France — news through its media
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Drone strike causes fire near Barakah nuclear plant in UAE
A drone targets an external generator at the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant. No casualties or radiological release. The IAEA and UAE defense ministry confirm the incident.
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda
WHO classifies the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Nearly 90 deaths in DRC, first cases confirmed in Uganda, Bundibugyo strain with no available vaccine.
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Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Russia in over a year
Over 500 Ukrainian drones targeted Russia during the night of May 17, killing 4 and constituting the largest aerial assault in more than a year, hitting refineries and infrastructure.
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Ebola in DRC: 80 deaths confirmed, WHO and MSF mobilized
Congolese authorities confirm a new Ebola outbreak in Ituri province with at least 80 deaths. WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières are deploying an emergency response.
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Top Hamas military leader killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
The successor to Yahya Sinwar at the head of Hamas's military wing was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, confirmed by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
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Putin visits Beijing after Trump's China trip
Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing on May 19-20 to deepen the Russia-China strategic partnership, days after Donald Trump's trip and the Xi-Trump summit.
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Taiwan reaffirms independence despite Trump warning
Taiwan reasserts its commitment to independence despite Donald Trump's warnings about the consequences of a confrontation with Beijing on US military aid.
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ISIS second-in-command killed in joint US-Nigeria operation
Donald Trump announces the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS's global second-in-command, in a joint operation between US and Nigerian forces in Nigeria. The event marks an unprecedented security cooperation between Washington and Abuja.
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Trump in Beijing: Xi Sets Red Lines, the World Holds Its Breath
Donald Trump's historic visit to Beijing — the first by a US president in nearly a decade — unfolded under the shadow of the Iran war, Taiwan tensions, and a rare-earths standoff. With Trump arriving as a relative supplicant and Xi holding firm on four non-negotiable red lines, the summit tested the limits of transactional diplomacy between the world's two superpowers.
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Special military tribunal and death penalty for October 7 attackers, EU sanctions on settlers: a dual legal and diplomatic shock
Israel's Knesset passed a law establishing a special military tribunal empowered to impose the death penalty on those responsible for the October 7, 2023 attacks, while the European Union reached a long-blocked agreement to sanction extremist Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank. These two simultaneous decisions are sparking a global debate on legal standards, Israeli sovereignty, and Western diplomatic pressure.
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Hantavirus MV Hondius: French patient on ECMO, Andes strain confirmed without mutation — the world writes its own quarantine rules
Eleven confirmed cases, three deaths, one French patient on artificial lung support, and a global split on quarantine protocols: the MV Hondius reveals that each country arbitrates alone against a virus that science still barely understands.
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