US seeks to reopen negotiations with Ukraine on minerals deal

22/03/2025 05:46 France 24

US sources say that the Trump administration is seeking to negotiate more favourable terms in its deal to gain access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent reports from a mining region in central Ukraine on how local people feel about the prospects of US investment in the area’s mines.

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Ukraine set to meet US negotiators for Black Sea truce talks

A Ukrainian delegation is set to meet with US negotiators in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss a proposal for a limited Black Sea ceasefire with Russia. A team from Moscow who met with the US representatives in the Saudi capital a day earlier described the talks as “not easy, but very useful” and s...

25/03/2025 07:08 France 24

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24/03/2025 06:07 France 24

Marathon US-Russia talks on Ukraine ceasefire wrap up in Riyadh

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24/03/2025 04:36 France 24

Ukraine ceasefire talks kick off in Saudi Arabia

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23/03/2025 14:37 France 24

Ukraine, US teams meet in Saudi Arabia ahead of truce talks with Russia

Ukrainian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, a day before US and Russian teams hold talks in US-mediated efforts to end the three-year war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ...

23/03/2025 14:32 France 24

Sudan army's gains in capital of Khartoum 'symbolic', researcher says

The Sudanese army’s recent advances in the capital of Khartoum are mainly “symbolic”, said Marc Lavergne, head researcher at France’s national center for Scientific research. The turn of events may “symbolize a return to square one, which is the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir", Lavergne s...

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23/03/2025 10:28 France 24

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks to begin in Saudi Arabia

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23/03/2025 09:53 France 24

Israeli army calls for Gazans to evacuate after resuming strikes

Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a renewed assault on the Hamas-ruled territory. The latest evacuation warning follows a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and missiles fired from Yemen, as...

23/03/2025 09:49 France 24

Deadly Russian drones target Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv overnight killed at least seven people and wounded 10, said Ukrainian officials on Sunday. The deadly strikes on the Ukrainian capital came ahead of Monday's US-mediated ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia....

23/03/2025 08:37 France 24

'Clear, high rate of malnutrition' across Sudan, MSF says

The humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as the civil war rages on, leading to a "clear, high rate of malnutrition" across the country, said Jean-Nicolas Armstrong Dangelser, head of mission of MSF in Sudan. Dangelser also noted the partial collapse of Sudan's healthcare system which ha...

22/03/2025 14:03 France 24

Three killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

Russian drones killed three people and wounded 12 in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. The attack underlined Moscow's intention to pursue aerial attacks even as it agreed to temporarily halt strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities....

22/03/2025 13:20 France 24

Russian strikes target Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after US President Donald Trump spoke with t...

22/03/2025 10:17 France 24

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22/03/2025 10:14 France 24

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22/03/2025 08:19 France 24

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21/03/2025 22:49 France 24

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21/03/2025 21:42 France 24

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21/03/2025 21:01 France 24

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