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Italy loved the Olympics so much it wants to host them again

  • Politics
  • Hannah Roberts
  • Feb 26, 2026

Politicians across the spectrum are captivated by the prospect of a bid for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Games.

Why Europe can’t defend what it can’t connect 

  • Politics
  • Joakim Reiter, group chief external and corporate affairs officer, Vodafone
  • Feb 26, 2026

Digital connectivity is essential to the region’s security. It must be treated more as a strategic asset. 

How the Epstein files brought down lobbying powerhouse Global Counsel

  • Politics
  • John Johnston
  • Feb 26, 2026

Ex-staff say the public affairs shop could have been saved if it had acted sooner against its co-founder Peter Mandelson.

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s US welcome sparks British backlash

  • Politics
  • Noah Keate
  • Feb 26, 2026

MPs hit out as Robinson is hosted by State Department aide Joe Rittenhouse.

Spain’s spies helped organize infamous coup attempt, documents reveal

  • Politics
  • Aitor Hernández-Morales
  • Feb 26, 2026

Putsch leader Antonio Tejero dies hours after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declassifies files detailing the 1981 seizure of parliament in Madrid.

Climate change supercharged Iberian Peninsula’s destructive storms

  • Politics
  • Zia Weise
  • Feb 26, 2026

A hotter Atlantic ocean contributed to unusually powerful downpours, scientists said.

The crisis corps running the EU

  • Politics
  • Gabriel Gavin
  • Feb 26, 2026

From dealing with Trump to turning around industrial decline, the Coreper II "bunker" has come into its own.

One Europe. One market. Time to complete the EU single market

  • Politics
  • Enrico Letta
  • Feb 26, 2026

Getting to one EU market is not about treaty change. The actions we need are already possible.

‘Frankly, it’s just rude.’ How Trump’s European envoys play to an audience of one 

  • Politics
  • Karl Mathiesen, Hanne Cokelaere, Nahal Toosi
  • Feb 26, 2026

American ambassadors are bringing a new style of more abrasive and confrontational diplomacy to the EU.

Persuasion not pressure will sway Orbán on Ukraine loan, EU hopes

  • Politics
  • Nicholas Vinocur, Gabriel Gavin, Sebastian Starcevic
  • Feb 26, 2026

EU leaders want to avoid a legal blowup with the Hungarian prime minister that could feed into his reelection campaign.

Sorloth hat-trick for Atletico seals last-16 spot

  • Sports
  • Feb 25, 2026

Alexander Sorloth's hat-trick sees Atletico Madrid progress to the Round of 16, after 4-1 win against Club Brugge (7-4 on aggregate). Sorloth becomes only the second player in Atletico's history to ne...

Leverkusen advance to face Bayern or Arsenal in last-16

  • Sports
  • Feb 25, 2026

Bayer Leverkusen advance in the Champions League after a 0-0 draw against Olympiakos. The result was enough to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory, following their first-leg win in Greece. Leverkusen will...