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EU foreign policy chief warns French energy giant on human rights violations
Josep Borrell said legislation going into effect in 2027 would require compensation to victims of abuses, after POLITICO revealed links between TotalEnergies and a massacre in Mozambique.
Dems see signs for optimism in gender gap in early vote
UK budget: 7 things to watch for as Labour hikes taxes
Leaked EU document: Visas for under-30s ‘essential’ to Brexit reset
Christian leader sees Lebanon’s moment to defang Hezbollah
Horrific rape case pushes France to change the crime’s definition
Orbán congratulates Georgia on not ‘becoming a second Ukraine’
Hungarian prime minister visits Tbilisi to embrace Russia-friendly Georgian Dream after disputed election.
Britain’s ex-colonies should be more grateful, says Tory leader hopeful
Robert Jenrick said Commonwealth nations owe Britain a “debt of gratitude” for promoting peace and prosperity.
Meet the gun-toting Brits who will vote for Donald Trump
A British tea room in the swing state of Georgia plays host to some unlikely political views.
Uncertainty grips Georgia as opposition street protests end in anticlimax — for now
The opposition wants Western nations to help overturn the results of the vote.
Far-right ‘Venezuela majority’ signals new power balance in European Parliament
Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.
Putin’s Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia
A growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Central Europe would pose a major problem for the EU.
Britain’s new MPs rage at parliament’s old traditions
Newly elected lawmakers set their sights on archaic customs like “bobbing” to win the Commons speaker’s attention.
Listless Bulgarian voters turn back to Borissov as political stalemate continues
In the country’s seventh election since 2021, voter participation remained low.
Georgia vote marred by intimidation and interference, observers warn
Opposition leaders have decried the voting as rigged.
‘All Trump, all the time’ — Inside the Trump media strategy
A top Trump adviser opens up about the effort to court a different set of voters.
Georgia’s ruling party on course for victory amid charges of vote-rigging
The consequential election comes as the governing Georgian Dream party presides over a widening split with the West.
EU’s Borrell decries ‘human tragedy’ in Gaza as Israeli offensive rages
A “catastrophic level of killing, destruction and starvation” afflicts the enclave as Israel’s attacks continue, EU foreign affairs chief says.
‘Explainer-in-Chief’ Bill Clinton makes the economic case for Kamala Harris
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
Trump knows exactly what he’s doing by going on the Joe Rogan podcast
Our reporters dissect the significance of the moment.
Kamala Harris unleashes the star power of Beyoncé at raucous Houston rally
The vice president is trying to recapture the energy from the start of her campaign.
Musk’s reported contacts with Putin trigger anxiety in Washington
The Democratic lawmakers join NASA chief Bill Nelson in calling for a confirmation of bombshell report revealing alleged regular contact between the mogul and Moscow.
Bulgaria’s hacking ‘Elves’ lift lid on election fraud racket
Hacktivists have published a list of individuals allegedly embroiled in election fraud.
French government split on halting football matches over homophobic chants
“We can no longer tolerate seeing intolerable behaviors every weekend in sports,” Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
King Charles and Keir Starmer, Britain’s newest diplomatic double act
Two men, worlds apart, are flying the flag in Samoa. But there’s more to connect the monarch and new UK PM than meets the eye.
Climate of intimidation haunts Georgian elections
Opposition activists and journalists warn of efforts to silence them as police raid Western businesses and the homes of think-tank employees.
Venezuela’s opposition wins top EU human rights award
Sakharov Prize goes to politicians who took on authoritarian ruler Nicolás Maduro.
Bahamas PM wants ‘frank’ slavery reparations talks with UK’s Starmer
“There should be … a ‘come to Jesus’ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.
EPP’s flirtation with far right in Parliament sparks EU budget fiasco
It was a “mistake” to side with the far right in yet another migration quarrel, top EPP lawmaker said.
US ‘concerned’ for citizens after Meloni’s surrogacy ban in Italy
Washington fears that parents of children born through the procedure will not be recognized.