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How Viktor Orbán became Putin’s best friend in the EU
Politics

How Viktor Orbán became Putin’s best friend in the EU

From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.

Weapons not wealth: How the EU’s lure for new members switched focus
Politics

Weapons not wealth: How the EU’s lure for new members switched focus

Donald Trump's distancing from Europe means richer countries now want EU membership for protection in a more fragile world.

Why Europe’s social democrats can’t stop losing
Politics

Why Europe’s social democrats can’t stop losing

From Portugal to Denmark, progressive and working-class voters are turning their backs on center-left parties who fail to address the affordability crisis and p...

Trump’s ‘gut’ let him down in Iran — and we’re all paying the price of his failed diplomacy
Politics

Trump’s ‘gut’ let him down in Iran — and we’re all paying the price of his failed diplomacy

Washington's brand of dealmaking seems unable to handle a determined enemy that seeks its own survival by imposing maximum pain on others.

McGuinness 'delighted' by Donegal's league success
Sports

McGuinness 'delighted' by Donegal's league success

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness is "delighted" as his team claim the county's first National Football League title in 19 years and second overall with a thumping...

Keir Starmer’s pick-and-choose Brexit deal faces uphill battle
Politics

Keir Starmer’s pick-and-choose Brexit deal faces uphill battle

Brussels officials are wary of previous British attempts to “cherry pick” the benefits of the EU while shirking the obligations of membership.

'Antonelli had the luck, but sometimes you need it'
Sports

'Antonelli had the luck, but sometimes you need it'

On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, the team discuss how Kimi Antonelli benefitted from a slice of luck to take the win in Japan and feel that...

Maybe Verstappen needs a break from F1? - Hill
Sports

Maybe Verstappen needs a break from F1? - Hill

On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill thinks that if Max Verstappen is not enjoying the sport any more followin...

Russo 'stepping up' as Arsenal lead hunt for European places
Sports

Russo 'stepping up' as Arsenal lead hunt for European places

With Arsenal chasing a place in next season's Champions League, England striker Alessia Russo has hit form at just the right time - as her 22-minute Women's Sup...

Orbán’s spies were hunting me, says Hungarian journalist accused of espionage
Politics

Orbán’s spies were hunting me, says Hungarian journalist accused of espionage

Szabolcs Panyi tells POLITICO that Budapest's accusations are "meant to psychologically pressure me and shatter my credibility,” in the wake of his reporting on...

Salah set completely new standards - Klopp
Sports

Salah set completely new standards - Klopp

Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah is an "all-time great" at Liverpool and that he "would not be surprised if he plays another six or seven years" after the forwar...

Iran war threatens a global recession, Finland’s Stubb warns
Politics

Iran war threatens a global recession, Finland’s Stubb warns

The U.S. president’s European golf buddy calls for extra efforts to stop regional conflicts from spiraling toward World War III. 

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