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Attal Uses Clavicular to Redefine His Political Brand

When a presidential candidate attacks an American streamer for mocking France, the influencer arena stops being parallel to politics and starts becoming part of it.

Rivals Redraw Energy Map as Germany’s Industry Stalls

As Moscow disrupts Kazakh oil flows heading west to Germany, Tehran builds a northern corridor to Kazakhstan, leaving Berlin with no leverage.

Switzerland Votes on 10 Million Population Cap

Ten million people. One country. Direct democracy decides where growth stops.

Milan’s Expat Boom: Are They Bringing Their ‘Best’?

Milan’s expat boom: 300,000 foreign-born residents now power its fintech and finance hub, reshaping the city into Europe’s next powerhouse.

Under-the-Sea: America First Leaves AUKUS Partners Adrift

Trump’s Pentagon review unsettles AUKUS allies—UK & Australia risk losing U.S. submarine support as America First drives defence shift.

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Mali is Haunting Macron’s Africa Reset

Mali remains the clearest proof that France lost military influence in the Sahel without stability replacing it, and every new battle there undercuts Macron's narrative of a fresh start.

Israel’s Eisenkot Rises As Polling Wars Rage

As distrust in pollsters grows across Israel, October's election pits Netanyahu against a fast-rising Gadi Eisenkot in an unusually open race.

Burna Boy Brings Nigerian Pop to Europe’s Biggest Stage

Burna Boy's World Cup moment shows Nigerian pop is no longer a niche import in Europe but part of the sound of mainstream public culture, whatever one thinks of its aesthetics.

Why Ending Homelessness May Elude Burnham’s Government

Andy Burnham enters Downing Street pledging to end rough sleeping, importing Finland's acclaimed housing formula into a far larger and costlier national crisis.

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.