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French prison guards blocked access to dozens of the prisons across the country on Wednesday morning, after an inmate wounded two guards in what the justice minister said was a terrorist attack.
About half the prisons in the country - 90 out of 188 - were blocked by protests early in the morning, although all but two had been opened by noon local time.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Both Jewish organisations and EU leaders are condemning a carnival float as anti-Semitic.
The float, with its huge characters of two Orthodox Jews on-top of money, paraded through a Belgian city on Sunday.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.
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South Korean intelligence has reportedly told lawmakers in Seoul that North Korea is rebuilding a rocket launch site. The news comes after the U.S. and North Korea failed to reach a deal on denuclearization at their latest talks.
Bruce Harrison tells us more from Seoul.
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According to Yonhap News, the intelligence officials said it looks like North Korea has restored a door and roof at the launch site, called Sohae.
North Korea has used the area for satellite launches and missile engine testing.
But the ballistic missiles Pyongyang claims could strike the U.S. were tested elsewhere.
Last year, North Korea promised to dismantle Sohae after President Trump and leader Kim held the first summit.
But backing up the South Korean intelligence service's testimony, U.S. think tanks say satellite imagery suggests there has been rapid efforts to rebuild the launch pad and rocket engine test stand.
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UK Brexit negotiators are heading back to Brussels Tuesday to continue to get concessions on the controversial Irish backstop.
Time to get changes on the deal is nearing an end—with MPs set to vote on the deal again next week.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has written an open letter to European citizens, published in newspapers in all 28 EU countries on Tuesday.
He calls it a roadmap to European renewal - saying the EU has never been so essential or in so much danger.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in remains strongly confident there will be a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. This, despite North Korea and the U.S. failing to reach a deal last week over Kim Jong-un's nuclear weapons program.
Bruce Harrison tells us more from Seoul.
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Ever-optimistic, President Moon told naval cadets at a graduation ceremony that denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and permanent peace will definitely come.
North Korea claims it needs nuclear weapons to deter U.S. military threats.
President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong-un met last week to talk about Kim giving up his weapons.
They couldn't reach a deal.
But Moon won't quit.
His government is now pushing for three-way talks among Seoul, Washington and Pyongyang.
But ultimately, he believes Seoul should call the shots.
He told the cadets it's up to South Korea to decide the fate of the Peninsula based on the strength of its military.
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