This week’s trial is the first time one of the more than 20 accusations of misconduct against Depardieu has reached court.
Category: 3. Europe
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Accuser tells court actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom, breasts on film set
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EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2
Countries in the European Union are likely to face a flat, double-digit tariff on all goods as part of the “reciprocal” tariffs President Donald Trump has promised to unveil on April 2.
The final tariff rate is still fluid, according to three diplomats, who were briefed on European trade…
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Trump’s deal with Putin faces European reality check – POLITICO
Now, the European Union is seeking clarity on what is being offered up at the talks behind its back, particularly given decisions over sanctions on the Belgium-based international payments service SWIFT and on Russia’s shadow fleet — ships Moscow uses to circumvent sanctions and maintain…
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Trapped in an ‘AI labyrinth’: One company’s plan to stop to bots scraping content for AI training
“We wanted to create a new way to thwart these unwanted bots, without letting them know,” Cloudfare said of its “honeypot” for web crawlers.
How can we stop artificial intelligence (AI) from stealing our content? US-based web services provider Cloudflare says it has…
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Four US soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have died, NATO chief says
A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, would say only that the four soldiers were involved in a training accident.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has that four US soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania have died, but said he did not yet…
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Sinn Féin demands resignation of Ireland’s parliament speaker – POLITICO
But Martin did — and vowed not to let Sinn Féin get its way.
“You’ve created a new precedent,” he told McDonald. “We’re now in a new position where, if you successfully barrack and intimidate people enough, you will get your way. And we can’t allow that (to) happen.”
He…
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Labour’s welfare reform headache is now a migraine – POLITICO
An extra 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be living in “relative poverty” by 2030 as a result of the plans, the Department for Work and Pensions’ own impact assessment said — although it stressed the figures don’t take into account the effect of the government’s…
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What is Signal and should US officials have used it to share Yemen air strike plans?
The Trump administration has downplayed the security breach, dismissing it as the ‘only glitch in two months.’
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7 takeaways from the UK spring statement – POLITICO
This is partly because the OBR has measured Labour’s flagship piece of deregulation — planning reform. The watchdog believes this will add 170,000 homes on its own and lift GDP 0.2 percent (£6.8 billion) in 2029/30. Reeves called it the “biggest positive growth impact” of its kind…
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Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start
SPUTNIK/KRE/EPA-EFEA Russian navy vessel in the Black Sea (file photo) Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine.
Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the…
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