Swedish prosecutor closes rape inquiry against France's Mbappe as evidence 'not sufficient'
• Dec 12, 2024, 8:56 AM
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A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday closed an an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault by French footballer Kylian Mbappe due to insufficient evidence. Lead prosecutor Marina Chirakova said in a statement that "the evidence is not sufficient to proceed and the investigation is therefore closed".
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🔴 France's Macron names centrist politician François Bayrou as new PM
• 11:43 AM
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Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure with massive drone and missile attack
• 10:53 AM
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Russia on Friday launched one the heaviest bombardments on Ukraine's energy sector in the past three years, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, with transport networks and other key facilities also targeted. Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
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'What's taking Macron so long?' French papers exasperated as wait for PM continues
• 10:14 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, December 13: We look at reactions in the French papers as Emmanuel Macron delays nominating a new prime minister. There is also political chaos in Germany as Chancellor Olaf Schulz prepares for a vote of confidence next week. In Ge
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National budget 'number one priority' for France's new PM
• 9:48 AM
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The number one priority for France's incoming PM will be getting a 2025 budget approved by a majority in the deeply divided National Assembly. "Anyone who comes in as prime minister under President Macrton will have a very difficult balancing act of basi
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National Court of Asylum: Last chance for asylum seekers in France
• 9:33 AM
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For many asylum seekers in France, the National Court of Asylum, or CNDA (Cour nationale du droit d'asile), represents their last chance to be granted asylum in the country. With their applications having already been rejected by the French Office for th
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Political stability and Macron's own position at stake with new PM pick
• 7:54 AM
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France's new prime minister will be the country's fourth this year and the sixth prime minister of Macron's presidency after the toppling of Michel Barnier, who lasted only three months. "As this political crisis drags on it calls into question not only
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Life 'getting back to normal' in Aleppo after fall of Assad
• 7:13 AM
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Life in Aleppo is getting back to normal since the ousting of former president Bashir al-Assad almost one week ago. "The streets are heaving with people and traffic going about their business, reparing damage from the conflict, [and] removing signs and s
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Live: France's Macron names centrist politician François Bayrou as new PM
• 7:05 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist politician François Bayrou as the country's new prime minister on Friday after outgoing premier Michel Barnier resigned last week following a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. Macron has been und
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Live: Rebel leader Golani calls on Syrians to celebrate ‘victory of the revolution’
• 5:24 AM
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The leader of the Islamist group at the head of the rebel forces that ousted Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad last week, known by his nom-de-guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, on Friday called on Syrians to take to the streets and “express their joy” at the
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Georgian protests enter third week as new far-right president set to be appointed
• 5:09 AM
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Pro-EU demonstrations that have rocked Georgia for more than two weeks could escalate as the ruling Georgian Dream party prepares to appoint its loyalist candidate on Saturday, further endangering the country's chances of joining the European Union.
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Syrian rebels discover large-scale drug factories
• 4:59 AM
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As Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels continue to uncover the full scope of former president Bashar al-Assad's criminal and human rights transgressions throughout his regime, the new de facto leaders discovered large-scale factories in Damascus producing
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European allies mull sending peacekeepers to Ukraine
• 4:02 AM
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday chose not to join a potential initiative discussed among some European countries to send peacekeepers to Ukraine. With Donald Trump's January inauguration looming, Ukraine's European allies look to map out it
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Niger suspends BBC radio for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attack
• 2:08 AM
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Niger has suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien soldiers on Wednesday, adding the British media outlet to a list of Western media deemed guilty of spreading "erroneous information".
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Biden grants nearly 1,500 commutations, 39 pardons in record act of clemency
• 1:48 AM
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In a traditional custom for lame-duck presidents, Joe Biden announced he would grant a record-breaking 1,500 commutations and 39 pardons on Thursday, weeks after he controversially pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after promising not to grant him clemency
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