Europe

France riots: Can Paris prevent tensions igniting again?

Calm has returned to La Grande Borne. Local mafia again exercise lazy control from the doorways of this vast housing estate south of Paris; their guns on show, their faces hidden.

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Dutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute

With the issue of immigration rising in salience, some Dutch political analysts have speculated as to whether Rutte may be seizing on this issue in order to strengthen his own electoral position.

• 3 years ago

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Putin’s Corporate Takeover of Wagner Has Begun

Attempts to grab the reins of companies will be a test of his power

• 3 years ago

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France shooting: Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen killed by police

Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range.

• 3 years ago

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French teen shooting: Piecing together what happened

Prosecutors have begun piecing together what happened before the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer.

• 3 years ago

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Criminal case against Wagner dropped – FSB

The security agency cited ‘relevant circumstances’ and the mercenaries’ decision to end their mutiny as reasons for its decision

• 3 years ago

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Russia’s wild weekend and the Wagner group’s march to Moscow, explained

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is supposedly headed to Belarus, but Putin’s troubles aren’t over.

• 3 years ago

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​Chilling way Putin stopped fiery rebellion ​

New details surrounding the dramatic march on Russia have revealed how Vladimir Putin scrambled to extinguish the largest challenge to his leadership in years.

• 3 years ago

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Open rebellion against Russia may be Wagner chief Prigozhin’s last stand

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.  

• 3 years ago

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​‘Created a monster’: Putin’s power sapped ​

There’s “unfinished business” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

• 3 years ago

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Putin spokesman says Wagner chief to leave for Belarus

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, was cheered after ending an insurrection attempt in Russia.
 

• 3 years ago

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Explosion Rocks Central Paris, Injuring at Least 37 People

The blast, in the Fifth Arrondissement of the French capital, started a blaze that firefighters quickly brought under control. The origin of the explosion, which critically injured four people, was unclear.

• 3 years ago

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Silvio Berlusconi, master populist who dominated Italian politics, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and four-time prime minister who brushed off a litany of legal battles and sex scandals to dominate Italian public life for more than two decades, has died in Milan aged 86.

• 3 years ago

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Nicola Sturgeon arrested: Former first minister of Scotland taken into custody over finance scandal

Nicola Sturgeon, until recently the first minister of Scotland, has been arrested, sending shockwaves through British and global politics.

• 3 years ago

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 86, rushed to hospital

Fears are growing for a former PM as he was rushed to hospital just weeks after leaving intensive care.

• 3 years ago

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Prince Harry and Meghan in near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi, spokesperson says

Incident happened after couple attended awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday

• 3 years ago

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