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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney on France deciding bring back voluntary military service, Ukraine's president losing his right-hand man, Italy adding a new crime of "femicide" to its criminal code, and the Austrian nuns who fled their nursing home - becoming viral sensations in the process. 

Emmanuel Macron says he hopes the new chapter will bring peace to New Caledonia. (Reuters: Tom Nicholson)

Emmanuel Macron says he hopes the new chapter will bring peace to New Caledonia. Photo: Reuters / Tom Nicholson

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