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EUROPE
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.
WORLD
Iran is Splitting the West Like Ukraine Did
Iran's US-brokered peace deal is laying bare severe fractures across Western diplomacy, as America's transactional alliance calculus finds its second major victim.
WORLD
Qatar Holds the Iran File Together at G7
Trump's bilateral with Qatar's emir at the G7 in France shows Doha has become indispensable to Washington's Iran diplomacy, and both sides know it.
WORLD
Why Iran Keeps Sending Missiles Into Kuwait
Kuwait's air defences fired again this week, intercepting incoming waves of missiles and drones as Tehran froze nuclear talks and oil prices climbed.
BUSINESS
SoftBank Trillion-Dollar AI Bet Against the Energy Crisis
SoftBank wagers €75bn on French nuclear electricity for Europe's largest AI campus, as conflict-driven energy prices threaten the global compute race.
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A Cautious Tokyo Rations Defence Intimacy With Berlin
German founders flood Tokyo's flourishing innovation ecosystem and Japan vigilantly polices its fighter timetable, leaving Berlin outside the cockpit.
Nomads Pay Twice as Independent Hotels Go Global
Europe's independent hoteliers trade distinctive identity for global chain loyalty schemes, leaving budget travellers and nomads with pricier streets.
Burnham Opens the Door to Apology But Not Cash
Britain may offer an apology but not payment, and the Caribbean's reparations demands cover far more than money.
Lagarde’s Bank-Bred Authority is Going Public
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde's resignation is as much to do with France's upcoming election than ECB monetary policy.
Western Split Over Putin Could Sink Abu Dhabi Talks
Prisoner exchanges and Nordic diplomacy revived negotiations. Could coordinated European leverage turn momentum into enduring peace?
