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Thousands demonstrate against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US

Thousands of people gathered across the US on Saturday to rally for what's expected to be the largest single day of protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk. The demonstrations were organised in response to Trump's raft o

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PSG win record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title

Paris St Germain won their 13th Ligue 1 title overall on Saturday after a 1-0 win over Angers. The record-extending win highlights the extent to which they have dominated domestically since being taken over by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011.

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Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages alive after alleged strike

Hamas's armed wing released a two-minute clip of two Israeli hostages alive in Gaza, speaking to the camera and describing how they had survived an alleged Israeli strike. Hamas's said on Friday that Israel's offensive was putting hostages' lives at risk

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🔴 ⚽ PSG win record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title

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Hundreds gather across Europe to protest against Trump and Musk

Europe • 3:40 PM

Hundreds of people gathered in Paris, Berlin, London, Lisbon and several other European citieson Saturday to protest against US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. The demonstrations follow a tumultuous week for global financial markets aft

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Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country

As part of a nationwide crackdown launched in October 2023 to expel illegal residents, Pakistan plans to deport 3 million Afghans from the country this year. The move has been widely criticized by human rights groups, the Taliban government and the UN. A

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Nationwide "Hands Off" anti-Trump protests gather thousands of people

Around 1,200 "Hands Off!" protests are planned across the U.S. on Saturday, reflecting growing opposition to President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, over their controversial policy changes. Protests are also organized globally. Bob

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Trump’s tariffs unleash global trade war

Markets took a severe hit as U.S. President Donald Trump's most extensive tariffs were implemented on Saturday. Many analysts warn that this move will escalate global trade tensions, fuel concerns about a recession, and likely provoke retaliatory measure

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Serbian protesters cycle 1,400 kilometres to seek EU support against Vucic regime

Europe • 1:39 PM

A group of Serbian students has set out on a bike journey towards the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France to protest government corruption, cited as a major reason behind the collapse of a train station in Serbia last November that killed 16 people

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Eye on Africa: What the AI revolution means for Africa?

Africa • 1:08 PM

Rwanda is aiming to become a leader in artificial intelligence in Africa, with a Global AI Summit currently taking place in Kigali. Organised by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in partnership with the World Economic Forum, the summit foc

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Yoon Suk Yeol removed as South Korea’s president over short-lived martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court unanimously upheld his impeachment. Yoon was suspended in December following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The court's ruling on Friday brought t

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Students cycle from Serbia to Strasbourg to demand justice against Vucic’s regime

Europe • 11:48 AM

A group of Serbian students has embarked on a bike journey towards Strasbourg, France, to start a protest. Their goal is to seek EU support in their quest for justice following the tragic collapse of a train station in Serbia last November, which resulte

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Trump's tariffs: Protectionism VS economic consequences with Francesco Saraceno

Europe • 11:37 AM

Markets suffered a brutal blow as US President Donald Trump's broadest-ranging tariffs came into effect on Saturday, in a move many analysts say will heighten global trade tensions, stoke recessionary fears, and likely generate tit-for-tat punitive measu

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EU auto industry faces major setback as Trump's 25% tariffs take effect

European car makers are bracing for impact as U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on imported cars, announced in late March, came into effect on Thursday. The move has already disrupted global supply chains, with major European manufacturers

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🌟The Bright Side: South Africa's Grannies World Cup keeps players healthy and happy

Africa • 11:27 AM

Dozens of older women from countries across the globe gathered to compete this week at the Grannies International Football Tournament in South Africa's northern Limpopo province. The idea for the tournament arose in 2007 as a way to improve the health of

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'Hands Off!' protests against Trump, Musk set to sweep the US

Around 1,200 demonstrations, dubbed the "Hands Off!" protests, are planned in the US on Saturday to show the growing wave of antipathy toward US President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk who have churned through a series of US foreign

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Reunion Island launches emergency health plan amid chikungunya epidemic

Health authorities in France's Reunion Island on Friday launched an emergency plan to boost staff in hospitals to deal with the spread of the chikungunya virus. This comes as the Indian Ocean territory reported over 6,000 new cases of the mosquito-borne

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Russian strike on Zelensky’s home city kills 19 people, including 9 children

Ukrainian officials have reported that at least 19 people, including nine children, were killed in a Russian strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown. Emergency services also confirmed that around 50 people were injured in the attack, with regional gover

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US-China trade war intensifies as Trump's tariffs take effect

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs, effective Saturday, target countries like Australia, the UK, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia, sending shockwaves through global markets. In response, China imposed 34% tariffs on U.S. imports, along with export control

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Nationwide 'Hands Off' rallies planned in US against Trump and Musk policies

Donald Trump will face his first nationwide protests since returning to the White House this Saturday. Led by the Democrats, the protests aim to mobilize across all 50 states. It's a tentative attempt to break free from political stagnation, although the

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Netanyahu faces backlash over dismassal of Internal Security Chief

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced renewed criticism on Friday over his controversial decision to dismiss internal security chief Ronen Bar. The country’s attorney general accused Netanyahu of having a “conflict of interest” in the matter. N

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"People will take to the streets to show their anger" Fred Hoffman, Democrats Abroad

Trump will face his first Democratic protests since entering the White House, with demonstrations expected across all 50 states. The rallying cry: "Hands Off," a direct reference to the attacks by Donald Trump and Elon Musk on American institutions. In a

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Israel expands Gaza City ground offensive, 35 Palestinians killed

Israel launched a full-fledged ground offensive in Gaza City on Friday as the IDF pushed to expand a new militarised security corridor across the devastated Palestinian territory. More than 1,200 people have been killed since Israel's renewed military of

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Over 1,200 'Hands Off!' demonstrations against Trump and Musk planned across US

Almost 150 groups opposing President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are set to hold rallies across the US on Saturday to protest the administration's policies on government downsizing, the economy, human rights, and other concerns. FRANCE 24's Wa

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Markets plummit as Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs take effect

Markets suffered a brutal blow as US President Donald Trump's broadest-ranging tariffs came into effect on Saturday, in a move many analysts say will heighten global trade tensions, stoke recessionary fears and likely generate tit-for-tat punitive measur

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Thousands rally in support of South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon

Thousands protested in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Saturday in support of ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, whose presidential career came to an abrupt end after he was ousted from office a day earlier for his short-lived and ill-fated declaration of

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From India to US detention: Trump's campus crackdown sends warning to foreign students

Indian academic Badar Khan Suri met his Palestinian wife during a humanitarian mission to Gaza in 2011. More than a decade later, his lawyers say his wife’s identity led to his arrest, part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Gaza war protest

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Tunisia dismantles makeshift camp housing thousands of sub-Saharan migrants

Africa • 7:04 AM

Tunisia on Friday dismantled camps housing thousands of undocumented migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, police said, following a campaign against them on social media.

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Russian missile strike kills a dozen in Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rih

A Russian missile strike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih killed 18 people, including nine children, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia's defence ministry said it had struck a gathering of Ukrainian servicemen and foreig

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Secretary General reaffirms security through strength and support to Ukraine

Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels on Friday (4 April 2025), focusing on preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, defence investment, burden sharing, Allied support to Ukraine, and cooperation with partners.

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Markets plummit as Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs take effect

Markets suffered a brutal blow as US President Donald Trump's broadest-ranging tariffs came into effect on Saturday, in a move many analysts say will heighten global trade tensions, stoke recessionary fears and likely generate tit-for-tat punitive measur

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North Korea's Kim tests new sniper rifle on visit to special forces

Pacific Asia • 3:57 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally test-fired a newly developed sniper rifle during a visit to the country’s special forces, state media said Saturday, whose training he said would boost the "actual war capability for guaranteeing victory". Such

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Russian strike kills 19 people in Zelensky's hometown, half of them children

Ukraine is reeling from one of the deadliest Russian strikes in recent weeks. On Friday, a ballistic missile hit Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, killing 19 people, half of them children, and wounding 6 others. In response, Ukraine has declar

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President Trump gives TikTok 75 more days to find non-Chinese buyer

US President Donald Trump signed an executive Friday giving video-sharing app TikTok 75 more days to find a non-Chinese buyer, extending the deadline for a potential ban in the US for the second time since coming to office. The app owned by Chinese compa

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Friday, april 4, 2025

Africa reels from Trump Tariffs

Africa • 9:27 PM

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration continue to send shockwaves across the world. We get reactions from Lesotho, which fears the 50% trade tariff could be a death blow to its economy.

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Malian music legend Amadou Bagayoko of blind duo Amadou & Mariam dies aged 70

Amadou Bagayoko, Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer of the acclaimed Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died aged 70 after an illness, his family said Friday. With his wife Mariam Doumbia, Amadou blended traditional Malian sounds with rock and blues, ear

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Trump Tariffs & Viral Penguins, Le Pen Guilty

In a week that will be, according to President Trump, “remembered forever,” for what happened on Wednesday, T Day, the Day of the Tariffs, “Liberation Day” he called it - the term he also used to describe his election victory and his inauguration.

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Playgrounds, swimming pools and skateparks: Finland’s network of underground bomb shelters

Europe • 5:59 PM

The cavernous Itakeskus swimming hall in Finland houses a complex of pools and saunas, but in just a couple of days it can be transformed into a vast underground bomb shelter with a capacity of nearly 4,000 people. It's just one of a number of shelters a

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Russian missile strike kills more than a dozen in Zelensky's home city

A Russian missile strike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih killed 18 people on Friday, including nine children, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia's defence ministry said it had struck a gathering of Ukrainian servicemen

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Spain bans 'golden' investor visas for non-EU citizens in bid to curb housing crisis

Spain this week stopped allowing non-EU citizens who make property investments access to residency visas, closing off a pathway to Spanish citizenship. The government said it introduced the measure to help ease Spain’s housing shortage that could reach a

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USA: a third term for Donald Trump?

Donald Trump has been flirting with the idea of a third term in office for years. Recently, he has said that he “wasn’t joking” and that “there are ways to do it”. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert shares his take on the contr

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Fed's Powell warns tariffs will boost inflation and slow growth

President Donald Trump's new tariffs are "larger than expected" and the economic fallout including higher inflation and slower growth likely will be as well, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday in remarks that pointed to the potentially di

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Democrats slam Trump's reported firing of US National Security Agency director

Members of the Democratic Party denounced the apparent dismissal of US National Security Agency director Timothy Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble on Thursday. It remains unclear exactly why US President Donald Trump fired the two senior officials.

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Trump gives TikTok 75 more days to find non-Chinese buyer

US President Donald Trump signed an executive Friday giving video-sharing app TikTok 75 more days to find a non-Chinese buyer, extending the deadline for a potential ban in the US for the second time since coming to office. The app owned by Chinese compa

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After 'Qatargate', 'Huaweigate' scandal rocks EU: What happened to anti-corruption reforms?

It was not supposed to happen again. Two years ago, after the cash-for-favours scandal known as "Qatargate" rocked the European Parliament and sent shockwaves through the EU, reforms were introduced to improve transparency. But now, fresh allegations of

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Space race intensifies between EU, US, Russia and China

Europe • 3:01 PM

Strategic autonomy is a buzz phrase in Brussels, as the EU tries to ramp up its capabilities in key industrial sectors. Defence is of course a major focus for those efforts. But calls have grown for the bloc to boost its presence in space as well. Space

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The brave women of Ukraine

With the war with Russia now in its fourth year, the number of women joining the Ukrainian army continues to soar to some 70,000 up from 56,000 at the start of the Russian invasion. Our colleagues at France 2 went to meet the female fighters of Bucha. Al

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US trade war: EU prepares to retaliate with Big Tech in its sights

France says a response from the EU to Trump's new 20 percent tariff will "probably" come at the end of the month. A government spokesperson told French media RTL that services will be targeted, not just goods, including digital products from Big Tech com

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Trade shock: How will Trump's tariff bazooka impact Asian economies?

Pacific Asia • 1:44 PM

The US president's "Liberation Day" tariffs have hit Asian nations particularly hard, including America's closest partners like Japan and South Korea. Six Southeast Asian economies were slapped with much higher tariffs than they had expected, of up to 49

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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'Not everyone likes Paris'

In this edition of arts24, we bring you a candid conversation with one of our greatest living authors about race, class and womanhood. From her extraordinary debut novel "Purple Hibiscus" to the Women's Prize-winning "Half of a Yellow Sun," Chimamanda Ng

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A cultural stroll through Paris with reggae star Alpha Blondy and acrobat Firmin Gruss

Culture • 1:08 PM

This week, Valérie Fayolle meets with a major figure in African reggae – none other than Alpha Blondy. For over 40 years, he's been spreading messages of peace and electrifying stages all over the world. He's here to talk about his new album "RISE" and t

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Myanmar's military has launched more than a dozen attacks since truce began, UN says

Myanmar's armed forces have carried out more than a dozen attacks since the announcement of a temporary truce this week after the nation was struck by a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people, the UN rights office said Friday.

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