to probe Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ties to prominent Democrats including former president Bill Clinton and former Treasury secretary Larry Summers. The move comes as questions g

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BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

The BBC sent a personal apology to US President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.

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Mexican president's sexual assault triggers national outcry

In a reminder that no woman is safe; Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is the victim of a public sexual assault. Our team in Mexico report on how the attack has triggered a national reckoning. Also how Pakistan is one of the countries h

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Trump administration says it has trade frameworks with Argentina

The Trump administration said Thursday that it had reached trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala.

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Indigenous protesters block entrance to COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the front of the COP30 summit venue in Brazil on Friday morning, staging a sit-in that forced delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling climate change.

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US Catholic bishops stand up to Trump's immigration crackdown

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a rare condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and advocated for "meaningful immigration reform."

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House vote on releasing the Epstein files scheduled for next week

Andrew Hilliar, France24 journalist, has more.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.

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US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission amid naval buildup in Latin America

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced “Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR” to target “narco-terrorists", as regional tensions rose over a US naval buildup in Latin American waters. Hegseth gave no details on the mission or how it differs from exi

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches NASA Mars spacecraft on first New Glenn flight

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday carrying NASA’s twin Mars-bound spacecraft, and in a major milestone successfully landed its booster for reuse. The launch, delayed for days by weather, marked only the second New Glenn f

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Thursday, november 13, 2025

In newly released emails, Epstein suggests Donald Trump knew 'about the girls'

Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about his abuse and “spent hours” with a victim at his home, according to emails released by Democrats on Wednesday, raising fresh questions for the US president. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s sex

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House prepares to vote on releasing Epstein files

The US House of Representative will vote next week on whether to require the Justice Department to publish all of its unclassified files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats said the emails, including one in which Epstein said Trump spent hours at

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New Epstein emails claim Donald Trump 'knew about the girls'

Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about the disgraced financier's abuse and "spent hours" with one of the victims at his house, according to emails released by Democrats Wednesday that raised awkward new questions for the US president. Details

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Donald Trump signs funding bill, ending record 43-day government shutdown

The US government isset taking its first tentative steps towards re-opening on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest federal shutdown in US history. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, largely

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US shutdown ends but political rift remains

The US government shutdown finally ended on November 12 after 43 days of budget paralysis – the longest in the nation’s history. Federal operations are resuming, but key issues remain unresolved and tensions in Washington persist.

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Ecuadorians vote on the return of foreign military bases to their country

This Sunday, Ecuadorians are set to vote on whether to allow foreign military bases to return to the country. Ecuador had previously played host to a US military base for a decade, but kicked US troops out in 2008. The referendum comes as US forces are c

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Trump signs bill ending record-breaking 43-day US government shutdown

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history, restoring funding to federal agencies and pay to hundreds of thousands of workers after a 43-day lapse that disrupted essential services across t

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G7 ministers unite on Ukraine and Sudan, avoid US military and trade disputes

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised democracies wrapped up talks in Canada on Wednesday, reaffirming support for Ukraine and condemning violence in Sudan while steering clear of contentious issues such as recent US military strikes i

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Wednesday, november 12, 2025

Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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White House calls Epstein emails release a Democratic smear

Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear. The White House quickly a

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House Democrats release Epstein papers saying Trump 'knew about the girls'

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released on Wednesday by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, which the White House blasted as a "fake narrativ

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Is US 'dramatic show of force' designed to scare military into removing Maduro, send him into exile?

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in Latin America, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment was ordered nearly t

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Winners, losers, and the lasting cost of the US shutdown

The longest shutdown in US history has hit ordinary Americans hardest – millions of federal workers unpaid, flights disrupted, and food aid suspended for millions of low-income families. Politically, the picture is murkier. Democrats failed to secure hea

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🚨 #COP30: Rare #clashes between #Indigenous protesters and #security guards

💥 Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. 📣 Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights o

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Epstein emails released by Democrats claim Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested that Donald Trump was aware of the financier's sexual abuse and definitely "knew about the girls", according to emails released by Democrats in the US House of Representatives Wednesday. This comes as Demo

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US aircraft carrier arrives in Latin America, escalating Venezuela tensions

The US has deployed its largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Latin America region, escalating tensions with Venezuela. Washington says the move targets drug trafficking, while President Maduro calls it an attempt to oust him from power.

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Trump threatens BBC with $1 billion defamation case over speech edit

US President Donald Trump said he had an "obligation" to sue the BBC for defamation in an interview released on Tuesday, after the broadcasting company aired a documentary splicing together two parts of a speech made by Trump. Here's a look at how legal

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France condemns US military buildup in Caribbean as G7 talks open in Canada

France’s foreign minister has criticised ongoing US-led “military operations” in the Caribbean, warning they risk fuelling regional instability, as G7 foreign ministers convened in southern Ontario on Tuesday amid rising tensions over defence, trade and

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Venezuela: Tensions rise as US sends world's largest aircraft carrier

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircra

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Tuesday, november 11, 2025

G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations are gathering in southern Ontario as strains deepen between the United States and key allies over defence spending, trade disputes, and uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire prop

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California Governor Newson slams Trump for ‘dumb’ US climate policy at COP30

California Governor Gavin Newsom assured an audience at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil that his state would continue to prioritise green technology, while blasting US President Donald Trump's "dumb" decision to reverse the federal government's course

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday (November 10) after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million

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BBC under pressure: Diminished resources, oversight; increasingly violent criticism in public sphere

"There is increasingly violent cynicism and criticism of the BBC amongst the public, but particularly amongst politicians," warns François Picard's Top Story guest: Professor Charlie Beckett, veteran journalist, editor and Professor of Practice and the L

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million workers unpai

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Monday, november 10, 2025

Trump hosts Syria’s Sharaa at White House, Damascus joins anti-IS group coalition

US President Donald Trump hosted his Syrian counterpart President Ahmed al-Sharaa for unprecedented talks at the White House on Monday. Although the meeting was held behind closed doors and few policy details were provided afterward, Washington welcomed

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Syria seeks alliances with Turkey, Gulf states, West, and envisions a 'new partnership' with Russia

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late

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Canada loses measles elimination status after deadly resurgence linked to religious group

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after almost three decades, health officials said on Monday, citing a persistent resurgence of the virus largely among unvaccinated groups. Canada’s latest outbreak has lasted for more than a year.

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How a fake IS group statement on Mamdani's win went viral on X

After the progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, pro-Trump influencers shared a fake statement from the Islamic State group commending the election result. The fabricated communique, which first surfaced on the 4chan onli

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Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's internati

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COP30: 10 years after the Paris Agreement, what has changed ?

Valérie Dekimpe, France24 Environment Editor, has more.

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COP30 climate talks begin in Brazil: leaders are taking place in Belem

Jan Oniszko, our correspondant in Rio, has more.

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Syria : US recognition and the moves on the ground work only hand in hand

Wassim Nasr gives us his take.

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US strikes 2 more Latin American ‘drug boats’, bringing death toll to 76

The United States has struck two more alleged Latin American drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, adding that all six people on board were killed. Critics say the US strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean – which have now clai

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Bolivia's new president Rodrigo Paz leads fuel convoy

With U.S. dollars scarce and chronic fuel shortages, a majority of voters chose Rodrigo Paz to lift them out of the economic crisis.

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US Senate moves to end ending longest government shutdown in American history

Douglas Herbert gives us his take.

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