Politics

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‘No one can trust him’: Trump’s torched allies confront the world without America

• Tim Ross
• Jan 23, 2026

In a week when the U.S. president wrecked the Western order, a wobbly new era is beginning to emerge.

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Coming soon to a haunted castle near you … Donald Trump’s excellently named Board of Peace

• Paul Dallison
• Jan 23, 2026

Trump? Yes. Putin? Maybe. Darth Vader? Application pending.

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EU thinks its unity stopped Trump in his tracks

• Nicholas Vinocur
• Jan 22, 2026

A series of transatlantic crises is teaching European leaders to act more quickly and more forcefully to protect shared interests, diplomats said.

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Macron’s shades dazzle Davos and give Europe a meme for the moment

• Clea Caulcutt
• Jan 22, 2026

Even Donald Trump complimented the French leader's pair of blue aviator sunglasses.

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The 5 Europeans deciding how to handle Trump

• Gabriel Gavin
• Jan 22, 2026

A summit of EU leaders in Brussels will chart a new course for transatlantic relations. But who wants what?