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Ukraine beats Russia at world’s top sports court
- Daria Meshcheriakova
- Apr 6, 2026
The chess ruling in Kyiv’s favor sends signal that “aggression cannot be normalized through sporting institutions,” top Ukrainian official tells POLIT...
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Hungary’s Orbán is selling Christian nationalism. His former pastor isn’t buying it.
- Max Griera
- Apr 6, 2026
Anti-Soviet dissident who presided over the Hungarian leader's wedding now thinks Orbán should be in jail.
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Germany’s center left is on the brink of oblivion
- John Kampfner
- Apr 6, 2026
If the Social Democracts don’t want to disappear into the fringes, they have to decide, once and for all, what they stand for and who they represent.
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J-Lo, Rihanna and Kardashians: How fur is fighting an EU ban
- Bartosz Brzeziński
- Apr 5, 2026
Celebrities and catwalks suggest a revival. Inside the EU, officials are weighing whether the industry should survive at all.
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Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire
- Max Griera
- Apr 4, 2026
POLITICO joined the satirical opposition party on the campaign trail as it tries to turn protest into votes against Orbán.
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Macron’s inner circle starts heading for the exit
- Clea Caulcutt, Élisa Bertholomey
- Apr 3, 2026
Key members of the French president's team are departing with the end of his second term already in sight.
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How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary
- Max Griera, Jamie Dettmer
- Apr 3, 2026
The country's current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime mini...
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France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows
- Laura Kayali
- Apr 3, 2026
Paris is also mulling the development of a new tank, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO.
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Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops
- Dan Bloom, Nicholas Vinocur, Clea Caulcutt, Tim Ross
- Apr 2, 2026
Donald Trump's demands for NATO allies to "take the lead" on Hormuz loom over 41-nation call organized by the U.K.
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5 ways Trump could destroy NATO
- Victor Jack, Jack Detsch
- Apr 2, 2026
The U.S. president has repeatedly slammed the alliance since returning to power last year. But what are his options if he decided to follow through on...
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The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority
- Giorgio Leali, Koen Verhelst
- Apr 2, 2026
Lille’s bid to host the bloc’s planned customs authority lived up to its status as an early favorite, fending off a late challenge by Rome.
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Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election
- Max Griera
- Apr 2, 2026
A team led by allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is taking advantage of disputes over monitoring to appoint its own electoral observers.