Ukrainian filmmaker, and soldier, Vadym Adamov warns “Russia won’t stop”
Europe • Feb 20, 2025, 5:34 PM
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He enlisted the month of his 18th birthday. Three years on, film director and videographer Vadym Adamov shares with France 24's François Picard his harrowing plight as a veteran of the brutal battle of Bakhmut: “Europe has a God-given chance to learn from Ukraine’s mistakes,” insists Adamov, now 21. On a whirlwind trip to Berlin and Paris before returning to the frontline, he fears that Europeans haven’t taken the full measure of the danger at hand.
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No reactions so far from the US on Germany elections
Europe • 6:30 PM
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The American billionaire Elon Musk expressed multiple signs of support for the far-right AfD party, as legislative elections were scheduled in Germany for February 23. During a discussion on X with leader Alice Weidel, he repeated that only the AfD could
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Brussels reacts to Germany's election exit polls
Europe • 6:19 PM
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“There’s a widespread consensus that Germany has been absent from Brussels’ discussions and the European stage during Olaf Scholz's term, creating confusion about Germany's position on European issues,” FRANCE 24 correspondent Dave Keating says, reportin
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German far-right leader hails 'historic' election result
Europe • 6:12 PM
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The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) hailed the party's election result Sunday after exit polls gave it a record 19.5 to 20 percent of the vote.
"We have achieved a historic result," the party's top candidate Alice Weidel told cheer
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Germany's conservatives win parliamentary elections while far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Europe • 5:45 PM
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Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly doubled its results from 2021. Despite its strong showing – fuelled by fears over security and immigration after a series of deadly a
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'Aerial terror': Zelensky condemns Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war
Europe • 3:53 PM
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Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine yet on Saturday night, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's air force reported that it had downed 138 of 267 Russian attack drones. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky slammed the attack and called for u
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Germans vote as far right surges in polarised national election
Europe • 8:50 AM
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Voting kicked off in Germany on Sunday in an increasingly polarised election, with the conservatives tipped to claim victory after a campaign rocked by a far-right bump in the polls and the dramatic return of Donald Trump to the US presidency.
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In pictures: Catholics pray for Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition
Europe • 7:53 AM
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Well-wishers from around the world offered prayers for Pope Francis on Sunday after the Vatican announced the night before that he was in critical condition following a prolonged respiratory attack. While the 88-year-old pope had a peaceful night, he was
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🔴Live: Germany’s Merz says will work quickly to form govt, ‘world isn’t waiting for us’
Europe • 7:27 AM
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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservatives, on Sunday called for a new government to be formed "as quickly as possible" after his party came out on top in parliamentary elections. Merz is in a strong position to become Germany's next chancello
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