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French President Emmanuel Macron vowed this week to tackle the country’s growing infertility problem as part of efforts to revive the country’s sluggish birth rate, describing the subject of infertility as “the taboo of the century”. More than three million people in France are said to suffer from the condition, making it a major public health issue – but one that has never been treated as such.

It’s been described as a bombshell moment. The upper echelons of Sweden’s government and defence forces last week shocked the nation by explicitly warning that war might come to Sweden, and that each and every Swede should prepare themselves. While some have taken the warning seriously and flocked to the stores to stock up on fuel and survival kits, others have accused the country’s leaders of fear-mongering.

This means Russia could use warships to deter any UK trawlers.

Court documents specify new charges set against McCann disappearance suspect Christian Brueckner.

‘I’ll go to work and won’t come home. He will come and kill me.’

The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at a private hospital for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday. The former Kate Middleton is expected to return to public duties after Easter, the palace said. The 42-year-old future queen was admitted to The London Clinic on Tuesday.

Five people were injured by the boiling water as it burst into the sky.

This is the biggest protest in Russia since Putin invaded Ukraine.

France’s controversial new culture minister, Rachida Dati on Wednesday said she plans to run for Paris mayor in 2026, only days after joining President Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled government. Dati’s arrival was the biggest surprise in last week’s cabinet shake-up that saw 34-year-old Gabriel Attal take over as prime minister.

In a high-stakes discussion at Ukraine House in Davos, Ukrainian MP Yehor Cherniev warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may not wait for a conclusive victory in Ukraine before launching a potentially ominous attack on other European nations.