Politics

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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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‘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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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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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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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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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?