7 h. ago Justin Trudeau enjoys time with his estranged wife Sophie as Katy Perry confirms romance with the former Canadian Prime Minister live on stage

The singer, 40, was seen kissing and cuddling Justin, 53, on her 24-meter yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, over the weekend.

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6 d. ago Outgoing French PM hopeful for concessions to avoid snap elections

Sébastien Lecornu continues meetings with party leaders in effort to pass budget and avoid further political instability• Europe live – latest updatesFrance’s caretaker prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has said his talks with various party leaders had revealed a “willingness” to pass a budget by the end of the year and that snap parliamentary elections were now looking less likely.“This willingness creates a momentum and a convergence, obviously, which make the possibilities of a dissolution more remote,” he said in a brief address on Wednesday from the courtyard of Matignon Palace, the prime minister’s residence, in Paris. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Macron should announce early election, says former PM as France’s political crisis deepens

Édouard Philippe, a contender to succeed Macron, says situation is ‘distressing’ amid last-ditch efforts to get cross-party support for cabinetEurope live – latest updatesÉdouard Philippe, a former French prime minister and one-time ally of Emmanuel Macron, has said he favours early presidential elections given the gravity of the political crisis rocking the country.The remarks by Philippe, a leading centre-right contender to succeed Macron, came as the outgoing prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, began a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet to pull France out of its deepening political deadlock. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why has France’s PM resigned after 27 days – and what could happen next?

Sébastien Lecornu has blamed ‘partisan attitudes’ and ‘certain egos’ after becoming latest casualty of crisis that began with 2024 snap electionEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned along with his government, less than a month after his appointment and within hours of the new cabinet being announced, dramatically deepening the country’s political crisis.It is the latest shock development in a series of events that suggest France, the EU’s second-biggest member state, is becoming increasingly ungovernable. Here is a look at what just happened, why – and what might come next. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage: what are schoolboy racism claims – and why have they resurfaced?

David Lammy has clarified remarks that the Reform leader ‘flirted with Hitler Youth’. Here is the background to the rowUK politics live – latest updatesThe deputy prime minister, David Lammy, has found himself in hot water after claiming in an interview with the BBC that Nigel Farage “once flirted with Hitler Youth when he was younger”.Sources at Farage’s Reform UK party responded by claiming that the comment was “disgusting and libellous”. Lammy has clarified his remarks. “He [Farage] has denied it and so I accept that he has denied it and I would like to clarify that position because in the end the prime minister is keen for us to focus on the policies not the individuals,” Lammy said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Now David Lammy is forced to apologise for hysterically accusing Nigel Farage of 'flirting with the Hitler Youth' in new low for Labour's 'racism' row with Reform

The Deputy Prime Minister went on live television to lash out at Mr Farage, after PM Keir Starmer used his main conference speech to hammer the opposition party.

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2 w. ago Now David Lammy hysterically accuses Nigel Farage of 'flirting with the Hitler Youth' in new low for Labour's 'racism' row with Reform

The Deputy Prime Minister went on live television to lash out at Mr Farage, after PM Keir Starmer used his main conference speech to hammer the opposition party.

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2 w. ago Watch live: Trump meets Netanyahu for crunch Gaza talks at White House

Watch live as Donald Trump meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, 29 September, as the US president pushed a new peace proposal for Gaza after Western leaders embraced Palestinian statehood in defiance of American and Israeli opposition.

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3 w. ago Trump in the UK live updates: President, Prime Minister Keir Starmer sign major nuclear power, ‘Tech Prosperity’ deals

Trump in the UK live updates: President, Prime Minister Keir Starmer sign major nuclear power, ‘Tech Prosperity’ deals  New York Post

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4 w. ago Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau 'are not over' as they enjoy 'private calls' while she is on tour

A source told Us Weekly: 'They've decided to be much more private about it. They are still speaking and are very interested in each other.'

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