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US Democrats grill Trump team for accidentally sending Yemen war plans to journalist
• 2:59 PM
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Democrats grilled President Donald Trump's top intelligence officials Tuesday over the revelation this week that senior officials had discussed details of US military strikes against Yemen's Houthis in a group chat that accidentally included a prominent
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Climate change: Peru's melting glaciers contaminate water supply
• 1:10 PM
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Peru is home to more than 2,000 glaciers. But like elsewhere in the world, they are melting faster and faster due to climate change. The country’s glaciers have lost more than half of their surface area over the past 50 years and this change in the lands
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'A shocking breach': White House accidentally sends US journalist Yemen war plans
• 10:02 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 25: The press decries a massive security breach after a journalist for The Atlantic is accidentally included on a group chat for Yemen war plans. Also: Colorado state officials take down a portrait of Donald Trump after he c
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Yesterday
Trump officials sent journalist classified US plan for Yemen strikes
• 10:48 PM
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A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday. Trump announced the strikes on March 15
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Arlington Cemetery scrubs pages highlighting Black, female and minority veterans
• 9:37 PM
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As the US pushes forward with the White House's rollback of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programmes in the US military, online users were either outraged or nonplussed about Arlington National Cemetery removing several pages highlighting Black, minori
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Journalist accidentally added to chat where US officials planned strikes on Houthis
• 7:39 PM
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The White House confirmed on Monday that a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat in which top US officials discussed plans for strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels earlier this month. In the massive security breach, The Atlantic magazine’s E
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Greenland PM denounces US 'foreign interference' ahead of visit
• 7:37 PM
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Greenland's prime minister, Mute Egede, accused Washington on Monday of interfering in its political affairs by sending a US delegation to the Danish territory, which is coveted by US President Donald Trump. Egede said US National Security Adviser Mike W
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Trump announces 25% tariff on countries buying oil or gas from Venezuela
• 4:25 PM
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US President Donald Trump announced Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will be hit with 25 percent tariffs across the board. The Trump administration earlier this month gave US energy giant Chevron one month to stop its operation
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Sunday, march 23, 2025
US TikTok ban: New Oracle deal would violate law requirements, expert says
• 1:51 PM
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White House-led talks on the future of TikTok are coalescing around a plan for the biggest non-Chinese investors in parent company ByteDance to up their stakes and acquire the short video app's US operations. The plan, which would see software company Or
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New Canadian PM Mark Carney set to announce snap elections
• 10:28 AM
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Canada's new prime minister Mark Carney is expected to announce snap elections Sunday, seeking a stronger mandate as his country fights off a trade war and annexation threats from Donald Trump's United States. Meanwhile on Saturday, pro-Canada demonstrat
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Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap elections amid Trump threats
• 1:33 AM
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Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Sunday for early elections on April 28. In a speech to the nation, he vowed to defend the country’s sovereignty against US President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for annexation and tariff threats.
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Saturday, march 22, 2025
Trump administration revokes legal status for 500,000 Caribbean, Latin American immigrants
• 10:55 AM
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The Trump administration said on Friday it would terminate the legal status of 532,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, giving them 30 days to either secure an alternative immigration status or leave the country.
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Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies aged 76
• 10:20 AM
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Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said.
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Displaced by climate change: Villagers in Mexico lose homes to sea
• 12:40 AM
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Inhabitants from the small Mexican village of El Bosque have recently been recognised as "people displaced by climate change" by the government, a first in the country. In this small fishing town, many have lost their homes to the sea and have been reloc
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Friday, march 21, 2025
Inside El Salvador's 'Mega' Prison
• 11:05 PM
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France 24's Gavin Lee speaks to CBS Correspondent and Anchor Lilia Luciano, one of the few reporters to be given access inside the 'Terrorism Confinement Centre'
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Trump awards Boeing $20 billion contract to build next-generation F-47 fighter jets
• 4:41 PM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to build the US Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, which will be called the F-47. The win marks a reversal of fortune for Boeing, which has struggled on both the commercia
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Trump's assault on knowledge: Department of Education closure follows attacks on science
• 3:41 PM
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US President Donald Trump’s announced shuttering of the Department of Education comes amid a broader attack on knowledge and research. Since Trump returned to the presidency in January, US science has suffered budget cuts, layoffs and censorship, with gl
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Outrage after Trump silences pro-democracy media outlets Voice of America, Radio Free Europe
• 2:54 PM
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For decades, there had been bipartisan support for Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. These pro-democracy media outlets were a form of soft power, spreading American values but also providing an independent media to audiences living un
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US judge blocks deportation of Indian researcher accused of Hamas ties
• 4:06 AM
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Virginia District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered that Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, who is of Indian origin, could not be deported for allegedly "spreading Hamas propaganda" until a new court ruling is issued.
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Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education
• 1:19 AM
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Flanked by students and educators, US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives.
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Thursday, march 20, 2025
Former ICE lawyer says US deportations are eroding public trust
• 10:00 PM
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Officials in Paris are expressing their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry to the US because of text messages on their phone containing a "personal opinion" about the Trump administration. The British and German governments have meanwhile u
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Former ICE lawyer says deportations are eroding public trust
• 9:48 PM
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Officials in Paris are expressing their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry to the US, because of text messages on their phone containing a 'personal opinion' about the Trump administration. The British and German governments have updated th
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Giving up US NATO command in Europe would give Russia the chance 'to make a lot of mischief'
• 8:16 PM
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The Trump administration is weighing relinquishing the U.S. role as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. The position, which oversees all NATO operations in Europe, has been filled by a four-star U.S. general since its creation in 1950. FRANCE 24's Yi
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Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security'
• 7:48 PM
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European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to approve a package of at least 5 billion euros for artillery purchases. For in-de
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Trump signs order calling for closure of US education department
• 4:47 PM
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to shut down the Department of Education, fulfilling an election campaign promise and a long-held dream of American conservatives. Educators and Democrats have slammed the move.
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Transatlantic military alliance: US has been asking Europe to 'step up' since the 1960's
• 3:06 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Thursday for talks with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian government said. Zelensky's visit comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to protect an eventual Russia
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US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady over Trump tariffs
• 1:47 AM
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The US Federal Reserve announced a pause in interest rate cuts, citing increased economic uncertainty exacerbated by President Trump's unpredictable tariff measures. The central bank's decision keeps the key lending rate steady at 4.25 to 4.50 percent as
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'Deplorable': French scientist denied US entry over text messages criticising Trump
• 12:49 AM
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French officials have expressed their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry into the United States because immigration officers found text messages containing a "personal opinion" about the Trump administration and its policies on scientific r
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Wednesday, march 19, 2025
Greenpeace must pay $660 million in damages in Dakota pipeline suit, jury finds
• 11:27 PM
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A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The nine-person jury awarded Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsi
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Democracy under threat in US from president who wants to be dictator, human rights lawyer says
• 10:35 PM
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Donald Trump's rumbling conflict with the judiciary burst into open confrontation on Tuesday as US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public rebuke of the US president over his call for the impeachment of a federal judge. FRANCE 24's
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JFK assassination files: Were there any 'bombshell' revelations?
• 9:32 PM
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The Trump administration has just released over 64,000 pages of declassified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Following the release of these files, many pro-Trump users on social media claim to have found "new"bom
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LGBT Americans settling in Spain amid Trump's DEI crackdown
• 9:21 PM
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Since the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more American citizens have been settling in Madrid. Last year, 11,000 of them were registered in the Spanish capital. The trend began during the first Trump mandate and has gathered steam since Donald Trump returned
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Trump mutes Voice of America, makes space for Russian and Chinese influence
• 5:50 PM
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US President Donald Trump last week cut funding for international public radio stations Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, which broadcast programmes aligned with “democratic values” to millions of listeners around the world. In their absence, Russi
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Ukraine ceasefire talks: 'Trump doesn't have much leverage to increase pressure on Russia'
• 2:30 PM
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As head of the Council representing the EU's member states, EU chief Antonio Costa is tasked with forging unity -- be it on European rearmament or transatlantic relations -- between 27 countries with often divergent histories and goals. With US President
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Tesla attacks surge across US in backlash over Musk's White House role
• 11:05 AM
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Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations across the United States have been vandalised in recent weeks amid growing anger against the company's CEO Elon Musk, a key ally of US President Donald Trump. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday the
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'Trump admires Putin & would like to have a political system operating similarly to that of Russia'
• 7:30 AM
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Ukraine accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities. Washington was pushing an immediate 30-
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Judge blocks Trump administration order banning transgender people from military
• 4:09 AM
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Continuing US federal judges' resistance to President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders, a Washington, D.C. district judge moved to block Trump's ban on transgender people from serving in the military, a seminal component of the president's crusad
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NASA holds press conference after return of stranded astronauts
• 1:57 AM
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NASA officials held a press conference on Tuesday evening to address the safe return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after being stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Joel Montalbano l
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NASA 'overjoyed' with return of stranded astronauts, says agency official
• 1:21 AM
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NASA's Steve Stich said on Tuesday the aerospace agency was "overjoyed" with the successful return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after technical issues and an abandoned rescue mission left Wilmore and Wilson stranded in space for nine mon
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NASA astronauts safely return home after 9-month ordeal
• 12:53 AM
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Science journalist Frédéric Castel joins FRANCE 24 as NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally returned to Earth on Tuesday following a technical problem that left them stranded for nine months on the International Space Station. Wilmore a
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Tuesday, march 18, 2025
NASA astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX capsule after 9-month space marathon
• 8:03 PM
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made a successful splashdown on Tuesday evening, nine months after technical problems with their spacecraft upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission.
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A return to 'might makes right: Turning back 70 years of international rules and norms'
• 5:23 PM
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a critical phone call on Tuesday, speaking for at least an hour and a half on a Ukraine ceasefire plan that could involve forcing Kyiv to cede swathes of territory to Russia. The US president has already made clear he
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'Forty Days in the Jungle': The incredible survival story of four children in the Amazon
• 1:44 PM
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Oliver Farry speaks to investigative journalist Mat Youkee whose new book, "Forty Days in the Jungle: Behind the Extraordinary Survival and Rescue of Four Children Lost in the Amazon", tells the incredible story of the four siblings who were discovered i
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Monday, march 17, 2025
Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader
• 10:43 PM
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Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and attending his funeral. The 34-year-old Lebanese citizen, who held an
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Canada, Europe planning defence 'without US at the centre' for first time since WWII
• 9:51 PM
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday warned his country must reduce its reliance on the United States and would turn towards its "reliable" European allies instead on his first trip abroad. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Scott Lucas, Profe
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For Canada, overseas allies trump 'bullies': Carney 'reaches out to UK, France & more broadly to EU'
• 9:50 PM
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday warned his country must reduce its reliance on the United States and would turn towards its "reliable" European allies instead on his first trip abroad. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the w
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Astronauts finally head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay
• 9:01 PM
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally set to depart for Earth in a SpaceX craft early Tuesday, nine months after technical problems with their spaceshift upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission.
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'Give us back the Statue of Liberty!', French MEP says
• 7:17 PM
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The White House on Monday rejected a call by a French MEP for the return of the Statue of Liberty, saying that France would be "speaking German" without US help in World War II. Centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann said at a convention of his Place
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Free speech in Trump's America: Drawing up the battlelines
• 7:14 PM
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US President Donald Trump likes to say he's the protector of free speech. Yet, his administration has already threatened Democratic Congress members with investigation for criticising conservatives while withdrawing federal grants that include language i
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Canada’s new PM Carney hails 'reliable allies' after meeting with Macron
• 6:31 AM
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On his first foreign visit as Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday before heading to London in a bid to seek alliances as he deals with US President Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereign
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Peruvian farmer takes on German energy giant in landmark climate case
• 3:25 AM
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A landmark climate lawsuit opened in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sued German energy giant RWE over the threat posed to his hometown by a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.
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Pacific deep-sea mining interests reveal rare species, and a scramble to name them
• 3:21 AM
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As deep-sea mining interests in the Pacific Ocean grow, scientists have discovered several rare and as yet unnamed aquatic species. Campaigners warn that mining in the waters between Hawaii and Mexico will endanger the biodiversity in one of the Earth's
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Trump begins major layoffs at Voice of America, targets US-funded media
• 2:08 AM
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The Trump administration initiated mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media on Sunday, signaling a drive to dismantle outlets long seen as crucial for US influence. Following a mass furlough, contractual staff received termination notic
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Sunday, march 16, 2025
US deports hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants despite court order
• 9:38 PM
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The Trump administration has deported hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador and Honduras, defying a federal judge's order blocking the removals. Two deportation flights were already airborne when the ruling was issued, officials confirmed on Sunday.
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Thousands rally for Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro as he faces coup charges
• 7:52 PM
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, facing accusations of supporting an attempted coup, declared his re-election ban a "denial of democracy" to supporters in Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro addressed thousands on Copacabana beach, underscoring tensions
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Painting the town green: Crowds fill Boston streets for St Patrick's Day parade
• 4:47 PM
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More than a million revellers formed a sea of green as they took to the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday to celebrate the heritage and contributions of those hailing from the Emerald Isle.
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Voice of America staff put on leave as Trump freezes US-funded media outlets
• 8:35 AM
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More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two US news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, a day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the media outlets' parent c
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SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to replace stranded NASA astronauts
• 6:51 AM
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A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.
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At least 33 dead as tornadoes tear through central and southern US
• 12:51 AM
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Violent tornadoes ripped through central and southern parts of the United States on Saturday, flattening homes and flipping trucks as forecasters warned of more severe weather to come over the weekend. The tornadoes killed 12 people in Missouri alone.
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Saturday, march 15, 2025
