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France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
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France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will this weekend unveil a new name for the 45-year-old National Front and a…
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
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Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty

Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition…
Euroskeptic parties surge in Italy election, but no majority
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Euroskeptic parties surge in Italy election, but no majority

A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy’s parliamentary election, but neither gained enough…
British PM to back EU free trade deal after Brexit
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British PM to back EU free trade deal after Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May will call Friday for an unprecedented free trade deal with the EU after Brexit in a…
Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
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Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency

Carles Puigdemont has abandoned his attempt to be reappointed Catalonia’s regional president and tapped an imprisoned politician to succeed him.…
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
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France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities

Le Pen published the photos in response to a journalist who had compared the far right to jihadi militants. The…
Afghan officials detain alleged Taliban advisor from Germany
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Afghan officials detain alleged Taliban advisor from Germany

A German citizen thought to be a military advisor to the Taliban in Helmand province has been detained by Afghan…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
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Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls

The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
Brexit: UK Labour Party to advocate remaining part of an EU customs union
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Brexit: UK Labour Party to advocate remaining part of an EU customs union

The UK’s opposition party is poised to advocate remaining part of an EU customs market post-Brexit. The move could see…
Ex-Trump aide paid Europeans to lobby for pro-Russia Ukraine: papers
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Ex-Trump aide paid Europeans to lobby for pro-Russia Ukraine: papers

Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort secretly paid a group of former senior European politicians more than two million euros…
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