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Léa Seydoux helped launch the Christmas lights on the Champs Élysées on Sunday, drawing thousands to the avenue as Paris eased into its festive season. The actress stood beside two children from the Les Petits Princes association and Mayor Anne Hidalgo for the countdown. Nearby were committee head Marc-Antoine Jamet and Swarovski’s Myriam Batoni. The switch-on ended with a sharp, lively set by Canadian singer Charlotte Cardin. This year’s display uses programmable LED technology for a new sound and light show that will brighten central Paris until January.
The UAE ordered more than €21 billion worth of weapons from France between 2015 and 2024, ranking the country among the top purchasers of French arms, according to a government report released earlier this year. Both the SAF and the RSF have been accused by the U.N. and human rights organizations of serious abuses — including mass killings of civilians, torture and sexual violence. | Stringer/Getty Images A UAE government official told POLITICO that Abu Dhabi “categorically rejects any claims of providing any form of support to either warring party since the onset of the civil war,” adding it “condemns atrocities committed by both” sides in the conflict. “There is…
Der Konflikt um das Rentenpaket bringt Friedrich Merz in Bedrängnis. Nach dem Deutschlandtag der Jungen Union steht der Kanzler noch mehr unter Druck. Rasmus Buchsteiner und Gordon Repinski analysieren, warum Merz die Stimmung in Rust unterschätzt hat, welche Fehler in der Kommunikation entstanden sind und warum der Streit das Vertrauen in seine Führungsrolle erschüttert.Parallel reist SPD-Co-Chef Lars Klingbeil als Vizekanzler und Finanzminister nach China. Der Besuch soll Vertrauen schaffen, birgt aber neue Spannungen zwischen Berlin und Peking.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Steffen Krach, SPD-Spitzenkandidat für Berlin, wie er Vertrauen in seine Partei zurückgewinnen will, welche Lehren er aus dem Rentenstreit zieht und…
While European countries have not yet aligned on a common definition of digital sovereignty — something many see as crucial for real progress — there are signs that Paris and Germany are closer on positioning than they were five years ago. “I admit, I struggled with the term [digital sovereignty] before. I didn’t think it was necessary, but the global situation has changed so dramatically that we Europeans now have to become more sovereign,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday. At the summit, Merz said, “We’ll explore all the possibilities, together with industry representatives, of what we can do not…
By Euronews with AP Published on 17/11/2025 – 5:37 GMT+1 In a notable reversal, US President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files, despite having previously resisted the idea as pressure mounted from within his own party. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, late Sunday. “I DON’T CARE!,” he added. “All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON…
Terms like “filete de lubina” (sea bass filet) and “lomos de atún” (tuna loin or steak) are common on fish labels, according to Daniel Voces de Onaíndi, managing director of Europêche. The EU seafood industry trade association backs the principle behind the veggie burger ban when it comes to blocking vegetables from using words associated with meat or fish. But ambiguity about non-English terms could ensnare fish, Voces de Onaíndi noted with alarm. He called on EU negotiators to sort out the issue during interinstitutional talks on the broader legislation, which is related to the EU’s common agricultural market. “We hope…
By Euronews Published on 16/11/2025 – 22:13 GMT+1 •Updated 23:00 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed the government’s pension reform package on Sunday, putting him at odds with the Junge Union youth wing of his party, which opposes the legislation. “Yes, I will vote in favour of this pension package with a clear conscience when it comes to a vote in the German Bundestag,” Merz said at the Junge Union’s Germany Day in Rust, southern Baden. He said the reform was only the prelude to a more comprehensive debate on fundamental changes in the welfare state. The reorganisation of the pension system…
Jannik Sinner won the final chapter of the “Sincaraz” rivalry for 2025, beating world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4), 7-5 to lift the ATP Finals trophy on Sunday. The victory marked only Sinner’s second win over Alcaraz this year, following his triumph in the Wimbledon final, and came in front of home fans in Italy. Alcaraz, who had already secured the year-end No. 1 ranking, was playing his first ATP Finals championship match. Despite the loss, he still leads their career series 10-6, with the pair contesting the last three Grand Slam finals and splitting the season’s majors two…
Security guarantees Europe should take an approach on Ukraine “based on the European interest,” Orbán said, adding that he is “not interested” in whether Moscow is winning or losing. Orbán said he is “interested in the future of the European people, among them, the future of the Hungarians,” and “a new security system.” A postwar security arrangement for Ukraine should involve “a peace arrangement which stabilize[s] the borders, whether internationally recognized or not,” and “definitely a kind of demilitarized zone,” Orbán said. Unless a “miracle” happens, Russia will continue occupying the eastern Ukrainian territory of Donetsk after the war, Orbán…
A volcano on Sakurajima in southwestern Japan erupted again on Sunday. The Minamidake crater spewed a column of smoke and ash thousands of meters into the air. It is the first eruption from the crater since October last year. Authorities issued an ashfall alert for the surrounding prefectures of Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki. Sakurajima, about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes. It used to be an island but a lava flow created a land bridge to the Osumi Peninsula during the 1914 eruption that killed 58 people.