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France24
1 week ago
The funeral of Bernadette Chirac, widow of former president Jacques Chirac, will take place on Friday at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris. Chirac died on June 5 at the age of 93.
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France24
1 week ago
A major EU immigration reform allowing member states to reduce protections for asylum-seekers comes into force on Friday. The changes have prompted right groups to warn that humanitarian concerns are...
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France24
1 week ago
The 2026 World Cup began in Mexico City with an opening ceremony filled with colour, dancing and a performance by global music star Shakira. Julian Quinones and Premier League player Raul Jimenez sco...
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BBC
1 week ago
People from Puerto Rico reflect on how the catchy tune has attracted attention to where they live.
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France24
1 week ago
François Picard is pleased to welcome Avi Meyerstein, co-founder and president of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). At a moment when international attention is increasingly consumed by con...
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NY Times
1 week ago
Elon Musk and people in his orbit are about to get much, much richer.
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BBC
1 week ago
The Trump-backed candidate is running as a Republican in the deeply liberal state on a platform that he says isn't beholden to party ideology.
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BBC
1 week ago
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
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Al Jazeera
1 week ago
Second-half goals by Oh Hyeon-gyu and Hwang In-beom steered South Korea to a win over Czechia in a Group A encounter.
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Al Jazeera
1 week ago
Police officers in Peru dressed up as 2026 World Cup mascots as they targeted a suspected drug trafficker.
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Al Jazeera
1 week ago
Iran says a proposed agreement is under review by its highest leadership and could be closer than ever before.
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France24
1 week ago
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous mart...
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France24
1 week ago
South Korea on Friday sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea in 2024 in a bid to "heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufact...
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NY Times
1 week ago
The State Department canceled President Gustavo Petro’s visa last year after he attended a pro-Palestinian rally in Manhattan. He had planned to attend a forum led by Mayor Mamdani of New York.
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BBC
1 week ago
Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet and Susan Boyle feature in ambitious ads ahead of the World Cup.
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France24
1 week ago
South Korea won their first World Cup match on Thursday beating the Czech Republic 2-1, thanks to a decisive late goal from substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu.
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NY Times
1 week ago
The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.
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Al Jazeera
1 week ago
Seoul court sentences former leader for sending military drones into North Korea.
The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.