Crisis
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How Alexander Lukashenko’s tyranny ends
As the Belarusian dictator marks three decades in power, his enabling of Russia’s war in Ukraine and reliance on Kremlin money make him vulnerable, say regime insiders.
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Will Meloni’s rage torpedo von der Leyen’s 2nd term?
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Press freedom in Georgia at crisis point, NGOs warn
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EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
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‘It’s over’: US Democrats remain in panic over Biden’s reelection
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Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
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Inside von der Leyen’s charm offensive ahead of knife-edge vote on her future
The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five — much less 75 — years.
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.
6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month
Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.
American allies fear Biden is finished and can’t beat Trump
“We’re not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,” said one official from a European NATO country.
Biden tried to put his campaign crisis behind him. It isn’t working yet.
A defiant Joe Biden had laughed Friday at the idea that his top congressional allies would convince him to drop out of the presidential race. “They’re not …
With Brussels fuming, Putin welcomes Orbán as EU leader
“I am at your disposal,” Russian president says, as European leaders castigate Hungarian prime minister.
US political uncertainty crashes central bank retreat in Portugal
Reports of financial chaos in France have been vastly overstated, Europe’s economic elite say. Instead, the U.S. election is the one to watch.
Trump’s plan for NATO is emerging
Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.
With EU bid stuck, Georgia prays for Euro 2024 victory instead
Amid warnings of backsliding on key reforms, the ruling party is focusing on a different type of goal altogether.
Von der Leyen and Costa: Europe’s new dynamic duo
Four names. Two politicians. One power couple.
The dirty little secret no politician will admit: There is no way to ‘go for growth’
Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.
What if Macron is enemies with his next prime minister?
A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.
Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacy
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target alive.
Famine will loom over Gaza as long as conflict rages, report warns
Latest data shows that more than half of the population often doesn’t have any food to eat, nearly nine months into Israel’s bombardment and siege of the enclave.
Fortress Hungary has a surprising answer to its population crisis: Migration
Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbán’s government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.
France be warned: You could become Italy
French political circles are openly discussing the possibility of a very Italian option: an emergency government of experts.
The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss
Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening.
I could work with a far-right French government: Slovenian finance minister
Klemen Boštjančič happy to work with National Rally and says U.S. election is “not that important” compared with what’s happening in Europe.
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.
France’s next government will have to tussle with EU’s spending police
Macron’s snap election looks likely to herald a fight between Paris and Brussels as the country is one of seven placed in Excessive Deficit Procedure.
EU approved Slovak law to kill bears in return for nature vote, minister claims
The alleged quid pro quo, which Brussels denies, is the latest twist behind a major nature restoration bill that finally passed on Monday.
Betrayal on Britain’s south coast
Voters say they feel let down by Conservatives on immigration, public services and the supposed benefits of Brexit.
How Brexit’s fallout doomed climate action in Northern Ireland
Politicians shut down the Stormont Assembly for two years. Among the casualties: Northern Ireland’s hopes of greening its economy.
Israeli army to pause some Gaza fighting during the day for humanitarian aid
Military to suspend fighting along a road in southern Gaza during certain hours to allow aid deliveries to reach Palestinians.