1 Dec 2025

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 1 December 2025

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