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Germany’s ‘no surprise’ election yields many firsts
Europe • 10:27 PM
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As predicted by pre-election opinion polls, Germany’s conservatives swept to victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the new chancellor. The far-right AfD's second position also came as no surprise. But
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Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the man set to be Germany's next chancellor
Europe • 10:25 PM
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After winning the German election with under 30 percent of the vote, the conservative leader Friedrich Merz will have to forge a new coaltion government. Merz has pledged to revive the ailing economy and shut German borders to undocumented migrants.
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Législatives allemandes : le long chemin de croix de Merz vers la formation d’une coalition
Europe • 10:18 PM
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Le chef de la CDU et probable futur chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz veut former un nouveau gouvernement de coalition d’ici Pâques. Plus facile à dire qu’à faire.
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Législatives en Allemagne : les conservateurs en tête, score inédit pour l'extrême droite
Europe • 9:23 PM
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Les conservateurs de la CDU-CSU sont arrivés en tête des élections législatives anticipées en Allemagne. Un scrutin crucial pour le pays et pour l'Europe, à la veille des trois ans de la guerre en Ukraine, et alors que Donald Trump est de retour à la pré
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Friedrich Merz, l'homme "du passé" promis au poste de chancelier d'Allemagne
Europe • 8:58 PM
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La CDU-CSU, qui a remporté dimanche les législatives allemandes, ouvre la voie de la chancellerie à son patron Friedrich Merz, même s'il faudra d'abord négocier pour former une coalition. Impulsif et sans expérience gouvernementale, cet ancien rival d'An
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Allemagne : à droite (presque) toute, les premières leçons des législatives
Europe • 8:17 PM
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La CDU et l'AfD dominent les dernières estimations des élections générales allemandes de dimanche, sans pour autant faire aussi bien que prévu. Le parti de gauche Die Linke enregistre de son côté une percée spectaculaire, tandis que le FDP est au bord du
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Allemagne : l’extrême droite au plus haut, l’AfD veut désormais gouverner
Europe • 7:03 PM
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La cheffe de file de l'extrême droite allemande, Alice Weidel, a salué dimanche soir le "résultat historique" de son parti, l'AfD, aux élections législatives et proposé une alliance avec les conservateurs pour gouverner l'Allemagne.
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No reactions so far from the US on Germany elections
Europe • 6:30 PM
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The American billionaire Elon Musk expressed multiple signs of support for the far-right AfD party, as legislative elections were scheduled in Germany for February 23. During a discussion on X with leader Alice Weidel, he repeated that only the AfD could
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Brussels reacts to Germany's election exit polls
Europe • 6:19 PM
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“There’s a widespread consensus that Germany has been absent from Brussels’ discussions and the European stage during Olaf Scholz's term, creating confusion about Germany's position on European issues,” FRANCE 24 correspondent Dave Keating says, reportin
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German far-right leader hails 'historic' election result
Europe • 6:12 PM
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The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) hailed the party's election result Sunday after exit polls gave it a record 19.5 to 20 percent of the vote.
"We have achieved a historic result," the party's top candidate Alice Weidel told cheer
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Allemagne : la CDU remporte les législatives, l'AfD s'offre un "résultat historique"
Europe • 5:46 PM
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Les conservateurs de la CDU/CSU, emmenés par Friedrich Merz, ont remporté dimanche les élections législatives allemandes, selon les sondages de sortie des urnes. Le parti d'extrême droite AfD arrive en deuxième position et réalise un score historique. Le
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Germany's conservatives win parliamentary elections while far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Europe • 5:45 PM
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Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly doubled its results from 2021. Despite its strong showing – fuelled by fears over security and immigration after a series of deadly a
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'Aerial terror': Zelensky condemns Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war
Europe • 3:53 PM
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Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine yet on Saturday night, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's air force reported that it had downed 138 of 267 Russian attack drones. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky slammed the attack and called for u
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Kiev dit résister à la "terreur aérienne" après une nouvelle attaque massive de drones russes
Europe • 3:21 PM
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Selon les autorités ukrainiennes, la Russie a mené dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche une attaque massive contre l'Ukraine, lançant un nombre record de 267 drones. Les deux pays doivent entrer lundi dans une quatrième année de guerre à grande échelle.
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Élections en Allemagne : "Une participation qui promet d'être relativement importante"
Europe • 1:49 PM
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Selon Karim Yahiaoui, notre envoyé spécial en Allemagne, la participation aux élections s'annonce "relativement importante". Le directeur d’un bureau de vote du centre de Berlin évoque un taux de participation de 30 % à la mi-journée, tout en rappelant q
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En images : un élan de soutien et de prières pour le pape François
Europe • 10:27 AM
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Hospitalisé depuis dix jours en raison d'une pneumonie, le pape François suscite un élan mondial de soutien. De simples fidèles aux chefs d'État, en passant par des personnalités et des communautés chrétiennes, nombreux sont ceux qui expriment leur affec
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Germans vote as far right surges in polarised national election
Europe • 8:50 AM
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Voting kicked off in Germany on Sunday in an increasingly polarised election, with the conservatives tipped to claim victory after a campaign rocked by a far-right bump in the polls and the dramatic return of Donald Trump to the US presidency.
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Investi d'une "mission divine", Vladimir Poutine veut renforcer son armée
Europe • 8:44 AM
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Conforté par le virage des États-Unis de Donald Trump, Vladimir Poutine a martelé, dimanche, vouloir renforcer son armée. À la veille du troisième anniversaire de l'invasion de l'Ukraine, le chef du Kremlin a jugé que lui et son armée avaient "une missio
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In pictures: Catholics pray for Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition
Europe • 7:53 AM
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Well-wishers from around the world offered prayers for Pope Francis on Sunday after the Vatican announced the night before that he was in critical condition following a prolonged respiratory attack. While the 88-year-old pope had a peaceful night, he was
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Conservative bloc’s victory in German elections hailed internationally
Europe • 7:27 AM
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Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor after his CDU-CSU bloc won 28.9 percent of the vote in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Foreign leaders from US President Donald Trump to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have
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Allemagne : la victoire de la CDU et de Friedrich Merz saluée à l'international
Europe • 7:00 AM
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Selon les estimations des médias allemands, les conservateurs de la CDU-CSU ont remporté les législatives de dimanche, avec 28,5 % des voix, devant l'extrême droite (AfD), à son plus haut niveau avec quelque 20,5 % des suffrages. Le leader des conservate
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'Perfect fig leaf': Germany's far-right AfD party candidate Alice Weidel helps its normalisation
Europe • 3:55 AM
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Gemany's far-right AFD leader Alice Weidel enjoyed the vocal support of several international far-right figures ahead of this Sunday's legislative elections in which her party scored its highest-ever result by winning 19.7 percent of the vote. She has an
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En Allemagne, des élections incertaines et sous pression de l'extrême droite
Europe • 3:27 AM
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Les Allemands se rendent aux urnes, dimanche, pour élire leurs parlementaires et donner une nouvelle majorité au Bundestag. Les conservateurs emmenés par Friedrich Merz semblent favoris, tandis que les sociaux-démocrates d'Olaf Scholz sont donnés perdant
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Pope remains in 'critical' condition after respiratory attack, Vatican says
Europe • 8:35 PM
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Pope Francis, 88, continues to be in critical condition after suffering a respiratory attack, the Vatican said Saturday. While alert, he continues receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he has spent nine nights.
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Hospitalisation du pape François : son état reste "critique" après neuf jours d’hospitalisation
Europe • 8:27 PM
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Le pape François, âgé de 88 ans, se trouve dans un "état critique", avec un pronostic "réservé", a annoncé le Vatican samedi soir. Hospitalisé depuis neuf jours à la clinique Gemelli de Rome pour une pneumonie affectant ses deux poumons, son état de sant
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Mohamed Amra, le narcotrafiquant évadé en mai, arrêté à Bucarest
Europe • 5:41 PM
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Le narcotrafiquant multirécidiviste Mohamed Amra, en fuite depuis son évasion aussi sanglante que spectaculaire en mai dernier dans l'Eure, a été arrêté en Roumanie. La police a expliqué que Mohamed Amra avait été interpellé à Bucarest, et qu'il allait ê
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Germany braces for pivotal elections as far right makes further gains
Europe • 5:33 PM
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German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with the far right making rapid gains amid economic woes and security concerns.
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Macron says deadly knife attack in eastern France an 'Islamist terror act'
Europe • 5:21 PM
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French police arrested several suspects after a man went on a stabbing rampage, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist act", anti-terror prosecutors told AFP Sunday.
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French fugitive arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush
Europe • 4:32 PM
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French gangster Mohamed Amra, who was freed after a violent prison van ambush in May, was arrested in Romania on Saturday, the French interior minister said. His escape sparked a nationwide manhunt and political outcry over drug crime.
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Le narcotrafiquant Mohamed Amra arrêté en Roumanie neuf mois après son évasion
Europe • 3:45 PM
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Le trafiquant de drogue Mohamed Amra, évadé lors d'une attaque meurtrière contre un convoi pénitentiaire en France, en mai 2024, a été arrêté en Roumanie, a annoncé, samedi, le ministre de l'Intérieur Bruno Retailleau sur X.
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Quand l'Ukraine s'inspire d'Israël et fait exploser des lunettes de pilotes de drones russes
Europe • 1:07 PM
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Les services secrets ukrainiens ont piégé des milliers de lunettes destinées aux opérateurs contrôlant les drones de combat russes, rapporte le New York Times. Une opération qui n’est pas sans rappeler le sabotage des bipeurs du Hezbollah par le Mossad e
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Le pape François reste dans un état "critique" et "n'est pas hors de danger"
Europe • 11:23 AM
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L'état de santé du pape François reste "critique" et le "pronostic est actuellement réservé", a indiqué samedi soir le Vatican, évoquant une "crise asthmatique respiratoire". Il ne pourra pas présider dimanche sa traditionnelle prière de l'Angélus, à laq
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L'Allemagne sous pression à la veille d'un vote crucial pour l'Europe
Europe • 11:17 AM
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À la veille des élections législatives anticipées en Allemagne, prévues dimanche, les conservateurs emmenés par Friedrich Merz abordent le scrutin en position de force, malgré la progression annoncée de l'extrême droite.
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Germany’s ‘Tesla-Land’ experiences an economic miracle but does it appease voters?
Europe • 8:50 AM
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Grünheide, a small town on the outskirts of Berlin, has become the showcase of Brandenburg, an eastern German state experiencing strong economic growth in stark contrast to the rest of the crisis-hit country. For many, the reason is clear: a massive Tesl
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Friday, february 21, 2025
Why is Paris’s annual agriculture show such a big deal in France?
Europe • 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
Europe • 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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Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
Europe • 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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Berlin : un homme attaqué et grièvement blessé au Mémorial de l'Holocauste
Europe • 7:17 PM
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Un homme a été agressé à Berlin vendredi soir et grièvement blessé par un assaillant dans l'enceinte du Mémorial de l'Holocauste, commémorant le génocide des Juifs par les Nazis, a indiqué la police à l'AFP. La police berlinoise a indiqué avoir interpell
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Exclusif. Antonio Costa : "Le seul dictateur, c'est Poutine, pas Zelensky ou Trump"
Europe • 6:14 PM
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Cette semaine, le président du Conseil européen, Antonio Costa, nous accorde une interview exclusive. Ancien Premier ministre portugais socialiste, il est en charge, depuis le 1er décembre, d’accorder les Vingt-Sept sur les grands dossiers. Il réaffirme
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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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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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Mer Baltique : la Suède enquête sur le "sabotage" d'un nouveau câble de communication
Europe • 2:43 PM
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La Suède a ouvert une enquête pour "sabotage" vendredi, après la découverte d'un nouveau câble endommagé reliant la Finlande à l'Allemagne en mer Baltique. Plusieurs cas similaires de destruction des infrastructures sous-marines sont survenus ces dernier
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Trump begins talks with Russia without Ukraine or EU: Europe scrambles for a plan
Europe • 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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Immigration in Germany and the challenge of integration
Europe • 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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Trump et Poutine négocient seuls l’avenir de l’Ukraine : les Européens et Kiev hors-jeu ?
Europe • 11:00 AM
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Les Européens sont en émoi après avoir été exclus, tout comme les Ukrainiens, des discussions entre les États-Unis de Donald Trump et la Russie de Vladimir Poutine concernant la paix en Ukraine. Un camouflet lourd de conséquences sur l’avenir et la sécur
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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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La Serbie, eldorado pour les Russes en exil depuis la guerre en Ukraine
Europe • 10:56 AM
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Alors que la Serbie connaît une forte migration de citoyens russes depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, nous sommes partis à la rencontre de la nouvelle diaspora russe, devenue une composante de la société serbe. Ces Russes, majoritairement opposés à
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Immigration en Allemagne : le défi de l'intégration
Europe • 9:41 AM
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Les Allemands sont appelés aux urnes dimanche pour des élections législatives décisives, alors que la question migratoire domine la campagne électorale. Il y a près de dix ans, le fameux "Wir schaffen das" (Nous y arriverons) d’Angela Merkel et les image
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Élections allemandes : à Forst, les oubliés du "miracle" économique du Brandebourg ?
Europe • 6:36 AM
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Loin de l’image médiatique d’un Land très dynamique sur le plan économique, la ville de Forst incarne un Brandebourg à la traîne. La ville est au cœur de l’une des principales régions minières allemande, qui risque fort de donner ses voix à l’extrême dro
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Élections allemandes : au cœur de Tesla-Land, le "miracle" économique du Brandebourg
Europe • 6:33 AM
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Grünheide, petite commune de l’agglomération berlinoise, est devenue l’enfant modèle et chérie du Brandebourg, un Land dont la croissance peut faire pâlir d’envie le reste de l’Allemagne en crise. Pour beaucoup, la raison de ce succès s’appelle Tesla, qu
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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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Guerre en Ukraine : ce qu'il faut retenir de l'échange entre Emmanuel Macron et les internautes
Europe • 12:42 AM
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Lors d'une échange avec les internautes sur les réseaux sociaux au sujet de la guerre en Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron a a annoncé son intention d'inciter Donald Trump à maintenir une attitude ferme face à Vladimir Poutine. Incisif, il appelle à "augmenter no
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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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Thursday, february 20, 2025
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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NATO US security guarantee, credibility of Article 5 already weakened, former NATO official says
Europe • 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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Zelensky, Trump envoy Kellogg give no statement after Kyiv meeting
Europe • 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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Zelensky meets US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Europe • 7:18 PM
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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. Amid the war of words, Zelensky said Thursday he had held a "productiv
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Germany's crunch elections: Can mainstream parties blunt surging far right?
Europe • 7:12 PM
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Sunday's crunch elections in Germany are coming at perhaps the most pivotal moment since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Back then, it was about making a success of reunification. Now comes a reckoning over the German model that ensued. Under threat is the
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Allemagne : un scrutin crucial pour l'Europe ?
Europe • 7:07 PM
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Les élections législatives en Allemagne se tiennent ce dimanche. Le thème de l’immigration domine la campagne, après trois attaques dans le pays en moins de trois mois. Résultat, le parti d’extrême droite, l’Afd, pourrait faire son meilleur score. La CDU
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Guerre en Ukraine : la France prête à envoyer des militaires une fois la paix conclue
Europe • 7:07 PM
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Répondant en direct sur ses réseaux sociaux à des questions concernant la sécurité en Europe, le président Emmanuel Macron a affirmé jeudi que la France n'enverrait pas "demain" de troupes en Ukraine, mais plutôt une fois la paix conclue. Selon des média
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Les pays baltes renforcent leurs défenses face à la menace russe et au déclin de l’Otan
Europe • 6:18 PM
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Alors que la Russie et les États-Unis débattent seuls de l'avenir de l'Ukraine, les pays riverains de la mer Baltique intensifient leurs préparatifs en vue d'un conflit militaire, craignant que la Russie ne se prépare à une future guerre avec l'Otan.
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Ukrainian filmmaker, and soldier, Vadym Adamov warns “Russia won’t stop”
Europe • 5:34 PM
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He enlisted the month of his 18th birthday. Three years on, film director and videographer Vadym Adamov shares with France 24's François Picard his harrowing plight as a veteran of the brutal battle of Bakhmut: “Europe has a God-given chance to learn fro
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Zelensky meets US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Europe • 5:21 PM
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Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting Thursday with US envoy Keith Kellogg after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator" and said the Russians "have the cards" in any talks to end the war. Analysis by FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Kethe
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Twenty-four hours in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, where life goes on despite the war
Europe • 4:32 PM
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Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine’s largest city, is resolutely entering its fourth year of war, with residents stoically coping with emergency laws, night curfews and incessant air alerts. Underground schools have been built, and the city still offers a few leis
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Press conference between Zelensky and Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled by US
Europe • 3:20 PM
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A news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled at the request of U.S. officials, a Kyiv official said. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver
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France's parliament votes to limit use of man-made 'forever chemicals'
Europe • 3:09 PM
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France's lower-house National Assembly voted Thursday to limit the sale and production of items containing dangerous and highly polluting "forever chemicals". Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used since the 1940s in the mass productio
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Putin using Trump ties as 'legitimisation' in Russia, exiled opponent Khodorkovsky says
Europe • 3:09 PM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was jailed for a decade until he was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin in 2013. Over the past few weeks, Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have spoke to each other and agreed
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UK accusers of influencer Tate urge US to stay away from case
Europe • 2:37 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape they were "concerned" by reports the US government was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. Story by James Vasina.
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Germany: what are the voters' main concerns in the upcoming legislative elections?
Europe • 2:33 PM
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From immigration and Germany's ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters' minds in the run-up to Sunday's election. Analysis by Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet Professor of Law and Economics at HEC Pa
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Sommet d'urgence sur l'Ukraine : "Trump fait exploser le lien transatlantique"
Europe • 1:54 PM
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"L'Ukraine est une démocratie, la Russie de Poutine non", a déclaré un porte-parole de l'Union européenne, interrogé jeudi après les propos de Donald Trump qui a qualifié Volodymyr Zelensky de "dictateur sans élections". Décryptage avec Frédéric Mauro, a
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Spain's ex-football chief Luis Rubiales fined more than 10,000 euros for unsolicited kiss of player
Europe • 1:46 PM
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A Spanish court convicted former football chief Luis Rubiales of sexual assault over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,300). More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Madrid, Sarah Morris.
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EU says 'Ukraine a democracy, Putin's Russia not' after Trump comments
Europe • 1:39 PM
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In an extraordinary rift, Trump said that Zelensky was a "dictator without elections" who should act quickly or lose his country. The European Union hit back by saying that "President Zelensky was legitimately elected in free, fair and democratic electio
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Denmark boosts its defence spending by $7 billion, as Nordic countries fear Russian rearmament
Europe • 1:26 PM
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A mood of panic is spreading across Europe after the dramatic foreign policy shift in Washington. Several Nordic countries today reacted - and took action: Denmark announced an increase in military spending to 3 percent of its GDP over the next two years
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Le dialogue avec les États-Unis va reprendre "sur tous les paramètres", se félicite la Russie
Europe • 10:48 AM
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Le Kremlin s'est dit prêt, jeudi, à reprendre le dialogue sur "tous les paramètres" avec les États-Unis, nouvelle étape dans le rapprochement diplomatique entre les deux pays, en pleine négociation sur le règlement du conflit en Ukraine. À Kiev, Volodymy
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Russia agrees to resume dialogue with US ‘on all parameters’ of Ukraine war
Europe • 10:44 AM
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Russia is going to resume dialogue with the United States “on all parameters” of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Thursday. The announcement comes just two days after Moscow and Washington held a meeting on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia without inviting ne
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French pension deficit set to more than double in a decade – despite reform
Europe • 10:30 AM
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Despite France’s recent pension overhaul raising the general retirement age from 62 to 64, the country’s pension deficit is expected to more than double between 2035 and 2045 alone, the French audit office said Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron’s unpop
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Germany: final face off before the legislative elections, Scholz promises to ward off AfD
Europe • 10:02 AM
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German voters will go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. Conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roi
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Guerre en Ukraine : "L'outrage inédit" de Donald Trump
Europe • 9:57 AM
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À la Une de la presse ce jeudi 20 février 2025, les réactions dans la presse américaine aux propos fracassants de Donald Trump sur l'Ukraine et Volodymyr Zelensky, la publication d'un rapport alarmant sur la fonte des glaciers dans le monde et l'attaquan
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Crowfunding weaponry for Ukraine: activist and comedian raises €200 million in 3 years
Europe • 9:56 AM
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In Ukraine, a spirit of defiance is growing, particularly among the many civil society organisations that have been helping the war effort over the past three years - crowdfunding drones and other weaponry for the army. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg h
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Ukraine : 24 heures à Kharkiv, où la vie continue malgré la guerre
Europe • 6:49 AM
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Loi martiale, couvre-feu, alertes aériennes incessantes : Kharkiv, la grande ville de l’est de l’Ukraine, rentre avec calme et détermination dans la quatrième année de guerre. Pour éloigner la peur et surmonter les drames, des écoles souterraines ont été
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Donald Trump poursuit ses critiques envers Kiev et dépeint Volodymyr Zelensky comme un "dictateur"
Europe • 4:37 AM
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Au lendemain d'une première salve de critiques, Donald Trump a poursuivi mercredi sa rhétorique, dépeignant Volodymyr Zelensky en "dictateur". La tâche d'expliciter la position de Washington revient désormais à l'envoyé spécial américain Keith Kellogg, a
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Wednesday, february 19, 2025
Ukrainians dismiss Trump's broadside against Zelensky
Europe • 10:46 PM
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US President, Donald Trump, has branded Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator' who 'refused to have elections'. Defiant Ukrainians are dismissing the extraordinary broadside, saying they have to fight on, even as their key ally engages in talks with the enemy.
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Denmark to spend $7 billion more on defence in next two years
Europe • 10:39 PM
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The Danish government on Wednesday announced plans to bolster its military by setting up a 50 billion-kroner ($7 billion) fund that it says will raise the country's defense spending to more than 3% of gross domestic product this year and next. Neighbouri
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Andrew Tate capitalising on rising fascist sentiment, researcher says
Europe • 10:23 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape said on Wednesday they were "concerned" by reports the Trump administration was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Step
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Andrew Tate capitalizing on rising fascist sentiment in his political aspirations: researcher
Europe • 10:02 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape said Wednesday they were "concerned" by reports the Trump administration was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Stephan
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Why Europe’s leadership is skeptical of negotiating with Putin
Europe • 8:29 PM
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The idea that US President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring about lasting peace in Ukraine has been met with scepticism across Europe. FRANCE 24 spoke to political scientist Anton Shekhovtsov about what the US
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Trump "is very interested in doing business with Russia": analyst
Europe • 8:18 PM
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President Zelensky said he will meet US envoy Kellogg on Thursday and that he hopes for "constructive" work with the US. The meeting comes as Trump used an extended social media post on his Truth Social platform to lash out at Zelensky and call the Ukrai
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Andrey Kurkov: 'You can't write fiction when your houses, cities are shelled with missiles, drones'
Europe • 5:50 PM
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As we approach the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye welcomes celebrated Ukrainian novelist and author Andrey Kurkov to share his very powerful and personal accounts of a veritable proxy war, an unpro
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Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate
Europe • 5:41 PM
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As Russia and the US debate Ukraine’s future, countries on the Baltic Sea are ramping up preparations for a military conflict amid fears that Russia is preparing for a future war with NATO.
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Trump attaque le président Zelensky, qualifié de "dictateur sans élections"
Europe • 3:36 PM
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Au lendemain des critiques acerbes de Donald Trump à l'encontre de l'Ukraine, alignées sur la rhétorique du Kremlin, les échanges se sont tendus entre Volodymyr Zelensky et le président américain. Ce dernier a déclaré, mercredi 19 février, que son homolo
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Trump brands Zelensky 'a dictator'
Europe • 2:36 PM
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator without elections" who "better move fast or he is not going to have a country left". The comments risk widening a personal rift between the two leaders, with po
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France's Senate backs bill to ban Muslim headscarf in sport competitions
Europe • 1:33 PM
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France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and national levels as organised by French sports federation
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Otages français en Syrie : au procès Nemmouche, Édouard Elias raconte 10 mois d'enfer
Europe • 11:33 AM
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Le procès de Mehdi Nemmouche et de quatre jihadistes, jugés pour avoir détenu quatre Français, otages du groupe État islamique, est ouvert depuis lundi à la cour d'assises spéciale de Paris. Édouard Elias, l'un des quatre journalistes qui avaient été ret
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Un ex-shérif américain derrière une campagne de désinformation russe visant les élections allemandes
Europe • 11:12 AM
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L'américain John Mark Dougan est accusé de propagande russe en Allemagne par des chercheurs d'une organisation américaine spécialisée dans la désinformation. Grâce à un réseau de faux sites d’information alimentés par l’IA, ce derner ciblerait les électi
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Ukraine: l'Europe divisée sur l'envoi de troupes
Europe • 10:08 AM
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Réunis en urgence à Paris, les principaux dirigeants européens de l'OTAN échouent à se mettre d'accord sur l'envoi de troupes en Ukraine. Face à la perspective d'un cessez-le-feu négocié entre Washington et Moscou, l'Allemagne juge "inapproprié" le débat
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États-Unis-Europe : avec Trump, "une nouvelle ère des relations transatlantiques"
Europe • 6:38 AM
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Tensions commerciales, questions de défense, divergences idéologiques : depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche, l'Europe et les États-Unis semblent s'éloigner. Face à ces défis, les leaders européens se réunissent de nouveau mercredi à Pari
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Trump qualifie Zelensky de "dictateur", Poutine veut "renforcer la confiance" avec les États-Unis
Europe • 6:22 AM
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Donald Trump a continué, mercredi, ses vives critiques envers Volodymyr Zelensky, l'accusant notamment d'avoir "commencé" la guerre et d'être un "dictateur". Le président ukrainien doit rencontrer l'envoyé spécial américain Keith Kellogg. De son côté, Vl
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Putin wants to build 'trust' with US to resolve Ukraine conflict
Europe • 5:55 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country needed to build trust with the US in order to resolve the Ukraine conflict. Putin also said that he rated talks held between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia "highly" and as a "first step"
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US propagandist paid by Kremlin targets German election with network of fake news sites
Europe • 4:17 AM
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A former Florida deputy sheriff who sought refuge in Russia after facing a string of charges in the US has set up a network of more than 100 AI-generated fake news sites in a bid to tilt Germany's upcoming election in favour of the far right, analysts sa
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'Navalny' film producer Odessa Rae remembers 'extraordinary' Russian opposition leader
Europe • 12:23 AM
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A year after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Oscar-winning documentary producer of the 2022 film "Navalny" has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her memories of him. Odessa Rae spent over three months living with the Russian dissident
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