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news France 24 En 2026-06-16

Global news briefing: North Korean hacking and regional conflict

International headlines cover North Korean identity theft, missile strikes on a historic Ukrainian monastery, and legal challenges regarding Agent Orange in Vietnam.


PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 16: Papers focus on the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv that was set on fire by a missile barrage blamed on Russia. Next: a French-Vietnamese woman is appealing against the companies that supplied the deadly Agent Orange chemical during the Vietnam War. Also: an investigation shows that North Korean hackers are stealing Balkan identities. Finally, a cat interrupts the final scene of "Romeo and Juliet" in a theatre in Turkey.

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