One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.
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Five injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow
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Student death puts French far-left under pressure
Quentin Deranque, 23, died on Saturday after being beaten up on the street by a group of young men.
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Likely French presidential candidate Mélenchon under fire after activist beaten to death – POLITICO
Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said France Unbowed had a “moral responsibility” for fostering a “climate of violence.”
During a meeting Sunday in support of a local candidate in Montpellier, Mélenchon expressed “empathy for the family of young Quentin” and said that…
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EU to send commissioner for Mediterranean to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting – POLITICO
The initiative, chaired by Trump, is designed to oversee Gaza’s demilitarization and reconstruction under a U.N.-endorsed ceasefire framework.
Another Commission spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni, said the EU still has “a number of questions” about elements of the Board’s charter,…
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Kremlin denies Russia poisoned Navalny with frog toxin – POLITICO
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last weekend, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said analyses of samples from Navalny’s body detected epibatidine, a highly toxic substance derived from the poison of South American dart frogs.
“Given the…
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Berlin urges Paris to boost defense spending by cutting other costs – POLITICO
“[Macron] repeatedly and correctly speaks of our pursuit of European sovereignty,” Wadephul told German public radio in an interview on Mondayo. “Anyone who talks about this must act accordingly in their own country. Unfortunately, efforts in the French Republic have so far been…
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Navalny's mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding
On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not “simply die in prison”.
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Newsom signs California-UK clean energy pact – POLITICO
The pact will enable better access for U.K. firms including Octopus Energy — the country’s biggest energy supplier — to California’s market, the U.K.’s Energy Security and Net Zero Department said.
It will also underpin collaboration between British and Californian research…
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Keir Starmer says UK must ‘tackle’ social media infinite scrolling – POLITICO
Starmer said that “there will be action coming out of this consultation,” even if that’s not an outright ban, and suggested that specific features including infinite scrolling and autoplay could be targeted.
“Some of the addictive features on social media that mean you never stop…
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UK needs to go faster on defense spending – POLITICO
Asked about the BBC report, Starmer told journalists: “Over the weekend, I was making the argument at the Munich Security Conference that we, the U.K. and Europe, need to step up when it comes to defense and security.”
He added: “That means on defense spending, we need to go…
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