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Rain does little to dampen turnout in Spanish local and regional votes

France in 'close talks' over debt rating

France is in "very close talks" with debt rating agency Standard and Poor's, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Sunday, after a downgrade from rival Fitch reignited government finance concerns in the EU's second-largest economy.

Spain’s regional and local elections at a glance

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POLITICS

Spain’s local elections set to put PM on the back foot

UKRAINE

Ukraine asks Germany for air-to-surface missiles: defence ministry

CLIMATE CRISIS

How the fate of Madrid’s trees hinges on voters

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FRENCH HISTORY

France and Netherlands ink deal on Caribbean ‘footrace frontier’

GERMANY AND UKRAINE

Hundreds working for Germany in Russia forced to quit and leave

POLITICS

Stranger hugs Germany’s Scholz in airport security breach

POLITICS

Electoral fraud scandals mar Spain’s local elections campaign