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Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door
PARIS (AP) — For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising. She stripped the French far right of its old symbols,...
Calls of grief into the night at preschool destroyed in earthquake
About 15 children's backpacks lie torn apart in the rubble - pink, blue and orange bags with books spilling out of them.Spiderman toys and letters of the alphabet are...
Putin calls up record number of conscripts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 young men for military service against the backdrop of his war against Ukraine.Russians aged between 18 and 30 are to be...
Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests
A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid...
Sweden presents its largest aid package for Ukraine to date
Sweden has announced its largest military aid package for Ukraine to date, valued at almost 16 billion Swedish kronor ($1.6 billion), Defence Minister Pål Jonson said at a press...
What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds, a major political earthquake....
Old video shows Eritrean troops returning from Ethiopia, not heading to war
Rising military tensions between neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea have put the Horn of Africa region on edge. A Facebook video of trucks filled with soldiers has been shared with...
China ‘delays conclusion of Cognac probe’
China has reportedly postponed concluding its anti-dumping investigation into EU brandy products. According to reports from news outlets Bloomberg and Reuters on Friday (28 March), France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël...
German minister touts success in tackling smuggling at London summit
Germany's acting interior minister on Monday touted her administration's success in combating human trafficking, as representatives from 40 countries met in London for a conference on illegal migration.Speaking at...
The European tube: Inside the project to launch a continent-wide rail system
Dozens of rail routes launched in recent years are making it easier to journey across European country borders.But a newly announced proposal from a Copenhagen-based think tank has a...
