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Tens of thousands protested in Tirana against plans for a luxury tourist resort linked to the Trump family, marking 35 consecutive days of demonstrations. Initially an environmental campaign, dissatisfaction has expanded to anti-government sentiment, demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation amid accusations of corruption and ecological threats.
Thousands protested across France following the rape and murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, demanding urgent government action against sexual violence. Criticism centred on systemic failures in the justice system, with Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin pledging to review 70,000 unresolved child abuse cases by mid-July.
The Italian government has raised alarms after 80 vials of fentanyl were stolen from Rome’s Israelitic Hospital, enough for 20,000 doses for illicit use. Prosecutors in Rome have launched an investigation into the theft, while health authorities prepare to enhance checks on fentanyl management in medical facilities.
The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
Missak Manouchian, an Armenian genocide survivor who went on to become a French Resistance hero, will enter France’s Panth?on mausoleum of revered historical figures next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a statement Sunday.
A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it “very strong” amid reports of damage to buildings.
French police used tear gas on Saturday as they clashed with protesters seeking to stop construction of a new high-speed train line between France and neighbouring Italy which opponents argue will wreck the sensitive Alpine environment.
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the EU’s recent decision to be the first to regulate artificial intelligence. Some parties, however, were not completely happy with the final compromise.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for a “rapid end to the institutional political vacuum in Lebanon”, the Elysee said on Friday.
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