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Norway’s pro-EU voices sense their moment
- Lara Jäkel
- May 12, 2026
Iceland's upcoming referendum on accession talks offers Norway a chance to put membership back on its political agenda.
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Inside the digital hunt for Ukraine’s missing children
- Alexander Dinger, Philipp Woldin
- May 12, 2026
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children’s rights commissioner over alleged abductions.
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Merz flubs his comeback tour
- James Angelos
- May 12, 2026
The chancellor's attempts to revive his flagging popularity are backfiring.
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La croisade de l’extrême droite contre le CNC inquiète le cinéma français
- Giorgio Leali
- May 11, 2026
Les cinéastes français craignent qu'une victoire du Rassemblement national à l'élection présidentielle n'entraîne des changements radicaux dans leur i...
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Ukraine asks Europe to broker ‘airport ceasefire’ with Putin
- Nicholas Vinocur, Zoya Sheftalovich
- May 11, 2026
Ukraine’s foreign minister told POLITICO Moscow might consider a deal as fears Kyiv could strike its major airports grow
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EUCOmaxxing: Influencers to be invited to EU summits
- Zia Weise, Mari Eccles
- May 11, 2026
YouTubers and TikTokers would be granted access under a Council pilot scheme.
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France opposes fast-tracking EU budget deal by year-end
- Gregorio Sorgi
- May 11, 2026
Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad pushed back against calls to finalize negotiations before the French presidential elections in 2027.
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Keir Starmer has one last chance to avoid Labour leadership chaos
- Emilio Casalicchio
- May 11, 2026
A grim reckoning awaits the British leader after top Labour figures called on him to step down — or face a challenge.
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The far right’s crusade against French cinema
- Giorgio Leali
- May 11, 2026
French filmmakers fear a National Rally victory in next year’s presidential election will bring seismic changes to their industry.
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Putin’s shadow fleet faces fresh EU sanctions blitz
- Nicholas Vinocur
- May 10, 2026
Banks, military companies and firms selling stolen Ukrainian grain also face penalties as bloc sees opportunity to turn screws on Russia.
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AI in the sky: Inside the FAA plan to overhaul US air traffic
- Sam Ogozalek, Oriana Pawlyk
- May 10, 2026
The U.S. aviation agency’s new push envisions a dramatic revamp of how America’s increasingly complex airspace functions.
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Nigel Farage will need to be 22 times more efficient to win the next general election
- Tim Ross
- May 9, 2026
The leader of Reform UK would require a political earthquake to achieve a national success. Luckily for him, volatile voters keep delivering seismic r...