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At least half of Emmanuel Macron’s ministers are reportedly millionaires while a quarter are in the top one per cent of French society.

Ukraine’s military chief said Saturday he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka after battling with Russian forces for four months.

Tories claimed migration is good for the economy, yet after the largest wave of immigration to Britain ever, the economy is contracting. Mystifying.

During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the Biden administration has gotten Europe “to step up and do more” on the Russia-Ukraine war. Co-host Steve Inskeep asked, [relevant exchange

An alternative take on the He Gets Us ad that ran during the Super Bowl has gone viral and continues to grow. What’s different about this ad? In this version, the sinners change their ways.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Narcissism, has had her podcast demoted from Spotify to some company in Minnesota.

Asked if the illness could bring his family back together, Harry said “Yeah, I’m sure.”

Ukraine is signing bilateral defence deals with France and Germany on Friday, cited as creating a “NATO light” by the press. 

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who reportedly died under murky circumstances in a brutal prison camp at the age of 47 on Friday, was a fierce critic of strongman Vladimir Putin and the corruption of the Russian elite.

A human body was found inside the charred remains of a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers.

The Russian government claimed on Friday that it had launched a “procedural investigation” into the announced death of Alexei Navalny, a longtime opponent of strongman Vladimir Putin’s regime and his political prisoner since 2021.

Movie tough guy and Rocky IV villain Dolph Lundgren and his new wife, Emma Krokdal, announced that they have become naturalized American citizens after their marriage.

Russian prison service says Alexi Navalny “fainted and died quickly”, his death already being called a “political assassination”. 

Unsavoury episodes evidently haven’t been enough to put voters off handing Labour two thumping by-election victories overnight.

Psssst. Wanna’ buy a new electric vehicle (EV)? No, me neither, but some people do and they’re being greeted by desperate car dealers willing to slash prices by anything up to a quarter in an effort to shift stock.

Spike in antisemitism “inspired” by Hamas, the Community Security Trust has said as they reveal the highest numbers they’ve ever recorded. 

Rennes (France) – A woman has accused French screen legend Gerard Depardieu of allegedly sexually assaulting her during a 2014 film shoot, according to the police complaint and a newspaper report.

New York – Rod Stewart, the singer whose hits include “Maggie May,” is the latest artist to sell the rights to his music, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to start a new tour in Latin America next week, including scheduled visits to Cuba and Venezuela before heading to Brazil for a G20 foreign minister meeting, the Russian state-run TASS news agency announced on Wednesday.

Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See has lambasted Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin for his “deplorable” criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza.

European lawmakers need to level with the public about the economic costs of the green transition, the head of Belgium’s central bank said.

Impartiality questions have been raised over “Israeli terrorist” post-‘liking’ UK judge who let off terror-convicted Palestine protesters. 

China’s TikTok claims it is expanding its initiatives to combat misinformation and covert influence campaigns leading up to the European Parliament elections in June.

Music icon Adele has been taking heat from fans due to her European tour’s exorbitant ticket prices crossing over $1,000. 

ROME — Robin DiAngelo, the woke white author of White Fragility, has called Michelangelo’s painting of the creation of man in the Sistine Chapel an icon of “white supremacy.”

Parliament is to vote to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition.

Mayor Khan’s rebranding sees London’s Overground metro lines named for political ideas, social issues, and migration.

Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles at a broad area of Ukraine early Thursday, hitting multiple regions hours after a midnight strike.

French populist parties are on pace to see record support in the EU Parliament elections and deal a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron.

A man was arrested by French police Monday after he attacked a Jewish man from behind in the French capital and stabbed the victim six times.

In a move of desperation, the UK is planning to pay influencers on TikTok to try to persuade migrants from entering the country illegally.

That slightly over half of NATO members are meeting their treaty obligations is a subject for celebration shows how far it still has to go. 

Putin allows authorities to confiscate money, valuables and assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information”.

A carnival in Spain has been accused of promoting paedophilia as young girls were dressed in high heels, stockings, and nipple covers.

Russia lost more tanks than it had at the start of the war, but can regenerate from reserves for several more years, think tank warns.

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday called for Republican Senate leaders who voted for the Ukraine aid bill to be replaced, after the Senate voted to pass the $95 billion bill that contained $61 billion for the Ukraine War.