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Protesters clash with police over water reservoirs in France
Green campaigners clashed with French police on Saturday when protesting against the construction of water reservoirs for farmers in western France. More than 25,000 protesters…
Turkey’s Erdoğan urges end of Ukraine war in call with Putin
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday called for the "immediate cessation" of the war in Ukraine during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdoğan also…
Swiss finance minister defends rushed takeover of Credit Suisse
The takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS was necessary to avoid disruptions of Switzerland's banking system, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said on Saturday. "Credit Suisse…
Brussels to Berlin: We’ll find a way to save the car engine
On the future of the internal combustion engine, Germany has gotten its own way, again. The European Commission and Germany’s Transport Ministry announced a deal Saturday morning…
Brussels and Berlin strike deal on 2035 combustion-engine ban
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The European Commission and Germany announced a deal Saturday morning that will allow the continued…
US eyeing ways to include Europe in electric car tax breaks
Automakers see the Inflation Reduction Act's $7,500-per-vehicle incentive as a tool for achieving President Joe Biden’s goal of having electric cars and trucks make up half of…
Emmanuel Macron takes off ‘luxury’ watch during pensions TV interview
Emmanuel Macron has sparked social media outrage after eagle-eyed television viewers spotted him removing his “luxury” watch midway through an interview over his fiercely!-->!-->!-->…
EU looks at investing frozen Russian state assets to raise cash for Ukraine
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The European Commission expects to generate returns of around 2.6 percent from investing assets…
‘Not as generous’: Polish leader hits Germany over Ukraine support 
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Germany has fallen short in supporting Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told POLITICO…
France is on fire. How bad is it this time?
PARIS — France is protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age. After months of strikes and protests, tension reached its peak on Thursday, with some…