French authorities took down a temporary installation of the European Union flag from the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris on Sunday, after rightwing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron accused him of “erasing” French identity. The giant blue flag was raised in place of a French flag on New Year’s Eve to mark France’s turn …
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South Africa on Sunday paid an official tribute to FW de Klerk, the final president of white rule, who freed Nelson Mandela from prison and steered the country from apartheid to democracy. De Klerk died on November 11 aged 85 following a battle with cancer. Four days of national mourning were declared in his honour. …
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FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, who freed anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela from jail, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and South Africa’s first black president Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the “miracle” transition from white rule over the country. He died after a …
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