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How to watch French local elections like a pro (Round 1)

  • Politics
  • Victor Goury-Laffont
  • Mar 13, 2026

Think of the contest as the opening act of next year's presidential race.

The only decent jobs left are Eurocrat and shoemaker

  • Politics
  • Paul Dallison
  • Mar 13, 2026

Tens of thousands of people want to work in the EU Bubble, and a vastly smaller amount have been forced to wear ill-fitting shoes by Trump.

Abrar move 'a step in the right direction'

  • Sports
  • Mar 12, 2026

BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt and former England cricketer Steven Finn are encouraged by the Sunrisers Leeds' signing of spinner Abrar Ahmed in The Hundred auction, after concerns that Pak...

Colombian president warns US against building an empire in Latin America

  • Politics
  • Rory O’Neill
  • Mar 12, 2026

Gustavo Petro tells POLITICO his continent is not a “land to be conquered,” as he criticizes American top diplomat Marco Rubio's view of the world.

L’Europe s’apprête à interdire les IA qui dénudent, à la suite du scandale Grok

  • Politics
  • Pieter Haeck
  • Mar 12, 2026

L'interdiction, inscluse dans des propositions consultées par POLITICO, pourrait entrer en vigueur cet été.

Jones eyeing Gold Cup glory aboard The Jukebox Man

  • Sports
  • Mar 12, 2026

Ben Jones was a promising fly-half when he was growing up, coming through the Scarlets academy. But he's now working for football legend, Harry Redknapp, in the world of Horse Racing. The 26 year old...

Rangers 'unequivocally condemn' Old Firm fan disorder

  • Sports
  • Mar 12, 2026

Rangers say they "unequivocally" condemn Sunday's "unacceptable" Old Firm fan disorder and they support the Scottish FA launching an independent review of the Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic at...

Time runs out to avert new trade war as US patience with EU wears thin

  • Politics
  • Camille Gijs, Max Griera, Daniel Desrochers
  • Mar 12, 2026

There are two weeks until the European Parliament is due to vote on the EU-U.S. trade deal. But the outcome is still uncertain, and bitterly contentious.

'It's a balance' - Hussey on Welsh Fire's big spending

  • Sports
  • Mar 12, 2026

The Welsh Fire have spent big at The Hundred men's auction. They beat off five other franchises to get the England wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox for £300,000 and also secure the services of Joe Root...

McIlroy to make last-minute decision on Sawgrass title defence after injury

  • Sports
  • Mar 12, 2026

Five-time major winner Rory McIlroy says it will probably be a last minute decision on whether he begins the defence of his Players Championship title at Sawgrass. The former world number one is strug...

Renewed momentum in Poland’s green transition

  • Politics
  • National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
  • Mar 12, 2026

The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management is the European Investment Bank’s partner in implementing the ELENA Project in Poland, which will support green investments.

What’s gotten into Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

  • Politics
  • Jamie Dettmer
  • Mar 12, 2026

As the war drags on and talks stall, the Ukrainian president’s frustration with the West is spilling into public view.