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How Soviet soldiers became the latest casualties of Russia’s war on Ukraine
- Benjamin Mack-Jackson
- Jan 25, 2026
The World War II fallen Moscow won’t claim — and Latvia can’t lay to rest.
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Greenland to Trump: Hands off our minerals
- Marianne Gros, Jakob Weizman
- Jan 23, 2026
A deal between the U.S. and NATO shouldn't touch Greenland's minerals, says minister.
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Separated by war — and by Schengen
- Ekaterina Bodyagina
- Jan 23, 2026
Designed to keep Europe safe, a security system is trapping Ukrainian ex-prisoners — including victims of Russian occupation — leaving families torn a...
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The EU’s new power couple: Merz and Meloni
- James Angelos, Giorgio Leali, Nette Nöstlinger, Ben Munster
- Jan 23, 2026
As relations between Berlin and Paris falter, Germany's chancellor is identifying Italy's prime minister as a key ally.
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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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This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone
- Nicholas Vinocur, Zoya Sheftalovich
- Jan 23, 2026
A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that's slipping away.
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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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Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off potential voters
- Bethany Dawson
- Jan 23, 2026
A focus group this week found there is concern about the Reform UK leader's relationship with the U.S. president.
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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?