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Trump, Putin end joint press conference without taking questions
• 6:47 AM
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Donald Trump said on Friday (August 15) that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow's war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as "very productive." Trump
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Serbia's police use tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade
• 5:59 AM
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Serbia's police used teargas and crowd control vehicles on Friday evening in Belgrade to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at police officers in what is seen as a major escalation of the nine-month-long protests.
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Trump-Putin talks: In Ukraine, 'nobody was expecting much from this summit'
• 5:50 AM
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The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. What is the general
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What are the key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit?
• 5:46 AM
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The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, alt
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Trump-Putin summit ends without a deal
• 5:45 AM
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The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, alt
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Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding service
• 5:39 AM
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Air Canada suspended all operations as more than 13,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal passed, leaving travelers around the world stranded and scrambling during the peak summer travel season.
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At least 320 people killed in monsoon flash floods in Pakistan
• 5:32 AM
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The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 320 people in the past 48 hours, the country's disaster authority said Saturday.
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Red carpet welcome but no Ukraine deal: key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit
• 5:06 AM
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The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to
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Pomp and flattery – but no Ukraine ceasefire – as Trump-Putin talks end without a deal
Europe • 3:01 AM
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The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin began with a warm greeting and a flyover by screaming jets at a military base in Alaska but ended with the US host conceding that they had failed to reach an agreement o
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'Neither leader went into any detail': Trump-Putin remarks leave media in the dark
• 12:47 AM
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The highly anticipated joint press conference between the US and Russian presidents failed to provide any detail about their talks in Alaska, leaving journalists "totally in the dark about what happened", says FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Phi
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Live: Trump and Putin leave Alaska as summit yields no deal on ending Ukraine war
• 12:43 AM
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REPLAY: Trump and Putin give joint press conference after Ukraine talks, take no questions
• 12:11 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed what he said were wide areas of agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed at high-stakes talks in Alaska, while heaping praise on each other.
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Yesterday
Live: Trump and Putin claim progress on Ukraine, end conference without taking questions or sharing details of talks
• 11:16 PM
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Watch live: Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after high-stakes talks on Ukraine
• 10:55 PM
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Warm greeting belies Ukraine bloodshed as Trump brings Putin in from the cold
Europe • 8:13 PM
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday that started with a handshake, a smile and a ride in the presidential limousine, marking an unusually warm reception for a US adversary
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REPLAY: The warm handshake between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
• 7:35 PM
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President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake on Friday (August 15), greeting each other like old friends before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relatio
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🔴 Trump-Putin Ukraine peace summit live: Follow FRANCE 24’s special coverage
• 6:00 PM
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Serbia’s student-led protesters wanted accountability. Now they’re calling for elections
• 4:21 PM
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After more than nine months of largely peaceful anti-corruption protests, Serbia’s streets have erupted in clashes between riot police, student-led demonstrators and masked bands of ruling party loyalists. FRANCE 24 spoke with Nebojša Vladisavljević, a p
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Trump and Putin set to meet without President Zelensky present
• 3:18 PM
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither
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Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided
• 2:14 PM
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Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in the hop
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Paris Saint-Germain eyes crown as Ligue 1 season kicks off
• 2:12 PM
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Fresh from a historic Champions League and Super Cup double, Paris Saint-Germain will kickstart their Ligue 1 season after a gruelling summer this weekend, eyeing another European crown. Paul Pogba returns to the pitch with Monaco, Lyon is set to fight t
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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit
• 2:11 PM
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Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released a video on Friday showing him taunting Israel’s most prominent Palestinian detainee, Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah figure, in his jail cell. The Palestinian Authority's foreign min
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The Ukrainian land occupied by Russia at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit
Europe • 2:01 PM
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither
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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit
• 1:23 PM
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Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released a video on Friday showing him taunting Israel’s most prominent Palestinian detainee, Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah figure, in his jail cell. The Palestinian Authority's foreign min
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US aims, Russian demands, Ukrainian fears: what each side expects from Trump-Putin summit
• 11:26 AM
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin head to Alaska with contrasting priorities on Friday as they prepare for high-stakes talks that Ukrainians fear could seal their country's fate after three-and-a-half years of devastati
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Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war
• 9:53 AM
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US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield ga
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Fighting plastic pollution: Rwanda wants to lead by example
• 9:46 AM
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From August 5th to the 14th, UN member states, NGOs and scientists met in Geneva to negotiate a global plastics treaty. One country is positioning itself as a frontrunner in that battle — Rwanda. The East African nation banned plastic bags back in 2008…
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Flash floods kill at least 160 in Pakistan, scores still missing
• 9:37 AM
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Sudden floods and mudslides swept through Pakistan and the disputed region of Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least 160 people, injuring more than 100 and leaving 200 missing, as rescuers searched for survivors amid the debris.
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Trump says Putin will make deal on Ukraine as leaders prepare for Alaska meeting
• 9:17 AM
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According to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and its ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, have arrived in Alaska for today’s high-stakes Russian-American summit. France 24’s International A
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Beijing’s first World Humanoid Robot Games open with hip-hop and martial arts
• 9:02 AM
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Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening. The competition begins Friday with more than 500 humanoid robots
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UN plastic pollution treaty talks extended by a day as no agreement reached
• 9:00 AM
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Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products. Yuka Royer explains.
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Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes Ukraine summit
• 8:58 AM
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US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield ga
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Authorities search for migrants missing after shipwreck in Italy
• 8:56 AM
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Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people. Caroline Baum reports.
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Israeli minister announces settlement plan to 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state'
• 8:54 AM
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Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday announced plans to revive a contentious settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups fear will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state. The so-called E1 scheme linkin
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Countdown to high-stakes Alaska summit : Trump vows not to be intimidated by Putin
• 8:53 AM
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US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield ga
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Rival protester groups clash anew in Serbia amid escalating political crisis
• 8:34 AM
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Escalating anti-government protests in Serbia continued into late Thursday, as clashes between President Aleksandar Vucic's critics and detractors over corruption accusations led to a second night of violence and arrests. Simon Moritz tells us more.
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Hezbollah leader accuses govt of ‘handing’ Lebanon to Israel with disarmament plan
• 8:34 AM
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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanon’s government of “handing” the country to Israel by seeking the group’s disarmament, vowing to fight the move.
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Israel: Minister says plan will “bury” the idea of a Palestinian state
• 8:32 AM
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Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday announced plans to revive a contentious settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups fear will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state. The so-called E1 scheme linkin
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Four years after the fall of Kabul, Taliban succeeds in near-total exclusion of women
• 8:13 AM
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Four years since Taliban forces seized Kabul and ended two decades of Western presence, Afghan women face near-total exclusion from public life. Nearly 100 edicts have stripped them of basic freedoms, while any dissent remains dangerous and international
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MSF: Children in Gaza facing displacement, starvation and death require 'much wider nexus of needs'
• 7:51 AM
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"A sense of purpose": MSF has struggled to care for children in war-torn Gaza, facing a "resource-constrained" setting, They are on the front lines each day, treating Gaza's youth suffering from immense physical and psychological trauma. These children r
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Live: Trump heads to Alaska for high-stakes talks with Putin on Ukraine
• 6:52 AM
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US President Donald Trump departed Washington for Alaska on Friday for face-to-face discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. Just before boarding Air Force One for the nearly seven-hour flight
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Football: Ligue 1 kicks off with Rennes - Marseille and Lens - Lyon
• 6:38 AM
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Olympique de Marseille head off to Rennes for the Ligue 1 football season opener.
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Invasive species thrive as Mediterranean Sea temperature hits record high
• 5:31 AM
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Rising sea temperatures are fuelling the rapid “tropicalisation” of the Mediterranean, with venomous Red Sea species like lionfish disrupting ecosystems from Turkey to Malta, scientists warn.
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Trump says won't be intimidated by Putin ahead of high-stakes summit
• 4:42 AM
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Ahead of his crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Zelensky on Friday, US President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that he won't let his Russian counterpart "mess around" with him over conditions for a peace deal in Ukraine, as Kyiv and its
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Rival protester groups clash anew in Serbia amid escalating political crisis
• 3:10 AM
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Escalating anti-government protests in Serbia continued into late Thursday, as clashes between President Aleksandar Vucic's critics and detractors over corruption accusations led to a second night of violence and arrests.
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Experts grapple with scale of plastic pollution in oceans
• 2:33 AM
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As 185 nations engage in talks on reaching a global treaty to curb plastic pollution, the increasingly unmanageable scale of plastic waste littering oceans and threatening the wildlife within them leaves experts concerned about the feasibility of an adeq
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Anchorage prepares for Trump-Putin meeting
• 2:28 AM
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France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Anchorage, in Alaska, where US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a highly anticipated meeting on Friday to discuss the possibility of achieving a ceasefire
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All 800 National Guard troops officially deployed in DC amid Trump's federal takeover
• 12:49 AM
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The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it had officially mobilised all 800 National Guard troops to help law enforcement officers in Washington DC in a move the US President Donald Trump has billed as a crackdown on crime.
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Sailing towards sustainability: France’s new wave of eco-friendly holidays
• 12:44 AM
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In France, many families and holidaymakers are trying out new ways of vacationing, including by boat or catamaran. Both family- and environmentally-friendly, this company’s ambition is to decarbonize passenger transport. Antonia Kerrigan takes a closer l
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Canada sees second-worst wildfire season
• 12:42 AM
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With hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerbating the burning, leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled
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Trump and Putin set for high-stakes Alaska summit amid Ukraine tensions
• 12:40 AM
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Donald Trump is traveling to Alaska for high-stakes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, marking their first one-on-one meeting in six years. Posting “HIGH STAKES!!!” on Truth Social, the U.S. president has amplified expec
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Trump leaves on Air Force One to meet Putin for Ukraine talks in Alaska
• 12:38 AM
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US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he would not be intimidated by Russia's Vladimir Putin ahead of a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday that marks Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes
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Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat
• 12:36 AM
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Palestinian officials have condemned far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s taunting visit to the jail cell of long-imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. Footage of the visit shared on social media on Thursday showed the minis
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Macron pledges action over anti-Semitic 'hatred' after memorial tree vandalised
• 12:32 AM
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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the felling of a memorial tree for Ilan Halimi, a Jewish man tortured to death in 2006, calling it an anti-Semitic act and vowing to punish those responsible amid rising hate crimes in France.
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'We have missed a historic opportunity': Plastic pollution treaty talks end in deadlock
• 12:17 AM
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High level negotiations between 185 countries over reaching a global agreement to combat plastic pollution ended on Friday, as rival blocs clashed over prioritising a phase out of the material or bettering waste management systems.
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Thursday, august 14, 2025
