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Trump allies are starting to notice Hegseth’s growing pile of mistakes

Trump allies are starting to notice Hegseth’s growing pile of mistakes

The White House is publicly defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he texted sensitive military information in a Signal chat. But behind the scenes, administration insiders are …

March 28, 2025 1:36 am CET
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Is Germany’s far right really attracting Jewish voters?

The AfD casts itself as an attractive option for Jews worried about Muslim migration. Germany’s main Jewish group isn’t buying it.

February 21, 2025 4:00 am CET

Ursula von der Leyen tightens her grip on power

The Commission president is further centralizing the EU executive in her second term.

February 20, 2025 4:00 am CET

How von der Leyen blindsided Brussels with her deregulation drive

The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to “simplify” EU rules — and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.

February 17, 2025 4:43 am CET

Funding culture is key to EU security, commissioner says

“If you want to destroy a nation,” Glenn Micallef says, “you attack its culture.”

February 13, 2025 6:01 am CET

Paris follows a cut-price Olympics with a low-cost AI summit

France is hosting a global artificial intelligence summit that costs far less than the U.K.’s 2023 affair.

February 11, 2025 4:20 am CET

How Peter Mandelson can survive Trump’s Washington

Top tips for Britain’s new ambassador from people who’ve done the job and lived to tell the tale.

February 7, 2025 4:00 am CET

Farage offers Trump tips to take on the banks

Debanking went stateside in November, but has a well-trodden history in Britain after Farage was kicked out of Coutts bank.

February 5, 2025 1:01 pm CET

Ukraine demands ‘impartial’ inquiry into death of a citizen in Slovakia

Bratislava and Kyiv have been at loggerheads since the Slovak leadership cut off weapons flows to Ukraine and embraced Moscow talking points.

February 3, 2025 10:48 pm CET

Macron turns to billionaires to help pay for his legacy

After the rebuilding of the Notre-Dame cathedral, Macron has a new pet project: the Louvre.

February 3, 2025 2:15 pm CET

German election: AfD’s Weidel doubles down on Holocaust comments

“I find it quite disturbing when the Holocaust is politically instrumentalized,” far-right leader says.

February 3, 2025 10:33 am CET

Von der Leyen and Rutte rock casual sneakers look at EU retreat

They join politicians from Rishi Sunak to Emmanuel Macron in putting their best feet forward.

February 3, 2025 4:02 am CET

French PM jeopardizes budget deal with controversial migration ‘flooding’ comment

François Bayrou sparked a wave of indignation with comment that France is suffering from “flooding” by immigrants.

January 28, 2025 8:23 pm CET
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Macron unveils plans to move ‘Mona Lisa,’ build new Louvre entrance as billions in budget cuts loom

The French president said the project would be paid for by the museum’s own resources and private donors, not taxpayer money.

January 28, 2025 7:41 pm CET

Musk’s ‘move on’ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo

“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.

January 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

‘If you compromise with totalitarian systems, you will pay a high price’

In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a “Freedom Trade Alliance” against China, Russia and other autocracies.

January 18, 2025 4:45 pm CET

MPs warned not to leave drinks unattended after UK parliament ‘spiking’

Downing Street says reported incident on parliamentary estate is ‘incredibly concerning.’

January 16, 2025 1:35 pm CET

Spend more on arms to keep Trump sweet, say Poland and Ukraine’s leaders

Ukraine and Poland heal their own relationship in face of Russian aggression.

January 15, 2025 6:03 pm CET

Elon Musk’s man in the European Parliament

Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou met the billionaire in 2023 and has taken his line on some big political issues, from Ukraine to digital rules.

January 10, 2025 4:20 am CET

Biden: Investigators checking for links between New Orleans attack, Las Vegas Tesla explosion

No such connection has yet been uncovered, the president said.

January 2, 2025 8:58 am CET

‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over

Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.

January 2, 2025 4:41 am CET

Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter

Joe Biden has long expressed an admiration for Carter, a sentiment that was palpable in the president’s statement Sunday evening.

December 30, 2024 9:23 am CET
Symposium

Europe’s emerging centers of power

Four thinkers present their predictions for the next new world order.

December 30, 2024 4:00 am CET

How Donald Trump transformed mass culture

Americans are rejecting some liberal values.

December 29, 2024 4:30 pm CET
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Turkey’s grapes: A paradise lost

Seyit Karagözoğlu wasn’t there when inspectors came to visit his wine business, Paşaeli, in 2021. Besides running the business, Karagözoğlu spends his time driving through Anatolia, trying …

December 25, 2024 4:00 am CET
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