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FRANCE 24 English

15 Jan, 06:08


SEC sues Musk over purchase of deflated Twitter shares
The US Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally of Donald Trump, alleging in a filing published on Tuesday that the controversial businessman failed to timely submit documentation during his purchase of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), benefitting him financially.

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FRANCE 24 English

15 Jan, 06:08


Cuba to release over 550 prisoners after being cleared from US terror list
After outgoing US President Joe Biden cleared Cuba from Washington's list of state sponsors of terrorism on Tuesday, the US-sanctioned country announced a deal negotiated alongside the Catholic Church that would free 553 prisoners β€“ including jailed protesters and other "political prisoners".

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FRANCE 24 English

15 Jan, 06:08


Wildfires, Santa Ana winds keep LA on 'particular dangerous' footing
After a week in which two wildfires smothered multiple Los Angeles neighbourhoods, killing at least 25 people, the US entertainment capital and its surrounding counties remain in "particularly dangerous" conditions, with 70 mile per hour winds predicted to sweep the area on Wednesday.

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FRANCE 24 English

15 Jan, 02:16


South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over failed martial law bid
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol became the first sitting president to be arrested in the nation's history on Wednesday morning, after investigators and police officers detained Yoon for his failed bid at imposing martial law on their second attempt in almost two weeks.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 18:46


UK's Princess of Wales says she is in remission from cancer
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Tuesday that she was in remission from cancer. The princess revealed she had been treated at London's specialist Royal Marsden Hospital.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 17:21


What we know about the Gaza truce being negotiated between Israel and Hamas
Negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal are in their "final stages", key mediator Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Here's what we know so far about the truce deal being discussed by Israel and Hamas.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 17:02


Spain mulls 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents to address housing crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez this week announced a plan to bring down rents and house prices through a raft of measures including building more public housing, higher taxes on holiday rentals and raising taxes by up to 100 percent on properties bought by non-EU residents.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 11:08


France 'far from ready' to build six new nuclear reactors, audit body says
France is "far from ready" to begin an estimated €50 billion project to build six new nuclear reactors, a report from the country's top audit body said on Tuesday. Due to financing uncertainties, the supply chain has been unable to prepare for the massive construction project, which is expected to begin in 2027, the report said.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 09:47


Ukrainian drone attacks spark fires at Russian gas facility, industrial sites
Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday sparked fires at a gas facility and industrial sites in Russia's energy-rich region of Tatarstan and the southwestern cities of Engels and Saratov.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 08:59


Trump would have been convicted if he were not reelected, says US special counsel report
US President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted over his "unprecedented criminal effort" to overturn the 2020 election result if he hadn't been elected four years later, said a report from the US special counsel released on Tuesday.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 08:59


French sailor Charlie Dalin wins VendΓ©e Globe race in record time
France's Charlie Dalin claimed victory in the VendΓ©e Globe round-the-world sailing race on Tuesday, crossing the finish line in a record-breaking 64 days.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 07:23


Gaza ceasefire negotiators β€˜on the brink’ of a deal, Biden says
Negotiators are on "the brink" of securing a ceasefire deal in Gaza, US President Joe Biden said on Monday as Israel and Hamas consider a final draft of an agreement that could bring an end to more than a year of conflict in the Palestinian territory.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 05:48


Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins
The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court reviews his failed attempt to enforce martial law. Yoon, who was impeached after attempting to halt a parliamentary vote by military force, has evaded arrest and was absent from the trial's brief opening session.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 04:35


Los Angeles braces for strong winds as deadly wildfires continue to rage
Los Angeles faces critical wildfire threat as Santa Ana winds, gusting up to 75 mph, exacerbate blazes that have destroyed neighborhoods and claimed over two dozen lives. Firefighters work tirelessly to control fires that have scorched an area as large as Washington, D.C., with red flag warnings effective from 10 p.m. PST.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 03:24


North Korea fires several suspected short-range ballistic missiles
South Korea's military reported that North Korea launched several suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday around 09:30 AM local time. This incident follows Pyongyang's test of a new hypersonic missile system last week and occurs amid strengthening ties between Japan and South Korea.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 02:15


French PM to lay out pension deal for budget support in key policy speech
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is set to outline a deal in his Tuesday speech to modify pension reforms, aiming for leftist support to pass the 2025 budget. This follows a politically volatile 2024, leading to a new government attempting to secure backing after previous budget rejections and a government collapse.

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FRANCE 24 English

14 Jan, 00:47


Bolivians march four days to protest against economic hardship
Thousands of Evo Morales' supporters, primarily Indigenous, marched 100 kilometers to La Paz, protesting economic hardships. Beginning in Patacamaya, they demand President Luis Arce's resignation, citing fuel shortages and hunger. Government estimates the crowd at 2,300, while organisers claim 5,000.

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FRANCE 24 English

13 Jan, 21:30


Biden says US is 'stronger' on world stage in farewell speech
Outgoing US President Joe Biden said Monday that the US was "winning the worldwide competition" in his final policy speech before the inauguration of Donald Trump. Biden sought to portray his efforts to strengthen the US's global alliances as a core part of his international legacy.

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FRANCE 24 English

13 Jan, 21:30


Zelensky says he discussed idea of Western troops in Ukraine with Macron
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had discussed the idea of Western "contingents" being deployed in Ukraine with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday. Zelensky did not give further details about what these "partner contingents" might entail.

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FRANCE 24 English

13 Jan, 21:30


'Defective' Paris Olympics medals to be replaced, IOC says
Damaged and defective medals won by the world's top athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be replaced in the coming weeks, organisers said, after French media said that more than 100 medals had already been returned. The thousands of medals handed out during the Games were produced by France's state mint.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 18:50


Algeria slams France's 'campaign of disinformation' amid row over deported influencer
Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign of disinformation" in their latest diplomatic row over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 17:49


Cyclone-hit Mayotte to be put on red alert as new storm approaches
Authorities will put the French overseas territory of Mayotte on red alert late on Saturday, Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville said, as a tropical storm nears the Indian Ocean archipelago that was devastated by a cyclone last month.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 16:27


Syria’s forced disappearances: No relief for grieving families
Thousands of people who vanished during former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's reign are still missing, a month after the regime's collapse. While some families have been reunited after the release of the regime's prisoners, others are desperately searching. Four families told FRANCE 24 the stories of their loved ones' forced disappearances.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 16:27


Ukraine questioning two North Korean soldiers captured in Kursk, Zelensky says
Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region are being questioned in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. Ukrainian authorities have vowed to provide media access to the prisoners of war because "the world needs to know what is happening".

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 14:34


Daughter of French rapist Dominique Pelicot says he 'should die in prison'
The daughter of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman found guilty last month of drugging his ex-wife so dozens of strangers could rape her, told the BBC on Saturday that her father "was always a sexual pervert" and that he "should die in prison".

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 11:39


Turkey sidelines France in favour of US partnership in northeast Syria
Turkey's chief diplomat has ruled out French military support in Syria after accusing France of ignoring Ankara’s security needs, saying it preferred partnering with the United States to diffuse Kurdish tensions in the country’s northeast.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 10:18


Thousands protest in South Korea as political crisis lingers
Protesters from opposing political groups assembled in their thousands in the South Korean capital Saturday amid preparations for a second attempt by anti-corruption investigators to detain suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 08:51


Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls' education conference snubbed by Taliban
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 08:51


Family set to bury French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen
Far-right firebrand and co-founder of France's anti-immigration National Front  movement Jean-Marie Le Pen is to be buried Saturday at a strictly family-only funeral after his death earlier this week aged 96.

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FRANCE 24 English

11 Jan, 06:41


LA wildfires continue to burn as anger and criticism mount over fire response
Numerous fires continued to burn in Los Angeles Friday evening with fresh evacuations under way amid a growing tide of anger and criticism over failings in firefighting preparedness.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 20:58


US intensifies sanctions on Russia in bid to give Ukraine, Trump leverage
The US on Friday imposed a swath of fresh sanctions on Russian oil and gas which could cost the country billions of dollars per month, aimed at cutting Russia's revenue for funding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the action, which should improve the odds of a peace deal being reached.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 17:01


β€˜Overshoot’: As planet crosses 1.5Β°C global warming limit, can we still reverse course?
The past two years were the first to officially exceed the 1.5Β°C temperature threshold for global warming that countries in the Paris Agreement pledged to avoid. Could geoengineering provide a solution to reverse the trend and lower temperatures?

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 15:32


UN says 3 million children facing acute malnutrition in war-torn Sudan
Some 3.2 million children are expected to face malnutrition in Sudan this year, the United Nations Children's Fund said Friday. Aid agencies have complained of lack of access to the war-torn country, where both the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are accused of using "starvation tactics".

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 13:45


Algerian influencers spread hatred and anti-Semitism in France, minister says
Four Algerian influencers supportive of Algerian authorities have been arrested in recent days over social media posts suspected of advocating violent acts in France. Accusations against the four include the spreading of hate messages and threats against Internet users and against opponents of the Algerian authorities.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 13:45


French banks make millions from fossil fuel investments polluting the Amazon basin
French banking groups Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and BPCE have been discreetly investing in the oil and gas industry accused of polluting the Amazon basin – despite their ecological pledges. An investigation by Disclose, in partnership with FRANCE 24 and RFI, reveals that the banks are earning huge profits from these investments.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 12:42


Four French banks respond to Camisea project report
In its investigative report, β€œAmazonia, gas and French banks”, FRANCE 24, in partnership with Disclose and the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network, revealed the involvement of six French banks in a huge gas field in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, the Camisea project. Four of them responded on their investment and energy transition strategies.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 11:21


Gaza death toll 40 percent higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
A study in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that 64,260 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, a toll representing 2.9 percent of Gaza's pre-war population.The UK-led group of researchers estimated that 59 percent of the deaths were women, children and the elderly.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 10:00


US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
The US Supreme Court is to hear TikTok's appeal on Friday of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 08:33


Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for girls' summit
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.

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FRANCE 24 English

10 Jan, 08:33


Venezuela's Maduro set for third presidential term despite domestic, global outcry
Government opponents in Venezuela have reported a new wave of repression ahead of Friday's inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for a third term, including a brief arrest of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado amid murky circumstances.

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