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No, Politico and BBC News did not receive USAID funding
• 9:41 PM
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Viral posts on X, mainly shared by conservative users, make the misleading claim that media organizations like Politico received over 8M dollars in USAID funds during the 2024 fiscal year. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall funding fraud case, avoids jail time
• 5:33 PM
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US President Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge connected to his campaign to raise money to build a wall on the US's southern border. Bannon had redirected hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors t
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Drone warfare: US Army looks to learn lessons from Ukraine
• 3:21 PM
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Cheaper and more plentiful than in the past, drones are changing the face of modern warfare, particularly in Ukraine where they have been used extensively by both sides for both attacks and surveillance. Now, the US Army is hoping to put the lessons lear
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Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'
• 1:22 PM
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Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president's Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. For in-de
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Russia frees American prisoner as Trump envoy sees 'goodwill' over Ukraine
• 10:35 AM
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Russia on Tuesday freed a US national imprisoned on drug charges following a visit by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy. The White House described Marc Fogel's release as "an exchange" without giving further details.
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Musk-led group makes unsolicited bid to control OpenAI, Altman says 'No thanks'
• 4:02 AM
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A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejected the offer in a pos
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Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
• 3:18 AM
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Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.
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US to levy 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from March
• 2:55 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries "without exception" on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports
• 2:47 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 2:04 AM
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US President Donald Trump said on February 10 if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday that "all hell" would break out and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision w
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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US Maps users after Trump order
• 1:47 AM
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US tech giant Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Maps to the "Gulf of America" for users inside the US following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google displays different renderings of disputed names and borde
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Yesterday
Was President Trump booed or cheered at Super Bowl Sunday?
• 9:36 PM
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Following Sunday's Super Bowl there are conflicting reports whether President Trump was booed or cheered at by sports fans. We take a look in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Ending USAID will 'create enmity': US allies 'who counted on America now left abandoned and bereft'
• 8:29 AM
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The Trump administration's abrupt move to dismantle USAID has upended the lives of thousands of American employees and family members posted overseas. A US judge has entered a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration's changes to
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Ecuador's conservative Noboa and leftist rival Gonzalez set for presidential run-off
• 2:49 AM
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Incumbent Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa narrowly led Sunday's election with 44.4 percent of the vote, closely trailed by leftist Luisa Gonzalez at 43.9 percent. With about 90 percent of ballots counted, Gonzalez claimed a "great victory" by forcing w
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Philadelphia Eagles soar to victory over Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
• 2:07 AM
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The Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the Super Bowl, watched by President Donald Trump. Quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Eagles with two touchdown passes and a rushing score, avenging their previous Super Bowl loss to the Chief
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Sunday, february 9, 2025
Trump to impose 25% tariffs on all steel, aluminum imports to US
• 10:42 PM
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the US will impose a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, starting Monday. Later in the week, he is expected to announce reciprocal tariffs targeting countries
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Kansas City Chiefs face off Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl 59
• 1:21 PM
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Two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs are going head-to-head against Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl Sunday. Richard Tardits, former New England Patriots player, spoke to FRANCE 24.
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New Orleans revelling in Super Bowl after terror attack
• 9:40 AM
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Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX. Security in the city is on high alert due to the deadly vehicle attack that killed over a dozen p
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Ecuador votes in presidential election amid surge in crime
• 9:33 AM
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Some 14 million Ecuadorans will go to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century. Sixteen candidates are vying to become president, including two frontrunners -- hawkish young
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Ecuador votes in presidential poll amid spike in drug-related violence
• 7:03 AM
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Polls opened Sunday across Ecuador in a presidential election amid a rise in cartel turf wars and soaring murder rates. The frontrunners include the incumbent, a conservative young millionaire, pitted against a leftist opposition candidate.
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Saturday, february 8, 2025
Mexican avocado farmers prepare to meet Super Bowl demand surge
• 3:39 PM
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Despite Donald Trump's tariff threats, Mexican farmers working flat out to meet Super Bowl fans' appetite for guacamole believe that, as long as they keep growing avocados, people will keep buying them. Mexican avocado shipments are worth more than three
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US judge halts Musk's DOGE access to Treasury Department data
• 2:59 PM
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A US judge issued an emergency order Saturday that restricts access to Treasury Department data from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk is leading US President Donald Trump’s federal cost-cutting efforts but ran into controvers
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US states sue Trump administration over DOGE access to Treasury records
• 11:21 AM
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Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account n
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Judge blocks Trump plan to place thousands of USAID workers on leave
• 6:29 AM
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A US judge on Friday temporarily allowed roughly 2,700 US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees put on leave by President Donald Trump's administration to go back to work, pausing aspects of a plan to dismantle the agency.
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Friday, february 7, 2025
Trump administration moves to shutdown US govt aid agency
• 3:06 PM
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The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people from more than 10,000, the New York Times reported Thursday. The move is part of a radical drive by Trump and his
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US judge suspends Musk plan to slash US public workforce
• 1:49 PM
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A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout. The federal judge in Massachusetts ordered a temporary injunction on the pla
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Trump’s plan to shutdown USAID would lead to rise in conflict and insecurity, expert says
• 1:45 PM
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US President Donald Trump’s decision to lay off most of the Agency for International Development’s workforce – a government aid agency – would have heavy consequences on health, water and sanitation in countries where missions are carried out, said Rosa
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One month after Los Angeles wildfires, residents denounce emergency response
• 1:36 PM
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This Friday marks one month since the start of the wildfires that ravaged the US city of Los Angeles, leaving neighbourhoods in a state of utter devastation. Fires are nothing new in California, but the ones that tore through Los Angeles last month are r
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ICC calls on members to stand 'united for justice' following Trump sanctions
• 1:30 PM
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The International Criminal Court on Friday called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, saying that the move was an attempt to “harm its independent and impartial judicial work.”
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Trump sanctions ICC for 'illegitimate' probes targeting US, Israel
• 11:07 AM
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US President Donald Trump has approved asset freezes and travel bans against International Criminal Court (ICC) officials or anyone deemed to have helped ICC investigations of US citizens or allies like Israel. The move, condemned by the court, comes in
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl halftime
• 10:41 AM
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar, one of the big success stories of the Grammys last week, said Thursday his fans should expect "storytelling" at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend. Lamar will headline the halftime show at Sunday's showdown between the Kansa
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Milei orders Argentina's withdrawal from WHO
• 10:39 AM
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Argentina's president has ordered the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. President Javier Milei 's decision echoes that of his ally, US P
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US top diplomat says backs international mission in Haiti
• 10:35 AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States backed an international security mission in Haiti but wanted a broader solution in the troubled country that includes economic stimulus. Rubio signed waivers to a sweeping ban on aid
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Russell Vought returns as White House budget chief
• 9:44 AM
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The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the entity at the centre of a contentious effort to freeze federal funding for aid programs. Despite strong opposition from Democrats
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'We want best for people of Tunisia': Birthplace of Arab Spring 'going in reverse into dictatorship'
• 8:19 AM
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A judge in Tunisia handed down lengthy sentences to prominent politicians and at least one leading journalist in a move seen as targeting critics of autocratic strongman Kais Saied. Offering context and perspective on the fall of North Africa's nascent d
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US seizes second Venezuelan government plane in the Dominican Republic
• 4:09 AM
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The US on Thursday seized a second aircraft linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government in the Dominican Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally oversaw the operation during his visit to Santo Domingo as tensions between Wa
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US college sports body bars transgender women from competing in women's divisions
• 2:38 AM
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The NCAA changed its policy Thursday to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports, aligning with a new executive order from President Donald Trump. The move marks a major shift for college athletics, overriding previous rules that followed n
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Thursday, february 6, 2025
Mission impossible?: Feasibility of Trump plan in limbo as first migrants arrive at Guantanamo
• 7:12 PM
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US President Donald Trump’s plan to house 30,000 undocumented migrants at Guantanamo Bay gained pace this week as the first flights arrived in Cuba. As the administration debates the legality of the plan and others warn of human rights abuses, its very f
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Panama's president hits back at US 'lies' about free canal access
• 4:09 PM
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Panama has vehemently denied claims made by the US on Thursday that its government vessels would have free passage through the Panama Canal, calling the US claims “lies and falsehoods”.
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Trump's USAID shutdown halts life-saving programmes, threatens global security
• 6:14 AM
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US President Donald Trump's 90-day freeze on US foreign aid and overhaul of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has halted critical humanitarian efforts, leaving global health workers stranded and life-saving programmes in limbo. The fall
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US government ships granted free Panama Canal passage after Trump threats
• 4:24 AM
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US government vessels will no longer pay fees to transit the Panama Canal, the State Department announced Wednesday. The move, following President Trump's pressure, is expected to save millions annually. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted at the deal
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Wednesday, february 5, 2025
Donald Trump bans transgender athletes from participating in women's sports
• 11:17 PM
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports, citing the need to protect female athletes. The order, which could strip schools of federal funding for non-compliance, was signed at the White House am
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Haiti under siege: 'Just when we think situation has reached rock bottom, it deteriorates further'
• 10:45 PM
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More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Powerful gangs, armed with weapon
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This photo of Musk, Trump and Netanyahu is AI-generated
• 9:35 PM
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An AI-generated photo of Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu is making the rounds on social media, following the meeting between the Israeli and US leaders at the White House to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas. In other news, some cla
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Argentina follows US with plans to quit World Health Organization
• 6:19 PM
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Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization, President Javier Milei's office said Wednesday, saying the decision was motivated by "profound differences" with the UN agency. The South American nation has taken its cue from the US, which annou
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Trump resistance? A 1940s US sabotage manual goes viral
• 4:27 PM
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Since the inauguration of Donald Trump in January, tens of thousands of people have downloaded the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual”, a guide written by a US intelligence agent in 1944 to help the allied resistance during World War II. Its newfound populari
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'There is a tussle between the White House and the Israeli government'
• 10:03 AM
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President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically heighten fears among Palestinians in Gaza of being driven out of the coastal strip. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FR
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First military flight with migrants deported from US lands in Guantanamo Bay
• 4:30 AM
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The first US military flight carrying detained migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed at the US base in Cuba on Tuesday. President Donald Trump said he wants to expand a migrant detention facility at the base to hold more than 30,000 mi
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Tuesday, february 4, 2025
'What is Gaza?': Trump says Palestinians would 'love' to leave devastated enclave
• 9:49 PM
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Palestinians would "love" to leave Gaza and live anywhere else if given an option, calling the war ravaged territory "a demolition site". Trump previously touted a plan for Palestinians to move to Egypt or J
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Did Donald Trump halt UNRWA funding?
• 9:33 PM
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After President Donald Trump ordered the suspension of all US foreign aid programmes for 90 days, claims on X started to go viral that Trump also permanently halted funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. We debunk these claims in this editi
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US freezes funding for multinational force tackling Haiti gangs
• 7:23 PM
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The US has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a UN-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize back control of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said Tuesday. The US has been the biggest contributor t
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Controversial US health secretary nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr passes Senate committee vote
• 5:24 PM
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US President Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary and former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr passed a crucial test on Tuesday, as senators voted to advance his nomination to the floor. Kennedy initially met with resistance f
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Netanyahu must do 'heavy lifting' in talks with Trump to ensure support for Israel
• 3:15 PM
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu must do 'heavy lifting' in talks with US President Donald Trump to ensure support for Israel, as the two meet in Washington on Tuesday, Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Internationa
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USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted
• 1:42 PM
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President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having to lay off staff and others facing millions of dollars in
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Paper tiger or brinkmanship? Trump suspends tariffs on Canada and Mexico
• 10:57 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 4: We look at reactions from the Canadian and Mexican press after US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend tariffs on imports from both countries in exchange for more policing at the borders. Is it a victory or a c
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El Salvador's Bukele offers to jail American prisoners, says Rubio
• 5:40 AM
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El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the US of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday in what he hailed as "an offer of friendship". El Salvador opened Latin America's largest prison last year to acco
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Trump and Musk move to dismantle top aid agency USAID
• 1:10 AM
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The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk moved to dismantle top humanitarian agency USAID by shutting its headquarters to staff on Monday following Trump's order to freeze most US foreign aid. The agency distributes billions of dollars of
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What are sanctuary cities, and how are they being targeted by Trump?
• 12:59 AM
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Trump has promised to fix the immigration system in the US by carrying out mass expulsions. Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. FRANCE 24 spoke to
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Monday, february 3, 2025
Transgender pilot wrongly accused of causing fatal Washington DC air collision
• 9:38 PM
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After a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger plane, killing 67 people in Washington DC, pro-Trump social media users started accusing a transgender helicopter pilot of causing the deadly crash. We debunk these claims in this e
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Trump pauses Mexico tariffs as Sheinbaum agrees to send 10,000 troops to US border
• 8:26 PM
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Mexico will put an extra 10,000 troops on its border with the US in a bid to stymie the flow of illegal drugs travelling north in exchange for a one-month pause on the heavy tariffs the US was set to impose on its southern neighbour, the presidents of bo
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