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Iran war live: 12 killed in Riyadh, Saudi-led coalition vows to respond
As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.
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War in Ukraine: 15 dead in Russian strikes on Zaporijjia
Russian strikes on Zaporijjia, in the south-east of Ukraine, killed 15 people on Saturday, with Kiev denouncing Russia's "thank you" after the announcement of a controversial agreement between Moscow and Washington on diesel delivery.
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Straight to... Washington and criticism of the decision to retransmit the Hasan shooting
In 2009, Nidal Hasan, a former United States Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and will be the first person executed by a U.S. Armed Forces firing squad since 1945. The controversy now revolves around the Pentagon's decision to live broadcast its execution. To expand the issue, we talk to our correspondent in Washington, Carolina Valladares.
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European states, Canada, Japan and UN back ICC against US sanctions
Several US allies call to 'defend' and 'protect' the ICC following Washington's decision to sanction the judiciary body.
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Washington sanctions the International Criminal Court to "defend American sovereignty"
The US government announced on Friday sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), a few hours after the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to former South African judge Navi Pillay, rewarded in particular for his work in that institution. In response, the ICC denounced an "attack against the rule of law and the very foundations of the international legal order".
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OpenAI and Anthropic poach Trump officials as industry fights for Washington’s trust
AI labs have been looking to people with political experience as frontier tech is increasingly viewed as a national security issue.
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What Americans think about the death penalty
The BBC spoke to Americans and international tourists in Washington DC about their views on the death penalty following the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
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United States: Democrats on their way back to midterms
As the mid-term elections in the United States approached, the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one third of the 100 seats in the Senate were renewed. Democrats are making progress in Senate polls, a particularly scrutinized development since Congress is one of the main counter-powers against the President. The details of Matthieu Mabin, corresponding to Washington.
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The US pact forces Greenland to continue in NATO if it is independent
The agreement between the Arctic Island, Washington and Copenhagen retains the 1951 framework and extends military access to the American country
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US: Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker detained
Arfat Sheikh was detained by ICE agents in Washington on September 24, it was confirmed on Wednesday. Officials say he "illegally overstayed his lawful admittance" as US President Trump pursues an immigration clampdown.
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Straight to... Washington and the doubts generated by Christa Pike's failed execution
Christa Pike, sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student in 1995, is the only person who has survived after receiving lethal injection drugs, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre. A week after her failed execution, the woman is awake, speaking and receiving critical medical care. Our correspondent Carolina Valladares extended the information about his lawyers' statements.
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Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bio-weapon
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a "bio-weapon" was involved. Russia warned earlier against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The US and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
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Trump-Netanyahu: "very good relations" despite tensions
After the turbulence, Washington highlights its "very good relationship" with Benjamin Netanyahu. But behind the display of a new understanding, tensions between the two leaders question the strength of the American-Israeli alliance. Decryption of our correspondent Matthew Mabin from Washington.
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Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow. Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week.
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United States transfers spies drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador to fight drug trafficking
Washington replaces an undetermined number of MQ-9 Reapers, according to 'The New York Times'
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Trump says will speak with Putin over Russia's reported plague death
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported death from plague of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.
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US arrests suspect in connection with Tumbler Ridge school shooting
The suspect, from the western state of Washington, allegedly gave money and advice to the attacker over the internet.
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High school mobilization in France followed very closely in the United States
The mobilization of high school students in France is closely monitored abroad, particularly in the United States. It is one of the sites of the New York Times, Wall Street newspaper, CNN... Analysis of Matthieu Mabin, correspondent from France 24 to Washington.
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Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard contract days after Luckey joins Pentagon weapons group
Defense tech leaders are gaining sway in Washington in President Donald Trump's military reindustrialization push
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Little room for ‘giving and taking’: India’s finance minister confirms trade impasse with the U.S.
In the latest sign of growing skepticism around the closure of the trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, an Indian minister said there is little room for ‘giving and taking.’