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New Epstein emails claim Donald Trump 'knew about the girls'

Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about the disgraced financier's abuse and "spent hours" with one of the victims at his house, according to emails released by Democrats Wednesday that raised awkward new questions for the US president. Details

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Donald Trump signs funding bill, ending record 43-day government shutdown

The US government isset taking its first tentative steps towards re-opening on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest federal shutdown in US history. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, largely

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US shutdown ends but political rift remains

The US government shutdown finally ended on November 12 after 43 days of budget paralysis – the longest in the nation’s history. Federal operations are resuming, but key issues remain unresolved and tensions in Washington persist.

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Ecuadorians vote on the return of foreign military bases to their country

This Sunday, Ecuadorians are set to vote on whether to allow foreign military bases to return to the country. Ecuador had previously played host to a US military base for a decade, but kicked US troops out in 2008. The referendum comes as US forces are c

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Trump signs bill ending record-breaking 43-day US government shutdown

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history, restoring funding to federal agencies and pay to hundreds of thousands of workers after a 43-day lapse that disrupted essential services across t

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G7 ministers unite on Ukraine and Sudan, avoid US military and trade disputes

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised democracies wrapped up talks in Canada on Wednesday, reaffirming support for Ukraine and condemning violence in Sudan while steering clear of contentious issues such as recent US military strikes i

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Yesterday

Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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Trump's rhetoric against Venezuela 'cloaks a regime-change programme', expert says

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Brian Finucane, Senior Adviser for t

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White House calls Epstein emails release a Democratic smear

Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear. The White House quickly a

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House Democrats release Epstein papers saying Trump 'knew about the girls'

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released on Wednesday by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, which the White House blasted as a "fake narrativ

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Is US 'dramatic show of force' designed to scare military into removing Maduro, send him into exile?

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in Latin America, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment was ordered nearly t

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Winners, losers, and the lasting cost of the US shutdown

The longest shutdown in US history has hit ordinary Americans hardest – millions of federal workers unpaid, flights disrupted, and food aid suspended for millions of low-income families. Politically, the picture is murkier. Democrats failed to secure hea

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🚨 #COP30: Rare #clashes between #Indigenous protesters and #security guards

💥 Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. 📣 Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights o

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Epstein emails released by Democrats claim Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested that Donald Trump was aware of the financier's sexual abuse and definitely "knew about the girls", according to emails released by Democrats in the US House of Representatives Wednesday. This comes as Demo

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US aircraft carrier arrives in Latin America, escalating Venezuela tensions

The US has deployed its largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Latin America region, escalating tensions with Venezuela. Washington says the move targets drug trafficking, while President Maduro calls it an attempt to oust him from power.

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Trump threatens BBC with $1 billion defamation case over speech edit

US President Donald Trump said he had an "obligation" to sue the BBC for defamation in an interview released on Tuesday, after the broadcasting company aired a documentary splicing together two parts of a speech made by Trump. Here's a look at how legal

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France condemns US military buildup in Caribbean as G7 talks open in Canada

France’s foreign minister has criticised ongoing US-led “military operations” in the Caribbean, warning they risk fuelling regional instability, as G7 foreign ministers convened in southern Ontario on Tuesday amid rising tensions over defence, trade and

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Venezuela: Tensions rise as US sends world's largest aircraft carrier

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircra

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Tuesday, november 11, 2025

G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations are gathering in southern Ontario as strains deepen between the United States and key allies over defence spending, trade disputes, and uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire prop

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California Governor Newson slams Trump for ‘dumb’ US climate policy at COP30

California Governor Gavin Newsom assured an audience at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil that his state would continue to prioritise green technology, while blasting US President Donald Trump's "dumb" decision to reverse the federal government's course

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday (November 10) after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million

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BBC under pressure: Diminished resources, oversight; increasingly violent criticism in public sphere

"There is increasingly violent cynicism and criticism of the BBC amongst the public, but particularly amongst politicians," warns François Picard's Top Story guest: Professor Charlie Beckett, veteran journalist, editor and Professor of Practice and the L

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US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sending it to House

The longest US government shutdown moved closer to ending on Monday after several Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote for a compromise funding deal, drawing party backlash. The shutdown, now in its 40th day, has left over a million workers unpai

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Monday, november 10, 2025

Trump hosts Syria’s Sharaa at White House, Damascus joins anti-IS group coalition

US President Donald Trump hosted his Syrian counterpart President Ahmed al-Sharaa for unprecedented talks at the White House on Monday. Although the meeting was held behind closed doors and few policy details were provided afterward, Washington welcomed

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Syria seeks alliances with Turkey, Gulf states, West, and envisions a 'new partnership' with Russia

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late

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Canada loses measles elimination status after deadly resurgence linked to religious group

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after almost three decades, health officials said on Monday, citing a persistent resurgence of the virus largely among unvaccinated groups. Canada’s latest outbreak has lasted for more than a year.

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How a fake IS group statement on Mamdani's win went viral on X

After the progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, pro-Trump influencers shared a fake statement from the Islamic State group commending the election result. The fabricated communique, which first surfaced on the 4chan onli

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Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's internati

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COP30: 10 years after the Paris Agreement, what has changed ?

Valérie Dekimpe, France24 Environment Editor, has more.

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COP30 climate talks begin in Brazil: leaders are taking place in Belem

Jan Oniszko, our correspondant in Rio, has more.

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Syria : US recognition and the moves on the ground work only hand in hand

Wassim Nasr gives us his take.

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US strikes 2 more Latin American ‘drug boats’, bringing death toll to 76

The United States has struck two more alleged Latin American drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, adding that all six people on board were killed. Critics say the US strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean – which have now clai

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Bolivia's new president Rodrigo Paz leads fuel convoy

With U.S. dollars scarce and chronic fuel shortages, a majority of voters chose Rodrigo Paz to lift them out of the economic crisis.

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US Senate moves to end ending longest government shutdown in American history

Douglas Herbert gives us his take.

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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, more than 70 others linked to efforts to overturn 2020 election

US President Donald Trump has pardoned scores of his political allies accused of having tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election following Democrat Joe Biden's victory. Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani was among the list of more than 70 peop

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Senate advances bill to end longest shutdown in US history

The US Senate took a major step toward ending the longest government shutdown in American history when it cleared the way for a formal debate on a motion to resume funding to federal agencies.

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COP30 kicks off in Brazil with more than 190 countries participating

Tim Vickery, our correspondant in Rio, has more.

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COP30 kicks off with call for faster action, but without the US

UN climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the ca

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US senators take major step to end record 40-day federal shutdown

Fraser Jackson, our cotrrespondant in Washington, has more.

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Oil drilling to begin in part of Brazil's Amazon rainforest

As the COP30 climate summit opens in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belem, Brazil is stepping up its race for oil. The government agency in charge of environmental protection recently authorised oil giant Petrobras to drill several oil wells at the mouth o

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US senators take step towards ending longest government shutdown in history

The US Senate on Sunday advanced a bill to end the government shutdown after some Democrats agreed to drop demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies, angering others in their party. Lawmakers voted 60-40 in a procedural step toward pass

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Ecuador prison riot turns deadly as 27 inmates found asphyxiated, four shot dead

At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at Ecuador’s Machala prison in El Oro province, hours after an armed riot killed four others and injured dozens, authorities said.

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'We have to face climate change' in the prism of a world 'wrecked' by conflicts and injustice

As COP30 opens for the more than 190 countries participating, it's unclear what exactly world leaders would discuss and whether countries would even try to negotiate a final agreement. It's a hard sell in a year of fractious global politics. Brazil has s

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Sunday, november 9, 2025

Debate over Carlson’s interview highlights internal conservative tensions regarding nationalism

The Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think tank, is in turmoil after its leader defended former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who interviewed white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his popular online show. France24 Interna

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US shutdown hits 40th day, senators seeking breakthrough work through weekend

The US government shutdown entered its 40th day Sunday with senators still deadlocked over a plan to reopen federal agencies. Disputes over health care subsidies stalled efforts to end a standoff that has halted paychecks, snarled air travel, and threate

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Zohran Mamdani makes history as New York City’s first South Asian mayor

Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s next mayor marks a historic first for South Asians in the United States. His campaign - drawing on his family’s roots in India - emphasized returning power to the people, tackling socio-economic inequality, an

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US Government shutdown hits 39th day

Over 1,400 US flights were canceled Saturday after airlines cut traffic due to the federal government shutdown. Nearly 6,000 more were delayed, down from 7,000 on Friday, FlightAware reports. The FAA is reducing capacity at 40 busy airports as unpaid, fa

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Millions of Americans facing delay after court interrupts SNAP food stamp payments

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds. Ni

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Bolivia’s President Paz sworn in with pledge to right economic woes

Pro-business conservative Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president on Saturday, ushering a new era after nearly 20 years of one-party rule. As he took office, Paz vowed that Bolivia would open up to the world after two decades of leftist rule

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Syrian President al-Sharaa arrives in US for landmark White House visit

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa is due to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday – the first such visit by a Syrian president since the country's independence in 1946, and just days after the leader was removed from the US terrorism blackl

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Syrian president al-Sharaa arrives in US for landmark White House visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the US on Ssturday where he is due to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House – the first such visit by a Syrian president since the country's independence in 1946. Ahead of al-Sharaa's visit the le

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Saturday, november 8, 2025

Powerful tornado slams Brazil's southern Parana state, kills six

A powerful tornado slammed Brazil’s southern state of Parana, killing six people and injured around 750 others Friday night, officials said Saturday.

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Bolivia’s President Paz sworn in, ties with US to resume at ambassador level

Pro-business conservative Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president on Saturday, ushering a new era after nearly 20 years of one-party rule. Bolivia is set to resume diplomatic relations with the US at the ambassadorial level after a 17-year br

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Supreme Court rules full Snap food benefits can be temporarily halted

The US Supreme Court has issued an emergency order temporarily permitting the Trump administration to withhold billions of dollars in funding for food assistance relied on by millions of low-income Americans. The decision follows a White House appeal aft

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USA: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide amid government shutdown cuts

More than 5,000 US flights were delayed or canceled on Friday, the first day of new mandates requiring airlines to cut air traffic as the government shutdown continues. The rules, implemented at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, aim to reduce pressure

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'Turn the volume up': Mamdani’s glory & the Dems' dichotomy, Is Pokrovsk falling? Shein in France

It’s been a week that’s seen a remarkable political upset in New York, where 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani became the city’s youngest mayor in 130 years – and its first Muslim and immigrant leader in generations. The Democratic Socialist's pledge to make Ne

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Travelers brace for chaos as US government shutdown threatens holiday flights

Travellers braced for cancelled flights, disrupted plans and holidays spent stranded in airports as a US government shutdown loomed, threatening to throw journeys nationwide into disarray. News that the Federal Aviation Administration will scale back air

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Shutdown in the US: Over 2,000 flights affected at major airports

Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Friday and hundreds more for Saturday at major airports across the United States as they scrambled to comply with a Trump administration order to reduce air traffic amid growing concerns about the impact potentia

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Zohran Mamdani’s momentous rise: An analysis by Laura Tamman

Zohran Mamdani campaigned on bold promises: free child care, fare-free buses, new affordable housing. For a deeper analysis of what his rise reveals about the evolving American electorate and the future of progressive politics, Yinka Oyetade welcomes Dr.

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Trump says US will not attend South Africa's G20 due to white farmer 'abuse'

US President Donald Trump said none of his country's officials would attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg in November, in protest against "human rights abuses" in South Africa. Since Trump returned to the White House in January he has frequently made fa

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