France — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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Asim Munir in Tehran: Pakistan positions itself as the pivot of US-Iran peace
Pakistan's military chief arrives in Tehran with a message from Washington while Prime Minister Sharif begins a tour of Riyadh-Doha-Istanbul — Islamabad is playing all sides before the ceasefire expires.
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Israel-Lebanon: First Direct Talks in 30 Years, But Two Countries Discussing Different Kinds of Peace
For the first time since 1993, Israeli and Lebanese representatives sat at the same table in Washington — but Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon wants a ceasefire, and France has been deliberately excluded.
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Sudan enters its fourth year of war: 150,000 dead, drones, famine, and the world's silence
April 15 marks three years of war in Sudan. 150,000 dead, 14 million displaced, 700 civilians killed by drones in three months — and the war in Iran has even driven up wheat prices in Khartoum.
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Italy suspends defense agreement with Israel: Meloni defies Trump and Netanyahu the same day
Giorgia Meloni suspends the Italian-Israeli defense agreement after shots fired at Italian UN peacekeepers — Trump responds by calling her a "coward." Trump's most loyal European ally has just changed course.
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Israel Bombards Lebanon Four Days Before Negotiations: Baby Killed, UNIFIL Hit, Netanyahu in the South
An Israeli tank strikes UN vehicles, a baby dies under airstrikes during her father's funeral, and Netanyahu visits southern Lebanon as a conqueror — four days before Washington talks.
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Orbán Falls After 16 Years: Hungary Shifts Toward Europe and NATO
Peter Magyar proclaims the 'liberation' of Hungary as Orbán concedes a 'painful' defeat — Putin's most loyal ally in Europe has just lost power.
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Islamabad Talks Collapse: Trump Announces Naval Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Twenty-one hours of negotiations yielded nothing — the US-Iran ceasefire agreement unravels and Trump orders the US Navy to block the world's most strategically critical maritime passage.
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Starmer Breaks with Trump and Rallies Europe: NATO Prepares to Survive Without America
The British Prime Minister is no longer hiding his frustration — while Trump threatens to leave NATO, London, Ottawa, and Rome are urgently sketching a post-American Atlantic defense. Meanwhile, non-Western observers document what they perceive as the twilight of the Atlantic order.
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Wartime inflation strikes the world: when filling up becomes a luxury from Tokyo to Toronto
US inflation jumps to a two-year high, the Bank of Japan freezes its rates, European airports warn of a kerosene shortage — the bill for the war in Iran arrives in wallets around the globe.
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The Strait of Hormuz Battle: Supertankers Force Passage, Iran Holds Global Energy Chokepoint
Chinese supertankers transit the strait under U.S. escort, but Iran asserts it has authorized no passage—a high-stakes standoff over the world's energy chokepoint is unfolding in real time.
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