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Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters’ opinions have not.
A new POLITICO poll finds half of Americans — including one quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters — said his mass deportations campaign is too aggressive.
Now it’s Republicans blaming American companies for inflation
Trump Cabinet members RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins joined GOP lawmakers Thursday in pillorying onetime allies.
Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it took them 2 minutes to break it.
Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels' age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is "technically ready.”
Britain’s bitter assisted dying debate is about to come roaring back to life
Supporters of assisted dying plan an unprecedented gambit to break a deadlock in the U.K. parliament that may unleash a level of rancor not seen since the Brexi...
Farage throws a wildcard into Scotland’s elections
Miles from victory, Reform UK are still playing an outsize role in the race to run Scotland.
Cyprus hopes EU summit can do what travel ads can’t: Bring tourists back
The island’s biggest industry has taken a hit from the war in Iran — now Nicosia is betting a parade of EU leaders can help revive it.
Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right
"Proximity with the United States in the current context did not go down well with Hungarian voters," said a senior official from France's National Rally party.
Sur la sellette, le think tank bruxellois préféré d’Orbán n’a pas dit son dernier mot
Le nouveau Premier ministre hongrois, Péter Magyar, veut fermer le MCC de Bruxelles, chouchou des conservateurs. Mais c’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire.
Iran crisis shoves Europe’s economic woes off summit agenda
War in Middle East will upend leaders' plans to talk about the bloc's economy and budget next week.
Orbán’s favorite Brussels think tank may be down, but it’s not out
Péter Magyar wants to close down the conservative darling MCC Brussels. That's easier said than done.
Fighter pilot Rumen Radev looks to break Bulgaria’s political deadlock
Radev is vowing to combat the country's oligarchs and mafia, but his Kremlin-aligned positions on Ukraine have sparked concern.
Online age checks are coming in Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the world’s biggest tech platforms have “no more excuses” for not checking users’ ages before letting th...