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President Emmanuel Macron has reminded European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that France still considers an EU trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc “unacceptable,” his office said on Thursday, December 5. France is strongly opposed to the EU signing off on the deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, saying French farmers would face unfair competition undercutting their livelihoods. “The project of an agreement between the EU and Mercosur is unacceptable in its current state,” Macron told von der Leyen. “We continue to tirelessly defend our agricultural sovereignty,” the Elysée said on X. Von der Leyen had earlier…

When the former Minister of Transport José Luis Ábalos is asked if he hides a fortune abroad due to the collection of illegal commissions, as investigated by the Civil Guard, the current deputy of the Mixed Group denies it: “I find the question very funny. I have no money, no assets or anything. Neither directly nor through third parties,” the one who was until 2021 one of the heavyweights of the PSOE and the Government of Pedro Sánchez responds by telephone to EL PAÍS.The investigation of Delorme casean alleged corrupt network that colonized the Ministry of Transport that he directed…

The Santa María is right now the only ship deployed in the area as part of ‘operation Atalanta’ Read A Spanish frigate monitors a Chinese fishing vessel attacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean

The FDP parliamentary group has proposed a motion in the Bundestag that would call on the federal government to deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) rejects this. See this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Bundestag – MPs debate delivery of Taurus cruise missiles – video

My mother, my brother and I were gamblers: 24 scratch cards were our joint Advent calendar, 24 times a day we scratched coins across the cardboard, 24 times we hoped for the big money. Scratch cards as an Advent calendar: hope every time, but almost always be disappointed

Investigators probing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder uncovered key leads Thursday, including a suspect’s possible New York trip from Atlanta and ammunition marked “deny, defend, depose.” The phrase, linked to insurance critics, was written in marker, officials revealed anonymously. New clues emerge as hunt for US healthcare CEO killer continues

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov makes his first visit to the EU since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. His appearance at a meeting of the OSCE in Malta is a story of controversy. A war of words: Lavrov's visit to Malta

On 8 December, the day of Sant’Ambrogio, the largest ski area in the world turns 50. The Dolomiti Superski, around the Sella Group between Alto Adige, Veneto and Trentino, was born at the end of 1974 at the table of a hotel in Corvara, in Val Badia. Sandro Lazzari: “That pact born at the table, so 50 years ago we created the grand ski tour” https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/06/news/sci_alpi_sandro_lazzari_superski_dolomiti-423826518/?rss

  Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop more than 200 points and S&P 500 retreat from a record high. Traders in Asia assessed household spending data out of Japan that fell 1.3% in October year-over-year, slower than the 2.6% decline expected by economists polled by Reuters. On a monthly basis, spending grew 2.9% in October compared to September, beating expectations of a 0.4%. Investors also await India’s interest rate decision on Friday. The Reserve Bank of India is expected to hold its key policy rate at 6.50% after the country’s retail inflation surged…

South Korea’s ruling party chief says it is necessary to suspend the constitutional powers of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The comments by People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hun on Friday suggest that his party would change its earlier opposition to the impeachment of president Yoon over his imposition of martial law this week. Opposition parties parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Mr Yoon’s impeachment on Saturday, calling his short-lived martial law declaration “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup”. But they need support from some ruling party members to get the two-thirds majority needed to pass the impeachment motion.…