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Our panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: the stories that made the headlines and also those you may have missed! Join us every Friday at 7:10pm Paris time.
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French abortion rights, Biden vs Trump 2.0, Gaza ceasefire, 'Woke' Olympics poster
It’s been a good week for the world’s most powerful woman. EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen moves a step closer to another five years in office as she announced her candidacy for a second term.
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Gaza bloodbath, Navalny's funeral, The World this Week turns 15
Is there no end in sight to war in Gaza? The week began with a flurry of diplomacy to seal a truce before Ramadan, but that has now gone quiet, what with more than 100 civilians killed after a scramble surrounding an aid convoy delivery in Gaza City.
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Biden's gaffes, Gaza truce talks, Uproar in Senegal, Taylor Swift overshadows Super Bowl
"My memory is fine." With those words, US President Joe Biden dismissed his critics after succession of gaffes. The US presidential election campaign is only starting, the vote's not until November, and for the oldest incumbent in history, it's been a bad week.
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Israel and Hamas in talks, Biden pressures Israel, Gaza conflict spillover, EU's signal to Moscow
After nearly four months of war in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis and the mounting civilian death toll have triggered growing international calls for a ceasefire. Amid intense diplomacy, a deal is taking shape. The first truce, in November of last year, lasted just seven days; this one could endure for one or two months and free many or all of the remaining 100 or more Israeli hostages in stages.
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Gaza's day in court, Macron in India, Farmers on the brink, Oscar hits and misses
It is the beginning, not the end for South Africa's complaint before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The court found that Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid in, but stopped short of calling for a ceasefire.
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Iran on all fronts, Netanyahu rejects Saudi peace plan, China's baby bust, French education minister
Did the map of the Middle East suddenly just get bigger? On Tuesday, Iran hit points in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria and – all the way over on its eastern border – separatist militants in Balochistan province. It was payback for recent attacks targeting police in its own Sistan and Baluchestan province. Hitting nuclear-armed Pakistan came as the neighbouring countries were carrying out joint naval exercises.