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Reparations for Ukraine: new European body set up
Europe • 7:53 PM
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Top European officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed Tuesday to set up an international body to decide on tens of billions of euros of eventual reparations to compensate Ukraine over Russia's invasion. The International Claims Commission
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Defence of Europe's eastern flank an 'immediate' priority: eight EU leaders
Europe • 7:48 PM
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Defending Europe's eastern flank should be an "immediate" priority for the European Union in the face of the threat posed by Russia, eight EU leaders meeting in Helsinki said Tuesday. "Russia remains a threat today, tomorrow and in the foreseeable future
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Mercosur free trade deal is likely to be delayed amid French agricultural protests
Europe • 4:25 PM
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French farmers are driving opposition to the massive transatlantic Mercosur trade deal. EU lawmakers voted on December 16 to advance the deal by adding new safeguards to, but delay is still expected due to protests. FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian tells us mo
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Europe to launch international commission for Ukraine war damages
Europe • 3:41 PM
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Ukraine and 34 other countries approved compensation body for damages from Russia's invasion. The plan would help finance the Ukraine government and its battlefield needs for the next two years. For Europe, it is a "matter of survival to show it deserves
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Driver who rammed into Liverpool fans' victory parade sentenced to over 21 years
Europe • 1:47 PM
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Paul Doyle, the driver who ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans celebrating their team's Premier League championship, injuring 134 people, was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years and six months in prison for the "horror and devastation" caused by his fit of
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Germany's youth opposed to return of military service
Europe • 1:10 PM
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The war in Ukraine has pushed defence issues to the top of the agenda in Germany, where the federal government has confirmed that a military call-up will return as early as next year. All young men born from 2008 onwards will have to register and undergo
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Live: France demands ‘robust security guarantees’ for Ukraine before talks on territory
Europe • 6:03 AM
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Ukraine must have "robust security guarantees" before any talks on whether Kyiv will cede territory to Moscow to end the war, President Emmanuel Macron's team said Tuesday. European leaders will meet on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commissio
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EU scraps 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars to boost auto industry
Europe • 2:57 AM
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The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
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Trump files $10 billion defamation lawsuit against BBC over edited Capitol speech
Europe • 1:26 AM
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President Donald Trump on Monday sued the BBC for defamation, accusing the British public broadcaster of misleadingly editing clips of his January 6, 2021 speech to suggest he urged supporters to storm the US Capitol, while omitting remarks calling for p
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Yesterday
US dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on 'painful' territorial concessions
Europe • 9:37 PM
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The European leaders in a joint statement at the Berlin talks proposed a force as part of US-backed "robust security guarantees" aimed at guaranteeing that Russia would not violate an agreement to end the war, which started with Moscow's 2022 full-scale
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European leaders agree Ukraine security guarantees must include ‘multinational force’
Europe • 9:24 PM
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European leaders meeting in Berlin on Monday agreed that Ukraine required robust security guarantees, including a European-led "multinational force" with US support, before making any decisions on potential territorial concessions to Russia. A statement
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US offers 'NATO-like' security to Ukraine, expects Russia to accept
Europe • 7:55 PM
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The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Vol
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Tsarist warriors revival: Putin sends Cossacks to Ukraine’s front lines
Europe • 6:12 PM
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Once prized fighters under the Tsars, Russia’s Cossack population was ostracised by authorities during the Soviet era. Under President Vladimir Putin, they have reintegrated into Russian society, acting as a supplementary police force and restoring their
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Zelensky to meet US negotiators in Berlin
Europe • 10:57 AM
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The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US negotiators are meeting in Berlin on December 15, after five hours of talks the day before. As the US grows increasingly pressed to end the four-year war, the peace negotiations continue, with territorial
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Louvre goes on strike in fresh blow to Paris museum after jewel heist
Europe • 8:47 AM
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Louvre workers went on strike on Monday in a fresh blow to the world's most-visited museum as the vast Paris institution struggles with the fallout of a jewel heist and its workers complain of security failures, overcrowding and poor working conditions.
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Ukraine ceasefire conceivable for first time since war started, Merz says
Europe • 5:50 AM
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Two days of US-Ukraine talks in Berlin have produced a "chance" for a "real peace process", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday as US envoys join the leaders of several European countries, as well as NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte, for m
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Vatican goes digital as influencer priests spread gospel on social media
Europe • 12:42 AM
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During his papacy, Pope Francis encouraged the clergy to use the "digital continent" to broaden their evangelical work. They seem to have paid attention: over the last few years, a number of priests have launched themselves on social media, racking up mi
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Sunday, december 14, 2025
Thousands march in Budapest to protest Orban's government over child abuse scandal
Europe • 2:58 PM
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Thousands of Hungarians marched to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's offices on Saturday, led by opposition leader Peter Magyar, who urged the veteran nationalist to resign over an abuse scandal at a juvenile detention centre. The prosecutor's office said on
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Zelensky and US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin on Monday
Europe • 1:39 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees as he held talks in Berlin with US envoys that were set to continue on Monday. The Ukrainian leader rejec
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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova among others
Europe • 9:55 AM
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Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks with Washington aimed at improving ties and getting crippling US sanctions li
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Ukraine's Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid as Trump envoy sees progress in peace talks
Europe • 6:34 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered to drop Kyiv's aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held five hours of talks with US envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations set to continue on Monday. Read o
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Saturday, december 13, 2025
Belarus frees 123 prisoners in exchange for lifting of US sanctions
Europe • 4:48 PM
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In exchange for the lifting of US sanctions on certain exports, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of
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Belarus frees opposition figure Kolesnikova, Nobel laureate Bialiatski in US-brokered deal
Europe • 1:49 PM
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Belarus on Saturday released 123 political prisoners, including protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, in a US-brokered deal involving a partial lifting of Western sanctions, according to rights groups and state
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Zelensky visits troops as Ukraine claims gained ground near key city
Europe • 10:38 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he had visited troops fending off Russian advances near the embattled city of Kupiansk that Moscow claimed to have captured last month, which Kyiv denies. Ukraine said earlier its army had retaken two se
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EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets
Europe • 10:04 AM
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The European Union agreed on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. A first big step is to immobilise 210 billion euros ($246 billi
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Ukraine says it received 114 prisoners from Belarus under US-brokered deal
Europe • 6:52 AM
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Kyiv received 114 prisoners released by Belarus under a US-brokered deal on Saturday, including Ukrainian citizens accused of working for intelligence services and Belarusian political prisoners. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve
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Friday, december 12, 2025
'They have no border': Ukraine's integration into EU by 2027 deemed unlikely by diplomats
Europe • 8:59 PM
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The US plan to end the war in Ukraine allows for Kyiv to join the EU in 2027, a senior official said Friday. Even if the bloc's Moscow-friendly governments such as Hungary were to agree to Ukraine's accession, complex questions would need to be quickly r
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'We'll concentrate on European military equipment and improve our defence': Romanian president
Europe • 5:10 PM
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Romania is on NATO's eastern flank, and it is feeling the heat from drone incursions attributed to Russia, and from the Trump administration's strategic shift away from Europe. We speak to Romanian President Nicușor Dan about how his country is faring wi
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Berlin summons Russian ambassador over increase in hybrid attacks
Europe • 5:01 PM
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Germany said Friday it had summoned Moscow’s ambassador after it accused Russian-linked groups of hacking its air traffic control system and attempting to influence the 2024 general election. Dubbing such operations, including drone flights near European
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'They're no longer hiding': How Russia is shipping liquefied natural gas to China despite sanctions
Europe • 4:50 PM
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A cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Portovaya plant was delivered to the Beihai terminal in China on December 8. This marks the first delivery since the facility was placed under US sanctions in January 2025. The development highlights d
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EU inches closer to trade deal with Latin America: Fair prices or Mercosur crisis?
Europe • 4:31 PM
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The European Parliament is set to adopt its negotiating mandate on Mercosur, after which talks on the final shape of a trade deal can begin. The accord with Latin American countries would create a free trade area of more than 700 million people, at a tim
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US - Europe rift: Further deepening transatlantic divide would only benefit Russia and China'
Europe • 1:17 PM
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NATO country's military intelligence agency (FE) is warning that Denmark faces more external threats than ever amid rising geopolitical conflicts and doubts over US commitment to Europe's security. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Peter O'
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In Ceuta, young migrants brave the sea to reach Europe
Europe • 9:35 AM
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On the front line of the migration surge, Ceuta – the Spanish exclave in North Africa – continues to see thousands of people arrive each year. With the land border so heavily guarded to be virtually sealed, many of the youngest attempt the crossing by se
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Russian central bank says EU plans to use its assets are illegal
Europe • 9:29 AM
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Russia’s central bank said on Friday that the European Union’s plans to use its assets were illegal and that it reserved the right to take any measures necessary to protect its interests. It added in a separate statement that it is suing the Brussels-bas
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Political instability: What's next for Bulgaria after the massive Gen Z protests?
Europe • 9:27 AM
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After weeks of protests across Bulgaria, PM Rosen Zhelyazkov's government resigned on Thursday. France24 Elitsa Gadeva tells us what was different about the protests and what's coming next for the country, seen as the second most corrupt in the EU by ana
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Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo returns trophy to protest Israel’s participation
Europe • 8:36 AM
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Swiss Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo announced Thursday they are returning their trophy in protest over Israel’s continued participation in next year’s contest amid the Gaza war. The singer said the decision contradicts Eurovision’s values of inclusion and
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EU freezes Russian assets to prevent Hungary and Slovakia from blocking their use for Ukraine
Europe • 6:12 AM
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The EU on Friday indefinitely froze Russian assets in Europe so that Hungary and Slovakia, both run by Moscow-friendly governments, cannot prevent any of the roughly €210 billion from being used to support Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine said it had recaptur
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Germany summons Russian ambassador over cyberattacks on air traffic control, general election
Europe • 12:31 AM
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Germany said Friday it had summoned Moscow’s ambassador after it accused Russian-linked groups of hacking its air traffic control system and attempting to influence the 2024 general election. Dubbing such operations, including drone flights near European
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Thursday, december 11, 2025
Zelensky says US is still pushing territorial concessions from Ukraine as part of peace plan
Europe • 8:52 PM
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The US is still trying to convince Kyiv to concede territories to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. Washington wants for Ukraine – and not Russia – to withdraw its troops from parts of the Donetsk region, where a "free econ
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Frozen assets debate: 'this is no time for legal niceties', analyst says
Europe • 7:48 PM
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Russian frozen assets will have to be used for Ukraine at some point, Belgium's deputy prime minister Vincent Van Peteghem said on Thursday, adding however Belgium "would not take any reckless compromises" before it agreed to any deal over this. Peter Za
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NATO's Rutte warns allies they are Russia's next target
Europe • 7:29 PM
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NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday urged allies to step up defence efforts to prevent a war waged by Russia that could be "on the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured". FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.
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The US proposal for "free economic zone" in Ukraine's east 'is a trap', analyst says
Europe • 7:25 PM
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The US is pushing for a demilitarised "free economic zone" between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the east of the country as part of a settlement to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Peter Zalmayev
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Austrian parliament passes headscarf ban for schoolgirls under 14
Europe • 5:58 PM
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Austria's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. Rights groups consider the move as discriminatory in the context of growing anti-immigration sentiment in the country.
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NATO chief Rutte warns allies to step up defence spending or be Russia's next target
Europe • 5:34 PM
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NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday urged alliance members to realise that they are Russia's next targets, urging them to step up defence efforts to prevent a possible war with Moscow "on the scale our grandparents endured". Rutte also argued that a peace
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'Coalition of the Willing' moves to counter US shift on Ukraine
Europe • 3:31 PM
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As the US pressures Ukraine to accept a Russia-leaning peace plan, Zelensky is turning to Europe for support. The UK, France, and Germany are leading the 'Coalition of the Willing' to counterbalance Washington and coordinate military backing. With Europe
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'Putin is a murderer': Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza
Europe • 2:39 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who survived two suspected poisoning attempts and spent two and a half years in jail before being released in a 2024 prisoner swap, said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "
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How did English sparkling wine become the new champagne?
Europe • 2:26 PM
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The end-of-year holidays are now just two weeks away, and for many people around the world, late December is synonymous with bubbles. Here in France, the crème de la crème is champagne. But in this Entre Nous, we're focusing on another sparkling wine tha
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European leaders gather over Ukraine aid and Russian frozen assets
Europe • 2:01 PM
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Leaders of the “Coalition of the Willing” supporting Ukraine will hold a follow-up videoconference on Thursday, with President Zelensky participating, the French presidency said. European countries are struggling to make up for halted US aid, as overall
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Europe's new asylum and migration policies: Could Denmark’s model lead the way?
Europe • 10:55 AM
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As 27 member states of the Council of Europe sign a document calling for a new migration framework to reinterpret the European Convention on Human Rights and narrow the definition of 'inhuman and degrading treatment,' Michelle Pace, Professor of Global S
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'Transatlantic alliance not completely over: US, Europe bound by history, culture, trade, military'
Europe • 10:39 AM
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants the U.S. to be a partner in future despite a changing relationship, he said on Wednesday, adding he would tell President Donald Trump that a new migrant policy had roughly halved the number of asylum seekers in Germ
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Zelensky says ceasefire must be in place before Ukraine can hold elections
Europe • 5:57 AM
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that a ceasefire with Russia must be in place before elections can be held in Ukraine, “at least for the duration of the election process and voting”. Ukrainian law forbids wartime elections but US
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Europe • 1:19 AM
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Iceland has become the latest country to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its public broadcaster RUV announced Wednesday, joining a growing wave of withdrawals triggered by the decision to allow Israel to compete. Iceland is now the fifth nat
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'The government resigns': Bulgaria’s PM steps down after anti-corruption protests
Europe • 12:42 AM
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Bulgaria’s prime minister announced on Thursday that his government was resigning after less than a year in office, bowing to pressure from sustained anti-corruption protests that had intensified in recent weeks.
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Wednesday, december 10, 2025
Ukraine sends revised peace plan to US as Trump blasts Europe
Europe • 10:35 PM
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A fresh rift opened between Washington and Europe on Wednesday after Ukraine delivered a new US-requested peace blueprint, prompting President Donald Trump to lash out at Kyiv and its allies as they push back against elements of the American plan.
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European nations weigh looser protections for migrants amid rise of far right parties
Europe • 8:30 PM
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European ministers on Thursday battled to resolve differences over the continent's human rights treaty at a meeting in Strasbourg, with some pushing for greater leeway to deport illegal migrants. At least 27 countries have now called for a rethink of th
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Americans repeating Russian talking points 'very painful' for Ukrainians, MP says
Europe • 7:35 PM
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Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed Wednesday. This as Ukraine is expected to give its latest peace proposals to
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Iceland joins boycott of 2026 Eurovision over Israel's participation
Europe • 6:12 PM
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Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, the country's public broadcaster said Wednesday, becoming the fifth country to boycott the competition after organisers declined to exclude Israel from participating over its cond
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'Welcome to hell': Sarkozy discusses prison stay, far-right rapprochement in new book
Europe • 5:54 PM
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy describes his recent 20-day stint in prison as “hell” in a new book released on Wednesday. His “Diary of a Prisoner” provides a rare glimpse into La Santé prison in Paris, were Sarkozy was kept in solitary confinem
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Migration reform divides Europe as far-right influence grows
Europe • 5:14 PM
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European migration policy is under renewed pressure as ministers meet to discuss tougher measures against smuggling and deportations, amid rising influence of far-right anti-immigration parties and criticism from Donald Trump. British and Danish leaders
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Daughter of absent Peace Prize laureate Machado accepts Nobel on her behalf
Europe • 3:43 PM
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Ana Corina Sosa Machado, the daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, accepted the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf at a ceremony in Oslo on December 10.
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