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PODCAST: 🎧 Heatwaves, wildfires and border delays: What to expect in France this summer
The Talking France podcast signs off for "les grandes vacances" with a special episode on what to expect in summer 2026 in France,…
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Bastille Day parade to feature 35-nation Ukraine coalition
France’s national holiday will spotlight a 35-nation coalition aimed at securing Ukrainian peace, while the Tuesday public holiday…
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VW eyes 100,000 job cuts and four German plant closures
Volkswagen is preparing to slash 100,000 jobs worldwide and close four German factories, a historic restructuring that signals the…
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Rotterdam museum revives 800-pound peanut butter floor by Schippers
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has recreated an absurdist 1969 installation using donated peanut butter, testing the boundaries of …
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Spain top court rejects EU referral on migrant amnesty
Spain’s Supreme Court has declined to refer a contested migrant amnesty to EU judges, keeping the policy active as over a million …
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Italian farmer jailed for 16 years for abandoning injured Indian worker
An Italian farmer who left an injured Indian worker to die after a serious work accident was sentenced to 16 years in jail, a cour…
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Sweden aims for 2027 launch of more flexible work permit rules
The Swedish government is finally moving forward with an EU directive that will make life easier for work permit holders who want …
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Le Pen launches 2027 French bid despite EU funds conviction
Marine Le Pen has entered the 2027 presidential race despite a confirmed conviction for misappropriating European public funds, in…
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Calabria defies US pressure to retain Cuban medics
Italy’s poorest region is rejecting Washington’s demands to expel Cuban medical staff, exposing the severe healthcare worker short…
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Le Pen conviction upheld but 2027 presidential run cleared
Marine Le Pen's embezzlement conviction was upheld but her electoral ban shortened, allowing a proven threat to European instituti…
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Record June heat fuels wildfires, exposes European adaptation gaps
Western Europe’s record-breaking June heat has sparked devastating wildfires and mass disruptions, exposing critical infrastructur…
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Western Europe records its hottest June after searing heatwave
EU's climate monitor said Thursday that Western Europe this year experienced its hottest month of June on record as an intense hea…
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Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like 'family argument'
Mark Rutte says Nato is stronger than ever, and that he is 100% convinced of the US president's commitment to the alliance.
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Greenlanders reject Trump's renewed push for control of island
Greenlanders attending a traditional kayaking championship in Nuuk rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed call for U.S. c…
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Zelensky on Moscow trip: 'it's difficult, a lot of Ukrainian drones in the air'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding to a question from U.S. President Donald Trump about whether he would travel to…
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Trump says the U.S. will give license to Ukraine to produce Patriot defense systems
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a licence to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to h…
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Trump says will 'cut off all trade with Spain' over NATO contribution row
US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to halt all trade with Spain amid a bitter row over Madrid's defence spending and f…
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Marine Le Pen ‘wants to talk politics’, but can she drown out the legal noise?
The French far-right leader’s presidential campaign is clouded in uncertainty under the shadow of an embezzlement conviction Marin…
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Can NATO survive Trump's changes of heart?
These days, every official visit, every summit that involves the President of the United States seems like a mad scramble to keep …
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Pierpaolo Piccioli’s couture debut reimagines Balenciaga in his own colourful image
Italian designer brings sculptural silhouettes and playful palettes to storied house, while it is hats off to Giorgio’s niece at h…
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Trump tempers fury with allies and ends 'tremendously successful' NATO summit on high note
European leaders showcased their surging defence spending at the summit as they looked to convince Trump they're making good on a …
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The Guardian view on Marine Le Pen’s candidacy: a dangerous gamble | Editorial
The far-right leader has reached for the Trumpian playbook in plotting a possible path to the Élysée. The consequences are alarmin…
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'Associating Islam with violence contradicts its true nature': Global Forum debates Islamic heritage
More than 70 international projects were launched at Uzbekistan's first Islamic Civilisation Forum, where delegates called for gre…
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Marine Le Pen will run for election in 2027. Will she have to wear an electronic tag?
Court clears way for RN leader to be presidential candidate after she was found guilty of overseeing a scheme that misused more th…