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Gabriel Attal, 34, becomes France’s youngest prime minister in decades
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Denmark’s Next Queen Is a Progressive, Common-Born Former Australian
“I don’t recall wishing that one day I would be a princess,” Princess Mary told reporters. “I wanted to be a veterinarian.”
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Russian cities cancel New Year’s festivities in solidarity with Belgorod
The border city was targeted in a massive Ukrainian attack that killed more than 20 people
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Denmark’s queen announces surprise abdication live on TV
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address.
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EU partially allows Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen area
Airports and seaports to be part of border-free area from March 31
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Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll
Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge according to new poll
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Elon Musk and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Form a Trans-Atlantic Bond
From immigration to AI, the billionaire and the Italian prime minister are finding common ground.
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France expels two Azerbaijan diplomats in a move of 'reciprocity'
France has declared two employees of Azerbaijan's embassy persona non grata in a move of "reciprocity", the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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EU to bypass €20 billion Ukraine aid veto – FT
The bloc is allegedly considering a debt structure that doesn’t require the unanimous consent of all member states
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Fears as Putin’s biggest enemy goes 'missing'
The United States has voiced deepening concern over the fate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has not been heard from since early December.
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Macron accused of doing far-right’s bidding with passage of stricter immigration law
French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed fire after urging his minority government to vote for a strengthened immigration bill that was endorsed by the far right. The late Tuesday vote, which divided Macron's coalition MPs and prompted his health minister to resign a day later, was heralded by far-right leader Marine Le Pen as an “ideological victory” upon its passage.
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French health minister quits as immigration law splits Macron’s ruling party
French President Emmanuel Macron faced cracks within his ruling alliance on Wednesday as Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau tendered his resignation in protest at a controversial immigration law that the far right's Marine Le Pen hailed as an "ideological victory" for her camp.
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EU could stop Hungary voting on Ukraine - FT
The activation of Article 7 was reportedly floated after Budapest blocked a massive financial support package for Kiev
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Ukraine still ‘very far’ from EU membership – Macron
The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev
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Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine
Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks.
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Court suspends Italian plan to hold migrants in Albania
A plan for Italy to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Albania for processing has been temporarily blocked by the Albanian supreme court.
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Britain’s Parliament should have killed Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill
A bad law to deliver a bad policy is too high a price for Tory unity
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Donald Tusk sets out vision of a progressive Poland at heart of EU
Incoming PM tells parliament he will ‘bring back billions of euros’ of EU funds, as MPs confirm his candidacy
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Poland's parliament elects Donald Tusk prime minister, setting stage for thaw with EU
Poland’s parliament voted in favour of Donald Tusk becoming prime minister on Monday, putting an end to eight years of nationalist rule and setting the stage for a thawing of relations with the European Union.
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