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UK PM Starmer Says People Have a Right to 'peaceful Protest' After Anti-Migrant March
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New French PM Gives up Predecessor's Idea to Cut Back Two Public Holidays
Police and Protesters Scuffle as 110,000 Join Anti-Migrant London Protest
Fitch Downgrades Crisis-Strained France
Date: September 12, 2025
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit score on Friday to the country's lowest level on record, stripping the euro zone's second-largest...
Experts Commission Starts Working on Germany's Debt Brake Reform
Date: September 11, 2025
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -A commission of experts tasked with modernising a cap on public borrowing in Europe's biggest economy met on Thursday for the first time, Germany's finance ministry...
Rome's Mayor Says River Tiber Could Open to Swimmers Within Five Years
Date: September 11, 2025
ROME (Reuters) -Rome hopes to open the River Tiber to public swimming within five years, the city's mayor said on Thursday, echoing a similar initiative taken in Paris. French authorities opened the...
Spain's Parliament Kills Shorter Work Week Bill in Blow to Government
Date: September 11, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's lower house has shelved a bill that would have shortened the work week by 2-1/2 hours, dealing yet another blow to the fragile Socialist-led minority government which is...
Analysis-Death of Charlie Kirk Lays Bare Deep US Political Divisions
Date: September 11, 2025
By James Oliphant, Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What was meant to be a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative...
Fire Breaks Out in Central Paris Restaurant Amid Nationwide Protests
Date: September 10, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -Firefighters tried to put a fire in a central Paris restaurant amid nationwide "Block Everything" protest on Wednesday. TV images showed flames licking the building's facade as a...