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French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation in a live broadcast by radio station France Inter on Tuesday. The former environmental activist justified his decision saying that he felt that the government had left him "all alone" in his campaign for the environment. Many commentators find his actions understandable.

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have announced that they are forming an anti-migration alliance in the EU. During his visit to Milan Orbán praised Salvini for his attempt to stop migrants already crossing the Mediterranean to Italy and send them back to their countries of origin. Commentators examine how much common ground there really is between the two.

The US has reached a deal with Mexico to reduce tariffs. Negotiations with Canada are next in line. Since he came to power Trump has been calling for the Nafta agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada to be revised, because in his opinion it puts the US at a disadvantage. Is the result of the negotiations a success for Trump and free trade?

The huge mausoleum for General Franco is a thorn in the side of the new Spanish government. It wants to move the remains of the man who ruled over Spain with an iron fist from 1939 to 1975. Spain could no longer allow itself symbols that divide the nation, Prime Minister Sánchez said. Can the exhumation bring Spanish society together?

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The foreign minister of Canada, which is embroiled in a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, called for German support on Monday in Ottawa’s campaign to promote human rights around the world.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban and Italian interior minister Matteo Salvin pledged in a meeting in Milan on Tuesday to create a pan-European anti-migrant alliance ahead of next year's European elections. "There are two sides at the moment in Europe. One is led by Macron, who is supporting migration. The other one is supported by countries who want to protect their borders," Orban said.