Ukraine: War is 'the price they have to bear to live in an independent sovereign state'
Europe • Aug 2, 2025, 5:51 PM
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US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, currently Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia are engaging in reciprocal drone strikes following a day of mourning in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said only Putin could end the war and renewed his call for a meeting between the two leaders. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Catherine Viette welcomes Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative.
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EU's landmark AI act enters new phase
Europe • 3:40 PM
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Parts of the European Commission's much-anticipated AI Act come into force this weekend. It's been hailed as the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at regulating AI globally, critics though say it doesn't go far enough.
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Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' ends with mass for 1 million pilgrims
Europe • 3:36 PM
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In his closing blessing for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo XIV remembered the young people of Gaza and Ukraine and other countries “bloodied by war” who could not join their celebration.
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Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' ends with Rome mass
Europe • 11:03 AM
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Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for young people on Sunday (August 3), the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta tells us more.
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Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover major drone procurement graft scheme
Europe • 9:59 AM
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A Ukrainian lawmaker and a pair of local officials, as well as an unspecified number of National Guard personnel, have been caught in a major graft scheme that involved using state funds to buy drones and other military hardware at deliberately inflated
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Weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics closes with Rome mass
Europe • 9:59 AM
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (August 2) led a final Mass in Rome attended by hundreds of thousands Catholic youths, marking the end of a weeklong encounter with the next generation of the faithful. On Saturday night, before an twilight vigil led by the pope, o
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More than a million attend closing Mass of Pope Leo XIV's youth Jubilee
Europe • 8:25 AM
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday led a final Mass in Rome attended by more than a million Catholic youths, marking the end of a weeklong encounter with the next generation of the faithful. The gathering represented a major organidsational feat for the Vatican, wit
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