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Germany and France steal the show — again big-plus
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World Germany and France steal the show — again

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

There’s the official agenda for EU leaders on Thursday. Then there’s the German and French drama agenda. Germany’s coalition government can’t stop bickering. France is a country in revolt. And t ...

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Ammo for Ukraine? EU might not be up to the task big-plus
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Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

If the bloc is to gain credibility as a defense actor, the joint procurement plan better work — but early signs aren’t encouraging. Paul Taylor is a contributing editor at POLITICO. PARIS — The ...

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Macron’s nuclear power plan hits trouble big-plus
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Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

In a POLITICO interview, Luxembourg’s leader Xavier Bettel slams French push to include nuclear energy in EU’s green tech plan. French President Emmanuel Macron is facing an uphill battle to per ...

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UN’s Guterres wants EU to ease Belarus sanctions. The EU isn’t so sure big-plus
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World UN’s Guterres wants EU to ease Belarus sanctions. The EU isn’t so sure

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Get your facts straight first, says Lithuania. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is flying to Brussels to deliver a simple message to EU leaders on Thursday: Stop world hunger. How? ...

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EU Parliament joins court case against Hungary’s anti-LGBTI law big-plus
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World EU Parliament joins court case against Hungary’s anti-LGBTI law

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are all set to back the EU Commission in court against Hungary (Photo: Norbu Gyachung) The European Parliament’s committee on legal affair ...

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Boris Johnson says no evidence he ‘intentionally or recklessly’ misled MPs over Partygate big-plus
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World Boris Johnson says no evidence he ‘intentionally or recklessly’ misled MPs over Partygate

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Johnson lays out case for the defense ahead of committee grilling Wednesday. LONDON — Boris Johnson accepted that he misled the House of Commons over the Partyga ...

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Europe heading for huge excess LNG import capacity, experts warn big-plus
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World Europe heading for huge excess LNG import capacity, experts warn

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

New analysis shows terminal capacity will far exceed demand for liquefied natural gas by 2030. European countries risk wasting huge sums of money on gas import infrastructure they won’t need aft ...

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When is a veto not a veto? Rishi Sunak’s Brexit laws fuel fresh unionist concerns big-plus
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World When is a veto not a veto? Rishi Sunak’s Brexit laws fuel fresh unionist concerns

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

The Democratic Unionists reject new British legislation that gives them the power to challenge, but not block, the rollout of new European goods laws in their corner of the United Kingdom. DUBLI ...

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Crunch time for multibillion UK-India deal as elections loom big-plus
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World Crunch time for multibillion UK-India deal as elections loom

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Visas, services and different views about the scale of the trade agreement mean a pact is still elusive — despite a ticking clock. LONDON — Britain and India are still far apart, as long-running ...

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In Russia, an anti-war drawing can cost you your daughter big-plus
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World In Russia, an anti-war drawing can cost you your daughter

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Activists worry that Russian families are next in the Kremlin’s war against dissent. YEFREMOV, Russia — The case list at the interdistrict court in Yefremov last week seemed far from a new offe ...

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Kosovo and Serbia leaders arrive for EU-backed talks big-plus
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World Kosovo and Serbia leaders arrive for EU-backed talks

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

The two leaders will hold separate meetings with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before a three-way session and a news conference expected later in the day. "I am o ...

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Voting begins in parliamentary and local elections, a key step in building a just Kazakhstan big-plus
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World Voting begins in parliamentary and local elections, a key step in building a just Kazakhstan

Sunday, 12 May 2024 08:08

Significant changes have been made to the electoral system in comparison to previous elections following constitutional amendments last year. A proportional-majoritarian model is being use ...

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