The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.
Category: 3. Europe
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Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
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The great Russian disconnect
Anton, a 44-year-old Russian soldier who heads a workshop responsible for repairing and supplying drones, was at his kitchen table when he learned last month that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had cut off access to Starlink terminals used by Russian forces. He scrambled for alternatives, but none offered…
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EU agrees on rollover of Russia sanctions – POLITICO
The EU’s sanctions list must be renewed twice a year with unanimous support from all 27 member states. More than 2,600 people and entities have been sanctioned.
The names that were removed were not disclosed. Slovakia had called for the removal of prominent tycoons Alisher Usmanov and…
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Anti-doping agency to consider barring Trump, US officials from Olympics – POLITICO
The World Anti-Doping Agency is weighing a rule change because the U.S. has refused to pay its dues to the agency since 2023, the Associated Press reported.
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Ghislaine Maxwell still seeking Trump pardon, her lawyer says
SAN DIEGO — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer on Friday acknowledged that she is continuing to seek a pardon from President Donald Trump in the wake of the release of the Epstein files.
The remarks from Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, came during an on-stage conversation at an American…
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US court blocks probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell
A federal judge has quashed the Justice Department’s criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Senate testimony regarding the central bank’s headquarters renovation, writing that the grand jury subpoenas were a “mere pretext” to pressure the Fed.
“There is abundant…
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Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school 'a deliberate attack' says mayor
Security had been increased at Jewish public institutions following an earlier incident in Rotterdam.
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Carney joins European leaders in criticizing US easing of Russian oil sanctions
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the leaders of Germany and Norway on Friday in criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil, exposing a public split between Washington and key NATO allies.
At a joint press conference in Bardufoss,…
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France offers to broker Israel-Lebanon talks – POLITICO
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that Lebanon was ready to “engage in direct talks” with Israel, offering to host the two sides in Paris for negotiations.
“The Lebanese government has signaled its willingness to engage in direct talks with…
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US embassy in Baghdad hit by missile – POLITICO
Agence France-Presse reported the damage had been caused by a drone strike, not a missile.
Several videos, circulated by the AP and the BBC, show pillars of smoke rising from inside the facility.
Saturday’s strike in Baghdad came after a drone attack in northern Iraq on Thursday…
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