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Bolivia votes in high-stakes election that could end left-wing rule

Bolivians are heading to the polls in a pivotal election that could bring 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 coul

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Live: EU leaders to hold talks after Trump-Putin talks upend Ukraine ceasefire push

France, Germany, and the UK are set to hold virtual talks on Sunday after the Trump-Putin summit derailed hopes for a Ukraine ceasefire. Trump, who had previously pushed for an immediate halt to fighting, has pivoted toward backing a broader peace agreem

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‘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 in Air Canada flight attendant strike

The Canadian government on Saturday moved 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 "unjust

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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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Trump says Putin will make deal on Ukraine as leaders prepare for Alaska meeting

According to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and its ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, have arrived in Alaska for today’s high-stakes Russian-American summit. France 24’s International A

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Beijing’s first World Humanoid Robot Games open with hip-hop and martial arts

Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening. The competition begins Friday with more than 500 humanoid robots

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UN plastic pollution treaty talks extended by a day as no agreement reached

Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products. Yuka Royer explains.

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Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes Ukraine summit

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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Authorities search for migrants missing after shipwreck in Italy

Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people. Caroline Baum reports.

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Israeli minister announces settlement plan to 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state'

Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday announced plans to revive a contentious settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups fear will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state. The so-called E1 scheme linkin

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Countdown to high-stakes Alaska summit : Trump vows not to be intimidated by Putin

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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Rival protester groups clash anew in Serbia amid escalating political crisis

Escalating anti-government protests in Serbia continued into late Thursday, as clashes between President Aleksandar Vucic's critics and detractors over corruption accusations led to a second night of violence and arrests. Simon Moritz tells us more.

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Hezbollah leader accuses govt of ‘handing’ Lebanon to Israel with disarmament plan

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanon’s government of “handing” the country to Israel by seeking the group’s disarmament, vowing to fight the move.

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Israel: Minister says plan will “bury” the idea of a Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday announced plans to revive a contentious settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups fear will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state. The so-called E1 scheme linkin

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Four years after the fall of Kabul, Taliban succeeds in near-total exclusion of women

Four years since Taliban forces seized Kabul and ended two decades of Western presence, Afghan women face near-total exclusion from public life. Nearly 100 edicts have stripped them of basic freedoms, while any dissent remains dangerous and international

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MSF: Children in Gaza facing displacement, starvation and death require 'much wider nexus of needs'

"A sense of purpose": MSF has struggled to care for children in war-torn Gaza, facing a "resource-constrained" setting, They are on the front lines each day, treating Gaza's youth suffering from immense physical and psychological trauma. These children r

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Live: Trump heads to Alaska for high-stakes talks with Putin on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump departed Washington for Alaska on Friday for face-to-face discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. Just before boarding Air Force One for the nearly seven-hour flight

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Football: Ligue 1 kicks off with Rennes - Marseille and Lens - Lyon

Olympique de Marseille head off to Rennes for the Ligue 1 football season opener.

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Invasive species thrive as Mediterranean Sea temperature hits record high

Rising sea temperatures are fuelling the rapid “tropicalisation” of the Mediterranean, with venomous Red Sea species like lionfish disrupting ecosystems from Turkey to Malta, scientists warn.

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Trump says won't be intimidated by Putin ahead of high-stakes summit

Ahead of his crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Zelensky on Friday, US President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that he won't let his Russian counterpart "mess around" with him over conditions for a peace deal in Ukraine, as Kyiv and its

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