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Emmanuel Macron tonight warned that France will retaliate on Tuesday unless Britain backs down in the fishing row - after Boris Johnson denied they had done a deal to resolve the bitter dispute. The French president insisted that unless the UK shifted reprisals will happen within days, saying 'the ball is in Britain's court'. The combative stance came after at a press conference at the end of the G20 summit in Rome - after Mr Johnson told his own briefing for journalists that the UK 'position is unchanged'. Boris Johnson said he was 'puzzled' by a letter from French prime...

Premier Jean Castex this week said that natural gas prices will be kept down through all of 2022 if needed. Several months of natural gas price rises in France as well as across all of Europe threaten the winter supply of heat for many as well as creating a potential for social unrest. For the French government the need to keep prices down linked to the April 2022 Presidential Election. Starting next Friday in France self-testing will no longer be valid for a vaccine passport. People will have to start paying for regular tests in France to get their pass...

The latest political development in Sweden that makes a new election more likely, the Kremlin comments on yesterday's confrontation between a British destroyer and Russia's military and why the Dutch Prime Minister wants to bring Hungary "to its knees" but first... Half of the 891 COVID-19 cases in Israel in the last month involve: "fully vaccinated people"... Effective Sunday Israel reinstating its indoor mask order. The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases many of them identified as "Delta Variant" cited... French Premier Jean Castex visiting the Department of Landes in southwestern France where COVID-19 cases are said to be surging with...

A 74-year woman hospitalized in Vancouver, Washington last night for hydration to recover from a Urinary Tract Infection couldn't get out of the hospital tonight because she had not been tested for COVID-19. Clark County sheriff's deputies by the dozens showing up with Washington State Patrol and Vancouver City Police. It all happened when Gayle Meyer's daughter with power of attorney tried to get her out of the Salmon Creek Medical Center. Mace used to prevent the daughter's entry by law enforcement who also grabbed her by the neck. Activists from People's Rights Washington showing up outside the hospital law...