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Price v Shields in the UK?
Sports

Price v Shields in the UK?

Claressa Shields challenges Lauren Price to a match after White retains her unified world champion status after beating Puerto Rican Stephanie Pineiro by a unan...

"It's ridiculous" - Haaland hails Pep's Wembley record
Sports

"It's ridiculous" - Haaland hails Pep's Wembley record

Manchester City's Erling Haaland says Pep Guardiola's record of reaching Wembley 23 times in 10 seasons at Manchester City is "ridiculous", as the Norwegian's h...

Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire
Politics

Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire

POLITICO joined the satirical opposition party on the campaign trail as it tries to turn protest into votes against Orbán.

Fernandez sanctioned to protect culture - Rosenior
Sports

Fernandez sanctioned to protect culture - Rosenior

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says "the door is not closed" for Enzo Fernandez, despite dropping him for the next two games and saying that he "crossed a lin...

Macron’s inner circle starts heading for the exit
Politics

Macron’s inner circle starts heading for the exit

Key members of the French president's team are departing with the end of his second term already in sight.

How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary
Politics

How Viktor Orbán laid traps to stop his successor from running Hungary

The country's current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime minister.

France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows
Politics

France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows

Paris is also mulling the development of a new tank, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO.

Barcelona run riot against Madrid to reach Champions League semis
Sports

Barcelona run riot against Madrid to reach Champions League semis

Barcelona cruise into the Women's Champions League semi-finals after beating Spanish rivals Real Madrid 6-0 at the Camp Nou. The Catalan side's second-leg displ...

Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops
Politics

Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops

Donald Trump's demands for NATO allies to "take the lead" on Hormuz loom over 41-nation call organized by the U.K.

5 ways Trump could destroy NATO
Politics

5 ways Trump could destroy NATO

The U.S. president has repeatedly slammed the alliance since returning to power last year. But what are his options if he decided to follow through on his threa...

The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority
Politics

The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority

Lille’s bid to host the bloc’s planned customs authority lived up to its status as an early favorite, fending off a late challenge by Rome.

Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election
Politics

Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election

A team led by allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is taking advantage of disputes over monitoring to appoint its own electoral observers.

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