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France says 'merci' as Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire
PARIS - The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its...
Dec 8, 20244 min read


Analysis-Italy's Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief was driven by fear...
Jul 21, 20243 min read


Spain's far-right Vox quits ECR to join Orban's new European Parliament group
MADRID - Spanish far-right party Vox said on Friday it would leave the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European...
Jul 6, 20242 min read


Italy's Meloni tells her party there is no room for fascism in its ranks
ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her Brothers of Italy party on Tuesday that it should expunge from its ranks anyone who...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the...
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Scholz confirms EU top jobs deal with von der Leyen as Commission chief
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that the European Parliament's three main centrist groups would back Ursula...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Italy's Meloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters' wishes
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised on Wednesday plans to share out the top jobs in EU institutions, saying they...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


G7 agrees loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy -Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of...
Jun 13, 20243 min read


Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes By Crispian Balmer
ROME -Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
NAIROBI - Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour,...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Explainer-How does Italy's migration deal with Albania work?
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania on Wednesday, where her government plans to build reception camps to house...
Jun 8, 20243 min read


Danish PM Frederiksen suffered light whiplash after assault, her office says
COPENHAGEN -Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has suffered a light whiplash injury after she was assaulted by a man in central...
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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