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The Cubans had served as part of the security detail of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s ousted president.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacks rival after 'plot' to defect to Reform UK
In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers.
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Latest news bulletin | January 15th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 15th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Ukranians face rolling blackouts in the depths of a bitter winter
The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palestinian experts and an international “Board of Peace." For in-depth analysis and deeper perspective, Nadia Massih welcomes Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. He challenges the Board of Peace to 'put its politics where its mouth is' and reminds ...
The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palestinian experts and an international “Board of Peace." For in-depth analysis and deeper perspective, Nadia Massih welcomes Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. He challenges the Board of Peace to 'put its politics where its mouth is' and reminds u...
Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.
Germany edges back into growth after two years of contraction
Europe’s largest economy returned to modest expansion in 2025, as stronger consumer and government spending offset weaker exports hit by higher US tariffs.
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BARDUFOSS, Norway — Britain and Norway are publicly backing the idea of an “Arctic Sentry” NATO mission, a military co-operation that would aim to counter Russian threats while reassuring U.S. President Donald Trump of Europe’s commitment to the region.
U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Thursday in an interview with POLITICO that she envisages the mission as covering “the whole of the high north,” including Greenland, Iceland, Finland and the increasingly busy shipping lanes aroun...
CCTV footage shows the moment a Russian drone struck a park with a children's playground in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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For Macron, Europeans (read: the French), must now present a 'credible offer' to meet both Ukrainian and national needs
EU Commission president said on Thursday that Greenland can count on the EU, but when it comes to security, she passed the responsibility to Nato, while pledging to keep working with the US, despite renewed threats.
Second ICE shooting in Minneapolis sparks clashes with protesters
A federal immigration agent shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Wednesday night after reportedly being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle, as tensions between ICE agents and protesters continued to rise.
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European troops arrive in Greenland as US and Denmark talks fail to resolve dispute
The deployment was announced the same day the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington.
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Iran denies death sentence for protester despite Tehran's threat of fast trials and executions
Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.
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A €1.5bn EU plan to kickstart domestic battery production failed to convince MEPs who warned that proposed funding is dwarfed by Chinese state support.
“We know that Cyprus will need to ration its resources", a lobbyist said
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Iran. FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto explains the ethnic dimension of security concerns in Middle East capitals.
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Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- the Alawites, the Kurds, the Druze... -- but division also exists within the country’s biggest group: the Sunni Muslim majority. Our terrorism expert, Wassim Nasr, travelled to Syria last month and tells us what he learnt about this nascent new government led by ex-jihadist Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Iran. FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto explains the ethnic dimension of security concerns in Middle East capitals.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Iran. FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto explains the ethnic dimension of security concerns in Middle East capitals.
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The fate of the EU's trade relations with the United States and Mercosur lie in the hands of the European parliament, where a simple majority will determine ratification or rejection.
The Treasury announcement comes a day after Trump that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped.
"I have just learned that a Canadian citizen has died in Iran at the hands of Iranian authorities," Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on X, giving no further details.
"Peaceful protests by the Iranian people -- asking that their voices be heard in the face of the Iranian regime's repression and ongoing human rights violations -- have led the regime to flagrantly disregard human life," Anand added.
A Canadian foreign ministry official, speaking on background, told AFP that Ottawa u...
President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an audacious military raid this month. Details and analysis by Kethevane Gorjestani, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an audacious military raid this month. Details and analysis by Kethevane Gorjestani, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
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A 15-strong French military contingent has arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk, as several European states send soldiers there as part of a so-called reconnaissance mission.
The deployment, which will also include personnel from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK, comes as US President Donald Trump continues to press his claim to the Arctic island, which is a semi-autonomous part of Denmark.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the initial contingent would be reinforced s...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.
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Citizens and investors will now be able to contribute directly to Luxembourg's rearming efforts
The drug regulator sees new opportunities to 'think out of the box'
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. Mr. Hoffman describes Iran as “a brutal dictatorship, involved in a host of malign activities across the region,” yet warns that US military intervention would be “incredibly risky”: it could provoke retaliation, entangle the US in a prolonged campaign, and cause irre...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. Mr. Hoffman describes Iran as “a brutal dictatorship, involved in a host of malign activities across the region,” yet warns that US military intervention would be “incredibly risky”: it could provoke retaliation, entangle the US in a prolonged campaign, and cause irrev...
Record 3.5 million visited in 2025 and plans are afoot to ensure gallery does not become overburdened like LouvreThe head of the Prado has said the Madrid art museum does not need “a single visitor more” after it welcomed a record 3.5 million people last year, adding that plans are being drawn up to ensure it does not become a victim of its own success like the Louvre in Paris.In 2025 the Prado, which is home to such masterpieces as Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of...
An alternative to a retirement home in a mansion near Toulouse, where residents have invented a new way of living together and contributing to society. The real-life David and Golliath story of the Parisian independent cinema that's reopening after years of fighting eviction. And the story behind France's annual census.
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BRUSSELS — The need for the EU to respond to multiple global crises means world affairs are likely to encroach on a leaders’ summit next month that was supposed to be solely a brainstorm on how to boost the bloc’s flagging industries.
Discussions over February’s informal European Council agenda — the first face-to-face sit-down of the year — reveal the competing short and long-term pressures facing Brussels, as it works to cut the economy’s reliance on the U.S. and...
The move would extend Brussels’ levies on Chinese electric vehicles
BRUSSELS — If Donald Trump uses military force to take over Greenland, Denmark has options beyond NATO.
The core of Denmark’s security rests on the transatlantic alliance — but that’s likely to be of little help in a confrontation with the U.S. as America dominates NATO.
Instead, Denmark could trigger a little-known clause in the EU treaties: Article 42.7, the European Union’s common defense pact.
While some analysts claim it’s actually stronger than NATOR...
The US military said on Thursday it had seized another oil tanker that it said was contravening US sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports. The Veronica tanker, which was captured in the Caribbean Sea, is the sixth such vessel to be seized by the US since the ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on January 3.
On Monday 19 January, MEPs and Commissioners will discuss proposals for grouping together different EU funds in the next multiannual budget.Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCommittee on BudgetsCommittee on Regional Development Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Why is Greenland suddenly at the center of a global power struggle? The U.S. President wants to buy — or even take — the world’s largest island. Greenland isn’t just icy wilderness: it’s rich in resources and strategically vital as the gateway to the Arctic. But the island belongs to Denmark, a NATO ally, and Europe is alarmed. Could this spark a transatlantic showdown? And while Washington pushes its Arctic ambitions, are Russia and China preparing their own moves? Join To the Point as we as...
The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution has been "postponed".
Tusk blamed Russia and urged Parliament to swiftly pass new cybersecurity legislation to strengthen protection against foreign interference.
On Thursday, state television showed Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, who has spent his career at the heart of the Islamic republic's legal apparatus and has been sanctioned by both the European Union and United States, quizzing several people the authorities accuse of being "rioters".
It aired footage of the former intelligence minister and top Tehran prosecutor interrogating two detained women, their faces blurred, both of whom broke down in tears while questioned.
The day earlier, he had spe...
Newly-appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in MayUK politics live – latest updatesThe multimillionaire financier who has been made leader of Reform UK in Scotland has refused to say how wealthy he is, claiming that is a private matter.Malcolm Offord, formerly a Conservative party life peer, was unveiled by Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, as the party’s first Scottish leader, 10 weeks before a Scottish parliament election in which Reform is ...
In Nuuk, all eyes were on the meeting between US, Danish and Greenlander officials in the White House on January 14 to address US President Donald Trump's desire to take over the Danish territory. Greenland's deputy prime minister announced afterwards NATO troops would be arriving for training "in the coming days".
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Iranians began taking to the streets in late December. What initially began with protests against the spiralling cost of living has grown into a nationwide protest movement against the country's theocracy led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In response, authorities have cracked down hard. Will these protests lead to the end of the regime that has ruled Iran for 45 years? Our France 2 colleagues chronicle the events of the last two weeks, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.
Environmental groups warn ETS revenues are vital for national climate measures
Tinne Van der Straeten, the former Belgian energy minister and new CEO of trade association WindEurope, says the industry is ready to scale up to continue delivering clean power and urged EU countries to effectively implement auction systems.
'It is not a gift to European industries,' said the CEO of the fertiliser giant
US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media. Continue reading...
Watch live from Caracas as Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez gives the annual State of the Union speech in the government-controlled national assembly on Thursday. It’s Rodriguez’s first State of the Union speech after she became acting president when former president Nicolas Maduro was captured during a U.S. military operation on January 3rd.
Iran is a significant ally to the two nuclear powers, providing drones to Russia and oil to China. But analysts told AFP the two superpowers would only offer diplomatic and economic aid to Tehran, to avoid a showdown with Washington.
"China and Russia don't want to go head-to-head with the US over Iran," said Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior policy expert for the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank.
Tehran, despite its best efforts over decades, has failed to establish a formal alli...
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 19 - 22 January plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Europe’s chemical industry is in the middle of an industrial and social emergency. Since 2023, at least 21 major sites have announced closure, average capacity utilisation has slumped, 30.000 jobs have already been affected—with up to 200,000 at risk within five years without corrective action. This is not creative destruction; it is unmanaged decline driven […]
France must make “efforts cope with our tough times”, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, calling for an additional €36 billion for the country’s armed forces by 2030 to “accelerate our rearmament”.
Should access to culture come at a higher price for some visitors? This week on arts24, we examine the growing controversy over rising entrance fees at Europe's most iconic cultural sites, as France moves to charge non-European visitors more at the Louvre and Versailles – a decision that has sparked debate over fairness, funding and universal access to art.
Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilitiesMore than 100 asylum seekers held at two immigration detention centres have staged overnight protests against the UK’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme with France.Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas arrived to quell the protests. Continue reading...
Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the second phase was met with a lot of scepticism, and some hope too, by Palestinians in Gaza. Story by Solange Mougin.
Footage shows police with riot shields confronting asylum seekers being held at two immigration detention centres during overnight protests against the UK’s 'one in, one out' scheme with France.Asylum seekers being held at the two sites, Harmondsworth, close to Heathrow, and Brook House near Gatwick, told the Guardian that they were peacefully resisting being taken to the airport, understood to be Stansted, because they believe that while France is generally a safe country, it is not safe fo...
On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises.
It took the Kremlin nearly two weeks of protests in Iran to say "no third party" can change the fundamental nature of relations between Iran and Russia. In an Euronews interview, political analyst and Iran expert Nikita Smagin explains Moscow-Tehran ties.
"Some things are too precious to take a risk with," the artist wrote in an opinion piece for the daily Independent about plans for the 11th-century artefact. "Moving the Bayeux Tapestry is one of them.
"It is fragile, which makes it madness to think of moving it. It is too big a risk," he wrote in Wednesday's article.
Museum director Nicholas Cullinan said that while his team understood these concerns, the London museum "has a world-leading conservation and collections team who are experts...
President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more "land, air, and sea" forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Analysis by France 24 reporter Olivia Bizot.
US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Story by Delano D'Souza.
France welcomes the United States' announcement of the start of phase two of the Gaza peace plan, which should enable a transition from the ceasefire to lasting peace, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2803.
The start of this second phase comes 100 days after the ceasefire was announced, a long period during which the considerable humanitarian needs remained inadequately addressed.
France expresses its gratitude to the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, whose efforts made...
Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986. Story by Liza Kaminov.
European troops were arriving in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support, as leaders scrambled to respond to President Donald Trump’s threats.
Watch the video: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — who are they?
The IRGC is estimated to be a force of 150,000 elite troops, backed by a 600,000-strong Basij paramilitary network. In return for their loyalty, Tehran grants them a massive gold chest: a budget estimated at $6 to $9 billion, nearly double that of the regular army.
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The IRGC is estimated to be a force of 150,000 elite troops, backed by a 600,000-strong Basij paramilitary network. In return for their loyalty, Tehran grants them a massive gold chest: a budget estimated at $6 to $9 billion, nearly double that of the regular army.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius have not been aligned on how much Greenland can expect EU protection
President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more "land, air, and sea" forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Analysis by Marc Perelman, FRANCE 24 French politics editor.
France has already deployed "an initial team of soldiers" to Greenland as part of a European military mission, and will send new "land, air and sea resources" to the autonomous Danish territory coveted by the United States "in the coming days", Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.
BRUSSELS — Artificial intelligence apps that allow users to undress or nudify people should be banned in the EU, dozens of European Parliament lawmakers have said.
A group of 57 lawmakers from across the political spectrum has called for a ban in a note to the European Commission seen by POLITICO, after widespread outrage at a proliferation of sexualized deepfake images created by the Grok bot and hosted on Elon Musk’s social network X.
“Recent shocking reports of AI-powered nudity app...
Presenter wants to ‘unleash my inner entrepreneur’ in creator economy but will still host University Challenge The presenter Amol Rajan is to leave BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, revealing he will “unleash my inner entrepreneur” by creating a company focusing on the creator economy.In a surprise announcement, he said he would continue to host the BBC’s University Challenge quizshow and make his Radical podcast with the corporation. Continue reading...
With a huge audience and serving as an avatar for millions of centrist Americans, Rogan compares ICE raids to GestapoJoe Rogan’s comparison of US immigration raids to Gestapo operations, made during a podcast episode earlier this week, has sparked speculation about whether the wildly popular podcaster, who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, has fully soured on Trump’s presidency – and what that might say of the millions of mainly young men who listen to Rogan’s show.Rogan’s views, as expressed in...
US President Donald Trump says he is told Iran has stopped killing protesters and will not carry out executions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there are no plans to execute protesters, while repeating claims that foreign elements are behind the unrest. Tensions remain high after Iran briefly closes its airspace, forcing international flights to divert before traffic begins to resume
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Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy RodríguezRenaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost US taxpayers as much as $125m depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office.Donald Trump signed an executive order in September that authorized the Department of War as a secondary title for the Pentagon. At the time, Tru...
The judiciary said that Erfan Soltani would not be executed, Iranian state media reported. His case has drawn attention to the fate of the arrested demonstrators.
Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate scientists’ workEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has written to prosecutors to warn of “an alarming increase” in hate speech and social media attacks directed against climate scientists, researchers and meteorologists.In a letter sent to hate crimes prosecutors on Wednesday, Sara Aagesen said a number of recent reports examined by the ministry had detected a “significant i...
Congressional Budget Office analysis says renaming – which Congress must approve – would cost US taxpayers millionsRenaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost US taxpayers as much as $125m depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office.Donald Trump signed an executive order in September that authorized the Department of War as a secondary title for the Pentagon. At the time, Trum...
France is latest to send military team to Arctic island as US desire to own Greenland still ‘intact’ despite talksEurope live – latest updatesThe Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said Greenland’s defence is a “common concern” for the whole of Nato, as troops started arriving from across Europe to bolster defence as a result of Donald Trump’s threats to take the Arctic island by force.Troops from countries including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden were on their way to Greenland, a ...
France says a 15-strong French military contingent has arrived and more forces will be there in the coming days.
Coordinators formally decided which groups would get the lead on Thursday, with most rapporteur names still pending
A drugmaker named in an alleged corruption scandal in Cyprus has denied making any political donations to the country’s president to protect a Russian businessman from EU sanctions.
Cyprus has been plunged into political turmoil just as it assumed the leadership of the Council of the EU, a role which is crucial to the bloc’s political functioning. It is now having to defend itself against allegations senior officials accepted cash to help companies avoid sanctions as well as to bypa...
The rift between the Socialists and the far left, sharpened by months of clashes in parliament now appears entrenched
Mayor urges calm as city continues to reel in aftermath of Renee Good’s killing. Plus, how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering ageGood morning.A federal officer shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking protests in a city still on edge after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week.What did the Minneapolis mayor say? “I’ve seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and intolerable,” Jacob Frey said. But he urged protesters to...
The Cyprus-led Council presidency is asking capitals' views on proposed omnibus changes to the GDPR's definition of personal data and on pseudonymisation
Military personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden and Norway headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump over its security as he pushes to acquire the island. Story by Peter O'Brien.
Military personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden and Norway headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump over its security as he pushes to acquire the island. Story by Peter O'Brien.
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While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured.
Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heatingLying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating.Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force. Continue reading...
Iran’s judiciary said that Erfan Soltani, a man said to be facing execution, would not be put to death. The Trump administration is weighing military strikes.
Iran signaled it would not move ahead with executing protesters and reopened its airspace Thursday, as President Donald Trump left it unclear whether he would take military action over the regime's deadly crackdown
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait-and-see posture after earlier threatening intervention. analysis by Leela Jacinto, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
Berlin allowed to subsidise more than a dozen new gas power stations, EU source confirms
A European military mission is arriving Thursday in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island's security following a meeting in Washington between American, Danish, and Greenlandic officials that ended with a declaration of “fundamental disagreement". US President Donald Trump covets the autonomous territory of Denmark, which he says is essential to the security of the US.
In addition to women’s rights protests in 2022, experts believe that the protests currently happening in Iran represent the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979. While some Iranians are putting their hope in the son of the Shah who once ruled the country, the opposition in Iran remains fractured, which is playing into the uncertainty about what will happen next. Story by Monte Francis and Ludovic de Foucaud.