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Eurocontrol’s latest report highlights rising late flights across European airports as summer approaches, with total air traffic now at 100.2% of pre-pandemic levels. Notably, Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport recorded a 49% on-time departure rate, the lowest in Europe, prompting urgent calls for improved traffic management.
An Italian arms dealer has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting over $540,000 worth of US ammunition to Russia via Kyrgyzstan, using Italian companies to bypass export controls. Manfred Gruber admitted to conspiracy charges, with sentencing pending in a New York court.
Marie-Clarisse and Milena, two chefs at the Cité Fertile in Paris, are transforming their culinary skills into successful catering businesses through Meet My Mama, a foodtech startup. The programme supports diverse women, empowering them to launch independent ventures and reshape their narratives in gastronomy.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as people joined anti-government protests in several cities over a harsh cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.
The German government on Friday warned the elderly, people with health conditions, pregnant women and parents with young children to seek out cool places amid forecasts for a sharp rise in temperatures over the weekend.
France on Saturday disputed “excessive” and “unfounded” remarks by a UN committee that raised racial profiling and excessive use of force by law enforcement during recent widespread rioting in the country.
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