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Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic

Ukrainian forces attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, the latest ‌in a series of strikes ⁠by Kyiv on Russian oil facilities. Authorities in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Luhansk region on Friday said a Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory killed at least six people…

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Cristiano Ronaldo finally wins his first major title with Al-Nassr

After three years in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo has finally lifted the Saudi Pro League trophy. The Portuguese forward scored twice in Al-Nassr's decisive victory against Damac on the final day of the Saudi league season. This win crowns Al-Nassr champions for the first time since 2019.

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Paris police arrest brawling Nice fans ahead of French Cup final, relegation showdown

Dozens of people were detained overnight in the French capital after a violent brawl involving fans of OGC Nice, further blemishing a torrid season for the Riviera team who face Lens in the French Cup final on Friday and must win a two-legged play-off next week to remain in Ligue…

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'Late Show' host Colbert bows out with a little help from Paul McCartney, Trump exults

Former Beatles Paul McCartney led an all-star lineup for the final episode of "The Late Show" as host Stephen Colbert bowed out after broadcaster CBS cancelled his show as it courted US President Donald Trump. "Thank goodness he's finally gone," Trump said Friday in a social media post that derided…

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'Cold, pragmatic relationship': UAE-Israel ties driven by defence and technology

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Andreas Krieg, Senior Lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King's College London and Fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. According to Krieg, "Iran is fighting a war against the global economy." By targeting the UAE, and especially Dubai, Tehran…

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Alberta to hold October referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that Alberta was "essential" to the country's future, hours after the province's leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a referendum on independence. Earlier Premier Danielle Smith said the vote would not directly decide independence but ask voters whether they favoured constitutional changes…

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EU moves to widen sanctions on Iran over its Hormuz Strait blockade

The European Council on Friday said that it would move towards imposing sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for curtailing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Deeming the blockade "contrary to international law", EU countries took technical measures enabling them to extend the scope of existing sanctions and target…

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NATO ministers seek clarity after Trump’s ‘confusing’ about-face on US troops in Europe

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarked on his latest mission to a gathering of European foreign ministers in Sweden on Friday to assuage nervous US allies in Europe about the Trump administration’s intentions with NATO and uncertainty about an American troop draw down.

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Rubio questions Cuba diplomatic path as Trump raises prospect of military action

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday renewed suggestions of possible military action against Cuba, a threat amplified by Washington's criminal charges a day earlier against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Trump said US presidents had long considered intervention and suggested he could be the…

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Ben Gvir's flotilla video: Netanyahu has 'lost control of the government'

Italy and Spain are calling on the EU to sanction Israel's far-right national security minister, over his posting of a video showing detained Gaza-bound activists forced to their knees with their hands bound. The footage – which showed Itamar Ben-Gvir heckling activists while waving an Israeli flag – has prompted…

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Trump to deploy 5,000 US troops to Poland after earlier plan was canceled

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing an earlier decision to cancel the deployment as Washington presses Europe to shoulder more of its own defence burden.

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Macron backs symbolic repeal of France's slavery laws, warns against 'false promises' on reparations

President Emmanuel Macron endorsed repealing centuries-old royal decrees that codified slavery in French colonies on Thursday, calling their continued existence “an offence” to the Republic. Marking 25 years since France recognised slavery as a crime against humanity, Macron also reopened debate on reparations.

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Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo burnt down as anger grows

An Ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, our guest tells us why computer science…

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France announces €710 million in new energy aid

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced new support measures to cushion the impact of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The €710 million package includes extending existing support schemes for sectors such as fishing, farming and construction, as well as a new bonus for taxi drivers…

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Tipping point? The scramble to contain global energy crisis

It's easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans, two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at…

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Rami Malek compares new Cannes role to Freddie Mercury performance

Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek has returned to the Cannes spotlight with "The Man I Love". The latest film from indie director Ira Sachs is premiering on the Croisette alongside co-stars Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Tom Sturridge. The film sees Malek play a downtown New York performance artist during the…

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Iran war squeezes Europe’s economy as growth slumps, prices surge

Europe’s economy is slowing sharply as the Iran war drives up energy costs, deepening pressure on households and challenging policy makers. Fresh data for May showed euro zone business activity contracted at its fastest pace in more than two years while inflation pressures intensified, raising fears of a prolonged cost-of-living…

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Powering the AI inference boom: Is it time to downsize the data centre?

In the world of artificial intelligence, the focus used to be on training AI models. Now, increasingly, it's on "inference" – the actual execution of the tasks we ask these systems to perform. David Gurlé is a French tech entrepreneur whose startup Antimatter aims to service the inference boom with…

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Mexican mother finds remains of son missing for seven years

A Mexican mother found the bones of her son in the desert, seven years after he was kidnapped by a drug cartel. The woman is a well-known figure in Mexico, where she leads a collective of mothers looking for their missing loved ones.

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Cannes, Canal+, Bolloré, blacklists: Is France's cultural diversity under threat?

Is France's cultural diversity under threat? As the UN celebrates cultural diversity, and as the Cannes Film Festival weathers a fight over a possible blacklist at film producer Canal+, we take a look at what happened in Cannes. We dive into the concerns over the conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré's influence…

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France condemns Israel as it deports 37 French nationals over Gaza flotilla

All 37 French nationals detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey were deported by Israel on Thursday. Paris summoned a senior Israeli diplomat over a video showing the country's national security minister taunting the multinational group of activists while they were being detained.

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Director Ron Howard on Cannes, Hollywood and his new film on photographer Richard Avedon

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard returns to the Cannes Film Festival with "Avedon", a new documentary about legendary photographer Richard Avedon. From "Apollo 13" to "A Beautiful Mind", Howard reflects on a lifetime of storytelling, the changing face of America and the creative curiosity that still drives him after nearly seven…

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Gun violence in Guadeloupe: A never-ending fight against firearms

On the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, there is one gun for every 10 residents. Since the beginning of the year, 12 people have already been shot and killed by gunfire. Anti-crime brigades are doing their best to address the issue, but the number of offenders is on the rise…

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Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin

The Russian secret services on Monday accused Latvia without evidence of helping Ukraine strike Russian targets using drones, and threatened the Baltic state with military retaliation. But the targeting of Latvia by the Kremlin, which continues to deploy new tactics in its hybrid war, was no accident.

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French court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Air France and Airbus were on Thursday found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Paris appeals court in connection to the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history. Airbus and Air France later responded to the court decision saying they…

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