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Armed assailant attempts to force entry into gala attended by Trump
Donald Trump called the act of a "would-be assassin" after a gunman tried to force his way into a gala attended by the US president on Saturday.
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Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus
Atef Najib, ex-head of political security in Deraa province, is charged with 'crimes against the Syrian people'.
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Kenyan Sebastian Sawi is the first runner to run a marathon in less than two hours
Kenyan Sebastian Sawi became the first runner to cover a marathon in less than two hours. He won the London Marathon on Sunday, with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Among women, Ethiopian Tigist Assefa (29 years old) broke her own record...
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40 years since Chernobyl disaster: Soviet Union's 'top-down culture' partly to blame
Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday. FRANCE 24 spoke with Michael Bluck, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London, to look…
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On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster... Zelensky accuses Russia of "nuclear terrorism"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of practicing "nuclear terrorism", as his country commemorated on Sunday the fortieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Meanwhile, Russian strikes across Ukraine resulted…
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Mali: Do jihadist and separatist attacks pose a “predicament” for the military junta?
The city of Kidal in northern Mali witnessed new confrontations on Sunday between Tuareg rebels allied with Al-Qaeda and government forces supported by Russian mercenaries, according to Tuareg sources and a local politician. Later, the rebels announced...
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Ukrainians commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
For forty years, the Chernobyl plant has been out of operation. Nothing has changed, except for what is known as the giant Chernobyl safety barrier that covers the first structure built around the reactor immediately after the disaster. The closer we get, the more radiation increases...
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An explosive device was detonated in southwestern Colombia a month before the presidential elections
An IED attack killed at least 14 people and wounded 38 others on a road in southwestern Colombia, which has been rocked by a series of attacks just a month before the presidential election.
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Sports - PSG flies towards the title after its big victory in Angers
PSG is no longer far from a 12th French championship title in 14 years. The European champions beat Angers (3-0) and are now six points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
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Starving Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefront
The Ukrainian army leadership dismissed the commander of a military unit on charges of concealing the truth of the situation after photos spread of emaciated soldiers after being left to starve for months on the front lines without adequate supplies of food and water, which sparked anger in…
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What is the role of the Omani Authority in the US-Iranian negotiations?
The official Omani News Agency reported on Sunday that Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, where they consulted on the latest developments in the situation in the region, mediation efforts and endeavors...
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Sebastian Sawe breaks London marathon record with first run under two hours
Kenyan athlete breaks Kelvin Kiptum’s previous world record of 2:00:35; Ethiopia's Assefa retains her women's crown.
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