As Dutch capital prepares to celebrate 750th anniversary, small business owners fear for independent retailThe floral perfume of tea and coffee fills the air in โt Zonnetje (The Sun), as โ behind the counter โ Marie-Louise Velder weighs out loose leaf …
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy would have had the late Pope Francis โfilled with hope,โ the last U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said.
The U.K. government wants to “take back control” of energy supply โย but is it swapping one dependence for another?
The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.
POLITICO delves into the frenetic tactics Britain was โ and still is โ employing to win a carve-out from Donald Trumpโs tariffs. No one yet knows if the president will listen.
This blog is now closed, you can read our story hereHereโs a view of the sun from Dakar, Senegal:How visible todayโs partial eclipse will be depends, unsurprisingly, on how clear the sky is where you are. Continue reading…
On Saturday, skywatchers throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere will have the opportunity to witness the Moon partially cover the Sun as a solar eclipse stretches from eastern Canada to Siberia.
โEurope cannot afford to remain reactive,โ the European Commission will warn in strategy to be unveiled on Wednesday.
When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt.
The U.S. president is interested in joining the club of former British colonies, if invited by the king.
In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes โ and other countries are looking to follow their leadIn the first days of spring, people flock to Lake Genevaโs broad, tree-lined prome…
A flurry of crucial policy reviews on areas that could define the U.K. prime minister’s government are coming due. POLITICO has you covered.
Once Europe’s most influential fiscal hawk, Berlin is now leading the charge for greater fiscal flexibility.
Diplomats are already worried pro-Russian EU governments could derail the attempt to regain the initiative from Trump โ and save Ukraine.
Cost of damages over three years is almost three times estimated GDP of Ukraine for 2024, says report by Ukraine government, World Bank, European Commission and UNUkraineโs presidential press service has issued a photograph showing president Volodymyr …
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
Revered Helmet of Coศofeneศti among items from ancient Dacian civilisation stolen while on loan at Drents MuseumHours before the sun rose over the Netherlands, the group crowded around the large external door, appearing to pry it open. Seconds later, t…
Are you a 1-percenter, a bag-carrier or a blockchain bro?
The much-touted solution to Europe’s migration crisis houses only Italian police โย who have taken to adopting stray dogs and sunbathing.
Maltese politicians were not entertained by Ridley Scott’s remark.
One hot summer in Slovenia, my cousins taught me how to jump, twirl and sashay on that black and white grid. I sensed I was spying on some ancient, fundamental truthIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when t…
There has never been a more deserving set of “winners.”
Zelenskyy: ‘All we need is to live peacefully on our own land, to see the sun, our sky’
U.K. prime minister and U.S. president-elect spoke by phone Wednesday.
‘Don’t mess with the sun’s rays,’ EU scientists warn
European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weatherEurope should ban space mirrors, cloud whitening and other untested tools being touted to reflect the sunโs rays, the European Commissionโs scie…
Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sunโs coronaFinal preparations have begun for a landmark space mission that will use satellites flying in close formation to create artific…
Collectively, emerging technologies are creating an unstable world, where we donโt clearly understand what national security looks like.
They say theyโre better off working with Elise Stefanik than fighting with her.
Here are the 14 places that explain the president-electโs win.
First results go according to expectations, with Donald Trump winning Florida and Indiana, and Kamala Harris taking Maryland and Vermont.ย
Amid the Trump-Harris hostilities lies an oasis of calm โ an authentic Brussels bar selling real Belgian beer.ย
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
Civil war veteran Samir Geagea hopes the Shiite militia will be pressed into a position where it has no choice but to disarm.
Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates
Sakharov Prize goes to politicians who took on authoritarian ruler Nicolรกs Maduro.
The outgoing deputy leader of the opposition pressed Rayner on the economy โ but it was his self-depreciating comments that got MPs on side.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.
Demographic changes force a rethink, but thatโs not necessarily a bad thing
Far right sought to award Musk for his positions against “radical Islamism and wokism.”
China dominated conversation โ and there was an unfortunate slip-up โ as Foreign Secretary David Lammy prepares for a trip.
โHere in Zenica we are all sick, only some donโt know they are sick yet.โ Those were the words of an activist I met on my first trip to Bosnia in 2019.ย Two yearsย later, he died of lung cancer. That was when โ and largely why โ this project started. Zenica, a city of roughly 100,000 [โฆ]
British government apologizes for โadministrative human error.โ
If Tay Tay comes calling, you listen.
Move came after intervention from top British politicians.
India hurries to extract oil before the sun sets on the fossil fuel industry
The Reform UK leader is stuck at home amid accusations he’s been an absent new MP.
New polls show the presidential candidates neck and neck in key battleground states that could determine the course of the race.
If shortlisted, Musk will be invited to the European Parliament to defend his views on free speech.
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sunโs energyThe Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia.Itโs the third rooftop installation…
A bagel and coffee paradise in the heart of Chรขtelain.
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs tech policy.
Health policy is looking like the poor cousin and is likely to be downgraded this mandate.
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
Trump canโt win without overwhelming evangelical support. His recent comments on abortion have some of his allies on the religious right worried.
A race that Kamala Harris leads nationally is the equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth, and itโs set to be decided in a smaller-than-usual number of states.
From Kamala Harris to Boris Johnson, the undefinable brat summer never had a chance once the politicians waded in.
Ministers are mulling plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants and sports grounds.
The Reform UK leaderโs protest comes as Britain mulls a ban on smoking outside pubs.
Harris has made eye-popping gains with traditional, core Democratic base voters while also appealing to independents.
Candidates who end the conventions on the upswing typically see that momentum continue through to Election Day.
Observer investigation finds many tempted by seasonal roles in sun-soaked holiday spots end up working illegally and living in squalorThe experience is sold as the โsummer of a lifetimeโ: a chance to party in the sun while getting paid. And each year, …
Keir Starmer’s just the latest prime minister to kill off his vacation plans.
The British Virgin Islands mix fun in the sun with dark money. Will the UK’s new Labour government act?
“It is welcome that we have seen a de-escalation over the weekend, but the work is not done,” U.K. leader’s spokesperson said.
Companies are anxiously wondering: Can we get hotel rooms? What about the autocratic regime hosting? What if Trump wins?
Is he hiding โฆ near la Sagrada Famรญlia? At the beach? In the sewers?
The 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the โmost delayed and cost-inflated science project in historyโIt was a project that promised the sun. Researchers would use the worldโs mos…
Shortest-serving UK prime minister gets passed over in interviews at Goodwood Racecourse.
Fears of chaos have given way to enthusiasm as Parisians embrace the Olympic spirit.
Itโs clear the presidential contest is reshuffled.
Inspired by opera houses, the grands magasins were astonishing spectacles, built on a pharaonic scale. A new exhibition in the French capital charts the golden age of a dying conceptOn the top floor of the fabled La Samaritaine department store in Pari…
Greece experiencing most severe wildfire risk in two decades and some reservoirs hit lowest levels in a decadeSouthern and eastern Europe will continue to experience a heatwave throughout much of this week, with daytime temperatures across the Balkans …
New U.K. prime minister will deliver a message of continuity on Ukraine and pledge support for the alliance.
The Reform party’s success in capturing votes in the U.K. general election could only be the start.
A tour of Britain’s provincial towns reveals a restless nation with no love for its political class.
The major tabloid said it was ‘time for Labour,’ endorsing the opposition party for election victory and calling the ruling Conservatives ‘exhausted’ and divided.
Johan Floderus proposed to his boyfriend immediately after landing in Stockholm, he said in new interview.
After the far right won the most votes, it’s now also a powerful force in the Dutch government.
Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage walk into a bar. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
After a recent spell of bad weather, the sun is returning and temperatures will spike, with a change of up to 15 degrees in some areas.
Sky Newsโ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโs Jack Blanchard with their guide to the election day ahead. This is day 33 of the campaign. With 10 days remaining until election day Jack and Sam discuss Sunak and Starmerโs battle in The Sun, the fallout from Farageโs comments on the war in Ukraine, and [โฆ]
The UK leaderโs luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.
Visit is Russian presidentโs first to North Korea in 24 years as he seeks continued military support from Kim Jong-unReport: Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea as he seeks further military supportChina has urged Nato to โstop shifting blameโ over the …
The French president said G7 leaders thought his decision to call snap elections in France was “courageous.”
Six year old Louise Mauroy-Panzani is wonderful as Clรฉo, strongly bonded to her carer Gloria, who has to leave herBy rights Louise Mauroy-Panzani should be at the front of the queue for every acting award going for her role in this gorgeous French dram…
The air is cooler, the crowds have thinned, the landmarks are beautifully lit up โ the Eternal City is at its best once the sun has gone down
Passports have been required for Brits to enter the European Union since the U.K.’s exit from the bloc in 2020.
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
These translucent fruit are the taste of British summertime, but their moment in the sun is fleeting. Catch them while you can in these creative takes on the menu at Londonโs top restaurants
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A summer of fun in the sun? Nope.
Dutch coalition talks finally conclude, with The Hague now set for its most right-wing government in recent history.
Strong solar flares produce breathtaking displays across Europe and the US, with southern lights illuminating skies in New ZealandNight skies were lit up around the world by a spectacular display of the northern lights on Friday, with sightings seen wi…
Once a celebration of arthouse raunch, the film festival has had to change in the #MeToo era. Is that why, on screen and off, pooches are everywhere this year? Our writer goes walkies on the Cรดte dโAzurOne of the most eagerly anticipated talents about …
Aurora borealis fills an overnight sky, with rare sightings all over Europe from Whitley Bay to ViennaNorthern lights dazzle over UK, Europe and across the hemisphere Continue reading…
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