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Donald Trump arrives in France today where he will meet numerous global heads of state for the first time since his re-election.It's understood the meetings will include time with Prince William. The heads of state or other representatives of more than 50 countries are in Paris to attend the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral which was badly damaged by fire in April 2019.Read more:Inside Notre-Dame cathedral - five years after […]

On the streets of South Korea's capital Seoul, people are still stunned and they sound incredulous.It's been a shocking week to process - one that saw their president threaten their sense of stability and security. Along the bustling alleys of Hongdae, the air is filled with the sweet smell of baked desserts.Countless neon photobooths line the roads, alongside karaoke bars and brightly lit shops offering tarot readings. Image: This fortune […]

Any evidence that Russia tried to influence an election in a NATO state would expose a form of hybrid attack that is designed to weaken the alliance from within.So-called "political influence operations", which can use social media to amplify a particular candidate to boost their chances of success, are deliberately difficult to attribute - with ambiguity an integral part of the weapons system that makes it so hard to defend […]

Prince William will attend the ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday.The world-famous cathedral burned in a devastating fire in 2019. Now, after more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, the 12th-century landmark has been revived.A spokesman for Kensington Palace said on Friday: "The Prince of Wales will travel to Paris tomorrow to attend the ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral."His Royal Highness […]

Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories - to the extent that some question their very existence. So it's worth asking the question: what's gone wrong with Europe (and for that matter America's) car industry?While some will reach for their own pet conclusions (Brexit! Electric vehicle deadlines! Government regulations!) in practice there's something bigger, deeper and less parochial going on here. As the world shifts from petrol […]

Russia's ability to outmatch Ukraine with artillery barrages on the battlefield has significantly reduced to just 1.5 Russian rounds for every Ukrainian shell fired back, Western officials have said.This compares with Russian forces launching at least five times as many artillery rounds as Ukraine could in the war previously - with the ratio at times much higher even than that. The Western officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, put the […]

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has resigned after losing a vote of no confidence just three months into the job.Mr Barnier visited President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee on Thursday to give his resignation after far-right and left-wing politicians joined forces to back a no-confidence motion in him and his government. The vote took place after Mr Barnier, formerly the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, used special powers to force a […]

Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians during its war against Hamas in Gaza.The human rights group said Israel sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by launching deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. It said such actions met the legal threshold for the crime of genocide. It is the first time it has made such a determination during an […]

South Korea's opposition party will attempt to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring marital law this weekend.The news came as the country's defence minister - said to be a key figure in the martial law order - resigned. Days after South Korea was plunged into its biggest political crisis since the 1980s, a spokesperson for the country's main opposition Democratic Party said it planned to hold a vote on impeaching […]