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Foreign interference is “something we must take into account, and that we do take into account, since in making an assessment of this type of acts that have taken place in the Paris area since October 2023, we have nine cases,” Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told BFMTV on Friday. “It started with the blue Stars of David,” Beccuau said, referring to an incident that saw the symbols daubed on building walls in the French capitals’s 14th district in October 2023 — and was later linked to pro-Russian interference. “Then came the ‘red hands,’ then splashes of green paint,” she said…
It’s spiralling out of control. The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk was just the latest in a surge of politically motivated violence in the United States. US President Donald Trump touched upon this in his video statement, but he only listed attacks against right-wing targets. The problem reaches much deeper. Since the two assassination attempts against Trump himself in the summer of 2024, we’ve seen the killing of a health care executive in New York; attacks on Democratic National Committee buildings in Arizona and the Republican Party headquarters in New Mexico. There was the firebombing of the home of the…
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By Euronews with AP Published on 12/09/2025 – 14:34 GMT+2 After a lifetime of spurning would-be business suitors, the late Italian designer Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell a 15% minority stake in his vast fashion empire within 18 months, according to his business will posted online on Friday by the Italian daily La Repubblica. He also demanded that this stake should be sold to either the French conglomerate LVMH, the eyewear giant Essilor-Luxottica, the cosmetics company L’Oréal, or another group of “equal standing”. Later, the will said, an additional 30% to 54.9% stake should go to the same buyer between three…
De Wever — a Flemish nationalist politician — joins a growing chorus of critics, including Germany’s commissioner for culture, Wolfram Weimer, and Israel’s ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor. Both called the cancellation “antisemitic.” “Equally troubling is the unprecedented requirement that artists provide written statements of their political views,” De Wever added, referring to the organizers who said they had asked Shani to detail his stance on Israel’s war in Gaza, but he declined to answer. Contacted by POLITICO, a spokesperson for the festival declined to comment on De Wever’s statement. Festival organizers previously said the cancellation was “in no way motivated…
A Greek abbot accused of attempting to illegally sell church relics for €200,000 has claimed they were his grandmother’s, presenting his defence during a marathon pre-trial hearing on Thursday. The abbot, from the Mega Spilaio monastery in the Peloponnese, and five other suspected accomplices were arrested on Monday, following an investigation by Greek police. The suspects, who are being held in custody while awaiting trial, are accused of forming, directing and joining a criminal organisation. The other charges they face also include embezzlement. The six have denied all the charges against them. Police said the network attempted to sell 17…
On Wednesday, Polish and Dutch fighter jets scrambled to shoot down Russian drones violating Poland’s airspace. Polish police say that fragments of 16 drones have been found across eastern Poland. The incident was one of the most serious violations ever of a NATO country’s sovereignty and was perceived in Europe as a military and political test from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Poland invoked NATO’s Article 4, summoning allies to discuss the situation. Washington’s response was initially muted, with Trump posting a cryptic message on his Truth Social platform: “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!” On…
Published on 12/09/2025 – 11:58 GMT+2 The European Union has agreed to prolong for another six months the sanctions on more than 2,500 individuals and entities accused of propping up Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and undermining the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The blacklist includes President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, lawmakers, high-ranking generals, oligarchs, business leaders, propagandists and mercenaries, as well as those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories, a war crime for which Putin is wanted. The decision to renew was taken on Friday during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels,…
Seven years after the “Gilets Jaunes” or Yellow Vests protests and iconic roundabout occupations shook France, a new citizen-based movement called “Bloquons Tout” — Block Everything — is challenging President Emmanuel Macron’s government, drawing comparisons to the 2018 events. But to what extent are the popular uprisings comparable? The immediate similarity to both is that they emerged on social media, the primary platform for social discontent and rallying people worldwide. “The Yellow Vests protests were primarily on Facebook, with groups boasting up to 1 million active members, revealing a popular mobilisation fueled by massive, emotional, and viral expression”, Véronique Reille…