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Britain’s local elections are haunted by the Middle East
- Noah Keate
- May 6, 2026
A spate of antisemitic attacks have capped the end of a bitter campaign already shaped by public opinion on Gaza.
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‘Embarrassing’: UK Labour’s rising star suffers major setback over pensions
- Elliot Gulliver-Needham
- May 6, 2026
Onlookers see Torsten Bell rising up the ranks to chancellor, but a recent loss in his landmark pensions bill could be a major setback.
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In defense of Germany’s Merz
- John Kampfner
- May 6, 2026
The chancellor may not be sure-footed or consistent, but he has been more strategic than given credit for — particularly on defense and security.
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Quitting ECHR would group Britain with Russia, rights chief warns
- Jon Stone
- May 6, 2026
Speaking to POLITICO, the secretary general of the Council of Europe said it was the U.K.’s choice whether it wanted to stay in the treaty or not.
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Mélenchon threatens to smother moderate rivals with early French presidential bid
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- May 6, 2026
The 74-year-old is betting on first-mover advantage to separate himself from the rest of the French left.
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The incredible shrinking German chancellor
- Marc Felix Serrao
- May 6, 2026
Friedrich Merz wanted to lead Europe. First he has to lead his country.
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Jailed Istanbul mayor: Don’t treat Turkey like Russia and China
- Ekrem İmamoğlu
- May 5, 2026
“Turkey should not be left waiting at the EU’s gates,” writes İmamoğlu.
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Merz’s strategy for dealing with Trump’s anger: Tell him he’s right
- James Angelos
- May 5, 2026
After a perilous blowup with Washington, the chancellor is falling back on the familiar tactic of saying things the U.S. president likes to hear.
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EU to tell countries to fight poverty — without offering fresh cash
- Zoya Sheftalovich, Hanne Cokelaere
- May 5, 2026
Commission strategy lands as far-right parties turn cost-of-living anger into electoral gains.
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Keir Starmer braces for his week from hell
- Noah Keate
- May 5, 2026
Local and national elections pose the biggest test yet to the British prime minister's battered authority.
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Berlin faces missile gap after Trump’s troop cuts
- Chris Lunday, Victor Jack
- May 4, 2026
Germany had been counting on American missiles to deter Russia, but those resources may not be coming.
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A runaway tycoon and millions in crypto: Polish scandal stokes Tusk-Nawrocki fight
- Wojciech Kość
- May 4, 2026
Escalating battle over regulation fuels acrimony between Poland's center-right prime minister and its nationalist president.