Two new Jeffrey Epstein probes launched in Paris and Jean-Luc Brunel case revisited

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations into potential sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoings linked to Jeffrey Epstein. They are calling on possible victims to come forward after […]

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Huge snowstorm cuts power to 200,000 homes in Eastern Europe

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Heavy snowfall and torrential rain have left 200,000 homes across Romania without electricity, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan confirmed Wednesday. The severe weather has caused widespread disruption, blocking traffic on […]

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Police investigate after famous Rome statue has tusk snapped off in the dead of night

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A celebrated marble elephant sculpture by Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini in Rome has been damaged, with its left tusk found snapped off at the monument’s base. Authorities reported […]

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Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Pope Leo XIV has turned down Donald Trump’s invitation to join his so-called “Board of Peace”, a senior Vatican official said. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, […]

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Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker allowed to leave France after huge fine

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch French authorities have released a tanker, the Grinch, suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctioned “shadow fleet”, after its owners paid a penalty of “several million euros” and endured […]

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