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Russia’s Victory Day is Putin’s biggest liability
- Eva Hartog
- May 8, 2026
Ukrainian battlefield struggles are exposing the Kremlin’s rigid commitment to war.
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Meet the musical act comprised entirely of world leaders
- Paul Dallison
- May 8, 2026
Vocals? Check. Drums? Check. Piano played with a penis? Er, check.
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Greece bets big on MAGA, as other EU countries turn away from Trump
- Nektaria Stamouli, Eliza Gkritsi
- May 8, 2026
While the U.S. president's relations with other European countries sour, he is hailing Greece as "terrific"
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The ever-diminishing role of Marco Rubio
- Ivo Daalder
- May 8, 2026
Few people have been better positioned to dominate U.S. foreign and national security policy, yet the secretary of state appears to be receding in bot...
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Under US pressure, EU moves to soften rules for fighting climate superpollutant
- Zia Weise, Ben Munster
- May 7, 2026
The Commission is poised to weaken enforcement of its methane regulation.
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Fertilizer time bomb threatens to drive up Europe’s food prices
- Bartosz Brzeziński, Ketrin Jochecová
- May 7, 2026
Fertilizer and fuel prices are surging. Europe's political response has been muted. Consumers’ real pain is set to arrive with next year's harvest.
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Luxembourgish MEP leads recruitment drive for trip to Russia
- Nicholas Vinocur, Gerardo Fortuna, Jacopo Barigazzi
- May 7, 2026
Fernand Kartheiser was kicked out of his political group over a visit to Russia. Now he wants to take other lawmakers with him.
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How to watch Britain’s ‘midterm’ election results like a pro
- Sam Francis
- May 7, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing his biggest test yet in elections that will decide control of Scotland, Wales and large parts of England.
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Far-right ‘Spaniards first’ policy looms over Andalusia election
- Guy Hedgecoe
- May 7, 2026
Mainstream conservatives fear coalition deals with the far-right Vox party could force them toward a policy that alienates centrists and immigrants.
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EU negotiators fail to agree on US trade deal
- Carlo Martuscelli, Camille Gijs
- May 6, 2026
Talks between the bloc's three institutions were inconclusive, despite President Donald Trump's threat to hike auto tariffs.
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Rubio’s Rome challenge: Managing an ally, appealing to a pope
- Hannah Roberts
- May 6, 2026
With Giorgia Meloni, Washington has leverage. With the Vatican, it has little more than diplomacy.
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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.