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Paris court rules against one family?s request for restitution of art seized during WWII
When Claire Touchard entered the Paris courthouse on Thursday, she was hoping the judges would rule in her favour and force the state to return three paintings that belonged to her grandfather, art collector René Gimpel, before World War II.
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French far-right activists handed jail time for Alpine anti-migrant operation
A court in southeastern France on Thursday sentenced the president of the far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity, its spokesman and a third person to six months in prison for a spectacle-like expedition in the Alps to stop migrants.
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Italy's deal on a new government sidelines right-wing Matteo Salvini
A deal struck Tuesday between the populist 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party sidelined right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini, who had been hoping to force early elections that could have handed him the premiership.
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Ahead of Russia's local elections, a summer of repression
In Russia, local elections are set to take place on September 8, but most opposition candidates have been barred from running. As a result, large and peaceful demonstrations took place this summer in Moscow to demand free elections. Thousands of people were arrested, sometimes amid police brutality, and some were placed in preventive detention for taking part in "mass disorders". Our correspondent reports.
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Italy's PM Conte given new mandate to form government
Ex-premier Giuseppe Conte on Thursday accepted a fresh mandate to try and cobble together a new government backed by the populist 5-Star Movement and the center-left Democrats, aimed at blocking right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini's power grab.
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WHO warns over 'dramatic resurgence' of measles in Europe
The World Health Organization says there has been a "dramatic resurgence" of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine refusals, with nearly 90,000 people sickened by the virus in the first half of 2019.
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Boris Johnson sparks outrage after forcing suspension of UK parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked fury Wednesday among pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit by forcing the suspension of parliament weeks before Britain's EU departure date.
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The suspension card: What response to Boris Johnson's Brexit gambit?
They said he would not dare prorogue parliament to push through Brexit. But just days before lawmakers return from summer recess, the new prime minister Boris Johnson decided to pounce early. Parliament will indeed convene next Tuesday but with a long break soon after - until October 14, two weeks before the UK is due to leave the European Union.
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Italy's Five Star reaches deal with Democratic Party to form new government
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party clinched a deal Wednesday to form a new government and stave off elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
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F24's Josephine McKenna on Italy
F24's Josephine McKenna says many people in Italy think this is the craziest political crisis they?ve seen and "it's not going to be an easy road ahead".
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British PM Boris Johnson to keep UK parliament shut until two weeks before Brexit deadline
British PM Boris Johnson to keep UK parliament shut until two weeks before Brexit deadline.
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F24's Bénédicte Paviot on Boris Johnson decision to delay return of UK parliament
F24's Bénédicte Paviot on Boris Johnson decision to delay return of UK parliament
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Johnson announces suspension of UK parliament until two weeks before EU exit, infuriating anti-Brexit MPs
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that the suspension of the UK parliament would be extended until October 14, giving anti-Brexit MPs just two weeks to block a no-deal exit ahead of the October 31 deadline.
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