Our panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: the stories that made the headlines and also those you may have missed! Join us every Friday at 7:10pm Paris time.
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Did Kamala trump Donald? EU in the looking glass, the next phase of Ukraine's war
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This week has seen another US presidential debate take place. The last 90 minutes cost President Joe Biden his job. This time it started with niceties; an extended hand from Kamala Harris that has become known as the "power move handshake": look it up on TikTok. "Let’s have fun" said Donald Trump! And if they didn't, we did. News lines emerged that…
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How long can the new French PM last? Is Brazil right to switch off X? How did AfD win in Germany?
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It has been a week which saw France finally appoint a new prime minister. A mountain hiking, smooth-talking septuagenarian – Michel Barnier. Monsieur Brexit, former EU point man negotiating Britain’s divorce. He has served in the cabinet of many French Presidents in decades gone by. Now, he is back as the oldest PM in the French fifth Republic repl…
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The real Kamala Harris, French PM needed, Telegram CEO arrested, Oasis comeback
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This week saw the first sit-down interview for Kamala Harris as US presidential nominee. After a headline-grabbing summer where she’s dominated the American media landscape, we look at the reinvention of Harris: from gaff-prone veep to self-assured and highly polished campaign candidate. We also look at Donald Trump's manoeuvres to regain the spotl…
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Wish you weren't here, Electoral dysfunction, Water gun protests, Who's with Joe?
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One month after Emmanuel Macron’s surprise announcement of snap elections, the French Parliament has been elected, but France still needs to find a Prime Minister, with no group holding a majority. Meanwhile, Joe Biden hosted a NATO heads of state meeting, which raised concerns when he confused Kamala Harris with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky…
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Wish you weren't here, Electoral dysfunction, Water gun protests, Who's with Joe?
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One month after Emmanuel Macron’s surprise announcement of snap elections, the French Parliament has been elected, but France still needs to find a Prime Minister, with no group holding a majority. Meanwhile, Joe Biden hosted a NATO heads of state meeting, which raised concerns when he confused Kamala Harris with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky…
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Can Keir Starmer steer calmer? Biding with Biden
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It's been a week that's seen a new government sweep into power in the UK. A landslide win by Labour has ended 14 years of Conservative rule. It's the Conservatives' worst defeat in living memory. After electoral devastation, voters are trusting the centre left to get the UK through choppy waters. Can Keir Starmer steer calmer? It's also been a week…
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Can Keir Starmer steer calmer? Biding with Biden
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It's been a week that's seen a new government sweep into power in the UK. A landslide win by Labour has ended 14 years of Conservative rule. It's the Conservatives' worst defeat in living memory. After electoral devastation, voters are trusting the centre left to get the UK through choppy waters. Can Keir Starmer steer calmer?…
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Democrats panic after Biden's TV debate performance, TikTokers and tear gas in Kenya
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This week has seen the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump, protesters taking the streets in Kenya against government plans for a finance bill, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed and returning to Australia. Sticking with Biden? Democrats in panic after TV debate It was a bad week for US Pr…
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The World This Week: Arundhati Roy case, 'Baby Reindeer' controversy
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This week we discuss France's political turmoil, Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea, the prosecution of Arundhati Roy, and Netflix being sued over the veracity of its "Baby Reindeer" series. France's snap legislative elections campaign: Left-wing alliance unveils economic manifesto Twelve days since the shock announcement from President Emmanuel…
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The World This Week: Arundhati Roy case, 'Baby Reindeer' controversy
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This week we discuss France's political turmoil, Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea, the prosecution of Arundhati Roy, and Netflix being sued over the veracity of its "Baby Reindeer" series.By FRANCE 24 English
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Macron's gambit in France, 'lame ducks' at the G7
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It's been a week of political aftershocks in France, after the earthquake that was President Emmanuel Macron's sudden decision to call snap elections. His gambit, in testing the far right's EU election triumph and his banking on it being just a sign of voter frustration, is an "all the chips on the table" moment and early polls suggest the National…
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D-Day Diplomacy, UK election campaign and Modi's humbling at the polls
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This week has seen world leaders gather on the beaches of northern France to commemorate 80 years since the Normandy landings – the moment that marked the start of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany. This year, Ukraine's leader was invited but Russian officials were cold-shouldered. We discuss the politics of D-Day diplomacy. It's a…
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Trump found guilty on all charges, 'All Eyes on Rafah', rules of engagement change in Ukraine
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It’s been an historic week in the US, where for the first time a former president has been convicted of a criminal offence. Donald Trump was found guilty on all charges in the so-called hush money trial on Thursday. Will this make any difference to his chances in the US presidential election? Elsewhere, the past seven days have seen Israeli troops …
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Assassination attempt in Europe, Clash of Georgian Dreams, Kharkiv underfire and New Caledonia riots
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This week has seen an assassination attempt on populist Slovakian Prime Minister Fico and the passing of the 'Foreign agents' law in Georgia despite mass protests. We look at the advances that Russia is making in Ukraine and the worst violence sweeping New Caledonia in 40 years. Assassination attempt on Slovakian PM Fico The Slovakian Prime Ministe…
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Tensions in US-Israel relationship, Xi finishes Europe tour, 2024 Olympic worries
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It’s been a week that’s seen intense strain on the US-Israel relationship. President Joe Biden has issued an ultimatum to Washington's strategic ally in the Middle East - if IDF troops storm Rafah, key weapon supplies will stop. It’s been a week of walks in the Pyrenees and a stop at the Shepard's Stop Cafe, as Emmanuel Macron wined and dined China…
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US Gaza protests go global, Sudan 'massacre' warning, toxic politics in Europe
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This week has seen the mass arrests of students at US universities. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators "have a right to dissent, not chaos", said President Joe Biden. It's also been yet another week where a breakthrough seemed possible in talks for a Gaza ceasefire. But come what may, Israel says the Rafah offensive will happen.…
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