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This by-election in suburbia is Keir Starmer’s next nightmare
- Sam Blewett
- Feb 6, 2026
Reeling from a scandal and struggling in the polls, the British prime minister is weeks away from a by-election that will test whether Labour has any...
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Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics
- Paul Dallison
- Feb 6, 2026
The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it's already ruffling feathers.
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MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge
- Noah Keate
- Feb 6, 2026
David Neuberger says the unelected House of Lords should be circumvented to pass the controversial bill if it runs out of time.
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How Italy’s most polarizing politician hitched his comeback to the Winter Olympics
- Hannah Roberts
- Feb 6, 2026
Matteo Salvini is betting on the infrastructure boost the Games will provide to reassert himself on the national stage, but it may not be that simple.
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Epstein’s world: Inside his network of wealth, power and hustle
- Marion Solletty, Paul de Villepin, Kathryn Carlson
- Feb 6, 2026
The late convicted sex offender’s private correspondence reveals the methods he used in cozying up to the one-percent.
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En Espagne, Pedro Sánchez retient son souffle avant trois élections régionales
- Guy Hedgecoe
- Feb 5, 2026
La première étape aura lieu dimanche avec le scrutin en Aragón, dont les résultats reflètent historiquement la tendance au niveau national.
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Czechia’s Babiš faces accusations he didn’t fully cut ties to his agricultural empire
- Bartosz Brzeziński
- Feb 5, 2026
A leaked document is reviving fears of conflicts of interest in both Prague and Brussels
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How to topple the British prime minister in 5 easy steps
- Dan Bloom
- Feb 5, 2026
Keir Starmer faces the lingering threat of a Labour leadership challenge this year — but many of his MP critics are not sure how to do it.
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‘Bisous from Brussels’: Jeffrey Epstein’s links to the Belgian capital
- Gabriel Gavin
- Feb 5, 2026
Documents signal the convicted sex offender's travel plans and interactions with modeling agencies.
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Trump administration favored Germany’s far right in Washington visit
- Chris Lunday, Nette Nöstlinger, Jasper Bennink, Pauline von Pezold, Julius Brinkmann
- Feb 5, 2026
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.
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Europe’s conservatives gather again as leadership pushes to tighten central control
- Zoya Sheftalovich, Nicholas Vinocur, Camille Gijs
- Feb 5, 2026
Lawmakers from the European People's Party meet in Ljubljana as politicians and officials try to coordinate policy.
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Trio of Spanish regional elections spells trouble for Sánchez
- Guy Hedgecoe
- Feb 5, 2026
First up on Sunday is Aragón, nicknamed the "Spanish Ohio" as it tends to predict which way national politics are heading.