Chrystia Freeland takes on new role amid government shakeup in Kyiv as Ukrainian president replaces key figures

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland as an adviser on economic development, a move he says will help strengthen the “internal resilience” of the war-torn nation.

“Chrystia is highly skilled in these matters and has extensive experience in attracting investment and implementing economic transformations,” he wrote on social media. “Right now, Ukraine needs to strengthen its internal resilience – both for the sake of Ukraine’s recovery if diplomacy delivers results as swiftly as possible, and to reinforce our defence if, because of delays by our partners, it takes longer to bring this war to an end.”

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Un satellite militaire espagnol de nouvelle génération a été frappé par une mystérieuse « particule spatiale » alors qu’il rejoignait son orbite définitive. Si les communications restent assurées, l’incident relance les questions sur la vulnérabilité des infrastructures spatiales, et sur un programme stratégique clé pour l’Europe.

Avec l’arrivée de l’hiver, les ONG s’inquiètent des conditions de transit des migrants notamment par la route des Balkans.

Le troisième ligne François Cros a repris l’entraînement collectif avec le Stade toulousain alors que l’ouvreur Romain Ntamack est incertain en vue du déplacement chez les Saracens.

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En 2025, la France a exporté plus d’électricité que la consommation annuelle de la Belgique. La production retrouve les niveaux d’avant-COVID, tandis que la consommation reste stable. En tout cas, la disponibilité d’électricité bas carbone en abondance est un atout de taille pour l’Hexagone dans la course à l’IA.

La police suisse a annoncé avoir identifié toutes les victimes de l'incendie du bar Le Constellation survenue dans la station de Crans-Montana, en Suisse, dans la nuit du Nouvel An, et en avoir informé les familles. Sur les 40 morts, on compte 21 Suisses, neuf Français, 6 Italiens, un Belge, un Portugais, un Turc et un Roumain.

The capture of Maduro by US special forces sparked jubilation in the Venezuelan community in Spain, the largest in Europe. But Venezuelans living in Barcelona tell James C Reynolds that anxiety remains over the direction their country’s politics could take

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Bodies of first foreign victims repatriated after 40 people died in fire at New Year’s Eve party in Crans-Montana

All 116 people injured in the fire that tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during a New Year’s Eve party, killing 40 mostly young partygoers, have been identified, police have said, as the bodies of the first foreign victims were repatriated.

Police in Valais canton said in a statement on Monday they had revised the number of wounded down from 119 because three people admitted to accident and emergency wards on Thursday morning had been wrongly recorded as injured in the blaze.

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Reaction to effectiveness of US operation contrasts with loss of key ally for Putin, whose priority remains Ukraine

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A surprise raid on the capital in the dead of night, ending with the capture of the country’s leader. By the following day, the invading power announces it will rule the nation for an indefinite period.

That was how Vladimir Putin envisaged his full-scale invasion of Ukraine playing out in February 2022. Instead, it was Donald Trump who pulled it off in Venezuela, in an operation condemned by many as illegal, whisking away the Kremlin’s historic ally Nicolás Maduro, who now faces trial in New York.

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Le Royaume-Uni serait-il sur le point de réintégrer l’union douanière avec l'Union européenne (UE) ? Cinq ans après la sortie de l’UE, la question se pose régulièrement dans la classe politique britannique. Au sein du parti travailliste actuellement au pouvoir, certains agitent l’idée. Mais le Premier ministre, Keir Starmer, la rejette. En partie seulement.

France’s first lady brought legal action against people who falsely claimed she was born a man

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Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’

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An attack by the United States on a Nato ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s leader has warned, after Donald Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.

Fresh from his military operation in Venezuela, the US president said on Sunday the US needed Greenland “very badly” – renewing fears of a US invasion of the largely autonomous island, which is a former Danish colony and remains part of the Danish kingdom. Greenland’s foreign and security policy continues to be controlled by Copenhagen.

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Teacher and publicist among those convicted of maliciously posting or sharing false claims French first lady is a man

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A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of online harassment of the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, by posting or reposting malicious comments on social media that claimed falsely that she was a man.

Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, including a school sports teacher, an art gallery owner and a publicist, were on Monday given sentences ranging from a compulsory course in understanding online harassment to an eight-month suspended prison sentence. One man, a property developer, who was absent from the trial hearings, was given a six-month prison sentence.

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Detainees being held under controversial scheme say Home Office has caused them ‘severe psychological harm’

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Eighty asylum seekers detained in preparation for being returned to France under the UK government’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme have called on UN bodies to investigate their treatment, claiming they have suffered “fear, humiliation and psychological distress” at the hands of the Home Office since arriving in the UK in small boats.

The detainees have compiled a document, “Report on conditions and treatment at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre”, which claims they have been treated unjustly by the Home Office since arriving in the UK on small boats. Harmondsworth is one of two detention centres close to Heathrow airport in London.

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Subzero temperatures, heavy snowfall and powerful gusts mark a harsh start to 2026 for many

It has been a cold start to the year across much of Europe, particularly in central regions, where temperatures dropped to double-digit negatives. Heavy snowfall hit parts of eastern and central Europe on New Year’s Eve, notably in Poland and Ukraine, with similar conditions across the Alps on the first few days of the year.

The cold is likely to continue this week as an Arctic air mass sinks south across Europe, pulling temperatures well below the seasonal average outside south-east Europe. Temperatures are expected to fall widely by about 5C (41F) below average, with some areas – such as parts of central and north-eastern Europe – up to 10C lower than the norm. When wind chill is taken into account, it will feel even colder.

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Mette Frederiksen says Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they reject US president’s statements

in Paris

Late last year, Brigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.

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Trump refutes claims from the Kremlin about a drone attack in Novgorod

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Teachers have been tasked with adding artificial intelligence literacy to their curriculum

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The Macrons have been married since 2007

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