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Israelis in shock after confusion around release of hostage Shiri Bibas' body
• 9:46 PM
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Israel was still in shock Friday after the revelation that one of the bodies purportedly belonging to four dead hostages being returned by Hamas was in fact an unknown woman. Hamas later handed over what they said was the correct body of deceased hostage
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Why is Paris’ annual agriculture show such a big deal in France?
• 9:22 PM
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Every year thousands of farmers convene in the French capital for a nine-day exhibition of livestock, produce and farming tools. The event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors and is an essential stop for France’s top politicians – why?
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In Putin’s Orbit, Trump & the ‘Madman theory’, Europe's defining moment, German elections
• 7:49 PM
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Three years after ending all official communications with Moscow, the US government is suddenly back in Russia’s orbit. The two nuclear powers were sitting down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday finding a path to ending the Ukraine war and more besides. The tal
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Man who tried to kill novelist Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder
• 7:44 PM
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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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Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
• 7:17 PM
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A man was seriously wounded in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial Friday. A suspect was later arrested, police said, but no details on the identity or possible motive were provided.
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Israel's Bibas family accuses Netanyahu of 'abandoning' Shiri, boys
• 5:44 PM
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Israel's Bibas family accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 21 of failing to protect their loved ones during Hamas's 2023 attack and of failing to bring them home.
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US: Emmanuel Macron to meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday
• 5:41 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron said that he intends to tell US counterpart Donald Trump that it's in the joint interest of Americans and Europeans not to “be weak” in the face of Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid US-led negotiations to end the nearly
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Gaza: Arab states reunited in Riyadh to counter Trump's plan
• 5:38 PM
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Arab leaders met in Riyadh on February 21 to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian inhabitants.
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Hamas official says likely body of Shiri Bibas 'mistakenly mixed' with others
• 5:36 PM
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In a statement on February 21, Hamas said it would “conduct a thorough review” of the information regarding the body. It suggested a possible mix-up of remains might have occurred due to Israeli bombing of the area where the Israeli hostages were being h
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Exclusive: EU's Costa says 'no credible negotiations with results' without Ukraine, EU
Europe • 4:49 PM
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FRANCE 24 was granted exclusive access to EU Council President Antonio Costa, just before he left for Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of the war. He responds to US President Donald Trump's direct talks with the Russian government, insisting that ne
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France far-right leader Bardella cancels US speech after ex-Trump aide makes 'Nazi gesture'
• 4:10 PM
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French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday cancelled his planned speech at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference in the US after US President Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon appeared to make a fascist salute on stage T
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In a former East German mining town, political extremes entice disenchanted voters
Europe • 4:07 PM
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Germany’s Brandenburg is known as a dynamic federal state with a thriving economy. But in the small town of Forst near the Polish border, residents feel they have been left out of the economic success the rest of the state has encountered and many are li
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Thousands freed from online scam hubs in Myanmar
Pacific Asia • 3:38 PM
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Around 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, have been freed from telecom fraud operations in Myanmar in recent days. Lured by lucrative job offers, they had found themselves trapped in scam centres where they were forced to work swindling people around the
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Mapping alternative artistic visions of the future
Culture • 3:37 PM
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A new exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Metz is hoping to challenge the Euro-centric principles that have long dominated art history. "After the end. Cartographies for another time" brings together the work of 40 international artists, as they explore
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'For the first time since 1941 there is no alliance between a US government and European countries'
• 3:08 PM
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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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Germany: Conservatives lead polls ahead of Sunday's elections
• 2:52 PM
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When Germans vote on February 23, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump.
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Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to hash out Gaza plan
• 2:50 PM
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Arab leaders were gathering in Saudi Arabia on February 21 to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Donald Trump's proposal for US control of the territory and the expulsion of its people.
This plan is 'not going to satisfy I
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Israel-Hamas war: The ceasefire is 'extremely fragile'
• 2:39 PM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge on February 21 for what he described as a 'cruel and malicious violation' of the ceasefire agreement: according to Israel, a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be that of
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Trump begins talks with Russia without Ukraine or EU: Europe scrambles for a plan
• 2:34 PM
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Europe does not have a seat at the negotiating table: the message could not be clearer from Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg. This week, the US president opened discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – w
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Macron's message to Trump: 'You can’t be weak in the face of Putin'
• 2:24 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron said that he intends to tell US counterpart Donald Trump that it's in the joint interest of Americans and Europeans not to “be weak” in the face of Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid US-led negotiations to end the nearly
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Menswear collections, winter 2025: Strong messages and a poetic feel
• 2:01 PM
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Designers Jeanne Friot, Walter Van Beirendonck and Louis Gabriel Nouchi have taken a stand to defend gender-neutral fashion, calling for inclusion rather than exclusion. Meanwhile, Japanese labels Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto propose a simple, comfort
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Immigration in Germany and the challenge of integration
• 1:48 PM
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As Germans head to the polls on Sunday to vote in pivotal legislative elections, immigration will be a key issue on their minds. It's nearly 10 years since Angela Merkel's famous phrase "Wir schaffen das" (We can manage this), when images of German citiz
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French prosecutors open rape investigation in Catholic school abuse scandal
France • 1:05 PM
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A judicial investigation into charges of rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school in southwestern France was opened against a former school employee Friday. French PM François Bayrou, whose children attended the school, has come unde
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PSG draws to play Liverpool in Champions League last 16
• 11:37 AM
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Paris Saint-Germain will face Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League, a draw showed Friday. The two teams last met in the group stage during the 2018/2019 season.
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Sweden launches probe after yet another Baltic Sea cable is damaged
Europe • 11:00 AM
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Sweden has launched an investigation into suspected sabotage after yet another underwater cable in the Baltic Sea was found damaged. The cable links Finland and Germany and is the last of a string of telecom cable disruptions in the region in recent mont
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French hackers show how easy it is to 'jailbreak' Musk's new AI model Grok 3
• 10:28 AM
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Elon Musk is starting to see the fruits of his AI shopping spree with the release of Grok 3, one of the most capable AI models yet. But according to French startup PRISM Eval, the chatbot's safety filters can easily be bypassed to make requests about dan
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War in Ukraine: Zelensky feels 'he's being misunderstood by Trump'
• 10:06 AM
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Tensions between Zelensky and Trump over the US President's outreach to Moscow have exploded this week in a series of escalating barbs traded in press conferences and on social media. Volodymyr Zelensky feels 'he's being misunderstood by Donald Trump', F
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Ceasefire deal: Hostage body discrepancy and bus bombings fuel instability
• 9:59 AM
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Hamas had said the remains it returned on February 20 included those of Bibas and her two young sons, whose father was released by the militant group earlier this month.On February 21, however, Israel said one of the bodies was instead that of a Gazan wo
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Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia in bid to counter Trump’s ‘Riviera’ Gaza proposal
• 9:06 AM
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Leaders from Arab countries met in Saudi Arabia Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza. The summit is aimed at countering US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate the Palestinian enclave’s two million people to Egypt and Jordan and turn Ga
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Tunisia: Rising meat prices spark concerns ahead of Ramadan
• 8:55 AM
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In Tunisia, the rising costs of meat are causing concerns ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Beef and poultry prices have increased by 21% and 19%, respectively, in 2025.
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German election 2025: Far-right expected to gain records seats
• 8:49 AM
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When Germans vote on February 23, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump. Our correspondent Nick Hol
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Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages
• 8:46 AM
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The bodies of some of the oldest and youngest hostages taken to Gaza at the start of the Israel-Hamas war were released on February 20, bringing the total closer to the 33 supposed to be freed under the ceasefire that started last month.
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Kash Patel confirmed to head FBI despite fears he will go after Trump foes
• 7:35 AM
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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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Israel says body returned by Hamas is not Shiri Bibas but identifies her sons
• 6:23 AM
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Israel on Friday said one of the four bodies returned by Hamas a day earlier is not that of Shiri Bibas, mother of the two young boys whose bodies were handed over Thursday. Israel said it had identified her children, Kfir and Ariel – the youngest hostag
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Hamas releases new hostage body after misidentification of Shiri Bibas
• 6:17 AM
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Hamas released a body on Friday it claimed to be that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, whose misidentification in a handover this week threatened to derail the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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US cuts Biden-era deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians
• 5:19 AM
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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
• 3:21 AM
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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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‘Unknown body’ returned to Israel instead of hostage Shiri Bibas, says Israel
• 2:58 AM
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France 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem after Israel announced on Thursday the "crushing" news that Hamas had returned an "anonymous body" instead of that of Shiri Bibas, whose remains were to be returned along with those of her t
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Zelensky meets US envoy, calls for strong ties despite Trump branding him 'dictator'
Europe • 2:01 AM
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong Ukraine-US relations" after meeting with US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Thursday. Zelensky said the meeting, which came after US President Donald Trump this week called Zelensky a "dictator" and
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Zelensky meets US's Kellogg in Kyiv, joint news conference cancelled
• 1:16 AM
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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 has said. Zelensky has refused the offer, saying: "I can't sell our state." The
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War in Ukraine: Zelensky says had 'productive meeting' with Trump envoy
• 12:58 AM
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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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Where is Shiri Bibas?: France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem
• 12:53 AM
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"It's the end of a very dense and emotionally heavy day here in Israel," said Noga Tarnopolsky, "The news just came through from the National Institute of Forensic Medicine... that while the bodies of the two children have just been positively identified
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The death of DEI? Trump wages war on diversity, equity and inclusion
• 12:44 AM
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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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Serbia, an Eldorado for Russian exiles since the war in Ukraine
Europe • 12:39 AM
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Serbia has become a refuge for Russians fleeing their country. We went to meet this new Russian diaspora which has become an integral part of Serbian society. These exiles, most of them opposed to Russian President
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'They risk everything': Iranians are not only asking for change, they are making the change'
• 12:37 AM
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Iran's grassroots Woman, Life, Freedom movement two years on: As the Islamic Republic experiences ever-evolving forms of resistance from all walks of life and all facets of society, François Picard welcomes celebrated Franco-Afghan journalist and documen
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'We are entering a new era', French President Emmanuel Macron tells French
• 12:31 AM
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President Emmanuel Macron said on February 21 that France was entering a "new era" and that he planned to tell US President Donald Trump he could not "be weak" with Vladimir Putin. Macron spoke to the French ahead of a planned visit to the White House to
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Israel accuses Hamas of handing over body of unknown person rather than that of Shiri Bibas
• 12:28 AM
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Breastfeeding or baby formula? Fighting pushing marketing of breastmilk substitutes
• 12:24 AM
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Breastfeeding or using baby formula? To influence women’s choices, some companies have been using 'misleading and aggressive marketing' of formula milk products in some African countries, according to the WHO. 'The laws are now tight enough,' says our gu
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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base
• 12:14 AM
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France returned on February 20 its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site.
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'An assault on Britishness': James Bond's creative rights sold to Amazon
• 12:05 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, February 21: We look at what the French and German press are saying ahead of German elections this weekend, which are the most consequential since World War II, according to Politico. Journalist network Forbidden Stories sheds ligh
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Thursday, february 20, 2025
Bolivia's Morales runs for president again, defying term limit
• 10:35 PM
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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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France leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast
Africa • 10:20 PM
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In tonight's edition: A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces had occupied the base for 47 years. Military relations are
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Conservative candidate Merz leads Germany's turbulent election race
Europe • 10:07 PM
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German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ed Turner, Chair of the International Association for the Study of German Politics
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Amazon’s Hollywood arm to take full creative control of James Bond franchise
• 9:11 PM
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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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Defence minister orders military to 'intensify operations' after bus blasts
• 9:09 PM
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Israeli police said three bombs exploded while two were being defused at separate locations involving buses in central Israel on February 20. "These are identical explosive devices with a timer. Three have detonated, and two additional ones have been loc
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Kitchenware excluded from French PFAS ban after intensive lobbying
• 8:44 PM
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France's parliament has voted to ban some PFAS or "forever chemicals", but the law excludes kitchenware after Tefal's parent company led an intensive lobbying campaign. Meanwhile, French aviation giant Airbus flew way ahead of Boeing in 2024. Plus, James
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NATO US security guarantee, credibility of Article 5 already weakened, former NATO official says
• 8:17 PM
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Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said the US president is “obviously very frustrated” with Ukrainian President Zelensky. “Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and insults to President Trump were unacceptable,” Waltz said. FRANC
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White House posts 'dehumanising' ASMR video mocking migrants in shackles
• 7:54 PM
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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 White House
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Trump upends decades of foreign policy in pivot towards Putin
• 7:39 PM
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FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson in Washington takes a look at the fallout of an extraordinary week in geopolitics as US President Trump upends decades of foreign policy doctrine with a pivot towards Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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Macron says France won't send troops to Ukraine 'tomorrow' but may give security guarantees
France • 7:29 PM
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President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would not be sending troops to Ukraine "tomorrow" but reiterated that France could provide security guarantees to the war-torn nation after a ceasefire. Macron will be meeting US President Donald Trump
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Zelensky, Trump envoy Kellogg give no statement after Kyiv meeting
• 7:22 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine did not give public statements following their meeting in Kyiv Thursday, "at the request of the American side" Zelensky's spokesman said. FRANCE 24's Gullive
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