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French Christmas traditions: festivities that continue into the New Year
Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its traditional galettes des rois into February with Chandeleur (Candlemas).
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French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote
Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right
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Christmas market attack: German authorities under fire over suspect’s history of threats
German officials faced mounting criticism on Sunday over the failure to prevent a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg as it emerged that the 50-year-old suspect had made online death threats against German citizens and had a history of quarrelling with state authorities.
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Italian court aquits Vice Premier Salvini in migrant rescue ship case
A Sicilian court on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard the Open Arms rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister.
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German police search for motive in deadly Christmas market attack
German officials hunted for clues on Saturday after a 50-year-old Saudi national with a history of anti-Islamic comments drove his car into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing five people, including a small child, and injuring more than 200 others.
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Russian oil tankers sinking in Black Sea (VIDEO)
The two ships had 29 crew members on board when calls for help were issued, the Russian Emergency Ministry has said
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EU expands open-border zone
Bulgaria and Romania will become part of the Schengen area in January, the European Council has said
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Russia has a possible replacement for nuclear weapons – Putin
Sufficient Oreshnik hypersonic missile systems could alleviate the need for further updating the country’s nuclear doctrine, according to the Russian president
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‘Not expected to survive’: Nation in crisis
France’s new Prime Minister was tasked with fixing the nation’s broken budget. Instead, he may have broken France.
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Country’s government teeters on the brink
The government in one European country is teetering on the brink of collapse after the PM made a very controversial move.
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Kremlin compares Georgia protests to Maidan coup
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed an “orange revolution” is being attempted in the former Soviet republic
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Georgia protesters clash with police after EU membership talks suspended
Interior ministry says 43 arrested as thousands take to streets over fears government is steering country towards Russia
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Power cuts in Ukraine after Russia’s biggest drone attack yet
Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect war
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Russia launches a 'record' 188 drones, hits 'critical infrastructure,' Ukraine says
Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it had shot down 76 Russian drones in 17 regions, while another 95 were either lost from their radars or downed by electronic jamming defensive systems in overnight attacks. The air force said infrastructure facilities were hit and apartment buildings damaged in several regions.
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cdefends ties with c and blocking Ukraine from Nato
The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.
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Ukraine claims Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro
If confirmed, firing of weapon would mark first time missile – which can carry nuclear payload – has been used
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Putin and Scholz hold first phone call in two years – Berlin
The two leaders have discussed the Ukraine conflict, with the German chancellor calling on Moscow to hold peace talks with Kiev
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