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Russian Bitcoin Exchange Co-Founder to Be Freed in Deal for American’s Release
Alexander Vinnik operated BTC-e, which U.S. authorities say was key platform for cybercriminals
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'Several dead': At least five shot at school
Police in Sweden have said a “suspected serious crime of violence,” is underway at an education institute in the centre of the country.
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How Elon Musk has meddled in European affairs
From bashing Keir Starmer to promoting the AfD, the X owner is not shy about intervening
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France warns Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’ after Greenland comments
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening the EU's "sovereign borders" after the US president-elect refused to rule out military action to take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of EU member Denmark.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96
Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity
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Former French president Sarkozy faces court over alleged €50 million Gaddafi pact
Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday on charges he accepted some 50 million euros in illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who has been twice convicted for separate crimes since leaving office, has described the allegations as part of a conspiracy against him.
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Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform party leader
Surprise split comes after two men disagreed over jailed rightwing activist Tommy Robinson
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Giorgia Meloni visits Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Unannounced trip comes at politically sensitive time for Italian prime minister
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How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk?
The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.
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Britain wants to reset its Brexit reset
To get talks back on track in the coming year, Keir Starmer and his team are filling their diary with trips to Brussels.
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Lavrov comments on Russian military presence in post-revolt Syria
Talks with Damascus’ new leadership could address future operation of and terms covering Russian military bases, the foreign minister has said
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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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