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US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief
Kaja Kallas says negotiators should not ‘lose focus that it’s actually Russia who has started this war’
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France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children'
Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon has been roundly condemned in France for telling local mayors that the country needed to be prepared to accept the death of its children if it was going to deter further Russian aggression following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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What are the pitfalls for UK's asylum system overhaul
London (AFP) – The UK government has unveiled unprecedented changes to its asylum system in a bid to deter irregular migration and make deportations easier.
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U.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum Seekers
Moves include threatening visa restrictions on countries that don’t take back failed asylum seekers, something President Trump has done.
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Explosions rock Kyiv as mayor reports ‘massive’ Russian strikes across the capital
A "calculated" barrage of Russian drones and missiles across Ukraine killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, with Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko saying that almost every district of the capital had been hit. Dozens of people were wounded in the attacks, including a child and a pregnant woman, the president said.
Why It’s Easier to Rob a Museum Than a Jewelry Store in France
It’s not just the Louvre. Minimal security and the high price of gold have fueled nine heists over the past year
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Why France's ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days
Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his winning 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.
Ten years after the Paris attacks, how trauma affects families across generations
As France marks 10 years since the November 13 attacks, a new study is examining how trauma is still rippling through affected families and reshaping the lives of the next generation who were children when the violent attacks tore through Paris.
Nigel Farage bows to the bond market
The Reform UK leader has abandoned tax cuts that did not add up
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German militarization wish list to cost nearly €400bn – Politico
Berlin plans a rearmament to make the Bundeswehr “the strongest conventional army in Europe,” internal documents show
Two suspects arrested in Louvre museum jewellery heist
French authorities have detained two men in connection to the recent theft of precious jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday.
France's former president Sarkozy to be protected by two police officers in prison
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in prison with him to ensure his safety while he serves a five-year sentence, France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy will be held in an isolation unit in a Paris prison, meaning he should not be in contact with other inmates.
France's former president Sarkozy proclaims his innocence as he begins five-year prison term
Sarkozy to be put in solitary confinement – media
Convicted of campaign-funding irregularities, the ex-president has become the first French leader in modern history to serve prison time
