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Laos: French woman buys elephants

Laos, nicknamed the "Kingdom of the Million Elephants", now houses more than 800 individuals. A French woman decided to act. Wendy Legatt created the "Mekong Elephant Park", on the banks of this river that marks the border with Thailand, a reserve where she retires abused elephants she buys. Acquished one by one to their owners thanks to donations from former patrons, they now live freely in a huge forest park.

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Brexit: "Too big, too early" to consider a return from the UK to the EU

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, the hypothesis of a rapprochement between London and Brussels comes back into the British political debate. Prime Minister Andy Burnham even mentioned the possibility of the UK being reintegrated into the EU. While the prospect of a "Bretturn" seems still far away, "there is certainly much better to do than to maintain the status quo," says Sébastien Maillard, special adviser at the Jacques Delors Institute.

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Fairford Attack Project: AI invents face to suspect

In the wake of the attempted attack near Fairford Air Base in the United Kingdom, clichés were circulated on social media that were presented as those of the arrest of the five suspects, who had since been released on bail. Taken from a real photograph, they were falsified using artificial intelligence.

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Jungle de Calais, ten years later: migrants still dream of the United Kingdom

That was in 2016. The camp known as the "grand jungle", located on the outskirts of the city of Calais, in northern France, was dismantled. This place was home to thousands of migrants. They all had the same dream: to cross the Channel and to join the UK. Ten years later, their determination remains intact.

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In front of the UN General Assembly, Netanyahu attacks Paris and London

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insured himself on Thursday 24 September against countries, including France and the United Kingdom, which criticize Israel's settlement policy when they themselves are former colonial countries. Béligh Nabli, professor of public law at UPEC and researcher at Sciences Po Paris, analyses his speech.

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A look at Mahmoud Abbas' speech: "We must intervene urgently and responsibly"

While 160 countries now recognize a State of Palestine, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Thursday, 24 September, before the UN "to intervene urgently and responsibly". In the West Bank, the violence of Israeli extremist settlers has multiplied, leading countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Canada to impose economic sanctions. The explanations of Gauthier Rybinski, an international columnist in France 24.

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Taiwan: In the kingdom of semiconductors, a strategic industry for AI

This Thursday is the first day of Chinese President Xi Jinping's long-awaited visit to Washington. A visit marked by trade tensions, including the race to develop artificial intelligence. One of the players in the industry is Taiwan, the world leader in semiconductors, found in all our electronic devices, as well as in the processors that drive AI. But Taiwan is also a territory coveted by its great Chinese neighbour.

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United Kingdom: A shock book released 29 years after Lady Diana's death

An event book was released on September 22 in bookstores: Charles SPENCER's latest book, "The Song of the Swan, Diana, My Sister". Twenty-nine years after Lady Diana's tragic death, this biography ignites England. The royal family was then accused of indifference, while the young woman was very popular with the British. The explanations of Philip Turne, columnist in France 24.