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Musk gets star turn at first cabinet meeting of Trump's second term

Elon Musk on Wednesday attended the first cabinet meeting of US President Donald Trump's second term to discuss the sweeping efforts his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have made to cut government spending. Musk insisted his efforts were to

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Trump standoff has given Canadian Liberals a second life, analyst says

US President Donald Trump and his threats to slap punishing tariffs on Canada dominated a televised leadership debate Monday as part of the race to become the country's next prime minister. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Guillaume Lavoie, Associate

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Trump shares AI-generated video of ‘what’s next’ for ‘Trump Gaza’

Donald Trump’s most recent post on his Truth Social has drawn outrage, this time even coming from his supporters. The AI-generated video shows a reimagined ‘Trump Gaza’ where we see the war-ravaged enclave transformed into a lavish seaside-style resort.

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Child in Texas dies in measles outbreak, in first US fatality in a decade

An unvaccinated child died from measles in Texas on Wednesday, authorities said, in what is the first US fatality from the highly contagious disease since 2015. The child's death comes at a delicate moment for US public health as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., w

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UN warns of 'extreme brutality' surge in Haiti as killings soar, thousands flee

A UN-led coalition warned on Monday of a "wave of extreme brutality" in Haiti, reporting numerous killings and mass displacements, adding that families have been massacred, and children shot while fleeing. Gang dominance in the capital and widespread vio

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White House says it will decide which news outlets cover Donald Trump

The White House said Tuesday it will select the media outlets in the press pool who have access to President Trump, taking control from the group of journalists that has done so for decades. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed that traditional media w

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Private US company launches lunar lander towards the moon's south pole

A private US company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun. Intuitive Machines’ lander, named Athena, caught a lift with

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Trump floats $5 million 'gold card' as a path to US citizenship

US President Donald Trump has proposed a new path to citizenship that would allow wealthy individuals to pay $5 million for a “gold card” that would grant them permanent US residency. The plan would end an existing program that offers green cards to peop

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Chile restores power to most homes after massive blackout

Millions in Chile, including in the capital Santiago, were left without power on Tuesday following a massive blackout possibly caused by an electrical system failure, the Interior Ministry said. Power was restored to most homes in the country early Wedne

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Tuesday, february 25, 2025

Trump: Russian oligarchs eligible for $5 million residency 'gold cards'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to begin selling gold cards for $5 million to foreigners who want to move to the U.S. and create jobs. Trump said the immigration program, which he said was legal, could start in about two weeks. He ad

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TVs at US government building show AI video of Trump kissing Musk's feet

An AI-generated clip mocking US President Donald Trump’s bromance with Elon Musk shows the US president kissing Musk’s feet, with the words "Long Live the Real King." The unauthorised video was played at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Elon Musk renews threat to fire US federal workers, extends deadline to 'justify' jobs

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services". FRANCE 24's Fraser J

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More than 20 staffers quit Musk’s DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’

At least 21 tech employees quit Elon Musk's DOGE in a joint resignation letter on Tuesday, refusing to use their expertise to “dismantle critical public services". The employees warned that many of those hired by Musk were political ideologues lacking th

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Clint Hill, US Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK’s car after assassination, dies aged 93

On November 22, 1963, Clint Hill, then a US Secret Service agent, leapt on John F. Kennedy's limousine after the US president was shot. He did not manage to save Kennedy and was haunted by his failure to do so until his later years, when he came to terms

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Humanitarian crisis in Haiti: 'Population is on the brink of starvation,' charity says

The situation in Haiti is now an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" with the "population on the brink of starvation". That's according to the charity ActionAid, which says that nine out of 10 people there now go all day without eating. It also says that

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First signs of discord as Musk 'inadvertently sets off Trump cabinet rebellion'

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 25: Has the bromance been revived? We look at European press reactions to Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump's meeting in Washington. Also: troubled waters for Elon Musk? Tesla sales are in freefall and his curbing of the U

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Trump pushes for revival of Keystone XL Pipeline project cancelled by Biden

US President Trump on Monday pushed to restart the Keystone XL Pipeline project, a contentious project halted in the early days of the Biden administration after the pipeline was strongly opposed by Indigenous and environmental groups.

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Musk gives US federal employees 'another chance' to justify their jobs via email

After Monday's original deadline for America's federal workers to justify their employment passed, Elon Musk said on Tuesday that they would be given "another chance" to do so or risk "termination". The heads of some US government agencies, including the

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UK's Starmer announces rise in defence spending ahead of visit to 'bridge' Trump-Europe divide

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the UK will raise its defence spending from 2.3 percent to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027. The announcement comes days before talks with US President Donald Trump – who has long demanded European nations

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Monday, february 24, 2025

Macron and Trump rekindle their 'bromance' amid strategic tensions over Ukraine

Trump greeted Macron as a "very special man" during their Oval Office meeting, exchanging their characteristic firm handshake as the French leader sought to leverage their personal relationship to strengthen US backing for Ukraine.

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Macron backs Trump diplomacy but seeks US support on any troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday supported Donald Trump's outreach to Russia over Ukraine during his visit to Washington, but called on the US to back any European troop deployment as a form of security guarantee. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson rep

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Macron urges Trump to support Ukraine against 'aggressor' Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday in a bid to shore up support for Ukraine against "aggressor" Russia, after the US president's outreach to Moscow over the war threatened to upend the transatlantic alliance. D

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Rio de Janeiro: a pre-Carnival before the Carnival

Just a few days until the official start of Carnival, and the streets of Rio de Janeiro are already already heaving with people warming up for next weekend. The sounds of drums is already echoing through the streets, as people are trying out their costum

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'Peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine,' Macron tells Trump on Washington visit

US President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations. Macron assured Trump that Europe was ready to "step up" its defence co

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US agencies push back against Musk, telling workers not to reply to his email

Key US agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to respond to an email from cost-cutting chief Elon Musk ordering federal workers to explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing thei

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Saturday, february 22, 2025

Bardella withdraws from US conference after Trump ally Bannon’s Nazi ‘wave’

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella cancelled his scheduled speech at a Washington conference on Friday after Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon appeared to make a Nazi salute at the same event. The incident comes just weeks after Elon Musk, another Trum

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'He's a real general': Dan Caine is Trump's pick for top US military role

US President Donald Trump has named retired three-star general Dan Caine as his top pick to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff following a flurry of firings at the Pentagon.

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Friday, february 21, 2025

Man who tried to kill novelist Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder

Hadi Matar, the man who charged "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie on stage and stabbed him repeatedly with a knife, was found guilty Friday of attempted murder. The attack left the author blind in his right eye.

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'For the first time since 1941 there is no alliance between a US government and European countries'

President Donald Trump's proposed US takeover of Gaza has been roundly condemned globally, with Palestinians, Arab nations and rights experts saying it was tantamount to "ethnic cleansing." For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Oliv

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Kash Patel confirmed to head FBI despite fears he will go after Trump foes

Kash Patel, a fierce Donald Trump loyalist, has been confirmed as the new head of the FBI. Critics fear that Patel has been placed on the position to run the president’s errands and to go after Trump adversaries in both the government and the media.

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US cuts Biden-era deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians

US Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday shortened the duration of temporary work permits and deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians to last until August of this year rather than February 2026, weeks after cutting a "temporary pro

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US transfers 177 migrants held in Guantanamo to Venezuela

Marking another boost to the renewed partnership between the US and Venezuela, 177 migrants were transferred from the notorious Guantanamo military base to their homeland in Venezuela at the "direct request" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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War in Ukraine: Zelensky says had 'productive meeting' with Trump envoy

The United States is urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said. Zelensky has refused the offer, saying: "I can't sell our state." The comm

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The death of DEI? Trump wages war on diversity, equity and inclusion

With Donald Trump back in the White House; they've become the most controversial initials. That's DEI or diversity, equity and inclusion programs promoting equality in the workplace. The US president has declared war on DEI, declaring it to be "immoral."

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Thursday, february 20, 2025

Bolivia's Morales runs for president again, defying term limit

Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales launched his fourth presidential bid on Thursday, ignoring the constitution, which only allows three terms in office. Morales, who was Bolivia's first-ever indigenous president, is also facing criminal charges, which h

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Amazon’s Hollywood arm to take full creative control of James Bond franchise

Amazon MGM Studios, the Hollywood production arm owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos’s business empire, is set to take over the rights for the popular James Bond spy franchise as its producers head into retirement. The move could mean that a new 007 movie ma

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White House posts 'dehumanising' ASMR video mocking migrants in shackles

US President Donald Trump's White House is being blasted online for "ridiculing" and "dehumanising" migrants being deported in shackles in an ASMR-style video posted to its official channels. It comes as Trump declared himself the "King" online, with the

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Julianne Moore's book banned in the USA following executive order by president Trump

In the United States, a children’s picture book by the actress Julianne Moore is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after an executive order by president Trump. Explanation by Emerald Maxwell.

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Trump blames Ukraine war on 'dictator' Zelensky

After the US held bilateral talks with Russian delegates in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, breaking from US policy on the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump chided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a social media post, calling him a "dictator" and

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Trump says Ukraine's leader doesn't have any 'cards' in negotiations

US President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to give US companies preferential access to the war-torn country's mineral deposits, saying the country's leadership "don't have any cards, but they play it tough". Kyiv has been pushing for security guaran

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US judge considers ‘unusual’ request by Trump official to drop charges against NYC mayor

A US judge said on Wednesday he will take some time to consider a request by prosecutors under orders from a Trump administration political appointee to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, saying he wants to make a reasoned decisio

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Wednesday, february 19, 2025

Fact-checking Trump's statements on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has launched a flurry of controversial claims about the war in Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky, while addressing reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Many of these claims were made without providing any evidence. We fact

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Brazil's electorate remains 'divided': Will Bolsonaro trial 'bleed into 2026 presidential election'?

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a coup to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election — a plot that the country's top prosecutor says included a plan to poison his opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. For

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Is Trump simply 'bucking the trend' of unfulfilled election pledges from past presidents?

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. The move generated criticism

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Trump calls Ukranian president "dictator", Zelensky says Trump living in "disinformation space"

Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space" and Trump called Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections”

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Rule by decree? Trump's executive orders and the future of US democracy

Does the United States already face a constitutional crisis? At what point does a president’s "rule by decree" manner of governing take a centuries-old democracy into unchartered territory?

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Bereaved US mother sues Meta and TikTok over dangerous trend of 'subway surfing'

Young people in New York City are climbing on top of trains for thrills. The dangerous phenomenon, known as subway surfing, has been around for decades but is seeing a revival that sometimes ends in tragedy. There were six subway surfing deaths in New Yo

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Trump says AP will be restricted from White House until it adopts 'Gulf of America'

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will continue restricting the Associated Press's access to events and news conferences until the outlet adopts his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, acknowledging the move as retaliation for AP

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Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro for attempted coup, plot to poison Lula

Brazil’s prosecutor-general has charged former president Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in power after his 2022 election defeat, alleging that he knew and approved of a plot to poison his successor, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Trump pursues 'very Draconian measures, amplifying the authority of the presidency over immigration'

For the past month, US President Donald Trump has been asserting control at every opportunity, including hardline positions on immigration. And he is being backed up by loyalists at all levels of government. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective

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Tuesday, february 18, 2025

Trumps seems to be "openly directing weaponization of DoJ", legal analyst says

A US federal judge ordered the Trump Justice Department to appear in court Wednesday to explain its extraordinary decision to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a move that triggered a wave of protest resignations. FRANCE 24's Sha

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New York's governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a series of meetings with key political leaders Tuesday as she contemplates removing Mayor Eric Adams from his office, an unprecedented step that reflects the growing turmoil inside City Hall. FRANCE 24's Jessica Le Masuri

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Argentine court upholds dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

An Argentine appeal court has confirmed the dismissal of rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou. Their accuser is taking the charges to a higher court.

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Toronto airport CEO says all but 2 of 21 people hurt in Delta crash have left hospitals

Deborah Flint, CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said 19 of the 21 people who were hurt have been released but did not provided any details on the two who remain hospitalized. Authorities said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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What to know after Delta plane crash-lands, flips in Toronto

All 80 people on board the Delta Air Lines flight survived the dramatic crash landing Monday, with 21 sustaining injuries. It was the latest in a spate of aviation accidents in North America that has rattled passangers concerned with the safety of flying

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Trump's climate change denial: An era of 'ignorance'

President Donald Trump’s denial of climate change has become more insidious, powerful and far-reaching in his second mandate as he had acquired experience during his first term in office, said Robert Proctor, professor of the History of Science at Stanfo

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Indigenous man returns to tribe in Amazon rainforest

A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said. The encounter occurred around 7pm local time Wednesday in Bela R

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Delta Airlines plane crashes in Toronto, several injured

A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, the airport’s chief executive said. Snow blown by winds gusting to 40 mph (65 k

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New York city council demands mayor's resignation following corruption case dismissal

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced renewed pressure on Monday after the head of the city's council called for his resignation, days after four deputy mayors and several prosecutors quit in protest at the dismissal of the corruption case again

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Plane flips on landing at Toronto airport, all 80 aboard survive

All 80 people on board a Delta Air Lines jet survived after the plane flipped upon landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, the airport's chief executive said, marking the fourth major aviation mishap in North America this month.

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