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Catalan police hunt for Carles Puigdemont as separatist leader returns to Spain

Fugitive former regional president addressed supporters in Barcelona before disappearing, sparking police operation

Sick hit list emerges as UK explodes

The UK is bracing for a fresh wave of violent rioting after far-right groups posted a list of locations where people should gather and “mask up”.

Why Putin thinks he's the winner in prisoner swap

Eight Russian prisoners were released in the swap, including spies, agents and a convicted assassin.

Leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

France's leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron's contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill, according to LFI chief lawmaker Mathilde Panot, seeks to reverse changes that sparked widespread protests last year.

How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble

Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years

Kate posts adorable picture of Prince George on his birthday

The Princess of Wales has posted an adorable picture of Prince George on his 11th birthday as his godmother reveals a cheeky birthday tradition.

Russian court jails American journalist for 16 years for spying

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich – the son of Soviet emigrants – was arrested in the Urals region last year

Russia issues arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny

Two-month detention order imposed on exiled dissident Yulia Navalnaya for participating in ‘extremist’ group

France erupts after shock election result

Riots have broken out in Paris with protesters seen burning bikes and setting off smoke bombs after an unexpected far right defeat.

Politicians, world leaders react to French leftists' victory in blocking the far right

French politicians and world leaders reacted to the results of parliamentary elections on Sunday after a coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right won the most seats in parliament but not a majority. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was "happy" and called the result a "disappointment" for Moscow.

France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins

France's New Popular Front has won the largest number of seats in the final round of snap parliamentary elections, leaving behind the remnants of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp and the far-right National Rally trailing in third place. It’s a staggering result for a closely fought election that has left the country without a clear candidate for prime minister – and the hastily assembled broad leftist coalition without an absolute majority that would allow it to push through its ambitious programme.

‘Terror’: Russia’s despicable daytime act

 

Russia has been blasted after launching a horrific daytime attack on Ukraine, hitting a children’s hospital and leaving at least 20 people dead.

French leftist alliance appears to block far-right path to election win

Whatever the outcome, Macron's 7-year political experiment with pro-business policies aimed at boosting the economy and reforming the bloated welfare state will be dented. He has ruled out resigning.

Marine Le Pen Betrays Her Past to Capture a Bigger Prize: France

 

The country has been shaken by the prospect of the far-right takeover, as the National Rally leader flirts with the center ground.

Will Meloni and Le Pen Be Right-Wing Besties? It’s Complicated

 

Assumptions that Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen would find common ground may be wrong.

The far right is close to power in France. Will the rest of Europe follow?

 

Whatever the result of France's election, its impact will be seismic, says Europe editor Katya Adler

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