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Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved
Nigel Farage elected to UK parliament — on his eighth attempt
Kylian Mbappé fears ‘these people’ running France as far right shoots for election win
The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases
Where’s Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis.
Germany’s Scholz breaks bad on migration
Germany and Turkey clash over football player’s nationalist wolf salute
“Symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,” a German minister said.
Biden’s envoy to Hungary lashes Orbán for backing Trump
No other U.S. ally has so “overtly and tireless” campaigned for the Republican candidate, says David Pressman.
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.
Gaza is still the hottest election issue in these parts of Britain
Labour Leader Keir Starmer faces intense pressure in heartland constituencies over his equivocation about war in the Middle East.
Democrats begin attacking Biden’s performance and campaign
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said the president needs to step aside and usher in a “new generation of leaders.”
Nigel Farage suffers new blow as bigotry storm engulfs his party
Candidate defects to the Tories saying “vast majority” of people standing for Reform UK are “racist, misogynistic, and bigoted.”
Five simple steps to deceiving your way to Downing Street
From dodgy data to flagrant fibs, POLITICO has the inside track on how politicians are scheming to win votes at the U.K. general election.
Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen?
The president must decide if his candidates should drop out and back the left to stop the far right winning power in France.
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election
Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.
Orbán’s Fidesz forming new far-right alliance with Austrian, Czech parties
The alliance with Austria’s FPÖ and the Czech ANO Movement hopes to become a new group in the European Parliament.
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.
EU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal
Brussels has made similar deals with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU.
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed
The U.S. president’s inner circle at first was merely startled by Macron’s gamble, but that initial reaction has curdled into puzzlement and dismay.
Democrats freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’
One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”
Macron is like Nero and Pontius Pilate for calling snap election, says left-wing rival
The sudden vote was a gamble by the French president “to limit the damage” to his own party, a leftist MEP has said.
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.
Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron’s role as commander-in-chief
Far right is warning it will use budget as lever to influence French president’s authority over defense policy.
Biden plagiarized him in the 1980s. Now Neil Kinnock wants the president to take a few more notes.
A Q&A with Neil Kinnock, who inadvertently tanked Biden’s first presidential run and sees some similarities between the British left and the U.S. left.
Sanna Marin: ‘Too few’ female leaders in Europe
Former Finnish PM dismissed speculation she’s eyeing a political comeback.
Out of time. Out of patience. Women’s and adolescents’ health and rights cannot wait.
Women are suffering and dying because of preventable health issues, exacerbated by climate change and conflict. This must end now.
Jordan Bardella’s hometown won’t be voting for him
Voters in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis — home to many immigrants and Muslims — fear the surging far right but also resent Macron’s presidency.