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Zelensky to meet Trump on sidelines of UN assembly as Russian strikes persist
Europe • 8:00 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he will meet US President Donald Trump next week at the UN General Assembly, after Russia launched overnight attacks across Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader said he would discuss security guarantees for U
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The comeback of a Soviet-era tradition: Russia hosts Intervision, Eurovision-rival song contest
Europe • 3:37 PM
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Intervision revives the name of a music contest that Moscow used to stage in the Soviet era with its Eastern European satellite states. The new version will feature acts from countries Russia now considers friendly, including Belarus, Cuba, Qatar, Saudi
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Cyberattack at major European airports: "Brussels airport is the worst affected"
Europe • 1:41 PM
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"Brussels airport is the worst affected by this outage", said Dave Keating, FRANCE 24's Correspondent in Brussels, Belgium. "There are lots of scenes of chaos at the airport with lots of flights cancelled and lots of flights delayed. The airport is telli
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Cyberattack causes flight delays, cancellations at major European airports
Europe • 11:52 AM
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At least three European air hubs including Brussels, Berlin and London’s busy Heathrow airport reported flight delays and cancellations because of a “cyber-related disruption” on Saturday, according to airport service provider Collins Aerospace.
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Cyberattack disrupts European airports: Brussels, Berlin, Heathrow among affected
Europe • 10:44 AM
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Airports across Europe, including London’s Heathrow, are warning of delays after a “technical issue” disrupted check-in and boarding systems. Brussels Airport attributed the problem to a cyberattack, reporting 10 flight cancellations and delays of over a
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Soft power: Russia revives the Intervision song contest, Cold War rival to Eurovision
Europe • 6:26 AM
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Russia on Saturday hosts Intervision, an international song contest that was a regular fixture in Soviet states in the 1960s and ’70s. The revival follows Russia’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine, killing at least 3 and wounding dozens
Europe • 5:24 AM
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Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens in its latest aerial attack. This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he would meet US counterpart Donald Trump on the sideline
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Cyberattack disrupts major European airports, the latest from Brussels
Europe • 12:36 AM
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Airports across Europe, including London’s Heathrow, are warning of delays after a “technical issue” disrupted check-in and boarding systems. Brussels Airport attributed the problem to a cyberattack, reporting 10 flight cancellations and delays of over a
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Yesterday
From weapons to military training: Tracking French support for Ukraine
Europe • 8:40 PM
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France has committed €8.6 billion in military and financial aid to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, according to a forthcoming government report that details how French support has evolved over time. Military expert Guillaume Ancel tells FRANCE 24 t
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NATO slams 'reckless' Russian violation of Estonia's airspace
Europe • 8:16 PM
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Three Russian military jets on Friday violated NATO member Estonia's airspace, the latest in a series of recent militaryactions by Russia that have rattled the alliance. NATO has accused Moscow of "reckless behaviour" and Estonia has request urgent NATO
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Russian fighter jets enter NATO member Estonia’s airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion
Europe • 3:51 PM
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Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes in an "unprecedentedly brazen"incursion, the country's foreign ministry said Friday. Estonia is set to request urgent NATO talks over the incident, which the EU's top dipl
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France's Interior Ministry warns mayors against flying Palestinian flag next week
Europe • 3:01 PM
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France's Interior Ministry has ordered prefects to oppose the display of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings next week when Paris is set to formally recognise the Palestinian state. "The principle of neutrality in public service pr
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Albania unveils AI-generated 'minister'
Europe • 10:57 AM
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An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in the Albanian parliament on Thursday (September 18), with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his government’s push for transparency and innovation. Opposition l
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38 years of Erasmus+: Europe’s flagship youth initiative under review
Europe • 10:41 AM
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As the academic year begins, many students will embark on what has become a rite of passage: studying abroad for part of their course. However, the Erasmus+ programme is not limited to university undergraduates and postgraduates. Since its expansion in 2
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Palestinian authorities detain key suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
Europe • 10:12 AM
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Palestinian authorities have arrested Hicham Harb, a key suspect involved in a deadly 1982 anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris, according to French prosecutors. The arrest, which comes as France prepares to formally recognise of Palestine
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Zelensky meets troops, says Ukraine pushed back some Russian advances
Europe • 9:58 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met troops in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday (September 18) and announced his army had pushed back some of the advances Russia made over the summer. Zelensky said his troops had reclaimed 160 square kilometr
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Authoritarian regimes in the Council of Europe believe they can do anything: PACE chief Rousopoulos
Europe • 12:41 AM
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We sat down with Theodoros Rousopoulos, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the continent’s oldest political body. The assembly, also known as PACE, is sometimes called the driving force of the whole organisation, bringi
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Thursday, september 18, 2025
Anti-austerity strikes and protests rock France, pressure Macron
Europe • 9:04 PM
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Massive anti-austerity protests and labour strikes were held across France on Thursday, in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's austerity policies. Organisers said one million people took part in the strikes and protests, while the French aut
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UN sanctions on Iran likely to be reimposed by month's end, Macron says
Europe • 5:19 PM
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European powers were likely to reimpose sanctions on Iran by the end of the month after their latest round of talks with Tehran aimed at averting them were considered "not serious", French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.
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French voters desire change amid growing disillusionment with Macron and successive PMs
Europe • 4:01 PM
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French protesters are staging a day of nationwide protests and strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's austerity policies. They warn that public services: free schools and public hospitals, subsidised health care, unemployment benefits and other safety
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First migrant deported under the UK's 'one in, one out' deal with France
Europe • 3:13 PM
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The first undocumented migrant has been deported from the UK to France on Thursday as part of an asylum deal that London hopes will deter small boats from crossing the English Channel. The British government hailed the move as "an important first step to
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'He's let me down': Trump rebukes Putin for failing him on Ukraine peace efforts
Europe • 10:07 AM
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let him down" in efforts to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Trump admitted tha
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Trump’s UK visit turns political as Starmer hosts high-stakes talks
Europe • 1:43 AM
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Following a day of royal fanfare, US President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK shifts gears Thursday as he meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer for wide-ranging talks on issues such as trade, Ukraine and Gaza. Trump's entire visit is being held
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Zelensky visits troops on frontline positions in eastern Ukraine
Europe • 12:51 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that he had visited troops in the frontline Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces are resisting multiple Russian offensives.
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Wednesday, september 17, 2025
King Donald? Britain rolls out royal treatment for Trump
Europe • 6:33 PM
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King Charles to the rescue? The president of the United States was wined and dined with all the pomp and circumstance of a state visit to Windsor Castle. We asked: honour guards, fighter jet flyovers, and celebrity royals – was it all part of a charm off
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Royal welcome Trump's UK second state visit, but also protests
Europe • 3:15 PM
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President Donald Trump basked in a British royal spectacle Wednesday, greeted by military honor guards and mounted troops in red and gold as King Charles III's guest at Windsor Castle for the start of a state visit full of pageantry and political risks f
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King Charles III gives Donald Trump royal welcome on UK state visit
Europe • 3:12 PM
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Donald Trump was welcomed by King Charles III to Windsor Castle Wednesday with a royal spectacle featuring gun salutes, mounted horses and bagpipes as the US president's historic second state visit got into full swing.
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War in Gaza: Spain says it will boycott Eurovision if Israel competes
Europe • 1:53 PM
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Spain says it will boycott Eurovision if Israel is allowed to participate in next year’s competition, adding to a growing list of countries making similar demands.
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New lab results show Putin critic Navalny was poisoned in jail, wife says
Europe • 10:26 AM
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In a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday, Yulia, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said that laboratory results from "two countries" proved he was "poisoned". The Kremlin has previously denied that Navalny was killed on President Vla
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Russia revives Intervision song contest after being banned from Eurovision
Europe • 10:17 AM
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An American R&B artist is heading to Moscow to perform in Russia’s revival of the Intervision Song Contest - a Soviet-era rival to Eurovision. The move comes after Russian singers were banned from Eurovision following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. P
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Trump's UK visit will mix trade and tech talks with royal pomp
Europe • 9:46 AM
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Shirli Sitbon has more.
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Trump in the UK: Starmer seeks to solidify friendly ties and trade deals
Europe • 9:17 AM
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the
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UK rolls out royal red carpet for Donald Trump's second visit
Europe • 6:11 AM
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US President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Wednesday with the royal pomp a grand veneer to key diplomatic talks, and as difficult questions about Jeffrey Epstein linger. FRANCE 24 correspondent Bénédicte
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Thousands rally across Slovakia against economic and pro-Russian policies
Europe • 1:26 AM
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Thousands of Slovaks rallied on Tuesday in 16 cities, including in the capital Bratislava, to protest the economic and pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The nationwide demonstrations marked one of the largest shows of oppositio
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France’s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with nationwide strikes ahead
Europe • 12:48 AM
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Leaders of France's Socialist Party met with new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday, seeking to get big concessions on the budget in talks that could shape the final stretch of President Emmanuel Macron's second term.
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King Charles III greets Trump in Windsor for his second state visit to the UK
Europe • 12:43 AM
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President Donald Trump was greeted by royalty, military honor guards and mounted troops in red and gold as he arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for the start of a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III.
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Tuesday, september 16, 2025
Trump gets royal welcome at Windsor Castle at start of his two-day UK visit
Europe • 11:15 PM
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President Donald Trump was greeted by royalty and an honour guard of some 120 horses and 1,300 troops as he arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in a display designed to impress the grandeur-loving president. For the UK, Trump’s two-day state visit is
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Starmer will try to persuade Trump to support Ukraine, former British diplomat says
Europe • 9:02 PM
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As US President Donald Trump lands in London for a second state visit, Peter Westmacott, former British ambassador to the US, France and Turkey, and distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, tells FRANCE 24 that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer "will w
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France braces for biggest protests since pension battle as unions fight austerity budget
Europe • 9:00 PM
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France braces for a day of nationwide strikes and demonstrations on Thursday against a cost-cutting budget proposal opposed by a united front of unions. Outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said 80,000 police would be deployed, adding that the ris
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Starmer will try to persuade Trump to support Ukraine, former diplomat says
Europe • 8:59 PM
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As US President Donald Trump lands in London for a second state visit, Peter Westmacott, Former British Ambassador to the US, France and Turkey, and Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, tells FRANCE 24 that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer 'will w
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Russia-Belarus drills show off Moscow’s military might, stoking tensions with NATO
Europe • 4:08 PM
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Russia and Belarus on Tuesday wrapped up five days of military drills that mobilised thousands of troops and nuclear-capable bombers, a week after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace ratcheted up tensions with NATO and stoked fears of a spillo
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US President Donald Trump heads to the UK for a second state visit
Europe • 1:48 PM
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Angela Diffley, our International Affairs Editor, has more.
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France repatriates women and children from Syrian camps for first time in two years
Europe • 11:55 AM
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France repatriated three women and 10 children from Kurdish-run prisons in northeastern Syria on Tuesday, its first such operation in two years, anti-terror prosecutors said. The sensitive move comes as France faces mounting international pressure to rec
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Spanish government calls for sports ban on Israel, threatens to boycott Eurovision
Europe • 10:51 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 16: We look at reactions from the Spanish press after the government calls for a sports and Eurovision boycott of Israel. Also, it's been three years since Mahsa Amini died at the hands of Iran's morality police – what h
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Poland neutralizes drone over government sites, detains two Belarusians
Europe • 10:38 AM
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Poland's State Protection Service (SOP) has neutralized a drone operating over sensitive government locations, including Parkowa Street and the Belweder Palace, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk on X, amid heightened regional tensions following recent airs
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Spanish PM calls for Israel to be barred from international sport
Europe • 10:10 AM
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"Our position is clear and categorical: as long as the barbarity continues, neither Russia nor Israel should participate in any international competition," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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"No country for love": The cost of survival in 1930's Ukraine
Europe • 10:04 AM
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Yaroslav Trofimov tells us about his new book "No country for love".
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Poland detains 2 Belarusian citizens flying drone over president's residence
Europe • 9:49 AM
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Polish authorities neutralized a drone flying above government buildings in Warsaw on Monday night, a spokesperson for the State Protection Services told The Associated Press. Gulliver Cragg has more.
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From New Delhi to Berlin: The Indians starting a new life in Germany
Europe • 12:45 AM
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Since a migration agreement between Berlin and New Delhi came into force in 2023, the number of visas issued for Germany has soared. Nearly 40,000 Indians now live in the German capital – making them the fastest-growing migrant group. But while many Indi
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UK gears to welcome Donald Trump for landmark second state visit
Europe • 12:33 AM
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the transatlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the M
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'No Country for Love': Yaroslav Trofimov on the cost of survival in 1930s Ukraine
Europe • 12:03 AM
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"No Country for Love", now translated into French as "Ce pays qui n'aimait pas l'amour" is a novel based on real events written by Yaroslav Trofimov, who is also chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Trofimov, who was born in K
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Monday, september 15, 2025
Musk's Grok falsely accuses police of spreading disinformation about far-right rally in London
Europe • 9:01 PM
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As far-right anti-immigration demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police posted footage of violent clashes on its official X account. Soon after, X's AI assistant Grok suggested the Met had passed off footage fr
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While Washington waivers: Can Europeans deter Russia and its drones?
Europe • 6:09 PM
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It seems that summoning ambassadors for a scolding somehow won't be enough. After last week's unprecedented wave of Russian drones that landed in Poland, it's now Romania's turn to scramble fighter jets and call in the Kremlin's envoy.
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Have world-first labour rights in Belgium changed the lives of sex workers?
Europe • 3:47 PM
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In 2024, Belgium passed pioneering legislation granting sex workers full employment rights, including access to maternity leave, health insurance, unemployment benefits and pension rights. ENTR visited the country to understand what difference the new la
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Three French women accused of ties to Islamic State group go on trial in Paris
Europe • 3:13 PM
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Three French women accused of joining the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and taking their eight children with them went on trial in Paris on Monday. Among them is Jennyfer Clain, niece of the jihadist propagandists who claimed responsibility on behalf
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Spain's Sanchez calls for Israel sports ban as cycling authorities slam Vuelta chaos
Europe • 1:28 PM
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said Israel should be banned from international sport over the Gaza war, just like Russia was penalised over its invasion of Ukraine. His call came as cycling’s governing body condemned mass protests that di
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Sunday, september 14, 2025
Final stage of Spain's Vuelta abandoned after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
Europe • 7:10 PM
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The final stage of Spain's Vuelta cycling race was abandoned on Sunday afternoon as cyclists were entering Madrid after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in the Spanish capital's centre. Police fired tear gas at the crowds as hundreds of pro
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Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace
Europe • 5:31 PM
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Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine on Saturday. Poland also scrambled fighter jets last week to shoot down a number of Russian
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Swimmable Cities: Cities want you back in the water
Europe • 1:12 PM
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🇫🇷Paris has wrapped up its first season of swimming in the #Seine, with more than 100,000 people taking the plunge. And it’s not alone! An increasing number of cities are embracing the Swimmable Cities movement 🏊💦
FRANCE 24’s Stella Elgersma takes a c
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Georgia arrests opposition leader amid crackdown on pro-EU voices
Europe • 9:45 AM
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Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the country's largest opposition party, days after he had called for a "peaceful revolution" at municipal elections scheduled for next month. The arrest comes amid a crackdown on p
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