Hugh Schofield
BBC News, Paris
ReutersFrance’s Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break moment on Monday, as a judge rules on whether she should be banned from the next presidential election.
The hard-right leader, who is ahead of…
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Decision day in court for French presidential hopes
ReutersMarine Le Pen is awaiting a high-stakes verdict in a party funding trial -
Putin just shot himself in the foot with his Black Sea diplomacy
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Finland’s Stubb says he urged Trump to set Ukraine ceasefire deadline during surprise visit
Alexander Stubb proposed 20 April as an ideal time for a deadline, citing Easter and the completion of three months in office for Trump.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said he urged US President Donald Trump to set a deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine in order…
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Researchers found a bizarre way to make wood as transparent as glass
Wood that you can see through? It sounds like something that shouldn’t exist, doesn’t it? Well, scientists have already proven it can be done. And now they’ve developed a new kind of transparent wood that acts like glass but with surprising advantages. Not only is it strong and…
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Georgian journalists accuse World Press Photo of legitimizing Russian propaganda
Georgian photojournalists and documentary photographers have accused the World Press Photo competition of emboldening Russian propaganda after the victory of Mikhail Tereshchenko, a photojournalist from the Russian propaganda agency TASS, for a series of photos covering Tbilisi protests.
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Isar Aerospace completes first orbital launch vehicle test flight in Norway
Europe took a significant step in its aerospace ambitions with the first test launch of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket.
European private aerospace startup Isar Aerospace successfully completed the first test flight of its Spectrum rocket, despite the rocket crashing…
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Operations resumed in Kharkiv hospital buildings damaged by drone strike
The buildings of a Kharkiv military hospital is being repaired and surgeries have already been resumed.
This was reported on the Facebook page of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, Ukrinform reports.
“As a result of a nighttime Shahed…
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Award-winning ‘king of the miniseries’ Richard Chamberlain dies aged 90
Veteran actor Richard Chamberlain has died at the age of 90 following complications from a stroke. His lifelong partner, Martin Rabbett, said ‘Richard is with the angels now.’
American actor Richard Chamberlain has died at age 90 after complications following a stroke,…
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European security system “impossible without Ukraine,” says Lithuanian MEP
European defense alliance is impossible without Ukraine, as Kyiv has become its most strategic and reliable partner, says Member of the European Parliament from Lithuania Petras Auštrevičius, Espreso reports.
Since the start of the Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine in 2022, Lithuania has…Continue Reading
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Stubb pushes ceasefire deadline as Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Russian oil if bloodshed in Ukraine does not stop
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has proposed setting a deadline for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, adding that he discussed starting a truce on 29 March with US President Donald Trump, Yle has reported.
This comes as US President Donald Trump has been pushing for peace talks between Moscow…Continue Reading