Germany's Scholz set to run for second term after potential rival bows out
Europe • Nov 22, 2024, 9:48 AM
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to run for a second term in upcoming snap elections after his popular Defence Minister Boris Pistorius - a possible replacement - ruled himself out of the running on Thursday. Story by Liza Kaminov.
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"The Ukrainian army is outnumbered, in men and equipment"
Europe • 9:21 PM
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Ukraine was bound to lose the territory it held in Russia, said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Ukraine Emmanuelle Chaze. "At the height of the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian army controlled over 1300 square kilometres of land, and w
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Ukraine loses more than 40% of territory it seized in Russia's Kursk region
Europe • 2:05 PM
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Ukraine lost more than 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it captured in a surprise offensive in August with the Russians launching multiple counter-attacks, a senior source in Kyiv's army said. While the Kursk invasion caught Moscow unpr
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France marks 80 years since the liberation of Strasbourg from the Nazis
Europe • 1:10 PM
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France on Saturday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Free French forces liberating the eastern city of Strasbourg from the Nazis. “When we knew the flag was up on the cathedral, we had reached our objective,” one of the veteran fighters said during th
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