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Biden signs new security agreement with Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a new security agreement with Ukraine to pledge America's long-term support to the country, during his meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Italy.

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World leaders arrive at G7 summit in Italy

The 50th G7 summit begins in Italy, with world leaders gathering to discuss a range of issues - with the war in Ukraine set to feature prominently.

France 24

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Argentina Senate passes Milei reform bill amid protests

Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic reform plans, while protesters set fires and clashed with police in the streets outside Congress.

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Hezbollah's rockets pound northern Israel

Exchanges of fire between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel have been escalating for several weeks. On Wednesday, Israel reported more than 215 rockets fell in its north, a record since 8 October 2023, the date when Hezbollah joined the wa...

France 24

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Ukraine faces blackouts after Russia targets energy infrastructure

Ukraine faced severe energy shortages in a week that saw parts of the capital Kyiv and several regions plunge into darkness due to relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. Crippling attacks on power plants have forced emergen...

France 24

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Russian warships, nuclear-powered submarine arrive in Cuba

The U.S. Navy is tracking several Russian military vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, that just pulled into port in Havana. The Cuban government says this is part of military operations between the two nations amid what it...

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U.N. probe: War crimes committed by both Israel, Hamas

A U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday (June 12) that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the war in Gaza, and that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian lo...

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Hamas calls for 'complete halt' to war in Gaza proposal response

Hamas gave its official response to the latest truce proposal for Gaza, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory. The response came after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

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South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has said it wants to form a national unity government with major opposition parties after it lost its majority in general elections last week for the first time since the country’s first po...

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America's bumpy road to e-mobility

The US government wants people to buy EVs - for cheap and American made. It seems to be an impossible task, and it even shapes the upcoming election: Presidential candidates have to find a way to sell the EV story with an eye on the envi...

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Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 mn over past 10 years

At least 117.3 million people, or one in 69 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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British explorer Shackleton's ship Quest found off Canada coast

Famed British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition ship Quest has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic off Canada's coast, searchers announced. Royal Canadian Geographical Society boss John Geiger told a news confer...

France 24

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UK labour's Gaza stance may risk its election majority

Voters in England and Wales tested the waters ahead of the upcoming UK general election. Labour gained ground initially, but faced challenges in key constituencies with student and Muslim populations, casting doubt on their path to a cle...

Al Jazeera

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Endangered wild horses return to Kazakhstan

Przewalski's horses have returned to the steppes of Kazakhstan after nearly 200 years, part of an ambitious scheme to reintroduce the world's last wild horses to their original habitats.

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French right-wing parties fracture afer Macron’s snap poll

French right-wing parties were mired by infighting as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron, but his government faces a more unified challenge from the left.

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Ukraine targets Russian missile launch systems

Ukrainian forces appear to be conducting an operation targeting Russia's missile launch system, FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg said, reporting from Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian general staff, the army has taken out two radar systems used...

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Macron seeks alliance with moderates against France's far right

French President Emmanuel Macron urged rival parties to join his electoral alliance against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally. Macron, who ruled out quitting if his ruling alliance loses, called on "our compatriots and political l...

France 24

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Thailand monkeys rounded up and placed in captivity

To some, they’re rascals. To others, they're a dangerous menace. But the wild monkeys of Lopburi in central Thailand, are finally being rounded up and placed in captivity. At one stage they had formed gangs, fighting turf wars for contro...

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Russian warships arrive in Havana in visit seen as show of strength

Four vessels, including the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan and the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, entered Havana Bay where they offered a 21-gun salute that was reciprocated from the battlements of La Cabaña, the fortress where Che Guevara o...

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Hezbollah launches rockets, drones at northern Israel military sites

Hezbollah has said it launched a major drone and rocket attack targeting several Israeli military bases amid growing fears of an all-out war between the Lebanese armed group and Israel.

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Malawi announces 21 days of mourning for vice president

The Malawi government said that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people. President Lazarus Chakwera announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesda...

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Violent protests in Argentina against President Milei

The streets outside Argentina’s parliament were turned into a “battlefield” as police clashed with protesters wielding petrol bombs over the president’s controversial reforms.

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China's captive giant pandas return to the wild

Chinese scientists at a giant panda sanctuary in Ya’an say efforts to introduce the captive-bred bears back into the wild are “paying off” and that the wild giant panda population is growing.

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Wounded Gazans evacuated to Qatar hope to walk again

Over 500 Palestinians have been evacuated to Qatar to receive medical treatment as Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues. Shahed Al-Kotati is one of many who lost a leg in the strikes but hoping to learn to walk again.

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Sudan faces 'catastrophic food shortages'

A preliminary projection by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, seen by Reuters, states that more than three-quarters of a million people in war-ravaged Sudan will be suffering catastrophic food shortages in the coming mon...

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Greece closes more tourist sites amid heatwave

Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.

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EU threatens new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

The European Union said this week it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric cars from next month after an anti-subsidy probe. Beijing said that it "reserves the right" to file a case with the World Trade Or...

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Iran frees French citizen held since September 2022

Iranian authorities have released a French citizen held since September 2022, France's President Emmanuel Macron announced, urging Tehran to free three other French nationals "without delay". Arnaud, a banking consultant in his 30s, was ...

France 24

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Biden to sign new security pact with Ukraine at G7

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a new security agreement with Ukraine to pledge America's long-term support to the country, during his meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Italy, a top U.S. official said.

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117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023: UNHCR

The United Nations refugee agency said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as of the end of last year, warning that this figure could rise further without major global political changes.

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UN probe accuses Israel of crimes against humanity

A UN investigation concluded that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, including that of "extermination", while saying Israeli and Palestinian armed groups have both committed war crimes. The independent C...

France 24

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Les Républicains leader Ciotti ousted after far-right alliance

French conservatives said they had removed their leader Eric Ciotti for trying to strike an electoral alliance with the far-right National Rally, although he insisted he was still in the post. The Republicans' political committee had vot...

France 24

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U.S. Secretary of State wraps up his Middle East tour

US Secretary of state Antony Blinken claims Hamas has proposed numerous changes to the latest ceasefire deal, some of which he calls 'unworkable'. Hamas denies it has requested amendments. But, as Blinken heads back to the US after wrapp...

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Schools close as Greece hit by first summer heatwave

Greece is bracing itself for its first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days. Wildfire warnings are in place and authorities say they've already begun prevention efforts. There ar...

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Russian warships enter Havana harbor

A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbor, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.

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