Former German President Christian Wulff attended the commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.
Category: 3. Europe
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Ceremony commemorates 80th anniversary of Buchenwald camp liberation
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Serbia’s Vučić says country will get new government by Easter – POLITICO
The new PM, an endocrinologist with no political experience, will likely be in place until at least 2027, when Serbia holds simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections. Lawmakers have until April 18 to approve him, or risk setting the stage for an early election.
Vučić added he…
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Moment parachutist left dangling on stadium roof
Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match.
Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed safely on the pitch at the Stade de Toulouse, ahead of Sale’s Champions Cup tie against Toulouse, but their colleague went off course and was left…
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Le Pen calls embezzlement conviction a ‘witch hunt’ at Paris rally
Getty ImagesFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen has called a court ruling that bans her from running for office a “witch hunt”.
“I won’t give up,” she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.
On Monday she was…
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Le Pen’s ‘Save Democracy’ rally after guilty verdict falls short of expectations – POLITICO
During an aggressive speech to the crowd on Sunday, Le Pen again claimed that the verdict was politically motivated and that her fight was for “truth and justice.” Le Pen called the European Union’s anti-fraud unit, OLAF, a “totalitarian organism” and pinned the investigations into…
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Stadiums as modern cathedrals: How Fulham’s Craven Cottage is being transformed for all
It’s match day at Fulham and the fans are singing along to The Clash’s London Calling. “Cause London is drowning, I live by the river,” they belt out as the punk anthem reaches its chorus. The lyric is particularly apt as this famous Premier League club is on the banks of…
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Elon Musk says he hopes for ‘free trade zone’ between Europe and the US
US President Donald Trump’s billionaire advisor Elon Musk said on Saturday he hopes in the US and Europe could eventually establish “a very close, stronger partnership” and reach a “zero-tariff zone situation.”
Musk was speaking via video link the party congress of Italian…
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US officials: Trump has been flooded with requests for trade talks
Trump administration officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s massive tariff action last week, saying it has triggered a flood of requests for negotiations from countries hit by the sweeping new duties.
“We’ve got 50 countries that are burning the phone lines into the White…
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Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg
Less than two weeks before the start of a landmark antitrust trial against tech giant Meta, the growing relationship between President Donald Trump and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is stoking fears in Washington that the White House could pull the plug on the whole case.
The trial, scheduled for…
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Europe has a 'real opportunity' to take in Americans fleeing Trump. Is it ready for a 'brain drain'?
Financial experts are seeing a spike in affluent working Americans looking to resettle in Europe. They say it’s time for Europe to prepare for their arrival.
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