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BUSINESS
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
EUROPE
Musk Demands that France Silence its Green Candidate
A billionaire's demand to silence Green candidate Marine Tondelier turns a quarrel over platform ownership into a trial for Europe's elections next year.
LIFESTYLE
D-Day UNESCO Status Reopens Wind-Farm Debate
UNESCO protection gives Normandy's D-Day coast new international status, but it also sharpens an old question over how much modern infrastructure a historic landscape can absorb.
BUSINESS
Europe’s Rivers Run Dry as Cities Ration Water
From Dublin's first nationwide hosepipe ban and Italy's shrinking Po River, drought is reordering ordinary daily life this summer.
EUROPE
France, Germany Seek Software Success After Jet Failure
Paris and Berlin want a European answer to Palantir's battlefield software, months after their own jet programme collapsed under the same old rivalries.
Popular
Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making
Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.
Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line
Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit
A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?
EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop
EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.
