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St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated for centuries in Ireland on 17 March, as a day of Irish heritage and culture, usually with parades, green clothes and Irish music and dance. However, the day is also widely celebrated outside the Emerald Isle, in global cities like Chicago, New York, London and more. From multi-day open-air festivals to street parties, green lighting installations and a vast range of Irish fare, these celebrations rival Dublin’s festivities, attracting thousands of people every year. Below are some of the best European cities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in. Dublin: The original St. Patrick’s Day…

European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to prepare this week’s EU summit — with discussions ranging from Ukraine and the war in Iran to the bloc’s next long-term budget and competitiveness. But there is also motion on enlargement. Ukraine and Moldova are receiving the remaining negotiating clusters in their EU accession talks, while Montenegro is set to provisionally close another chapter. Meanwhile the war with Iran is already testing transatlantic unity. After Donald Trump urged allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, EU foreign ministers made clear they have no intention of sending warships there, with several capitals warning…

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“I hope that we will treat one another with the necessary respect within the alliance,” Merz added, in an apparent rebuke to Trump’s grousing. Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went even further, stressing his country would not give in to “blackmail” from Washington. “Don’t ask us” to send troops, Bettel told reporters in Brussels. Not Europe’s war U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker on Monday reiterated Trump’s call for allies to support the war in Iran, given they import limited volumes of oil from the Gulf region. “Ultimately that security of the Strait of Hormuz is in their interest,”…

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“We have decided to merge our lists because a majority of Parisians want change,” Bournazel said in an interview with French public television Monday. Bournazel also announced that he was withdrawing from Parisian politics, and would not be included on the alliance list or sit on the next city council. Grégoire’s position is complicated by political divisions on the left. Hard-left candidate for Paris mayor Sophia Chikirou said Monday she would not withdraw after Grégoire declined her offer to merge their lists in the second round. Grégoire said he was “not really surprised” by the alliance between Bournazel and Dati,…

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