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Live: Israel reports missiles from Iran in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire

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Zelensky ignites fury by honouring Ukrainian WWII fighters who massacred Poles and Jews

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw.

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Prime Minister Pashinyan’s party leads Armenia election amid westward shift

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party took an early lead in parliamentary elections on Monday that could strengthen his push towards closer ties with the West, amid tensions with Moscow and accusations of Russian interference.

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Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez.

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Senegal's ousted PM Sonko re-elected head of his political party

Ousmane Sonko, who was sacked as Senegal's prime minister after a falling out with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was re-elected Saturday as head of his Pan-African Pastef party. Sonko was also elected president of the country's National Assembly shortly after his dismissal as prime minister. The rift between Sonko and…

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Estonia's former President on lessons learnt in dealing with Putin

There is an ongoing NATO exercise taking place right now just off the south western coast of Estonia in the Gulf of Riga, and around the Baltic Sea stretching south to Skagan on the coast of Denmark.

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Russian Andreeva beats Poland's Chwalinska to win French Open title

Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja ‌Chwalinska ⁠6-3 ‌6-2 to win the ⁠French Open and capture her maiden ‌Grand Slam title on ‌Saturday. The 19-year-old became the first teenager to win the Roland Garros crown since Poland's Iga Swiatek in 2020.

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Hegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France

US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France with a speech that bemoaned the "invasion" of "boats and men" on Europe's beaches. In his address at a US military cemetery in Normandy, Hegseth also called on allies to…

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Albanians protest Trump-linked resort development planned for nature reserve

Protesters on Saturday gathered at the Vjosa-Narta lagoon, a nature reserve on the Albanian coast, to denounce a plan by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to build a luxury resort in an ‌environmentally sensitive area. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has insisted that "top" experts will be involved…

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Ukraine launches fresh drone attack on St. Petersburg region on final day of ‘Russian Davos’

Ukraine on Saturday fired hundreds of drones targeting the St. Petersburg region in the second such attack on Russia’s second-largest city in less than a week. The attack came on the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin’s annual investment forum known as “Russia’s Davos”.

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Paris celebrates love at the 2026 ‘Nuit Blanche’ all-night art festival

The 25th annual Nuit Blanche (White Night) contemporary art festival will transform Paris into a giant artistic playground on Saturday. This year's artistic director, Barbara Butch, has been given carte blanche to curate the all-night event, which will feature nearly 200 free installations focused on love, celebration and collective creativity.

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Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president, dies at 93

Bernadette Chirac, the widow of former French president Jacques Chirac and a fixed point in her late husband's climb to the country's top political post, died on Saturday. She was 93.

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Supporters of India's Gen Z 'cockroach' party stage first protest in New Delhi

Hundreds of mostly young Indians gathered in New Dehli on Saturday for the first street protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party – a movement which began as an online joke but has quickly gained momentum among Indian youth disillusioned with their education, employment and economic prospects.

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Alexander Zverev closes in on first major title after reaching French Open final

Alexander Zverev fended off first-time semi-finalist Jakub Menšík in four sets (7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) to reach the French Open final. A long-awaited first Grand Slam title is now in sight for the German.

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Iran launches ballistic missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait after US hits its radar sites

Iran on Saturday fired ballistic missiles and drones at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait hours after the US conducted strikes on Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in tit-for-tat attacks that further strained the fragile ceasefire. Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, denounced the strikes, while Kuwait said they…

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Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers after ceasefire deal

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut's military said Saturday, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal during talks in the US. The strike on a vehicle on a road linking Nabatiyeh with Marjayoun killed a brigadier general, a captain and…

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New York Knicks hold off Wembanyama's Spurs to take the lead in NBA Finals

The San Antonio Spurs lost the second match of the NBA finals to the New York Knicks on Saturday, with French star Victor Wembanyama missing a potential game-winner just before the final whistle. The defeat leaves Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New…

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Pope Leo visits Spain to highlight migration, meet victims of sexual abuse by clergy

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday for a seven-day trip focused in part on migration, including a visit to the Canary Islands where he will honour thousands of migrants who died trying to reach Europe. Leo is also scheduled to meet with victims of sex abuse by Catholic…

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Ukraine: Dear Putin, Lebanon: A Crude Call, Colombia's 'Tiger'

In a week where a renewed ceasefire was proclaimed between Israel and Lebanon, a deal that hinges on the complete cessation of attacks from the Iranian backed militants Hezbollah and withdrawal from the south of the country.

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French diplomat in Mali sentenced to 20 years in prison for 'undermining state security'

A court in Mali has sentenced a French intelligence agent with diplomatic status to 20 years in prison for “undermining state security”, judicial sources said Friday, in a ruling that further strains already fraught relations between the West African junta-led state and its former colonial ruler France.

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Parisians will be able to swim for a second year in the Seine

Parisians will once again be able to swim in the Seine this summer, city officials said Friday, building on the success of last year's historic reopening of the river after a century-long ban and a massive clean-up effort ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Zverev eases past Mensik in French Open semifinals, in striking distance of elusive Grand Slam title

Germany's Alexander Zverev on Friday moved within one win of his first Grand Slam title by beating Czech Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final. The second seed will face Italy's Flavio Cobolli after a 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory as he chases a long-awaited crown…

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Holocaust remembrance: Newly discovered photos illustrate previously-unknown roundup of French Jews

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Jean-Marc Dreyfus, Historian, Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester, Chief Editor of 'La Revue d'Histoire de la Shoah' and one of the curators of the Shoah Memorial in Paris photography exhibit highlighting the discovery of 98 previously unknown photographs documenting…

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FRANCE 24 journalists forced to sign NDA after asking about open letter against media mogul Bolloré

Two FRANCE 24 journalists were forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement after asking an actor about an open letter protesting the growing role of far-right billionaire Vincent Bolloré in French cinema. Signed by hundreds of industry professionals, the letter prompted the head of the Canal+ Group – France’s largest film…

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NASA places ISS astronauts on evacuation alert as air leak worsens

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for a possible evacuation on Friday after an air leak in the Russian module of the orbiting laboratory worsened, raising fresh concerns over a long-running technical problem.

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