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      Germany’s choice of new chancellor confirmed

      Germany’s so-called traffic light coalition has unveiled its plan to form a government eight weeks after the federal election, with former finance...
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      Italy makes vax pass mandatory for teachers,...

      Italy has expanded its list of ordinary activities which will now require proof of vaccination or negative Covid status, as anger over the...
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      French Constitutional Court rules health pass,...

      France’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the new law that makes the coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public, and vaccination...
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      France slams ‘discriminatory’ UK quarantine rules...

      Paris has slammed the UK’s decision to maintain quarantine measures for travelers from France, arguing that it is “discriminatory,” as double-jabbed...
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      French parliament approves bill forcing...

      The French parliament has approved a bill to further tighten requirements for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations and health passes in response to the...
      The Russian Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying ship ‘Akademik Tscherski’ moored at the port of Mukran on the island of Ruegen, Germany - Copyright Jens Buettner/AP

      Nord Stream 2: Ukraine and Poland slam deal to...

      But the pipeline is almost completed and has had the staunch support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel throughout the process.
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      Covid-19 Vaccine Passport System Gets First Test...

      EU’s digital health certificate comes as airlines hope for summer travel recovery
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      France elections: Far-right National Rally loses...

      France's far-right National Rally (RN) have failed to win their first ever region, as results from the second round of regional elections come in.
      The British prime minister, Boris Johnson (right), poses with the US president, Joe Biden, in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, on Thursday. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex

      Boris Johnson hails UK’s ‘indestructible...

      PM seeks to underline closeness of two nations despite Joe Biden’s concerns over Northern Ireland
      US President Joe Biden waves upon arrival at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, Cornwall, Britain June 9, 2021. © Phil Noble, Reuters

      Biden lands in UK with message for Johnson: Defuse...

      U.S. President Joe Biden will bring a grave Brexit warning to his first meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Prevent a row with the...
      French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference on the second day of an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2021. © Reuters / John Thys

      Sanctions against Russia just aren't working, says...

      France's President Emmanuel Macron has called on the EU to re-evaluate its foreign policy approach to Russia, arguing that the bloc's current strategy...
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      ​Harry blasts royals for ‘total neglect’ ​

      In a new attack on his father, Prince Harry claims that Prince Charles said he and his brother William should expect to ‘suffer’.
      Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn at a news conference in Kaslik, Lebanon, on September 29, 2020. Thursday's ruling came in a case in which Ghosn sought to have his 2018 sacking from Nissan-Mitsubishi overturned and demanded €15 million in compensa

      Dutch court orders former Nissan chief Ghosn to...

      A Dutch court on Thursday ordered fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn to repay nearly 5 million euros in salary to an Amsterdam-based...
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      Brexit: Tensions overshadow EU vote on UK trade...

      The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal - a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues.
      In this file photo taken on June 24, 2019 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing at a court in Moscow. © Vasily Maximov, AFP

      Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to end...

      Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would begin gradually ending a hunger strike that he declared in prison on March 31 to...
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      Russia’s president menaces his people and...

      The West should raise the cost of his malign behaviour
      A man receives the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Chicago, Illinois on April 6, 2021. © Kamil Krzaczynski, AFP

      EU agency says benefits of Johnson & Johnson...

      Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a “possible link” between the Johnson & Johnson...
      Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has shown her ability to save the royals from a crisis. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

      ENGULFED BY DRAMA: Kate’s very public power move...

      Prince Philip’s funeral saw the Duchess of Cambridge assume a powerful new position in the royal household.
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      Meghan and Archie have been cut out of royal...

      Two previously unseen shots of the royal family have been released – but two members of the family are conspicuously missing.
      Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Edward, Earl Of Wessex talking on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

      Prince Philip promised his Duke of Edinburgh title...

      The Duke of Edinburgh title was promised to Prince Edward but is reportedly going to Prince Charles.
      A woman makes her way in the departures area of the Terminal 2E at Charles-de-Gaulle airport north of Paris amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on April 2, 2021. © Christian Hartmann, Reuters

      France suspends all Brazil flights over Covid-19...

      France is suspending all flights to and from Brazil to curb the spread of a new Covid-19 variant found in the South American country, Prime Minister...
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