Emmanuel Grégoire becomes new mayor of Paris, succeeding fellow Socialist Anne Hidalgo

2026-03-22 · The Independent

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Cuba’s power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
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The ‘hidden crisis’ stopping hundreds of children from leaving hospital
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Paapa Essiedu received the role of a lifetime in the Harry Potter series. Then the death threats began
The actor’s casting triggered a race-fuelled backlash online, with some arguing a black actor should not play a characte
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Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: