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Will Climate Risk Halt Nuclear Power?

As the Danube fell to record lows in August, Hungary's only nuclear station neared shutdown, exposing a paradox now steering Europe's whole power market.

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Western Exit From Iraq Leaves Tehran’s Cells Untouched

As American and Italian troops leave Iraq and Turkey packs up, armed groups splinter into covert cells and Washington and Europe must adapt without delay.

Data Centre Silence: Europe’s Secret Sauce?

Artificial intelligence spending cushions the global oil shock, and Brussels keeps each data centre’s power and water use hidden from its neighbours.

Burnham Puts EU Membership Back on Britain’s Political Table

Burnham's openness to rejoining the EU shifts what British politics can say aloud, yet solid growth and a binding manifesto limit how far that shift can go.

Is Big AI Becoming the Next Power Broker?

AI agents have probed ministries in Australia and the United States, Brussels is still drafting its answer, and the labs behind them hold seats at every table.

Pope Leo Brings Catholic Doctrine into France’s Culture Wars

Pope Leo defends Catholic positions that French law has rejected, yet his sharper claim is that deep disagreement can survive without ending conversation.