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À Bruxelles, l’anniversaire des dix ans de l’Accord de Paris avait des allures de constat d’échec. Réunis dans une atmosphère morose, les architectes du texte de 2015 ont reconnu que l’élan politique qui avait porté la diplomatie climatique mondiale s’est éteint, entre une Europe isolée et une Chine désormais aux commandes.

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He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

Germany on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador

Kinderimpfungen retten Leben: Laut WHO haben sie in den vergangenen 50 Jahren mindestens 154 Millionen Menschen gerettet. Und: Den Experten der Uno-Organisation zufolge gibt es auch keinen Zusammenhang mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen.

À Bruxelles, les responsables chargés de faire appliquer la règlementation numérique sont habitués aux réactions houleuses des géants technologiques, mais rarement avec un tel niveau d’agressivité.

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In response to US President Donald Trump's comment that it was time for elections in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the country is ready to hold elections if the United States and Europe can guarantee its security. Commentators examine the prospects for a fair vote – and see the ball in Trump's court now.

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have escalated again after the US military seized the fully loaded oil tanker Skipper off the coast of the South American country on Wednesday. Washington said the Venezuelan tanker was being used illegally to transport "sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran". The regime of Nicolás Maduro has accused the US of committing an act of "international piracy".

Greece's finance minister, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, has been elected as the new head of the Eurogroup for the next two and a half years. This informal council of economic and finance ministers from the 20 countries of the Eurozone meets once a month to coordinate economic and financial policy. The Greek press sees the nomination as a major success.

In Lithuania, proposed amendments to the laws governing public broadcaster LRT have sparked major concerns about press freedom. Introduced in parliament by the right-wing populist ruling party Nemuno Aušra, the amendments aim, among other things, to ease the dismissal of LRT's Director General. Critics warn that this could weaken the broadcaster's editorial independence and facilitate political interference.