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A fabricated video circulating on X falsely links a stolen Cézanne painting to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s office. The Ukrainian presidency denied these claims, asserting the artwork has never adorned the office. The video is part of a pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign, utilising manipulated media for misleading narratives.
A letter circulating in the European Parliament raises concerns over potential abuses of quota allocation in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement. The document highlights risks of concentration among major South American agricultural firms, urging stricter control mechanisms as the agreement enters force on 1 May.
High Representative Kaja Kallas has condemned the misuse of vetoes within the European Union, asserting it undermines democratic integrity. Reflecting on Viktor Orbán’s tenure, she emphasised the need for collective decision-making, urging reforms to enhance the EU’s effectiveness amid geopolitical challenges.
At least one person has died and more than a million households were left without electricity in France on Thursday morning as Storm Ciaran struck western Europe overnight, bringing some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades.
France has placed three departments in western France on red alert as Storm Ciaran is expected to hit the country’s northwest on Wednesday evening and warned residents in the departments concerned to avoid any travel overnight.
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday, aiming to boost France’s profile in a region where Russia, China, Turkey and Europe are all jostling for influence.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday his government plans to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution to make them “irreversible”.
It occurred in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Barcelona.
Thousands of demonstrators protested in Paris on Saturday in a banned march in “support of the Palestinian people” AFP correspondents saw.
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