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Zelensky meets Erdogan for talks: ‘Turkey has long played an intermediatory role’
Europe • 9:50 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday in Ankara as top US and Russian diplomats hold talks in Riyadh. “Turkey has long played an intermediatory role” between Russia and Ukraine, FRANCE
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‘Dream in the making’ for Putin: US-Russia talks begin in Saudi Arabia
Europe • 9:43 AM
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Top US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. This is a “dream in the making” for President Vladimir Putin, FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert said in an analysis, citing Pr
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Live: Top US, Russia officials meet in Riyadh for talks on ending Ukraine war
Europe • 6:32 AM
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Senior US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin preliminary talks on ending the three-year war in Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders scrambling to stay included. The meeting represents a shif
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US and Russia hold talks on ending Ukraine war in Riyadh
Europe • 2:51 AM
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Senior US and Russian diplomats meet in Riyahdh on Tuesday for preliminary talks on trying to end the Ukraine war and resetting their countries' fractured relations. The talks have sparked concern in Europe and Ukraine in the wake of the new US administr
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Yesterday
Ukraine peace talks: Did Trump exclude the EU?
Europe • 9:45 PM
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In viral claims spread by pro-Russian accounts on X, users say that US President Donald Trump declared in an alleged interview with CNN that the EU would be excluded from Ukraine peace talks. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Ukraine and European allies have reasons to be worried about peace deal, expert says
Europe • 8:25 PM
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FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Natia Seskuria, Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute. She says that the signals coming from the Trump administration give European allies and particularly Ukraine "reason to be really worried" about the pote
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US 'wants to please Putin': Zelensky
Europe • 7:53 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview broadcast Monday that the US is trying to "please" Moscow after a shock policy shift on the Ukraine war under President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Europe's curre
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European leaders hold emergency talks, fearing that Trump has abandoned age-old allies
Europe • 7:43 PM
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European leaders sought to form a united front Monday at emergency talks in Paris, called after a U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine which has thrown a once-solid alliance into turmoil and left the Europeans questioning the reliability of their key transat
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The death of NATO? Europe in crisis over Trump-Putin talks
Europe • 7:35 PM
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European leaders are meeting in Paris for emergency talks on Ukraine, following last week's call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. With NATO’s most powerful member sidelining its allies in negotiations with Rus
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European leaders race to respond after US policy shift on Ukraine
Europe • 7:21 PM
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European leaders sought to find a unified response at an emergency summit in Paris Monday following a shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine by US President Donald Trump. The talks were held as Washington and Moscow's top diplomats were due Tuesday to
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On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters
Europe • 5:01 PM
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In a small town south-east of Kyiv, a team of civilians sit in the back of a pickup truck with machine guns pointed at the sky hoping to shoot down Iranian-made drones that target the Ukrainian capital on a near-daily basis. The drone hunters’ local know
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French PM faces scrutiny over sexual abuse claims at Catholic school
Europe • 4:37 PM
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday battled to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at a Catholic school. Prosecutors in France have been investi
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France hosts emergency summit on Ukraine: US treats EU as 'junior partner'
Europe • 4:13 PM
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The US is treating the EU like a "junior partner" in attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, FRANCE 24’s Armen Georgian said in an analysis. Citing President Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin and potential talks with Ukraine's Zelensky
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Camille Claudel sculpture sells for $3 million at French auction
Europe • 3:44 PM
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A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million. Named "The Mature Age", the sculpture has been missing since 1908 and was
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Who is Alice Weidel, AfD's top candidate for chancellor
Europe • 3:31 PM
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46-year-old Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, is getting closer to holding power amid growing support ahead of Sunday's elections. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at AfD's top candidate for chancellor.
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Sewage scandal: The dirty secret polluting England and Wales
Europe • 3:21 PM
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Since Brexit, the UK is no longer subject to European water quality standards. In England and Wales, floods of untreated wastewater have been discharged into rivers and seas, harming the health of residents and destroying ecosystems. FRANCE 24's Down to
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Pope Francis remains hospitalised to treat complex respiratory tract infection
Europe • 2:53 PM
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Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalisation, the Vatican said Monday as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Mat
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Ukrainians voice concern over Trump's phone call with Putin
Europe • 2:19 PM
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Ukraine is continuing to train troops for the ongoing war with Russia despite the new US administration’s apparent willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict, without Ukraine at the table. President Donald Trump’s recent phone call with Russian coun
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Pope's condition 'complex', hospital stay extended
Europe • 1:56 PM
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Pope Francis is facing a "complex clinical picture", said the Vatican on Monday, adding that he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday for treatment and tests for a "polymicrobi
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US tensions overshadow final campaign phase in run-up to German election
Europe • 1:15 PM
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Simmering tensions between Europe and the United States are overshadowing the final week of election campaigning in Germany on Monday, with the debate more heated than ever amid controversy over alleged US interference in favour of the far right.
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France trial opens for suspected IS group militants accused of kidnapping journalists in Syria
Europe • 11:59 AM
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A landmark trial opened Monday at a Paris court in which five suspected Islamic State group terrorists stand accused of kidnapping four French journalists covering the war in Syria in 2013. Among the accused is Mehdi Nemmouche, who is already in prison f
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Jihadist Nemmouche denies involvement in Islamic State kidnappings
Europe • 10:41 AM
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Convicted French jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche was back in court Monday in Paris where he was tried for the kidnapping and torture of journalists in Syria over ten years ago. Whilst presenting himself to the court, Nemmouche hit back at the accusations, stati
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EU leaders meet in Paris over Trump policy shift on Ukraine
Europe • 10:32 AM
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European leaders were due to meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine, as Britain declared itself ready to dispatch peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European
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Tens of thousands demonstrate against far right in Germany
Europe • 9:47 AM
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Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration against cooperation with the far right in Berlin on Sunday, after US Vice-President JD Vance called for Germany to drop the longstanding taboo. Protesters voiced concerns that the far-right Alternative f
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Ukraine deserves peace through strength, says EU chief von der Leyen
Europe • 8:58 AM
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An emergency meeting of European leaders on Ukraine agreed that the country deserved "peace through strength" after years of war with Russia, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday. "Today in Paris we reaffirmed that Ukraine deserves peace through str
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'Playing with fire': European leaders convene for emergency meeting in Paris
Europe • 6:53 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, February 17: European leaders flock to Paris to discuss an uncertain future, as US President Donald Trump excludes both Ukraine and Europe from peace talks with Russia. Elsewhere, an investigation by The Observer reveals that Googl
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Sunday, february 16, 2025
UK PM says ready to send troops to Ukraine if needed as part of peace deal
Europe • 11:50 PM
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was "ready and willing" to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine, as part of any postwar peacekeeping force, to ensure the security of Britain and Europe. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said it was "e
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Rally against Germany's resurgent far right draws thousands in Berlin
Europe • 5:15 PM
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One week out from Germany's general election, tens of thousands of people gathered in Berlin to protest the growing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. A quarter of a million people joined a similar rally in Munich last weekend
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Deadly Austria stabbing was 'Islamist attack', interior minister says
Europe • 11:35 AM
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Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner on Sunday said that the stabbing attack in Villach, which killed a teenager and injured five others, was an "Islamist attack". The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, was reportedly radicalised online.
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Navalny supporters mark first anniversary of his death as Russian opposition falters
Europe • 9:43 AM
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Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marked the first anniversary of his death on Saturday, risking retaliation from President Vladimir Putin. The opposition has been badly weakened since Navalny’s death as many members have fled into e
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Thousands mark Serbian Statehood Day with mass protest against corruption
Europe • 7:29 AM
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Thousands of Serbians blocked Kragujevac’s main boulevard on February 15 in the latest student-led protest since the deadly collapse of Novi Sad’s train station roof. Marking Serbia’s Statehood holiday, demonstrators called for government accountability
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Saturday, february 15, 2025
European leaders set to hold emergency Ukraine summit in Paris
Europe • 9:30 PM
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France will hold an urgent European summit on Ukraine on Monday in Paris, after US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said that Europe would not have a role in planned Ukraine peace talks between the US and Russia.
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One person killed and five wounded in knife attack in Austria, police say
Europe • 7:16 PM
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A teenage boy has been killed and five more people wounded in a knife attack in southern Austria Saturday, police said.
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Mother and two-year-old daughter die days after Munich car ramming
Europe • 6:32 PM
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A mother and her two-year-old daughter have died from injuries sustained two days ago when a car deliberately rammed into a trade union demonstration in Munich on Thursday. The attack wounded 37 people, including children, police said.
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Thousands mark Serbian Statehood Day with mass protest against corruption
Europe • 6:21 PM
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Thousands of Serbians blocked Kragujevac’s main boulevard on Saturday in the latest student-led protest since the deadly collapse of a train station roof in the city of Novi Sad late last year. Marking Serbia’s Statehood holiday, demonstrators called for
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Russia orders US citizen arrested for drug smuggling to remain in custody
Europe • 11:40 AM
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A Moscow court on Saturday ordered a 28-year-old US citizen arrested at a Moscow airport on suspicions of drug smuggling to remain in custody for 30 days. Customs officers detained the man on Friday after finding cannabis-laced sweets in his luggage, cou
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Ukraine could 'drive out' Putin if US armed Ukraine 'to the teeth', allowed attacks deep into Russia
Europe • 10:28 AM
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European leaders are trying to make sense of a tough new line from Washington on issues including democracy and Ukraine's future. As the Trump administration continues to upend trans-Atlantic conventions that have been in place since after World War II,
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Ukraine will have ‘low chance’ of surviving without US support, Zelensky says
Europe • 6:28 AM
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Ukraine may not survive should it lose the backing of its main ally the United States in the face of Russia’s war of aggression, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC to be broadcast on Saturday. He added that Russia is not after a c
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Friday, february 14, 2025
Vance meets leader of Germany's far-right AfD, attacks European 'firewalls' against populism
Europe • 9:16 PM
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US Vice President JD Vance on Friday met with Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Vance lectured European leaders about free speech and said there was no place for “fire
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The day after: 'Robust post-war reintegration plan critical for sustainable free democratic Ukraine'
Europe • 9:07 PM
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US Vice President JD Vance has pledged that Washington seeks to secure a "lasting" peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump's push for a deal with Moscow. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspec
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90 minutes that changed Ukraine, 'Uncle Sam & Uncle Sucker', AI unleashed, Musk vs Altman
Europe • 7:51 PM
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This week, Moscow got what it wanted. A Trump-Putin call ended with talk of visits and no NATO future for Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin steps back in, Volodymyr Zelensky risks being shut out and the EU warns of a behind-the-scenes deal. In Gaza, the truce n
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Zelensky, Vance meet amid 'preliminary posturing to establish parameters for peace negotiations'
Europe • 7:14 PM
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A highly anticipated meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance is underway at the Munich Security Conference. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr Gavin Hall, NA
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Drone warfare stalls progress on Ukraine’s front line
Europe • 6:05 PM
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Some 35 kilometres north of Kharkiv with the Russian army at a distance, the soldiers of the 127th brigade are waging electronic warfare. Over three years, artillery combat has given way to drone warfare, including troop surveillance and the threat of ka
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EU should give Ukraine 'very strong security guarantees': Finland's former president Niinistö
Europe • 4:50 PM
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Europe is facing increasingly hybrid threats, and it lacks a shared culture of preparedness, according to our guest. Sauli Niinistö was the president of Finland from 201HJYYUU2 to 2024 and is now a special advisor to the head of the European Commission,
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The lost children of Romania's Ceaușescu dictatorship
Europe • 4:41 PM
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Thirty-five years after the horrors of the Ceaușescu dictatorship were discovered in Romania, our reporters investigated one of the darkest episodes in the country's history – the squalid, state-run institutions where thousands of children were locked aw
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Afghan national admits to Munich car attack that injured 39
Europe • 3:09 PM
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A 24-year-old Afghan man who drove a car into a crowd at a demonstration in Munich on Thursday, injuring 39 people, may have had Islamist extremist motives, authorities said Friday. The lead prosecutor in the case said the suspect had confessed to delibe
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Europe and the artificial intelligence revolution: Key provisions of AI Act take effect
Europe • 3:08 PM
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The EU prides itself on being a global innovator in artificial intelligence regulation. Indeed, August 1, 2024 saw a historic moment as the world's first comprehensive legislation on AI started coming into force. Now, as of February 2 of this year, some
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Afghan arrested after car ramming 'attack' wounds dozens in Germany
Europe • 11:23 AM
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At least 30 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan national ploughed into a crowd in Munich on Thursday in what the state premier said was probably an attack, putting security back in focus before next week's federal election.
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Trump's disregard for Europe confirmed in phone call with Putin over Ukraine
Europe • 11:02 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, February 14: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's phone conversation continues to spark concern, panic and worry among European leaders. What does this mean for the future of Europe? Also, The New York Times takes us inside the family
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EU braces for turbulent diplomacy as US demands ‘rebalancing’ of relations
Europe • 9:35 AM
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Relations between the US and Europe entered uncharted territory after a week of diplomatic shocks that saw the Trump administration cutting Kyiv and Brussels out of bilateral US-Russia talks to end the Ukraine war and setting a hard line on NATO defence
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Ukraine slams Russian drone attack on Chernobyl power plant
Europe • 8:47 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post on Friday that a Russian drone armed with a high-explosive warhead struck the cover protecting a power unit at the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The Kremlin denied targeting Uk
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Trump's call: Does direct overture to Putin betray Ukraine?
Europe • 8:38 AM
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How about that phone call? The US president has gone over the heads of the Ukrainians and the Europeans by promising talks "immediately" with Vladimir Putin, this on the same day that his new defence secretary told NATO counterparts that returning to Ukr
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'New steps, new commitments would be proof of good faith from this new Syrian authority'
Europe • 6:45 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and respectful of all" at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's fall. For in-depth analysis
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Syria's quest for 'national unity': On paper, principles of diversity & inclusivity 'almost perfect'
Europe • 5:35 AM
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The Paris conference to chart Syria’s political future will include all segments of Syrian society except for the Kurdish-led administration in the northeast and loyalists of the repressive former government of Bashar Assad. Interim president Ahmad al-Sh
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'We are ready to move as quickly as possible towards real peace,' says Zelensky
Europe • 5:06 AM
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Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine was "ready to move as quickly as possible towards real peace" after a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Zelensky's comments came afte
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Zelensky warns US not to strike peace deal with Russia 'behind our backs'
Europe • 2:55 AM
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Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Washington not to seek a peace deal without Kyiv's involvement following reports that the US and Russian presidents spoke this week. Zelensky also urged
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Macron: 'Peace that is a capitulation' in Ukraine would be 'bad news' for all
Europe • 1:45 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron described Donald Trump’s return to the White House as an “electroshock” that should force Europe to secure its own future as well as Ukraine’s, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Friday. The French pres
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Thursday, february 13, 2025
'In the AI field, there will be an increasingly fragmented regulatory environment'
Europe • 9:42 PM
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly rejected Elon Musk's $97 billion unsolicited bid, explaining to attendees at a Paris summit on AI that the company is not for sale. OpenAI is controlled by a nonprofit board bound to its original mission of safely build
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Macron urges Syria's interim government to join US-led anti-extremist coalition
Europe • 8:57 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups, amid uncertainty over the United States’ commitment to the region. The president spoke at a conference
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Was India's Modi snubbed by Macron at the Paris AI summit?
Europe • 8:46 PM
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Out-of-context videos have fuelled a false rumour that French President Emmanuel Macron "ignored" India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was his co-chair of the Paris AI Action summit. Initially sourced back to pro-Russian media outlets, the falsehood
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