'Shocking, franchise-altering and bizarre': Doncic-Davis trade shocks NBA world

03/02/2025 06:54 France 24

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, February 3: The papers in the United States react to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as Canada responds with measures of its own. Meanwhile, residents of Kyiv are forced to withstand nightly Russian drone attacks. Also, a Ukrainian unit in Kursk is tasked with trying to get locals to abandon their loyalties to Vladimir Putin. Finally, perhaps the biggest trade in basketball history nearly breaks the internet, as Luka Doncic becomes a Los Angeles Laker.

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03/02/2025 06:28 France 24

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03/02/2025 03:07 France 24

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02/02/2025 23:56 France 24

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02/02/2025 21:18 France 24

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02/02/2025 15:40 France 24

Russia fires dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine

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02/02/2025 09:32 France 24

Russian air strikes leave several dead, damage energy infrastructure in Ukraine

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02/02/2025 09:32 France 24

Trump orders 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods

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02/02/2025 09:18 France 24

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02/02/2025 06:03 France 24

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Gunmen in Syria kill at least 10 in Alawite village, war monitor says

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Israel to release 183 Palestinian prisoners in hostage swap

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01/02/2025 05:19 France 24

Russia claims village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

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31/01/2025 15:37 France 24

Israel urged to ‘work with UN’ as UNRWA warns of threat to Gaza ceasefire

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31/01/2025 13:15 France 24

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31/01/2025 12:11 France 24

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31/01/2025 08:21 France 24

Israeli ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency UNRWA comes into effect

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30/01/2025 21:59 France 24

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30/01/2025 20:10 France 24

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30/01/2025 19:08 France 24

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