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How the Iran war set Beijing up for global clean energy dominance
- Zia Weise, Sara Schonhardt
- Apr 19, 2026
China's cheap low-carbon tech was already pummeling the competition. The Gulf conflict boosts that dominance.
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Democrats have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office
- Jessica Piper, Aaron Pellish
- Apr 19, 2026
POLITICO’s analysis shows a clear trend in red and blue districts alike.
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Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters’ opinions have not.
- Myah Ward, Samuel Benson, Erin Doherty
- Apr 19, 2026
A new POLITICO poll finds half of Americans — including one quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters — said his mass deportations campaign is too aggressive.
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Now it’s Republicans blaming American companies for inflation
- Carmen Paun, Kelsey Tamborrino
- Apr 18, 2026
Trump Cabinet members RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins joined GOP lawmakers Thursday in pillorying onetime allies.
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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it took them 2 minutes to break it.
- Émile Marzolf, Ellen O'Regan, Eliza Gkritsi
- Apr 17, 2026
Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels' age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is "technically ready.”
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Britain’s bitter assisted dying debate is about to come roaring back to life
- Dan Bloom, Noah Keate
- Apr 17, 2026
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...
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Farage throws a wildcard into Scotland’s elections
- Andrew McDonald
- Apr 17, 2026
Miles from victory, Reform UK are still playing an outsize role in the race to run Scotland.
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Cyprus hopes EU summit can do what travel ads can’t: Bring tourists back
- Sebastian Starcevic
- Apr 17, 2026
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.
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Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right
- Clea Caulcutt, Nette Nöstlinger
- Apr 17, 2026
"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 Ra...
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Sur la sellette, le think tank bruxellois préféré d’Orbán n’a pas dit son dernier mot
- Mari Eccles, Max Griera
- Apr 16, 2026
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 fa...
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Iran crisis shoves Europe’s economic woes off summit agenda
- Gabriel Gavin
- Apr 16, 2026
War in Middle East will upend leaders' plans to talk about the bloc's economy and budget next week.
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Orbán’s favorite Brussels think tank may be down, but it’s not out
- Mari Eccles, Max Griera
- Apr 16, 2026
Péter Magyar wants to close down the conservative darling MCC Brussels. That's easier said than done.