'We need a coalition of the billing, not just of the willing': Belgian FM on Ukraine
Europe • Nov 28, 2025, 4:32 PM
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The EU was caught off guard when US President Donald Trump unveiled his 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine on November 21 – a document that Brussels and Kyiv see as being heavily favourable to the Kremlin. The EU has since presented a counter-proposal, but the bloc has given the impression of reacting to events rather than driving them. This after an apparent US-Russian rapprochement in Alaska last August set off alarm bells in Ukraine and in the EU. We speak to the foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Belgium, Maxime Prévot. His country is a crucial player as it holds most of the frozen Russian assets in the Euroclear depository.
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Airlines rush to fix Airbus A320 software glitch, disruptions reported
Europe • 11:57 AM
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Airlines worldwide on Saturday rushed to fix software on hundreds of Airbus A320s after a JetBlue jet’s sudden altitude drop exposed a solar radiation-linked glitch. There were short-term disruptions at several airports as US passengers prepared to retur
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Runaway nuns allowed back in Austrian convent 'until further notice'
Europe • 10:02 AM
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Three nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their convent in Austria are being allowed to stay there "until further notice", church officials said Friday. The story of runaway sisters Rita, 82, Regina, 86, and Be
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Zelensky removes top aide and negotiator after anti-graft raids
Europe • 10:00 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator on Friday, after detectives raided Andriy Yermak's house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. Yermak's removal deals a serious blow to Zelensky, who faces a
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Airbus rush to update A320 software after plane's sudden altitude drop
Europe • 9:55 AM
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Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial aircraft after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last m
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Paris arthouse cinemas reinvent themselves amid audience decline
Europe • 6:43 AM
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With audiences dwindling and streaming on the rise, Paris’s iconic arthouse cinemas are racing to reinvent themselves or risk closing for good. The existential crisis is particularly visible in the Champs-Elysées area, where many cinemas have already shu
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Live: Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills at least two, injures 15
Europe • 6:05 AM
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Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least two people in the early hours of Saturday, local officials said. The attacks came as a second round of peace negotiations was set to begin in the US this weekend. Follow FRAN
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Airlines worldwide work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft
Europe • 12:46 AM
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Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue p
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