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Bolivians head to the polls in elections marked by economic crisis

Bolivians head to the polls Sunday (August 17) for elections marked by a deep economic crisis that has seen the left implode and the right eyeing its first shot at power in 20 years.

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Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire

Protestors in Israel demanding their government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, (August 16) staging a strike. Meanwhile, Israel said it is preparing to move Palestinians from com

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Southern African leaders meet in Madagascar for SADC summit

Leaders of Southern African states are gathering in Madagascar this Sunday (August 17) and Monday for a regional summit of the Southern African Development Community. The region's mining industry is the main topic on the agenda of this 45th summit.They'r

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Von der Leyen, other EU leaders to join Zelensky in Washington on Monday. Follow our live coverage

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Syria’s al-Sharaa calls for unity, accuses Israel of fuelling unrest in south

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Sunday that the fight to reunify his war-torn country must be achieved through dialogue, not bloodshed, while accusing Israel of fueling unrest in the south. His remarks came as hundreds protested in Sweida over rec

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Trump drops ceasefire demand, echoing Putin’s position and jittering Ukraine

US President Donald Trump reversed course after his meeting in Alaska with Russia’s Vladimir Putin by abandoning his demand for a ceasefire and adopting a Kremlin position calling for a full peace deal to end the Ukraine war.

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Israeli military prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza

International condemnation and pressure from allies have done nothing to stop Israel's plan to displace the people of northern Gaza. Israel on Saturday (August 16) said it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move

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Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after flash floods

At least 150 people are missing in northwest Pakistan, the head of the provincial disaster authority said Sunday (August 17), after flash floods that have killed at least 344 people in the country. Thousands of rescuers were battling rain and knee-deep m

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Nationwide protests over Gaza war, hostage deal sweep Israel

Demonstrators rallied across Israel on Sunday (August 17), demanding an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to free the remaining hostages, as the military readies a new offensive. The protests come amid rising domestic pressure and international concern o

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Air Canada to resume flights after government ends flight attendant strike

Canada’s labour board has ordered Air Canada to resume operations after a nationwide flight attendant strike grounded over 700 flights. The directive, issued following a request from Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu, marks the end of the airline’s first flight

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Fires keep burning in southern Europe as army is deployed in Spain

As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army units deployed to help contain the blazes.

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Tensions soar in Serbia as protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

Fresh clashes erupted late Saturday (august 17) between protesters and riot police in Serbia's capital Belgrade and other cities, on the fifth consecutive night of unrest. Almost daily protests have gripped Serbia since November, following the collapse o

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At least 150 still missing in Pakistan after deadly flash floods

At least 150 people are missing in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following devastating flash floods that have killed at least 344 nationwide, officials said Sunday. Rescue efforts are underway, with fears that many victims may be trapped under r

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Jannik Sinner ends Terence Atmane’s fairytale run in Cincinnati

Frenchman Terence Atmane was knocked out by world number one Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, despite putting up a strong fight in the first set (7-6, 6-2).

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Israel says it carried out strike on Houthi energy facility in Yemen

Israel said Sunday it struck a Houthi "energy site" in Yemen, after repeated attacks by the Iran-backed group during the Gaza war.

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Nationwide protests over Gaza war, hostage deal sweep Israel

Demonstrators rallied across Israel on Sunday, demanding an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to free the remaining hostages as the military readies a new offensive. The protests come amid rising domestic pressure and international concern over the human

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Bolivia votes in uncertain poll that could shift political landscape

Bolivians are heading to the polls in a pivotal election that could bring in the country’s first right-wing government in over 20 years and end the dominance of the fractured MAS party. With the economy in crisis and voter uncertainty high, the outcome c

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Live: EU chief von der Leyen calls for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit ‘as soon as possible’

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday called for a trilateral summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin. French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are set to accompany

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Yesterday

‘Fear’ in Ukraine following Trump-Putin talks

Ukrainians have expressed fears that Kyiv’s position is no longer being heard in Washington, says FRANCE 24’s Emmanuelle Chaze, reporting from Kyiv. Following the meeting between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Ukrainians h

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Israeli army prepares to relocate Palestinians to southern Gaza

Israel on Saturday said it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas. Meanwhile the families of Israeli hostages called for a “nationw

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Canadian government intervenes to end Air Canada flight attendant strike

The Canadian government on Saturday intervened to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants by asking a labour board to order an arbitration. The strike stranded more than 100,000 passengers across the world during the peak summer holiday season.

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France in discussions with Mali over ‘unjustified’ arrest of its citizen

France was in discussions with Mali over the arrest of a French embassy employee in Bamako, the French foreign ministry said Saturday, noting that the claims by Malian authorities that the Frenchman was working to "destabilise" the country were "unjustif

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France urges Israel to abandon controversial West Bank E1 settlement plan

France on Saturday condemned Israel's decision to build thousands of new homes in the West Bank and called on Israel to drop the controversial E1 project to link Jerusalem and the Maale Adumim settlement, calling it "a serious violation of international

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Russia-Ukraine: Is negotiating a peace treaty realistic at this stage in the war?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday (August 15) after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements

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Tunisia's labour union UGTT calls for protest amid crackdown threats

Tunisia's powerful labour union, long seen as a cornerstone of the country's fragile democracy, called for a major march in downtown of the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Thursday to retaliate against mounting pressure from President Kais Saied and his sup

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Bolivian voters want change, remain disillusioned, ahead of pivotal poll

Ahead of Sunday's elections, the campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia make grand promises: A solution to the dire economic crisis within 100 days, an end to fuel shortages and bread lines, unity for a divided nation. One vice presidential

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Serbia: Fresh clashes erupt in Belgrade after days of unrest

Friday brought another episode of tense confrontation between anti-government protesters and police in Serbia. Demonstrators had gathered in front of the army headquarters building in the capital.

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Zelensky to meet Trump after US-Russia summit: What to expect?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday (August 16) that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. FRANCE 24's

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Zelensky says he will meet US president in Washington

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington to discuss "ending the killing and the war" with US President Donald Trump, he announced Saturday (August 16). The Washington meeting is set to take place three days after Trump's talks with Put

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Alaska summit: Putin managed 'to get out of the international isolation'

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to

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Trump-Putin summit: What could Europe and Ukraine’s next moves be?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to

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Trump, Putin end joint press conference without taking questions

Donald Trump said on Friday (August 15) that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow's war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as "very productive." Trump

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Serbia's police use tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade

Serbia's police used tear gas and crowd control vehicles on Friday evening in Belgrade to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at police officers in a third day of clashes. The unrest marked a serious escalation of months

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Trump-Putin talks: In Ukraine, 'nobody was expecting much from this summit'

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. What is the general

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What are the key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, alt

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Trump-Putin summit ends without a deal

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, alt

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Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding hundreds of flights

Air Canada has suspended all operations as more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal had passed, leaving its 130,000 daily customers scrambling during the peak summer travel season.

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At least 344 people killed in monsoon flash floods in Pakistan

The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 344 people in the past 48 hours, the country's disaster authority said Saturday.

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Red carpet welcome but no Ukraine deal: key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to

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Pomp and flattery – but no Ukraine ceasefire – as Trump-Putin talks end without a deal

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin began with a warm greeting and a flyover by screaming jets at a military base in Alaska but ended with the US host conceding that they had failed to reach an agreement o

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'Neither leader went into any detail': Trump-Putin remarks leave media in the dark

The highly anticipated joint press conference between the US and Russian presidents failed to provide any detail about their talks in Alaska, leaving journalists "totally in the dark about what happened", says FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Phi

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Live: Trump and Putin leave Alaska as summit yields no deal on ending Ukraine war

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REPLAY: Trump and Putin give joint press conference after Ukraine talks, take no questions

US President Donald Trump on Friday (August 15) hailed what he said were wide areas of agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed at high-stakes talks in Alaska, while heaping praise on eac

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Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Trump on Monday after Alaska summit fails to secure ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine. If the meeting goes well, Trump said he wou

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Friday, august 15, 2025

Live: Trump and Putin claim progress on Ukraine, end conference without taking questions or sharing details of talks

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Watch live: Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after high-stakes talks on Ukraine

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Warm greeting belies Ukraine bloodshed as Trump brings Putin in from the cold

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday that started with a handshake, a smile and a ride in the presidential limousine, marking an unusually warm reception for a US adversary

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REPLAY: The warm handshake between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake on Friday (August 15), greeting each other like old friends before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relatio

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🔴 Trump-Putin Ukraine peace summit live: Follow FRANCE 24’s special coverage

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Serbia’s student-led protesters wanted accountability. Now they’re calling for elections

After more than nine months of largely peaceful anti-corruption protests, Serbia’s streets have erupted in clashes between riot police, student-led demonstrators and masked bands of ruling party loyalists. FRANCE 24 spoke with Nebojša Vladisavljević, a p

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Trump and Putin set to meet without President Zelensky present

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither

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Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided

Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in the hop

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Paris Saint-Germain eyes crown as Ligue 1 season kicks off

Fresh from a historic Champions League and Super Cup double, Paris Saint-Germain will kickstart their Ligue 1 season after a gruelling summer this weekend, eyeing another European crown. Paul Pogba returns to the pitch with Monaco, Lyon is set to fight t

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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released a video on Friday showing him taunting Israel’s most prominent Palestinian detainee, Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah figure, in his jail cell. The Palestinian Authority's foreign min

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The Ukrainian land occupied by Russia at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither

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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released a video on Friday showing him taunting Israel’s most prominent Palestinian detainee, Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah figure, in his jail cell. The Palestinian Authority's foreign min

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US aims, Russian demands, Ukrainian fears: what each side expects from Trump-Putin summit

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin head to Alaska with contrasting priorities on Friday as they prepare for high-stakes talks that Ukrainians fear could seal their country's fate after three-and-a-half years of devastati

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Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield ga

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Fighting plastic pollution: Rwanda wants to lead by example

From August 5th to the 14th, UN member states, NGOs and scientists met in Geneva to negotiate a global plastics treaty. One country is positioning itself as a frontrunner in that battle — Rwanda. The East African nation banned plastic bags back in 2008…

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Flash floods kill at least 160 in Pakistan, scores still missing

Sudden floods and mudslides swept through Pakistan and the disputed region of Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least 160 people, injuring more than 100 and leaving 200 missing, as rescuers searched for survivors amid the debris.

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