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5 ways Trump could destroy NATO

  • Politics
  • 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 his threats?

The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority

  • Politics
  • 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.

Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election

  • Politics
  • 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.

EU wants Hungary’s next leader to support Ukraine. It should be so lucky.

  • Politics
  • Max Griera
  • Apr 2, 2026

The bloc’s problem with Budapest runs deeper than Viktor Orbán, whose election rival also has to align with the electorate's profound anti-Ukrainian sentiment.

Feuding French Socialists leave presidential prospects in disarray

  • Politics
  • Victor Goury-Laffont
  • Apr 2, 2026

France’s center left is fighting among itself and struggling to define a path to power ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

‘No plan, no legal basis’: Merz sparks backlash over desire to send Syrians home

  • Politics
  • Nette Nöstlinger
  • Apr 2, 2026

Critics say the chancellor’s demands are unrealistic and would harm the German economy.

Little wants more Champions League success as Arsenal reach final four

  • Sports
  • Apr 1, 2026

Arsenal captain Kim Little says she believes her side are "getting better and better" as they reach the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League, after beating Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate to close in...

Bompastor sent off as Arsenal reach Champions League semi-finals

  • Sports
  • Apr 1, 2026

Arsenal lose the second leg of their quarter-final against Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, but win 3-2 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League and move a step closer to s...

'My players don't deserve this' - Bompastor furious after hair pull

  • Sports
  • Apr 1, 2026

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor says her players "deserve better" after she was sent off during her side's 1-0 win against Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, in a match...

'You can't be doing that' - Pundits react to McCabe hair-pull incident

  • Sports
  • Apr 1, 2026

BBC Sport pundits Ellen White and Steph Houghton react to Katie McCabe's hair pull on Alyssa Thompson as Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, but lose th...

Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him 

  • Politics
  • Tim Ross, Eva Hartog
  • Apr 1, 2026

Leaders and defense officials have started hedging against the risk America will pull out of NATO, the bedrock of European security since 1949. 

Bayern strike late to knock Manchester United out of Champions League

  • Sports
  • Apr 1, 2026

Manchester United fall just short of reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League after conceding two late goals in the second leg of their quarter-final against Bayern Munich, with the Ge...