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Follow our on-the-ground reports, interviews and analyses of the events affecting social and political life on the Continent and Europe’s role in the world.https://www.france24.com/en/europe/Fri, 21 Jul 2023 23:55:52 GMTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-wildfires-in-greece-burn-for-fifth-consecutive-day-with-no-respite-in-sight Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. 660ab08a-27fb-11ee-b6c2-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:32:23 GMT© Louiza Vradi, ReutersNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-spain-wraps-up-election-campaigns-as-voters-head-to-the-polls-on-sunday Spain was wrapping up its final day of campaigning Friday ahead of Sunday's snap election, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez telling voters his Socialists were closing the gap with their right-wing rivals. d6be799a-27f8-11ee-a3fb-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 19:12:08 GMT© Emilio Morenatti, APNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-slovenia-s-matej-mohoric-wins-stage-19-of-tour-de-france Slovenian Matej Mohoric won a photo finish for stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday after a late escape following the 173 km run from Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny. 0590ad22-27e2-11ee-b96b-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 16:21:47 GMT© Tim De Waele, APNEWS WIREShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230721-everyone-is-afraid-wagner-s-arrival-in-belarus-sparks-fear-in-polish-border-town Wagner mercenaries, who arrived in Belarus following the group’s short-lived rebellion in Russia, have reportedly begun training Belarusian troops at a military range just three miles from the Polish border, a cause of fear and anxiety for residents in the Polish border town of Kolpin-Ogrodniki, who are close enough to hear the aircraft and gunfire. 979a07f4-27d3-11ee-8e32-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:04:48 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-ukraine-s-liberated-town-of-kupyansk-endures-russian-shelling-disinformation As Ukraine’s counteroffensive makes slow progress in the south and southeast, it’s the Russians who’ve gone on the attack in the northeastern Kharkiv region. In recent days Russian forces have advanced by a kilometre or more towards the Ukrainian-held town of Kupyansk. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports. 576d582a-27a1-11ee-8eaf-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 11:10:27 GMT© France 24 screengrabFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-%F0%9F%94%B4-watch-live-as-macron-speaks-following-french-government-reshuffle President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager, or risk deep divisions in France. 70df2956-27a5-11ee-a423-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 09:03:20 GMT© Christophe Ena, APNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-white-house-says-ukraine-using-us-cluster-munitions-on-battlefield A prominent Russian hardliner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company.  Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 360d4b56-2772-11ee-bbc4-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 05:28:47 GMT© Alexander Nemenov, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-rishi-sunak-s-ruling-conservatives-brace-for-defeat-in-uk-by-elections Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll. 9401602c-274e-11ee-a665-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 22:45:05 GMT© Frank Augstein, AFPNEWS WIREShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-my-child-was-brainwashed-ukrainian-mother-finds-daughter-changed-by-occupation When six-year-old Anna-Maria was reunited with her parents after more than a year spent living in Russian-occupied Ukraine, she referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Uncle Vova” and believed him to be “president of the world” – the result, say her parents, of a brainwashing programme by Russia targeting Ukraine’s children. 6bf889b0-270e-11ee-937c-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 15:46:33 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-macron-reshuffles-cabinet-hoping-to-turn-page-on-crisis-ridden-second-term French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said. bf253a7e-270f-11ee-9fe7-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:21:52 GMT© Emmanuel Dunand, AFPNEWS WIREShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-at-least-2-dead-as-russia-aims-retaliatory-strikes-at-southern-ukraine-cities-for-a-third-night Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities Thursday with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night, targeting some of the country’s critical grain export infrastructure and helping to drive up food prices in countries facing hunger. At least two people in the besieged port city of Odesa were killed in the strikes, which came days after President Vladimir Putin pulled Russia out of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain to some needy countries. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Ukraine Gulliver Cragg reports from Zaporizhzhia. 1e7379a8-270d-11ee-bd54-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:52:58 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-war-in-ukraine-russia-strikes-odesa-port-for-third-night-after-grain-deal Authorities in Ukraine say the port city of Odessa was hit by Russian strikes for a third straight night. Ukraine's president Vlodymir Zelensky accusing Moscow of deliberately targetting grain supplies. The latest strikes comes just days after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain deal, which have caused wheat prices in Europe to spike. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more. 846f22cc-26f7-11ee-9e90-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 12:18:20 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-italy-heatwave-23-cities-on-red-alert-temperatures-set-to-reach-46-celsius The heat continues to remain high in Italy after record temperatures were set. According to medics there has been a jump in heat related emergencies in regions under heatwave alerts. FRANCE 24's Liza Kaminov tells us more. 14abf47a-26e2-11ee-9708-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 09:44:54 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-from-left-wing-to-far-right-four-candidates-facing-off-in-spain-s-snap-election Spain's elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions. Here is a glance at the four leaders of those parties. d2a1d3fc-26d6-11ee-9dac-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:06:53 GMT© Miguel Vidal, ReutersNEWS WIRES