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Emmanuel Macron in the nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, November 29, 2024. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP “We did it”: On Friday, November 29, Emmanuel Macron was so moved by the success of his gamble that he couldn’t wait any longer. A week before the grand ceremony scheduled for December 7 to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, to which some 100 heads of state will be invited, the French president savored, almost on his own, the results of the huge work undertaken by craftsmen, artisans, carpenters, master glassmakers, rope makers and other experts in historic monuments to restore the architectural jewel,…

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks. Kushner “is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump said on his Truth Social website, adding that Jared “worked closely with me in the White House.” The choice is in keeping with Trump’s pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty. Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and…

Applause for the former senior socialist officials convicted by the ERE and acquitted by the Constitutional CourtThe president of the 41st Federal Congress of the PSOE and general secretary of the Andalusian socialists, Juan Espadas, began his speech by giving “special thanks” to some of the former senior officials of the Andalusian Junta who were convicted in the sentencing of the political piece of the ERE and that this summer were partially acquitted by the Constitutional Court, the former Andalusian presidents Manuel Chaves and José Antonio Griñán, the former Ministers of the Treasury, Magdalena Álvarez and Carmen Martínez Aguayo, and…

On Thursday the mandate of Manuel Marchena, president of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court, who refused to direct the CGPJ, expires. Read The farewell of the judge who said ‘no’ to being a "instrument" of PP-PSOE and sentence the ‘process’: "A mistake was a catastrophe"

The Federal Police FBI is considered one of the most powerful investigative agencies in the world, not least because of countless Hollywood films and series. But in the worldview of Trump supporters, at least since the investigations against Donald Trump, the FBI has also represented a political police force – regardless of the facts. Now Trump is announcing that he will appoint a hardliner as FBI director. Kash Patel is not supposed to make the authority more powerful, but rather weaken it. The future man at the top has declared that he wants to take action against journalists with the…

The head of the US Federal Police FBI is being reappointed: Donald Trump nominates his loyal Kash Patel for the office. He recently made people sit up and take notice with threats against officials and journalists. FBI: Kash Patel is to head the US Federal Police under Donald Trump

UK EuroMillions player claims £177m jackpot in third-biggest National Lottery win A UK ticket-holder is set to become the third-biggest National Lottery winner of all time after claiming a £177m jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw. Ticket-holders were urged to check their numbers from the draw a second time after an error led to the publication of the wrong winning numbers online. Actual winning numbers Hours later, the Press Association news agency sent out a correction after it turned out an extra number had been added by mistake. The actual winning numbers were 07, 11, 25, 31 and 40, with Lucky…

The Official State Gazette (BOE) publishes this Saturday the order of the Ministry of Finance that contemplates a 25% reduction in the Personal Income Tax (IRPF) for the self-employed affected by the DANA who pay taxes through the system of self taxation. Spanish farmers get a lifeline The Ministry of Finance explained that this measure will allow an average saving of almost 400 euros to more than 22,600 taxpayers who pay taxes under this system, which usually includes farmers, ranchers, professionals in the agri-food sector, the transport sector and professionals in the retail trade activities. This order maintains, as a…

Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants as huge blast cuts off crucial water supplies to two plants, with fears much of the country could be left without power. Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants A canal in Kosovo feeding two power plants that generate most of the nation’s electricity has been damaged in an explosion, with the prime minister calling it a “terrorist attack” by neighbouring Serbia. The incident occurred on Friday near the town of Zubin Potok in the north of the country, about 16km (10 miles) from the…

The woman responsible for the ASL bribes in Bari remains in prison. “It’s not easy to pocket money… you can’t joke with money, you’ll go to jail…”: Connie Sciannimanico said this last June, speaking on the phone with a friend of hers. He was talking to friend about a colleague from the local health authority who had been transferred because he was suspected of having favoured entrepreneurs in exchange for money. Caught by a paper trail of money At the time, the health authority official did not know she was being watched nor did she imagine that she would be…