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In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins

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It’s a shift from the U.S. president’s first term, and is driving a fresh wedge within his Republican Party.

Yellow hat revolt: Inside France’s rural rising

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With rural discontent growing, Marine Le Pen’s far-right party sees an opportunity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Romanian surprise: Why did the far right fall short in presidential election?

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Two weeks after the far right’s George Simion garnered a whopping 41 percent in the first round of presidential elections, a surge in voter turnout instead propelled the pro-EU mayor of Bucharest Nicosur Dan onto a rocky road to victory.

Call for safety review after producer injured by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival

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Festival attendee was hospitalised by a falling tree on the celebrated Croisette boulevardThe producers of a Japanese film which screened at the Cannes film festival have called for an investigation and safety review after one of their team was struck …

When the Light Breaks review – two students grieve one boyfriend in Icelandic heartbreaker

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Elín Hall gives a quietly intense performance as a young woman privately grieving her secret boyfriend’s untimely deathWhat happens when the unthinkable happens? This Icelandic drama begins when an art student in his early 20s is killed in the country’…

Labour will hope EU deal is final piece of jigsaw to boost UK economy

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Acknowledgment from business sector that Britain is an appealing investment proposition is one aimDeal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10UK politics live – latest updatesMonday’s EU-UK reset deal will not instantly pr…

Five people killed in helicopter collision in Finland

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Two aircraft crashed just after noon on Saturday in wooded area near Eura airport in south-west of countryFive people were killed when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura airport in south-western Finland, police have said.P…

Can Labour still own the North?

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With Nigel Farage’s Reform UK muscling in to key parts of the country, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan speaks to politicians through the North of England, where Labour has an uphill battle to convince their heartlands they can be trusted. Sascha speaks to Labour MP Josh Simons, whose seat of Makerfield had one of the […]

Two reporters’ Europe road trip documents the Romanian diaspora’s far-right radicalization

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A Romanian couple traveled across Europe to investigate the lives of their compatriots, who voted for the nationalist candidate, George Simion, at over 60% in the first round of Romania’s May 4 presidential election.

Paris races to top of European rankings of cycling-friendly cities for children

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French capital overtakes Amsterdam, where there are concerns about rising road speeds under rightwing governmentParis was once notorious for speeding traffic and a parking technique involving gently nudging cars to squeeze into a spot – but now it has …

‘Time to sober up’: Europe should be realistic on tech sovereignty, lawmaker says

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The EU should “identify the few big ideas that can propel our economic and industrial base,” says Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell.

Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line

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Trump calls the European Union “nastier” than China. The EU is taking a deep breath.

How the Fuels Sector Supports Aviation’s Green Goals

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Europe’s refiners are already delivering the sustainable aviation fuels needed to meet EU climate goals, and we are ready to do more. What we need now is collaboration over confrontation.

French PM to testify under oath on snowballing child abuse scandal

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Centrist Prime Minister François Bayrou is facing a week from hell.

Distrust of Trump hangs over the emerging US-UK trade deal

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With dozens of deals to be brokered, the U.S.-U.K. trade deal should be one of the easiest — and a POLITICO-Public First poll found that American and British adults have serious doubts about Trump’s commitment to it.

New pope’s brother says he is ‘middle of the road’ – as it happened

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This blog has now closed. Our live updates coverage on Pope Leo XIV’s first full day in office has moved here.Historically, some of the conclaves were really drawn out: in 13th century, they needed three years, over 1,000 days, to choose Gregory X.Ther…

While Farage surges, Labour prays for its plan to work

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Downing Street insists nothing has changed despite both main parties getting a drubbing from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. That line may not hold forever.

At the edge of the world, French and Swedish warplanes deter Putin

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Paris and Stockholm are deepening defense ties in missiles, air defense and even nuclear deterrence amid uncertainty caused by Donald Trump.

Ukraine war briefing: US and Kyiv ‘ready to sign’ minerals deal amid uncertainty over last-minute hurdles

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Ukraine’s first deputy PM travels to Washington to sign deal as later reports claim US pushing Ukraine to sign extra documents Kyiv felt were not ready Ukraine and the US said they were ready to sign a minerals deal, amid reports that a last-minute ob…

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

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The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazm…

Mark Carney elected Canada’s prime minister

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Carney cemented the Liberals’ fourth-straight term in government, a rare feat in Canadian politics — defeating the Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is about to face the hard part: Being in charge

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The populist party could hold its first reins of power after Thursday’s local elections. So what will it actually do? POLITICO went on a mission to find out.

Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent

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From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s wildest collections of modernist gems. Will its bid for world heritage status succeed?A pair of huge turquoise domes swell up on the skyline of…

Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

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Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had …

‘I haven’t slept for two days’: Kharkiv residents reel from Russian attacks

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Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump’s rare rebuke to Vladimir PutinAbout 1am on Friday, Yuliia Verbytska woke to the sound of an air raid siren. She grabbed her teenage children – Dmitry, 17, and Olexiy, 12 –…

Denied citizenship by the country he died for, this Anzac Day Aboriginal war hero Bill Allen is being honoured in France

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The Australian who rushed four German machine-gun nests has been named an honorary citizen of the SommeGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOutside the French town of Péronne on 31 August 1918, Private William Allen Irwin – a…

After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

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Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules?

DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington

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The tech mogul’s public pullback will come as relief to some Cabinet officials.

‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption

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Police have long wanted to read encrypted messages. They now have the backing of the EU’s top brass.

The US cavalry isn’t coming: How Europe moves its armies without American assistance

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Europe has built its war-fighting plans on speeding American reinforcements to the front lines. The prospect of that not happening is throwing military mobility plans into disarray.

Briton dies in avalanche as heavy snow sweeps France, Switzerland and Italy

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Man, 27, killed in French ski resort of Val Thorens as severe weather causes chaos across three Alpine countriesA 27-year-old British man has died after being swept away by an avalanche at the French ski resort of Val Thorens after unusually heavy sto…

Lithuania aims to deter Russia by upgrading ‘critical’ road and anti-border defenses

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The project aims to make it easier to move troops and equipment between Poland and the Baltic countries.

Moldova to hold ‘crucial’ elections on Sept. 28

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The vote is expected to be highly competitive and may reshape the country’s political landscape.

Why Keir Starmer’s British Steel sugar rush threatens a hangover

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The British prime minister has big decisions to make after taking control of the U.K.’s last virgin steel-producing plant.

‘Trust is going down’: Why Trump should fear the bond market

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“The market now believes that trade policy can change from minute to minute,” said Chip Hughey, a managing director of fixed income securities at Truist.

The new face of French cuisine

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For a Black chef taking on haute cuisine, the biggest challenge is not race but economics.

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