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As Russia’s Wagner group has made unverified claims of gains in Bakhmut, “one thing is for sure: the situation is very, very difficult for Ukrainian troops,” says FRANCE 24’s Emmanuel Chaze.

On one of the darkest days in English rugby history, France put on a clinic by running in seven tries in a record 53-10 humiliation of its cross-channel rival at Twickenham in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Three boats overcrowded with migrants were brought safely to Italian ports on Saturday, the coastguard said, as thousands of marchers remembered the victims of last month’s deadly shipwreck off Calabria’s coast.

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Moscow on Friday accused foreign countries of fomenting days of mass protests in Georgia, likening them to an attempted coup designed to sow tension on Russia’s borders.

Whether they’re islands, mountains or territories far from the mainland, such areas are considered by the EU to be regions with a strong natural geographical handicap. The EU’s cohesion policy, with its powerful budget, gives these regions substantial resources to help them try to catch up with metropolitan areas. The Europe Now team travels to the French overseas department of Guadeloupe to take a closer look.

“Our seas are of strategic importance,” Commissioner Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius said.

The Dutch decision will directly affect ASML, Europe’s largest technology company in terms of market capitalisation.

The new rules will make it easier for member states to inject subsidies into key green tech products such as solar panels, heat pumps and wind turbines.

Live Video from the shooting in Hamburg Germany. The shooting occurred at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Hamburg