Macron makes rare appearance with ex-PM and Élysée hopeful Edouard Philippe
Europe • Sep 13, 2024, 6:59 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday made a rare public appearance with his ex-premier Edouard Philippe in Le Havre to commemorate the port's 1944 liberation from Nazi occupation. Philippe has criticised Macron's decision to call for snap legislative elections and last week announced his intention of running in the 2027 presidential election.
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Failing to control debt handicaps future generations: Spain’s former foreign minister
Europe • 3:42 PM
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The new French government faces many challenges, including questions about its democratic legitimacy, and a public debt which has worried France’s EU partners. We discuss the economic outlook with former Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, wh
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MEPs challenge Viktor Orban on 'European values': Hungary’s controversial EU presidency
Europe • 3:15 PM
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Few EU presidencies have rocked the bloc as much as the current one, held by Hungary. European leaders, many MEPs, and EU Commissioners, were rattled by what Prime Minister Viktor Orban called his peace mission in July, which included a meeting with Pres
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Ukraine's Kursk offensive diverted thousands of Russian troops, says Zelensky
Europe • 9:00 AM
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Ukraine's offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk diverted around 40,000 Russian troops away from the frontline, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Kyiv launched its Kursk offensive on August 6 in a bid to pull Moscow's force
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‘I was convinced it was a game': Defendants begin testifying at Pelicot rape trial gripping France
Europe • 7:16 AM
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The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous statements regarding their awareness of their victim’s vulner
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Two missing, 1000 evacuated as Storm Boris brings flooding to northern Italy
Europe • 2:04 AM
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Two people are missing and some 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding and landslides hit the northeastern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The mayor of the city of Ravenna described the situation as a "full emergency".
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Dozens of women accuse late Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed of sexual assault
Europe • 12:12 AM
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Dozens of women say they were sexually abused by the late businessman Mohamed Al Fayed while working at his London department store Harrods. Lawyers representing the women described their cases as "horrific" and said many were girls when the abuse occure
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