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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.
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How Eiffel Tower Went On Strike Over Religion
Religious accommodation is supposed to make room for someone's own beliefs, not require somebody else to disappear from view.
The Arms Race Heats Up Around a Divided Island
As Ankara triples its arms budget and Athens leans on Israeli firepower, the Aegean standoff risks pulling Cyprus into a wider Mediterranean clash.
Estonia’s Budget Woes Might Outweigh Its Ukraine Zeal
A botched €70 million shell deal took Estonia's defence minister down, as debt, scandal and a hardening European mood question Tallinn's Ukraine loyalty.
LVMH Pandemic Luxury Boom Loses Its Aspirational Shoppers
LVMH's slide from its pandemic-era peak shows what happens when a brand's own success prices out the customers who made it aspirational.
Chagos, Vanuatu and Falklands Turn Into Diplomatic Millstones
As Vanuatu sues France over two Pacific islands, Washington's wavering support for British and French claims exposes Europe's fading grip on remote seas.
