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Dès lors, comment ne pas y croire ? Le 23 juin, Bardella, aussi président du parti et promis pour Matignon, évoque dans la presse son futur gouvernement. Le lendemain, il disserte sur sa vision de la cohabitation, comme sa patronne la donnera deux jours plus tard, après consultation de constitutionnalistes. Les cerveaux lepénistes cogitent aussi sur leur stratégie dans le cas où ils n’obtiendraient qu’une majorité relative. Et les résultats du premier tour les confortent : avec 33,14% des voix, le mouvement à la flamme peut sereinement espérer faire élire plus de 289 députés. Mais le “front républicain” se réactive…

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The probe in France comes as international pressure grows on Israel to increase the flow of aid into Gaza amid fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Israel’s months-long bombing campaign and blockade has severely restricted access to food, water and medicine for civilians in the Palestinian enclave. The Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza says more than 54,000 people have died in the conflict. | Haitham Imad/EPA While Israel has framed its actions as legitimate self-defense following the militant group Hamas’ terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023, international organizations and rights groups have accused Israel of committing war crimes during the…

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Italians will begin voting on Sunday in a referendum on whether to relax citizenship laws, but there are fears that turnout will be so low that it will invalidate the result.The two-day referendum, ending on Monday, will also ask voters if they agree with reversing a decade-old liberalisation of the labour market.The labour market questions aim to make it more difficult to dismiss some employees and increase compensation for workers who are made redundant by small businesses, reversing a law passed by a Democratic Party (PD) government around a decade ago.But it’s the question about citizenship which has attracted the most…

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Published on 06/06/2025 – 17:23 GMT+2The trial of three former top executives from French video game giant Ubisoft – the maker of games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry – took place this week in Bobigny, France.  Serge Hascoët, Thomas François and Guillaume Patrux appeared before the Bobigny criminal court on charges of psychological abuse, sexual harassment and attempted sexual assault. The prosecutor called for suspended prison sentences of up to three years and fines for all three, describing the accusations as “extremely serious”. The public prosecutor’s office requested an 18-month suspended prison sentence and a €45,000 fine against the company’s former No. 2,…

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Patients taking weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic have an increased risk of developing a rare eye condition that could lead to loss of vision, a European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee announced Friday. The EMA’s drug safety committee (PRAC) launched a review of medicines containing semaglutide — a GLP-1 agonist and the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus — in January, following concerns that the drugs could lead to an increased risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). NAION is a disorder caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve in the eye,…

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By&nbspGerald Imray&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 06/06/2025 – 17:03 GMT+2Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the iconic endangered species from poaching.They hoped the drastic action was working, but evidence was scarce.Now, a study published Thursday in the academic journal Science has found that dehorning rhinos has led to a large reduction in poaching in game reserves in and around the Kruger National Park in northern South Africa. The area is home to 25 per cent of the world’s rhinos…

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The European External Action Service (EEAS) has been tasked with looking at the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel, which enshrines respect for human rights and democratic principles as “an essential element” underpinning cooperation between the two. A broad coalition of 17 EU member countries, led by the Netherlands, pushed for the review — which will be presented at a meeting of foreign affairs ministers on June 23. Four diplomats, granted anonymity to speak frankly about the process, said pressure is growing on the European Commission to bring forward proposals that would see ties in areas like trade downgraded if Israel…

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A new YouGov study shows that the favourability towards Israel in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Italy is at or near its lowest level in Western Europe since 2016. The research interviewed 8,625 people from these six key Western European countries between November 2016 and May 2025. Net favourability towards Israel in Germany (-44), France (-48), and Denmark (-54) has reached its lowest level since YouGov started tracking in 2016, while public sentiment in Italy (-52) and Spain (-55) are likewise at their lowest or joint lowest levels, despite a shorter timespan from 2021 onwards.A number of Europeans across…

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Hollywood heavyweights Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have become co-owners of the Australia SailGP team.The Deadpool & Wolverine stars joined driver and CEO Tom Slingsby on Thursday in leading the team’s rebrand after several successful seasons, winning three championships in its four seasons.The team will be called the BONDS Flying Roos, with the Australian underwear company BONDS as its title partner.“We’re incredibly excited to set sail together in this new adventure,” Reynolds and Jackman said in a joint statement released through SailGP.”Hugh brings a deep love for and pride in his home country, as well as being an avid fan…

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