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After toppling French government, far-right National Rally loses key by-election

9 Dec 2024

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -France’s far-right National Rally (RN) suffered a surprise by-election loss late on Sunday, in what its critics said was a sign of voters punishing it for its push last week to topple former Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government. The close vote in the Ardennes left Marine Le Pen’s RN with …

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Austria stops processing Syrians’ asylum applications after Assad falls

9 Dec 2024

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s caretaker government said on Monday it had ordered a halt to the processing of asylum applications by Syrians after rebels seized Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia after 13 years of civil war. The civil war forced millions of Syrians to flee the country. They were a large proportion …

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Germany pauses asylum applications for Syrians after fall of Assad

9 Dec 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has put all asylum applications from Syrian nationals on hold until further notice after the toppling Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Asylum requests will be not be processed until there is more clarity on political developments in the …

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We’ll stop making Ukraine fight one-handed, German opposition leader tells Zelenskiy

9 Dec 2024

By Andreas Rinke KYIV (Reuters) -Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, used an election-time visit to Kyiv to condemn his country’s policy on arming Ukraine as akin to making the country fight with one arm tied behind its back. Merz, leader of the opposition conservatives, is a critic of Chancellor …

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Italy’s 5-Star members confirm vote ousting co-founder Grillo

9 Dec 2024

ROME (Reuters) – Members of Italy’s opposition 5-Star Movement backed a proposal by leader Giuseppe Conte to sever ties with comedian and co-founder Beppe Grillo, after repeating an online vote to reform the party on Sunday. Former prime minister Conte is seeking to turn the once radical protest movement into a more mainstream left-leaning force. …

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Putin made decision to grant Assad asylum in Russia, Kremlin says

9 Dec 2024

By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria’s president by a lightning rebel offensive. Assad’s fall is a big blow to Iran and Russia, which had intervened in Syria’s 13-year civil war to …

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French film director accused of abusing actress Adèle Haenel goes on trial

9 Dec 2024

By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – French film director Christophe Ruggia goes on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema. Haenel, a prize-winning actress in movies such as “Portrait of a Lady On Fire”, has …

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Exclusive-Iran in direct contact with groups in Syria’s new leadership, Iranian official says

9 Dec 2024

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria’s new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, in an attempt to “prevent a hostile trajectory” between the countries. The lightning advance of a militia alliance spearheaded by Hayat …

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