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Brussels prosecutor fumes at lack of resources to tackle drug violence
Citizens risk getting caught in the crossfire of escalating drug violence in the Belgian capital, Julien Moinil warns.…
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Belgium summons US ambassador again over jibe at health minister
This is not the first time the US ambassador has made controversial personal attacks against Belgian politicians.…
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Musk’s AI company sues its users as victim lawsuits over Grok deepfakes mount
As alleged victims sue the company over AI-generated child sexual abuse material, xAI takes the legal fight to its own u…
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How the Iran war has made the US more vulnerable
The Pentagon’s inability to subdue Tehran, dwindling weapons stockpiles and distancing from allies have led U.S. militar…
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US probes NATO allies over military support as it mulls further troop cuts
The U.S. will examine European defense spending and military access as part of its review of American forces in Europe, …
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89
Crown Prince Haakon accedes to the throne in a turbulent time for the royal family.…
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Bas, Klingbeil und die SPD: Lost in Ost
Die SPD-Spitze um Bärbel Bas und Lars Klingbeil demonstriert in der Bundesregierung nach außen Normalität. Hinter versch…
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Could Orbán lead Hungary again?
For 16 years, Viktor Orbán exerted an iron grip on Hungarian politics and society. Now it’s being dismantled. Has Hungar…
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Radical left Mélenchon courts Greens as presidential bid gains steam
The France Unbowed leader's strong polling numbers are forcing the Greens to consider an alliance.…
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Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization
A recent spike in traffic on Russia's southern border comes amid increasingly aggressing recruitment measures and worrie…
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Orbán’s Fidesz party ‘ready to work’ with Hungary’s new government against corruption
"Some of the criticism related to democratic backsliding had some merit," János Bóka told POLITICO.…
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Germany’s far right taps nostalgia for communist East to propel election surge
The AfD is appropriating cult mopeds from the former East Germany to capitalize on a strong sense of longing for the pas…
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AI boom reopens Australia’s nuclear debate
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Ukrainians are not superheroes with endless powers of resilience
By celebrating Ukrainian resilience as an almost superhuman quality, the international community risks obscuring the muc…
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Présidentielle : les 8 temps forts des candidats devant le Medef
Les principaux candidats à l’élection présidentielle ont déroulé jeudi leurs idées devant le patronat. POLITICO vous rés…
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The Biollywood Podcast: Doom (2005)
In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Counc…
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4 takeaways from France’s first presidential debate
The main candidates for next year's French presidential election took the stage together for the first time in the campa…
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Drone parade showcases Ukraine’s remarkable military transformation
Ukraine celebrated Independence Day this week with a novel military parade made up exclusively of unmanned systems, unde…
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Poland rules out hosting nuclear weapons despite Russian threat
BRUSSELS — Poland “does not want” allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, the country’s Dep…
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L’art de la bouteille d’alcool design menacé par la loi européenne antidéchets, alertent les verriers
Les fabricants de verre européens affirment que le règlement sur les emballages et les déchets d’emballages va plomber l…
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Tripolis will die Energielücke in Europa füllen, sagt Libyens Ölminister
Das von Unruhen geplagte nordafrikanische Land fährt die Förderung fossiler Brennstoffe hoch, obwohl politische Gewalt u…
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Ratko Mladić, ‘butcher of Bosnia’, dies at the Hague aged 84
Thousands of Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats were murdered, tortured and displaced by armed forces under his command.…
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EU budget must bankroll Europe’s independence, von der Leyen says
Commission president’s pitch for a €2 trillion spending plan comes as the bloc weighs how to reduce its reliance on the …
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AI is changing religion and religions are trying to change AI
Will chatbots supplant the advice of imams and priests or help them spread the word?…