'Massive' Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur, rebel group says

02/09/2025 04:27 France 24

A rebel group said Monday that a "devastating" landslide had engulfed a village in war-torn Sudan's Darfur region, killing "all village residents" – more than one thousand people – except for one person, and appealed for the "urgent" intervention of international aid organisations.

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SCO summit: 'The most anti-American nations in the world chatting and laughing'

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Kim Jong Un, flying North Korean flags, has arrived at Beijing Railway Station ahead of a massive military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II. He will join Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and other leaders at the event in Tiananmen Square, where China will showcase...

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China, India, Russia seek to challenge US dominance at Tianjin summit

A major summit in Tianjin kicked off Monday under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Leaders including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and India’s Narendra Modi gathered to strengthen regional ties and push back against US influence on the global stage, as FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza analyses....

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French Prime Minister François Bayrou has called a high-stakes confidence vote for September 8, warning the nation's future is on the line. His €43.8 billion austerity plan includes cutting public holidays, freezing spending, and raising taxes—sparking fierce backlash across the political spec...

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The Washington Post has released information from a prospectus outlining the Trump administration's proposed plans for post-war Gaza. The proposal suggests the voluntary relocation of residents during the reconstruction phase. While the plan has been welcomed by Israel’s far-right, human rights g...

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Asian leaders attend China'a SCO summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit began on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, just days ahead of a major military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. On Monday, Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin used the gathering of Eurasian...

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Ukrainian officials have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliamentary speaker and prominent Maidan protest leader Andriy Parubiy, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced early Monday. While details of the suspect's identity were not revealed, the head of the Ukrainian police said...

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Xi slams 'bullying', Putin defends Ukraine invasion at China’s SCO summit

Opening the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping blasted the "bullying behaviour" of certain countries in a veiled reference to US President Donald Trump's tariff war. In his speech to the gathering of Eurasian leaders, Russian President...

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China’s Xi Jinping welcomed on Sunday Russia’s Vladimir Putin, India’s Narendra Modi and leaders from around 20 countries to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, a high-security gathering aimed at boosting Beijing’s influence and promoting "a multipolar world order". Shi...

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SCO Summit: Putin, Modi join Xi in Tianjin amid Trump tariff war

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Israel expands Gaza City offensive: Protests flare from Venice to Nazareth

Israel will soon restrict or slow the flow of humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it intensifies its offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone. The move is expected to draw further condemnation of the Israeli government amid mou...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to China this weekend for his first visit in seven years, joining Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a regional security summit in Tianjin. The trip comes amid strained relations with Washington, just days after the US do...

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Leading Ukrainian 'statesman' and Maidan protest leader assassinated in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific murder” of Andriy Parubiy, a leading figure in Ukraine’s 2014 pro-European "Maidan" protest movement, who was shot and killed in Lviv on Saturday. A former speaker of parliament, Parubiy, 54, also previously served as secretary of...

31/08/2025 08:47 France 24

China-Russia trade booms in border towns

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Xi hosts Putin, Modi at SCO summit in show of Global South unity

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Zelensky vows to retaliate as Russian strikes leave 60,000 homes without power

Russia launched 142 of drones overnight, striking energy sites in Ukraine’s Odesa and Chernihiv regions and leaving nearly 60,000 households without power, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday....

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