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The scene of the representation of the pain and fury of a president, that was Congress. He carries a backpack of cobblestones from the TS and his wife ‘is’ one more in the leadership of the PSOE. Read Five days of April, three days of Numancia

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Biden-gathers-with-Hunter-Biden-and-family-members-in-Delaware.jpg” />He has repeatedly promised not to do it – but on Thanksgiving weekend, Joe Biden claims to have spontaneously decided to pardon his son. He was about to be sentenced for making false statements during a gun purchase and for tax evasion. The president now sees this as a politically driven miscarriage of justice.US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday evening (local time), sparing him a possible prison sentence for weapons and tax offenses. Joe Biden is breaking his earlier promise not to use presidential powers to benefit his family members. The Democratic president had previously…

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The United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom have all called for de-escalation in Syria, where rebels have marched on government-controlled areas in the past few days, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long conflict. An alliance of Syrian rebel factions led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) reportedly seized control of Aleppo over the weekend. Syrian President Bashar Assad announced a counteroffensive, launching airstrikes with the help of allies. Syrian and Russian airstrikes on the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 25 people, the opposition-run rescue service White Helmets, said early on Monday. Assad’s army also…

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“The head of the crown-wearer lies restless,” says Shakespeare’s Henry IV. While waiting for the official reopening of the Parisian cathedral, scheduled for next December 7th, we remember the coronation which took place at Notre-Dame exactly 220 years ago, on December 2nd 1804. That morning Napoleon woke up early in the Tuileries and with the his Josephine reached the church in a carriage pulled by eight bay horses. Waiting outside, there were thousands of people, who had already taken their seats since the night. A large air balloon, decorated with the imperial insignia and thousands of candles, was launched in…

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France has fervently opposed the free trade agreement between the EU and five South American nations. ADVERTISEMENTAfter decades of negotiations, the Mercosur treaty continues to stir up controversy. Hundreds of farmers have been protesting for the past weeks in France and other European countries against the free trade agreement between the EU and the South American bloc comprising of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia (also known as Mercosur). Euronews looked into why the Mercosur treaty is so controversial and whether opposing countries, such as France, can block the deal. What is the Mercosur treaty?It is a free trade agreement…

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US President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, avoiding potential prison time for gun and tax convictions. The decision reverses Biden’s past pledge not to use presidential powers for family benefit. The move comes weeks before sentencing and amid President-elect Trump’s impending White House return. Hunter Biden was scheduled to be sentenced for his conviction on federal gun charges on 12 December. He was scheduled to be sentenced in the tax case four days later. In the statement, Joe Biden said that he had long maintained that he would “not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word…

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There are only 50 more frontline gardaí in place now compared to this time last year, despite recruitment campaigns, new figures show.The garda strength stands at 14,074, as at the end of October, including 11,178 rank and file gardaí.It marks a reduction on the previous month and continues the up-and-down trend throughout this year, with numbers struggling to push past the 14,000 mark.The latest figures, contained in the Garda Commissioner’s November report to the Policing Authority, compares to a garda strength of 13,940 in October 2023. This included 11,127 rank and file gardaí, which means there are only 51 more…

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