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The French government sought to play down a fresh row with Italy over migration on Friday, saying Paris was not looking to “ostracise” its EU partner and its prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.

Speaking to Euronews, Remus Li-Kuo Chen predicted “devastating and catastrophic repercussions” if the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is altered.

At least eight people were killed and 13 injured in a drive-by shooting near Belgrade late Thursday, state-run media reported, a day after nine people were shot dead at an elementary school in the Serbian capital.

European Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni told the Brussels Economic Forum on Thursday that Europe’s “social model proved to be effective” through the pandemic and must be kept despite the economic challenges facing the bloc.

The exact target to their planned terror attack has not yet been determined.

Italy’s foreign minister cancelled a trip to Paris Thursday after a French minister criticised Rome’s migration policy, in a fresh spat over the contentious issue between the two nations.

Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Vladimir Putin to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court. The Ukrainian President made the comments during an unaccounced visit to The Hague today, nearly two months after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader. Zelensky went on to say a special court should be opened, spesifically to investigate and prosecute Russian crimes in Ukraine. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.

Police launch an operation involving 1,000 police officers to target the Italian Mafia – Today’s EU News Briefing

Spanish start-up PLD Space is set to fire its small Miura-1 rocket from the Andalusian coast by the end of May – a first in Spain, but only an initial step. It will be the first private reusable rocket manufactured in Europe to compete with the many other such initiatives around the world.

With just a few days to go before King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday May 6, everyone is wondering what exactly will be happening on the big day. Our international affairs editor and royal watcher Philip Turle tells us what to expect, including who is slated to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony. We also find out what events are planned for the rest of the bank holiday weekend in the UK.