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- by FRANCE 24Several thousand people rallied in Croatia’s capital on Sunday, denouncing the rise of far-right nationalism and attempts to glorify the country’s WWII pro-Nazi Ustasha regime. Similar marches took place in Rijeka, Pula and Zadar.
- by FRANCE24Thousands of history buffs from across Europe gather each year in the Czech Republic to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon’s victory over Russian and Austrian forces. Cannons and guns blazing, enthusiasts re-enact battle scenes from a campaign first fought more than 200 years ago.
- by FRANCE24Top Trump administration officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend. The meeting comes after the resignation of Ukraine's top negotiator and chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, due to an anti-graft probe. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg brings you the latest.
- by FRANCE24British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1998 film "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88, United Agents announced on Saturday. Stoppard, who first made his name with "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" – an absurdist tragicomedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" – developed a […]
- by FRANCE24Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US […]