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2022 Champions League fiasco: Former French interior minister apologizes for the first time

GΓ©rald Darmanin initially blamed Liverpool fans for the disorder and claimed many had turned up without tickets.

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Liverpool fans wait to get into the Stade de France for the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 28, 2022.

Chancellor Merz, an eagerly anticipated leader

Friedrich Merz will take office on Tuesday, at the helm of a center-right and center-left coalition government in Berlin. The new German chancellor's first trip will be to Paris on Wednesday.

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Friedrich Merz, German chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), during the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Valencia, Spain, on April 29, 2025.

The UK celebrates 80 years since WWII's end

From military parades to royal tributes, thousands have gathered in London ahead of Thursday's official Victory in Europe Day anniversary, in what is expected to be the last major commemoration with a significant number of WWII veterans present.

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People hold a Union Jack flag as residents take part in a street party during bank holiday celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, in Manchester, Britain, May 5, 2025.
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