Scandal
WORLD
Melania Defends Reputation as Epstein Story Returns
Standing in the White House Grand Foyer this week, Melania Trump delivered a six-minute statement denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein that even her husband did not know was coming.
BUSINESS
Davos Boss Exit Signals Revamp for a Tired WEF
The fall of the Davos president over Jeffrey Epstein has arrived precisely as a military standoff in the Gulf threatens to sever the world economy at the neck.
EUROPE
Andrew, Royal Lodge and the Slow Grind of Institutional Scrutiny
s police searches at Royal Lodge continued this week following Prince Andrew's release under investigation, the case raised questions the British establishment would clearly prefer to leave unanswered.
EUROPE
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.
EUROPE
Genuine Love or Scandal: How a Intersex Romance Shakes Poland
Sometimes authenticity forces the choice between politics and taboo. This week, Dawid Szóstak made his choice with his intersex partner.
Popular
The Iran War Outlives Its Architects
With Khamenei dead and Graham gone, the Iran war is spreading through runways, courts, and homemade drone fleets.
How Germany’s Taliban Pact Built a Recruiting Ground
Bonn's Taliban-run consulate is now hiring unpaid interns, the direct product of a deportation bargain Berlin struck last year to speed removals back to Kabul.
Europe’s Safe Water Face a Growing Rulebook
Europe's bathing waters are mostly safe to swim in, but the rules around who can wear what, where and how are becoming harder to ignore.
Zelenskyy Reshuffles Cabinet and Peace Hovers
Ukraine's cabinet reshuffle, a Belarusian apology and a Baltic opening to Beijing hint at ebbing tension, though Europe keeps arming for a longer fight.
Sony Digital Push Reveals Europe’s Weak Ownership Rules
Sony's shift away from physical media looks like a gaming story, but it exposes something wider: Europeans are living more of life through digital systems they use but do not fully control.
