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In her stronghold in northern France, Marine Le Pen will deliver her first campaign speech this Sunday. The far-right candidate for 2027 is relaunching her campaign in Hénin-Beaumont, after a gathering of her party’s MPs in Le Touquet (Pas-de-Calais) on Saturday. Leading the polls, she is credited with 34% of first-round voting intentions in every scenario, according to a survey carried out on 8 and 9 September by OpinionWay for Les Échos. Yet the past few weeks have been marked by a series of mishaps, against a backdrop of alleged friction with the party’s president, Jordan Bardella, including controversy over…
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday during the BRICS summit in India, weeks after the UAE announced a suspension of trade and financial dealings with Tehran. The talks mark the countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, as the UAE has been making it clear through presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash that “trust is the mountain we will have to climb,” as “geography leaves us no alternative to engagement,” but that those relations will need to be judged by actions and not…
AFP reported that the U.S. State Department responded positively to the apology. “We take note of France’s statement and appreciate it; we look forward to collaborating with them to promote our common values and interests,” a State Department official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The appointment of French diplomat Aurélien Lechevallier as ambassador to the U.S. was blocked by Washington as a result of the spat, France24 reports. The dispute began in July when the French mission to the U.N. in Geneva posted on X that “The U.S. used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore.” This…
Next Saturday, when Munich Mayor Dominik Krause taps the first beer barrel on the city’s Theresienwiese, the famous cry of “O’zapft is” will ring out once again as Oktoberfest 2026 kicks off. From Saturday, 19 September to Sunday, 4 October, more than six million visitors are expected at Oktoberfest, Germany’s world-renowned folk and beer festival. But attendees will have to keep some important rules in mind. Cannabis Munich’s Oktoberfest is a cannabis-free zone. Back in July 2024, the Bavarian state parliament passed the “Bayerische Cannabisfolgenbegrenzungsgesetz,” banning the consumption of cannabis in certain places. Anyone caught smoking cannabis on the festival…
Diese Politik wird allgemein als Reaktion auf China und als Versuch gewertet, die industrielle Basis des Kontinents zu stärken. Canfin erklärte, dass die großen Fraktionen zwar in der China-Frage gespalten seien, sich jedoch ein eher hartes Konsensbild abzeichne. Diese Haltung finde Unterstützung quer durch das politische Spektrum, auch bei der extremen Linken und der extremen Rechten. „Ich sage nicht, dass die Sache schon in trockenen Tüchern ist, aber ich glaube, wir können diesen Kampf im Parlament tatsächlich gewinnen“, fügte er hinzu. Container am Terminal des Hafens von Nanjing in China. | CN-STR/AFP via Getty Images Canfin warnte, dass die nationalen…
Published on 13/09/2026 – 12:20 GMT+2•Updated 12:26 A sea of EU flags seemingly outnumbered Union Jacks during sections of the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms show on Saturday night, as the UK’s relationship with Brussels once again finds itself in the spotlight. Footage of the event, which is part of a classical music festival held each summer in London, shows a swathe of swirling blue and gold flags across the crowd at the city’s Royal Albert Hall. The 12 gold stars of the European banner appeared particularly prominent during renditions of songs such as “Land of Hope and Glory,”…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the border strikes with a post on X stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are “knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.” “Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners,” Sybiha added, urging Ukraine’s allies to “throw the full weight of your sanctions at Putin’s aggressive regime.” Attacks on the EU’s borders have intensified as some intelligence agencies warn of a buildup towards a direct attack by Russia on a NATO member country. Europe faces “an escalating campaign of threats” and “hybrid warfare,” European Commission President Ursula von der…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 13/09/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 Welcome back to Budapest for Day Two of the Hungary Grand Slam 2026. An opening ceremony officially marked the start of the event., with speeches from: Secretary General of the International Judo Federation, Dr Lisa Allan, State Secretary responsible for Sport, Attila Kálnoki-Kiss and, President of the Hungarian Judo Association, Krisztián Tóth. Day two brought fans closer to their local heroes, before attention turned to the tatami for another thrilling day of judo. At -63Kg, Kaja KAJZER ZABKAR of Slovenia fought Megu DANNO of Japan in the first final of the day. In…
Published on 13/09/2026 – 9:44 GMT+2 Céline Dion made her long-awaited return to the stage in Paris on Saturday night, her first full concert in six years. The Canadian singer, who announced in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition known as stiff person syndrome, wept as she took to the stage in front of 30,000 fans at the Plenitude Arena in the French capital’s western suburbs. “The path was rocky, the journey took longer than expected,” she told the crowd. “But I found myself drawn to a faint beam of light in the distance, deep…