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Trump posts AI map showing US 'takeover' of North America, Iceland and Caribbean

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map Monday appearing to show the US absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba and parts of the Caribbean into a giant “United States of America”. Shared with no context, the post sparked diplomatic backlash with Iceland summoning its ambassador and Mexico reiterating its sovereignty. Denmark also pushed back over Greenland. Online, the map has triggered widespread ridicule and questions about Trump’s fitness for office.

Vedika BAHL

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCL’s Israel-Palestine Initiative.

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Avalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia

⁠At least ​11 people were killed and six ​others injured after an avalanche struck a group of climbers in Russia's ​southern Kabardino-Balkaria ‌Republic, local emergency services said. The ‌avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi, ⁠one of the highest peaks in Russia's North Caucasus.

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