Putin’s French soldiers: A lot of noise over a handful of fighters
• Sep 12, 2025, 3:50 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in April that there were French soldiers fighting for Russia on the Ukrainian frontlines in a unit dubbed "Normandie-Niemen". Our investigation showed these fighters are, in fact, just a handful of individuals whose presence is amplified by pro-Russian propaganda in a war that is as much about images as it is about words.
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Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister
• 6:59 AM
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Nepal's capital on Saturday took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew eased and an interim prime minister sworn into office. FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien brings us more with this report.
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Fitch downgrades France's credit rating in new debt blow
• 6:57 AM
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The Fitch agency downgraded France's credit rating on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron struggles with political instability and disagreements on how to put the country's strained public finances in order. FRANCE 24's Morgan Ayre brings us the full st
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UN assembly votes to back two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
• 6:55 AM
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The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body
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‘Zucman tax’: Push to tax the super-rich could make or break France’s next government
• 5:57 AM
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As Emmanuel Macron looks for an elusive path out of France’s political deadlock, left-wing lawmakers have made their support conditional on approval of a tax on the country’s wealthiest households named after economist Gabriel Zucman, whose recipe for mo
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France credit score downgraded to lowest on record amid political crisis
• 5:09 AM
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Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit score on Friday to the country's lowest level on record, stripping the euro zone's second-largest economy of its AA- status as it grapples with political crisis and ballooning debt.
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