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Chile declares state of emergency after massive power outage

Chile declared a state of emergency and curfew across much of the country, including the capital Santiago, on Tuesday following a massive blackout possibly caused by electrical system failure, the Interior Ministry said.

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Trump: Russian oligarchs eligible for $5 million residency 'gold cards'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to begin selling gold cards for $5 million to foreigners who want to move to the U.S. and create jobs. Trump said the immigration program, which he said was legal, could start in about two weeks. He ad

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ICC prosecutor arrives in DR Congo amid conflict in the east

In tonight's edition, the prosecutor for the international criminal court lands in the Congolese capital as communities upended by the M23 rebel takeover try to reintroduce some normality into their lives. Also, Médecins sans frontières aid teams say th

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Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework minerals deal, officials say

Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. One of them said that Kyiv hopes that signing the agreement

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TV’s at US government building show AI video of Trump kissing Musk’s feet

An AI-generated clip mocking Donald Trump’s bromance with Elon Musk, shows the US President kissing Musk’s feet, titled "Long Live the Real King." The unauthorized video was played at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in Was

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French fugitive 'The Fly' extradited to France after his arrest in Romania

France's "public enemy number one" was arrested in Bucharest over the weekend after months of being on the run and has left Romania for France, Romanian airport authorities said on Tuesday. Mohamed Amra, also known as "The Fly", had been on the run since

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Zelenskiy plans to travel to US to meet Trump on minerals deal (reports)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to travel to Washington on Friday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump after officials agreed to terms on a draft minerals deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jac

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Ukraine will need more than $500bn to recover, World Bank estimates

The World Bank estimates it will take over $500 billion to rebuild Ukraine after three years of war. Bitcoin hit its lowest level in over three months. And a thousand musicians including Kate Bush, Cat Stevens and Annie Lennox are protesting the UK gover

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Elon Musk renews threat to fire US federal workers, extends deadline to 'justify' jobs

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services". FRANCE 24's Fraser J

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Which direction for the Church? Pope's hospitalisation puts prelates on stand-by

Amid armed conflicts, a climate emergency and the disruptions of the digital age, now comes another layer of uncertainty to worry about: Since Monday, nightly Rosary prayers in Saint Peter’s Square as pilgrims pray for an 88-year old Pope in hospital

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More than 20 staffers quit Musk’s DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’

At least 21 tech employees quit Elon Musk's DOGE in a joint resignation letter on Tuesday, refusing to use their expertise to “dismantle critical public services". The employees warned that many of those hired by Musk were political ideologues lacking th

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Syrian national conference asserts the state's monopoly of weapons

Syria's new interim president pledged on Tuesday to ensure the state has a monopoly on weapons at a national dialogue conference on the country's future after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. FRANCE 24's Dana Alboz reports from Damascus.

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Syrian national conference outlaws armed groups outside military

The closing statement of Syria's national dialogue conference held Tuesday in Damascus said any armed groups outside the country's military were considered "outlawed". The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration in Syria said it did not endorse the outcom

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‘The Fly’ gangster placed under formal investigation upon arrival back in France

Mohamed Amra – a gangster known as "The Fly" – was placed under formal investigation upon his arrival back in France on Tuesday after having been on the run since a dramatic escape from a prison van in May. Amra was extradited days after he was captured

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Acclaimed Irish author Mike McCormack discusses 'This Plague of Souls'

Join us on arts24 for an in-depth interview with acclaimed Irish author Mike McCormack, as he delves into his latest novel, "This Plague of Souls", now available in French. Known for his unconventional storytelling, McCormack explores themes of confineme

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Clint Hill, US Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK’s car after assassination, dies aged 93

On November 22, 1963, Clint Hill, then a US Secret Service agent, leapt on John F. Kennedy's limousine after the US president was shot. He did not manage to save Kennedy and was haunted by his failure to do so until his later years, when he came to terms

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Humanitarian crisis in Haiti: 'Population is on the brink of starvation,' charity says

The situation in Haiti is now an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" with the "population on the brink of starvation". That's according to the charity ActionAid, which says that nine out of 10 people there now go all day without eating. It also says that

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Battle of the blooms: France's flower culture

In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into the tradition of "La Bataille des Fleurs" or the flower parade that's part of the much-loved Nice Carnival. From mimosa blooms to pesticides, we also discuss the delights and dangers of the French f

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Media report estimates 95,000 Russian troop deaths so far in Ukraine

The Kremlin declined to comment Tuesday after the release of a report documenting the deaths of more than 95,000 Russian soldiers fighting Ukraine. The report was based on open-access data collated by independent Russian news outlet Mediazona in collabor

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Battle of the Blooms: France’s Flower Culture

In this Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into the tradition of ' La Bataille des Fleurs' or the flower parade that's part of the much-loved Nice Carnival. We also discuss the delights and dangers of the French flower industry.

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A cultural stroll through Paris with Frédéric Beigbeder and the Sea Girls

This week, Valérie Fayolle sits down with French writer and literary critic Frédéric Beigbeder to discuss his latest novel, "Un homme seul" ("A Man Alone"). Their conversation unfolds in the refined dining rooms of Lapérouse, a legendary Parisian restaur

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Risk of 'city killer' asteroid hitting Earth downgraded to 0.001%

The likelihood of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth is now 0.001 percent, according to the European Space Agency, down from 3.1 percent as forecast by NASA last week. Scientists will continue to monitor its trajectory in the coming months but now expec

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Macron attempts to avert trade war at Trump meeting as EU prepares tariff response

During his visit to Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron argued against US President Donald Trump's protectionism, saying he couldn't have a trade war with China and Europe at the same time, and adding that it would make Europe's bid to be less r

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First signs of discord as Musk 'inadvertently sets off Trump cabinet rebellion'

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 25: Has the bromance been revived? We look at European press reactions to Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump's meeting in Washington. Also: troubled waters for Elon Musk? Tesla sales are in freefall and his curbing of the U

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New search launched for missing Malaysian Airlines plane

A Texas-based marine robotics company has launched a new search for a Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing in the Indian Ocean in 2014, Malaysia’s transportation minister announced Tuesday.

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Roberta Flack of 'Killing Me Softly' fame dies at 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and one of the most recognizable voices of the 1970s, died Monday at age 88.

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Will Macron visit to White House bring transatlantic relationship 'back from the brink'?

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump appeared to rekindle their friendly relationship as they met in Washington on Monday for talks on Ukraine. But at a time of increasing divide between the Trump administration and European lea

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France arrests two after arson attack on Russian consulate in Marseille

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of throwing explosives at the Russian consulate in Marseille, local prosecutors said. Russia said the "incident had the hallmarks of a terrorist attack".

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Syrian national conference bans armed groups outside military, Kurdish parties reject outcome

A major national conference on Syria's future ended in Damascus on Tuesday with the country's new rulers pledging to ensure a state monopoly on weapons and banning armed groups outside the military. The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration in Syria rej

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'Matter of survival': Wealthy and developing nations spar over funding at climate talks in Rome

Developing nations urged wealthy countries to make good on pledges to provide $20 billion a year for poorer nations to deal with climate change as climate talks got under way in Rome on Tuesday. The talks were dubbed the "COP16.2" summit after the UN's C

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Live: Kremlin reaffirms opposition to European peacekeepers in Ukraine

Russia on Tuesday reiterated its opposition to European peacekeepers in Ukraine, indicating that such a move remained unacceptable to Moscow. US President Donald Trump said in talks Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron that Russia was open to Eur

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EU eases sanctions on Syria's major economic sectors

In an effort to "facilitate engagement" with Syria's new leaders, the European Union on Monday suspended sanctions on Syria's energy, transport, and banking sectors, on the condition that the new government show progress towards respecting minorities' ri

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Pope Francis shows 'slight' health improvement

Pope Francis's health was reported to be "slightly improving" on Monday, as he continues to battle pneumonia in both lungs, and the onset of kidney failure. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has been in the hospital for 11 days, prompting his f

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Macron pushes for US-EU cooperation on Ukraine during White House visit

In a brief trip to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pushed to attach security guarantees to a peace deal in Ukraine as US President Donald Trump expressed hope that a deal could be reached in a matter of weeks. Macron urged for

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Trump pushes for revival of Keystone XL Pipeline project cancelled by Biden

US President Trump on Monday pushed to restart the Keystone XL Pipeline project, a contentious project halted in the early days of the Biden administration after the pipeline was strongly opposed by Indigenous and environmental groups.

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South Korea's Yoon faces final impeachment hearing over martial law attempt

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attended his final impeachment hearing on Tuesday after he briefly declared martial law in December. Yoon, who could be sentenced to life in prison or even face the death penalty on insurrection charges, is expected

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Musk gives US federal employees 'another chance' to justify their jobs via email

After Monday's original deadline for America's federal workers to justify their employment passed, Elon Musk said on Tuesday that they would be given "another chance" to do so or risk "termination". The heads of some US government agencies, including the

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UK's Starmer announces rise in defence spending ahead of visit to 'bridge' Trump-Europe divide

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the UK will raise its defence spending from 2.3 percent to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027. The announcement comes days before talks with US President Donald Trump – who has long demanded European nations

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M23 rebels claim to be conscripting Congolese soldiers who have surrendered

Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be conscripting thousands of Congolese soldiers who have surrendered to

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UN Security Council adopts US-drafted resolution on Ukraine war

FRANCE 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from the UN's New York headquarters, where the Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution on Monday which refuses to condemn Russia's role as the sole instigator of the Ukraine war. Ten member stat

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Macron and Trump rekindle their 'bromance' amid strategic tensions over Ukraine

Trump greeted Macron as a "very special man" during their Oval Office meeting, exchanging their characteristic firm handshake as the French leader sought to leverage their personal relationship to strengthen US backing for Ukraine.

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France plagued by 'major impunity' of child sexual abuse crimes, campaigner says

A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three decades

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Macron backs Trump diplomacy but seeks US support on any troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday supported Donald Trump's outreach to Russia over Ukraine during his visit to Washington, but called on the US to back any European troop deployment as a form of security guarantee. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson rep

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War in Ukraine: Three years of Russia's disinformation machine

As Ukraine marks its third anniversary since Russia's full-scale invasion, this episode of Truth or Fake looks back at three years of Russia's vast propaganda machine – and the tactics and operations used – to discredit the Ukrainian state and justify th

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🔴 Live: 'Peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine,' Macron says after talks with Trump

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How Germany’s enduring East-West divide is pushing voters to the fringes

Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the early euphoria of reunification, enduring economic inequalities between East and West have hollowed out support for Germany’s major parties – and pushed more and more voters to embrace the far r

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Turning point for European defence? Germany's next leader embraces security independence

There's no hitting the snooze button on this wake-up call. Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting is savouring victory in Sunday’s federal elections while taking stock of what he faces: with the Putin and Trump-backed far right finishing a strong second, Friedr

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'They knew and did nothing': French surgeon's trial for sexual abuse exposes systematic failures

The trial of French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec began on Monday with him facing accusations of assaulting nearly 300 patients, mostly children, over several decades. The case has sparked widespread outrage, with France’s Order of Physicians accused of turn

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Seismic shift at UN as US twice backs Russia, further breaking from Ukraine

In another sign of US President Donald Trump's shift away from Ukraine and its European allies, the US pushed through its own Security Council resolution not framing Russia as the aggressor in its invasion of Ukraine. While European leaders scored a "mor

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Macron urges Trump to support Ukraine against 'aggressor' Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday in a bid to shore up support for Ukraine against "aggressor" Russia, after the US president's outreach to Moscow over the war threatened to upend the transatlantic alliance. D

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French actor Gérard Depardieu faces new probe for tax fraud amid sex abuse cases

French actor Gérard Depardieu is under investigation for aggravated tax fraud in France and is suspected of falsely declaring his tax residency to be in Belgium since 2013, a source close to the case said on Monday. His trial for allegedly sexually assau

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France sets new Guinness world record of cheese fondue -- of 2,117.5 kilograms

France has set a new Guinness World Record by serving up the world's largest cheese fondue. The goal was simple: beat out a previous attempt by rival Switzerland, and a little bit of rain was not going to dampen the atmosphere. Story by Charlotte Lam.

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Russian court upholds French researcher's jail sentence for 'espionage'

A Russian court on Monday rejected an appeal by French researcher Laurent Vinatier against his jail term. Vinatier was sentenced for three years on espionage charges, which he denies, and is one of several Westerners who have been jailed by Russia since

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Vatican thriller 'Conclave' wins top prize in SAG Awards upset

Vatican thriller "Conclave" won top prize at an unpredictable Screen Actors Guild Awards gala Sunday, throwing a potential late curveball into the Oscars race just a week before the Academy Awards. Story by Florent Marchais.

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Pope Francis remains critically ill but alert on 10th day of hospitalization

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia and the onset of slight kidney failure, but he remains alert, the Vatican said. Story by Florent Marchais.

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Ukraine's key allies in Kyiv to show support as war mark third anniversary

Ukraine hosted European leaders on Monday to mark three years of all-out war with Russia, while top U.S. officials stayed away in a clear illustration of President Donald Trump's lurch towards Moscow since returning to power. Story by Antonia Kerrigan.

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INNOCNT: A heartbreak set to music

In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Belgian singer-songwriter Antoine Innocent, aka INNOCNT. The rising star is a true cultural and musical melting pot. Born in Paris to a Franco-Romanian mother and a Haitian father, he spent

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Fancy an avocado? Try a French one!

Celebrated as a superfood, avocados are so popular in Europe and North America that global production has tripled in two decades. But their farming and transport worldwide raise environmental concerns. As Europe's top consumer, France is now growing its

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Three years on: The impact of war on Ukraine's children

On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an expert has spoken to us from Kyiv about the impact of the war on children. In the spring of last year, UNICEF reported that nearly 2,000 children had been killed or injured in the co

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Syria: why is the US conducting an unprecendented number of strikes on former al-Qaeda?

There's been an increase in US forces' drone attacks on former Al Qaeda operatives in the Syrian province of Idlib since the fall of Bachar al-Assad's regime. Analysis by FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr.

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