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Money Makes the World Go Round: What Brussels Can Learn from Trump’s Visit to the GCC
Trump’s Gulf visit shows Europe how to win in trade talks: mix pragmatism, investment pledges, and informal diplomacy.
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Sovereignty by Arms: EU-France Defence Clash
As Europe rushes to arm itself, Paris clings to the golden key of weapons oversight, playing a high-stakes chess game with EU allies over who controls the guns.
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No Buying Your Way In: Malta’s ‘Golden Passport’ Ruling
EU Court rules Malta’s golden passport scheme violates EU law, ending citizenship-for-investment era across the Union.
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Two Peas in a Pod? Reeves Bets on Brussels Over Washington
Crossing the Atlantic with one message but delivering another, UK's Reeves puts EU at top of trade list while courting US favour.
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Iberia: When the Lights Went Out
Massive blackout in Iberia exposes Europe's energy grid flaws amid AI-driven demand and solar volatility; Spain lost 60% power in seconds.
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Pope Leo XIV Returns Augustine to Algeria
Pope Leo XIV landed in Algeria this week on the first-ever papal visit to the country, hours after Donald Trump told him to stop "catering to the Radical Left" over his criticism of the Iran war.
Lebanon Ceasefire: New Deal Ploughs the Same Furrow
Trump brokers a truce in Lebanon, leaving a ten-day window to test the old structural deadlock that has defined the Blue Line for generations.
Melania Defends Reputation as Epstein Story Returns
Standing in the White House Grand Foyer this week, Melania Trump delivered a six-minute statement denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein that even her husband did not know was coming.
Operators of Vital Importance: France’s TotalEnergies on Trial
The state-shielded groups now answer for their conduct in lawless foreign territories, as French courts finally weigh strategic value against moral costs.
The North Sea Trades Big Oil for Giant Wind Farm
While Donald Trump rails against turbines, the world's biggest offshore wind farm lands in Norfolk.Â
