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WORLD
Türkiye and U.S. Sideline France in Northern Syria
Paris falters in Syria as Türkiye rejects French involvement, solidifying the U.S. as its sole partner in the region.
EUROPE
Sudan and Mali Unite Against Inner Turmoil
As Sudan's army reclaims strategic ground at home, its leadership seeks stronger ties with fellow Sahel states.
EUROPE
Jean-Marie Le Pen Leaves France Mourning and Cheering
Marine Le Pen's estranged father leaves behind polarised French streets.
LIFESTYLE
France Clamps Down on Algerian TikTokers
Calls for violence on TikTok land three Algerians in French custody, reigniting an unresolved bilateral conflict between Paris and Algiers.
EUROPE
Côte d’Ivoire Tells French Army to Leave
French soldiers will withdraw from Côte d'Ivoire by February, ending a 60-year military presence as the country moves towards full independence, following a broader trend across West Africa.
Popular
Anti-Bardella Performative Resistance Falls Short
Culinary protests splatter and legal verdicts land; Jordan Bardella rides economic fatigue to dismantle the cordon sanitaire shielding the French presidency.
Meloni in Manama: The Sakhir Declaration and Gulf Security
Missiles over Doha have turned the Sakhir Declaration from standard diplomacy into a survival blueprint, pushing the Gulf toward self-reliance and Europe ties.
The Rome-Moscow Connection: How Italy and Kyrgyzstan are Keeping Russian Trade Alive
While Europe builds a wall of sanctions against Russia, Italy has found a backdoor, shipping goods through the mountains to Kyrgyzstan.
EU-US Trade Talks: Price of Sovereignty on the Factory Floor
Brussels rejects trading digital sovereignty for tariff relief, leaving European steel workers to bear the heavy cost of a deepening transatlantic deadlock.
The Pope’s Turkey Visit: Eastern Mediterranean as Christianity’s Foundation
Pope Leo XIV's first papal journey to Turkey from 27-30 November 2025 placed the eastern Mediterranean once again at the centre of Catholic imagination, inviting Europe to reconsider how geography shaped its tradition.
