Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government
The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.
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Pig heads left outside Paris mosques in ‘despicable’ act
It is an insult to Muslims, for whom pigs are considered impure
Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe’s challenges in major speech
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to deliver a major state of the union speech on the challenges facing the world’s biggest trading bloc and laying out her vision for tackling them
‘Our boys survived’: Ukrainian soldiers rescued from Russian-occupied hospital after hiding for three years
An emotional video shows the moment the troops were reunited with friends and family
Russian strikes kill at least 20 people in eastern Ukraine, says Zelensky
A Russian air strike on the eastern region of Donetsk has killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. In a social media post, he wrote that an aerial bomb hit the village of Yarova and urged Ukrainian allies to r…
Large earthquake strikes popular holiday island in Greece
The earthquake sent tremors across a wide area as far as Athens
Emmanuel Macron appoints his third prime minister in a year
Sébastien Lecornu, a presidential ally, is tasked with bringing France’s divided parties together to pass a budgetSébastien Lecornu, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, has been appointed prime minister, tasked with consulting France’s divided political p…
France to get third PM in a year as Bayrou resigns after confidence vote – as it happened
Emmanuel Macron to name successor ‘within days’ as political crisis grips FranceFrance to get third PM in a yearLithuania has also said it will strengthen its borders with Belarus and Russia during the Zapad military exercise, the country’s border guar…
Hundreds of artists vow boycott of Israeli film institutions amid Gaza war
More than 1,300 artists, including some Hollywood A-listers, have promised not to work with Israeli film institutions complicit in abuses against Palestinians as Tel Aviv intensifies its war on the Gaza Strip.
EU may impose sanctions on China over Russia: FT
The European Union is considering secondary sanctions on China over its continued purchases of Russian oil and gas, the Financial Times daily has reported, citing anonymous sources.