EUROPE

SCULPTOR AIMS TO CAPTURE QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S “GRANDEUR AND DIGNITY” IN NATIONAL MEMORIAL

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A new statue of Queen Elizabeth II will be the centrepiece of a national memorial in London’s St James’s Park, with the sculptor behind the work pledging to capture the “grandeur and dignity” of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.

MICROSOFT REACHES DEAL WITH EU AVOIDING HEFTY FINE

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Microsoft has avoided a major antitrust fine from the EU, as the bloc accepted the tech giant's plan to more clearly separate its Teams communications app from its Office products, the EU announced Friday. The European Commission said the proposed solutions addressed concerns raised by a 2023 antitrust investigation and stopped practices that undermined competition.

ESTONIA CONDEMNS RUSSIAN AIRSPACE VIOLATION

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The Estonian foreign ministry has issued a strong condemnation of what it called a "brazen" incursion by Russian warplanes into Estonian airspace. Officials stated that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets, flying over the Gulf of Finland, entered Estonian airspace without authorization on Friday and remained there for a total of 12 minutes.

POLAND DOWNS SUSPECTED RUSSIAN DRONES IN HISTORIC NATO FIRST

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The operation marks the first time a NATO member has fired during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Poland has confirmed that its military shot down multiple suspected Russian drones that entered its airspace during a large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine late Tuesday and early Wednesday. This marks the first time a NATO nation has engaged militarily since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

FRANCE ERUPTS IN MASSIVE STRIKES OVER BUDGET CUTS

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France witnessed another day of turmoil as hundreds of thousands of workers across the country took to the streets in protest against sweeping budget cuts. Organisers claimed turnout reached one million, although the interior ministry estimated the number at half a million, prompting a deployment of 80,000 police officers nationwide. The unrest comes just a week after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu took office following the collapse of François Bayrou's government.

PRESIDENT MACRON NAMES SÉBASTIEN LACORNU AS NEW PM

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In a swift political reshuffle, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu, a key ally and former armed forces minister, to serve as the new French prime minister, succeeding François Bayrou, who was ousted in a vote of confidence on Monday.

BRIGITTE MACRON TO PRESENT PROOF IN COURT TO DEBUNK GENDER CONSPIRACY CLAIMS

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The French first lady and President Emmanuel Macron are suing Candace Owens over allegations Brigitte was born male.

French First Lady Brigitte Macron is prepared to take unprecedented steps to silence a viral conspiracy theory questioning her gender.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT COLLAPSES AFTER PRIME MINISTER BAYROU LOSES CONFIDENCE VOTE

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France was plunged into fresh political turmoil on Monday after lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and leaving the country adrift in the midst of mounting fiscal and geopolitical pressures.