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🇫🇷 Marine Le Pen threatens to withdraw support for France’s coalition government following unsuccessful budget concession talks with Prime Minister Michel Barnier.This post was originally

🇷🇴 Romanian voters abroad propel opposition leader Elena Lasconi to second place in the presidential election’s first round, surpassing Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, preliminary count

🇦🇿 COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev prepares for varied outcomes at the divisive summit in Azerbaijan, highlighting that the Baku climate talks were set for challenges

🇳🇦 Namibians will vote on Wednesday in the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed for 34 years.This post was

🇰🇷 South Korea and Malaysia have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in defence and critical minerals. Malaysia aims to upgrade its air force jets

🇨🇳 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi states that China and the EU are partners, not adversaries. He urges mutual understanding and cooperation, emphasizing China’s willingness

🇷🇺 Russia claims its air defenses shot down seven Ukrainian missiles and seven drones over the Kursk region overnight, according to the regional governor.This post

🇹🇼 Taiwan’s defense ministry reports a Chinese balloon detected over the sea to the north, the first such incident in six months. Taipei views this

🇷🇺 Russian forces have captured a British mercenary fighting alongside Ukraine in the Kursk region, which remains partially under Kyiv control, according to a security