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Trump doubts meeting with Xi Jinping after announcing new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears increasingly unlikely after Washington announced a new round of punitive tariffs and export restrictions targeting China. On Friday, Trump declared that the United States would impose additional 100% tariffs on all......

Morocco’s diplomatic intervention secures release of detained activists from Israeli custody

After several tense days of uncertainty and conflicting reports, Morocco’s liaison office in Tel Aviv successfully negotiated the release of two Moroccan citizens detained by Israeli authorities following their participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla humanitarian mission to Gaza. Aziz Ghali......

Poland rejects EU migration pact and aligns with Budapest

Two months after taking office, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has firmly rejected the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, aligning his stance with that of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In a letter dated October 7 and addressed to European Commission......

Amber Alert issued in southern France for four-year-old Maëlle

An Amber Alert was issued on Friday morning in the Var region of southern France following the abduction of a four-year-old girl named Maëlle. According to the Toulon public prosecutor Raphaël Balland, the child was allegedly taken by her father under “very......

Judge halts deployment of National Guard in Chicago ordered by Trump

A federal judge on Thursday suspended the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago and its surrounding area, a move ordered earlier by President Donald Trump. The judge ruled that the situation did not justify the alleged risk of “rebellion” invoked by the federal......

Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near the Philippines, tsunami warning issued

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines early Friday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning and urge coastal residents to move to higher ground. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor occurred around 20......

Marseille: The “Bonne Mère” will soon recover her golden crown

After more than a century and a half, the crown of the Virgin Mary statue atop the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde—known affectionately as the “Bonne Mère”—is about to regain its place on the city’s skyline. The 150-kilogram crown, removed at the end......

France: Macron calls party leaders to crisis meeting at the Élysée, excluding LFI and RN

As France faces a deepening political crisis, President Emmanuel Macron has invited the leaders of political parties and parliamentary groups to a meeting at the Élysée Palace this Friday at 2:30 p.m., according to concordant sources. The Rassemblement......

Belgian Police foil jihadist plot targeting Prime Minister Bart De Wever

Belgian authorities announced on Thursday that they had foiled a jihadist plot aimed at Prime Minister Bart De Wever, confirming information from government and security sources. “The news of a planned attack targeting Prime Minister Bart De Wever is profoundly shocking,” said Belgian Foreign......

Mazan Rape Case: Sole appealing defendant sentenced to 10 years in Prison

The Nîmes Court of Appeal has sentenced Husamettin Dogan to 10 years in prison in the Mazan rape case, making him the only defendant to have appealed his previous conviction. Prosecutors had sought a 12-year sentence. In the first trial, Dogan had been sentenced to nine years in prison. The general......

Explosion at Orange facility in Paris leaves three injured, Two in serious condition

An explosion occurred on Thursday morning, October 9, at an Orange technical facility in Paris, injuring three technicians, two of them seriously, according to police sources. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. on Avenue de Saxe, in the city’s 7th arrondissement, while workers were performing......

Russia admits responsibility for Azerbaijan Airlines crash at end of 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin officially acknowledged on Thursday his country’s responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane at the end of 2024. Speaking alongside Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Putin confirmed that the aircraft was hit......

Marseille: Man shot dead in the street

A man was shot and killed in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille, according to sources confirmed by BFM Marseille. The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. on Rue de Crimée. Marseille firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene but were unable to save the victim, who had multiple gunshot......

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