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Two people are killed after a glacial lagoon overflowed in the Ancash region triggering a landslide.

Elon Musk has become one of the most fervent critics of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky online, especially on X, the platform he owns. To better understand Musk’s messaging about the Ukrainian war, the FRANCE 24 Observers team worked with RTBF and France Info to analyse some 15,000 of Musk’s tweets, published over a period of five months after the US election. This article is the first installment of a two-part digital investigation into Musk’s activities on X.

As he marks 100 days since returning to office for his second term, US President Donald Trump is facing countless challenges, many of his own making. On-off tariffs have sent markets lurching. A public meltdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office shocked allies in Europe. Despite his pledge to end it within 24 hours, the war in Ukraine grinds on, as does the conflict in Gaza. FRANCE 24’s Etienne Paponaud and Peter O’Brien recap the first 100 days of Trump’s explosive return to power.

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 30: Papers worldwide are discussing the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency as he marks 100 days in office. Also, Vietnam celebrates the 50th anniversary of the country’s reunification with a military parade in Ho Chi Minh City. Next, activists in the UK are finding new ways of protesting fast fashion by mailing their used clothes to CEOs. Finally, a baby vulture is fed in an original way at a New York zoo.

At a rally in Michigan, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated his first 100 days in office by touting what he called a series of major economic wins and forcefully attacked Democrats, as polling showed Americans were growing more sceptical of his hardline approaches on trade and immigration.

Mexico’s top prosecutor said the ranch, which some groups searching for missing relatives had called an “extermination camp,” had been used by a cartel for training and recruiting.

The Canadian prime minister achieved a stunning political upset, running on an anti-Trump platform and promising to revive the economy. Now, he needs to deliver.

Pierre Poilievre lost the vote for a constituency he has held for 21 years to a Liberal political neophyte. His populist approach may have been to blame.

The instructions from the office of Secretary General António Guterres were reviewed by The New York Times and came after President Trump ordered a review of U.S. funding to the agency.

The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.

Final results from Monday’s crucial election showed Mark Carney’s party had secured 169 of 343 seats and would need help from other parties to pass laws.

The Trump administration has informed Congress of its plan to label Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organisations, sources said. The move, mirroring recent designations of eight Latin American crime groups, aims to pressure gangs operating in the US. The designation imposes sanctions on those providing “material support”. 

The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.

Although Monday’s federal election saw Canadian news banned from being shared on Meta platforms for the first time, Canadians were still blasted with misleading and fake political content ahead of the vote. According to an analysis by the Financial Times, a coordinated network of accounts on X attacked Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and boosted positive content of the Conservatives’ Pierre Poilievre. Much of this content slammed Carney for his alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.

Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds.

Online retail giant Amazon on Tuesday walked back a proposal to show consumers how much US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have contributed to the price tag on its goods after the White House blasted the idea.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that there were “daunting” challenges ahead as he celebrated election victory on Tuesday. Among them are responding to threats from US President Donald Trump to make Canada the 51st US state and pivoting Canada’s economy away from reliance on its southern neighbour.

It was a stunning upset for the Conservative Party leader, who was first elected in 2004.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has secured a fourth consecutive election win, propelled by public backlash to US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. In a seismic shift, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, once up 20 points, lost his seat, according to CBC projections. As Canada navigates this political turning point, FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza welcomes Dr Steve Hewitt, Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies at the University of Birmingham, for expert insight and analysis.

In the 100 days since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a wave of digital erasures has swept across US government websites. Words related to diversity disappeared from federal pages, environmental databases went dark and long-standing public resources on public health were quietly taken offline – triggering a global movement to save vital data from oblivion.

Attacks on the global human rights system have intensified since the return of US President Donald Trump, Amnesty International warns in its latest annual report. Secretary General Agnès Callamard cites mounting assaults on accountability, international law, and the UN. As authoritarianism rises worldwide, FRANCE 24’s Annette Young welcomes Heba Morayef, MENA Regional Director at Amnesty International, from Beirut, for in-depth analysis and a broader perspective.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set to become the next prime minister after her United National Congress party won.

The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.