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Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of- living issue
- Charlie Cooper
- Mar 10, 2026
The Reform UK leader has changed his tune on Britain's involvement in the Iran conflict as oil and gas prices soar.
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The battle to staff Brussels
- Gabriel Gavin, Sonja Rijnen, Sebastian Starcevic
- Mar 10, 2026
The EU is hiring its next generation of senior officials — and countries want their citizens to be the ones pulling the levers of power.
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Germans punish Merz’s coalition amid economic and war fears
- James Angelos, Nette Nöstlinger
- Mar 10, 2026
Election results and polls are piling pressure on Merz’s ideologically divided government.
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Dinner dates and ‘flirting’: Europe’s biggest political parties try new tactic to save coalition
- Max Griera
- Mar 10, 2026
Manfred Weber, Iratxe García and their teams try to repair damage to avoid a rogue motion of censure against Ursula von der Leyen.
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France’s municipal elections will be telling for Europe
- Mujtaba Rahman
- Mar 10, 2026
The question is no longer whether the far right can compete nationally, but whether the political forces that once stopped it still exist.
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Rachida Dati aims to end Paris’ 25-year run of left-wing mayors
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Mar 10, 2026
A disciple of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, she has a reputation as a tough operator but will probably have to persuade one of her rivals on the right...
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Spanish leader slams Merz for his deference to Trump
- Aitor Hernández-Morales, Nette Nöstlinger
- Mar 9, 2026
"What Europe needs today is leadership, not vassals who pay homage to Trump," said Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz.
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Starmer allies turn against Blair over Iran critique
- Esther Webber
- Mar 9, 2026
Blair criticized Starmer's stance on Iran. For Team Starmer, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Rising oil prices throw Putin’s shadow fleet a lifeline
- Marion Solletty
- Mar 9, 2026
The war in Iran has tightened markets, making sanctioned Russian shipments more attractive to buyers.
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G7 weighs using emergency oil reserves amid soaring prices driven by war
- Giorgio Leali
- Mar 9, 2026
Ministers are facing what could be the worst energy shock to the world economy in 50 years.
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Middle East war is already affecting shipping — and Europe won’t be spared
- Elisabeth Braw
- Mar 9, 2026
The escalating situation in the Strait of Hormuz will have painful implications for global shipping as well as the world’s economies.
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Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’
- Nicholas Vinocur
- Mar 9, 2026
As the Iran conflict enters its second week, European Commission president is overstepping her role and wading onto their turf, national diplomats say...