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US ambassador: EU must honor its trade deal with Trump
- Andrew Puzder
- May 18, 2026
EU got tariff relief. US got delay.
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Why running Britain is so hard, no matter who does it
- Charlie Cooper
- May 18, 2026
In the past 10 years, six people have had the job of running the United Kingdom. All failed to turn the country around. Good luck Wes, Andy, or Angela...
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Spain’s Conservatives lose majority in Andalusia, leaving far-right deal likely
- Guy Hedgecoe
- May 17, 2026
The result is a blow to moderates in the People's Party who saw Andalusia as a potential model for the national leadership.
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Eurovision avoids its nightmare scenario as Bulgaria beats Israel to win
- Ellen O'Regan
- May 16, 2026
DARA's booming dance anthem was a high-energy crowd-pleaser in Vienna.
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1 in 3 Reform UK voters has a positive view of Tommy Robinson
- Tim Ross
- May 16, 2026
The public believes many more people support the far-right activist’s mass protests but are afraid to admit it, according to The POLITICO Poll.
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Andalusia election offers clues to Spain’s political trajectory
- Guy Hedgecoe
- May 16, 2026
Contest in the most populous Spanish region will help determine whether the conservative People's Party will take a moderate or hard-line approach in...
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Poland scrambles to respond after Pentagon ditches troop deployment plan
- Jan Cienski
- May 15, 2026
Warsaw insists that all is fine despite the unexpected American decision — but fears are growing.
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The rise and fall of French presidents’ love lives
- Paul Dallison
- May 15, 2026
There are allegations about Emmanuel Macron's personal life, but the French have stopped caring.
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Geneva is paying the price of Trump’s retreat from the UN
- Raphael Melka
- May 15, 2026
Following U.S. budget cuts, the city’s international neighborhood faces decline.
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Meloni’s justice ministry in turmoil as Berlusconi-era scandal resurfaces
- Hannah Roberts
- May 15, 2026
The ministry of justice has been a magnet for trouble in recent months, including over a pardon for one of the ex-PM's former associates.
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Iran is Europe’s war too, argues Trump’s former national security adviser
- Anne McElvoy, Peter Snowdon
- May 15, 2026
Iran hawk John Bolton gave short shrift to countries like Spain that have deliberately — and loudly — stayed out of the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict.
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The putsch to oust Britain’s Keir Starmer is finally taking shape
- Dan Bloom, Sam Blewett, Bethany Dawson
- May 14, 2026
After days of turmoil, Labour MPs believe the competing routes to replace their prime minister are becoming clear. It’ll take much longer than some ho...