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Eurovision’s Israel Problem Reaches a Crisis Point

A New York Times investigation has exposed the full scale of Israel's multi-year campaign to influence the Eurovision vote, pushing the contest into one of the deepest institutional crises in its 70-year history.

Iran Comes to Cyprus: Fog of War Haunts Europe

The drone strike on a British base in Cyprus has ended Europe’s hope of staying neutral and forced a divided continent to acknowledge a war that is now at home.

Board of Peace Divides Europe

As a ceasefire holds and 603 bodies pile up, Europe’s principled abstention has become a costly vanity.

Israeli Cabinet Uses Red Tape to Claim West Bank

Behind the quiet hum of government offices a new push for land titles is dividing the West Bank as paperwork becomes the latest tool for territorial control.

Davos Turns Peace Into a Punchline

At the world's most exclusive business forum, a billionaire turned a peace initiative into a punchline about territorial conquest.

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British Safety Laws: Chat Control to Crowd Control

Britain's child safety legislation is quietly turning into a tool against digitally-triggered communal violence, with big implications for privacy and power.

France’s Trust Crisis Moves Upward

Three stories in a single week, a murdered child, a pop icon charged with rape, and a former mayor appealing his blackmail conviction, are not the same scandal but they are feeding the same mood in France.

Trump’s Iran Whiplash: Oil Markets and Public Sentiment

On the day Trump threatened to bomb Iran and seize its oil, he cancelled all planned strikes and sent Vance to Europe for a peace signing.

Iran and Lebanon Bind Their Fates Again

Iran's bond with Lebanon is not a side alliance but one of the central hinges of the regional conflict, and Israel's latest strikes on Lebanese territory are making that clear again.

Kushner Sazan Resort Pits Luxury Against Conservation

Albania's planned Kushner-backed resort is turning a protected coast into a test of how far tourism-led development can override environmental law, anti-corruption institutions, and public trust at once.