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EUROPE
What Starmer’s Exit Means for Europe and the Middle East
Keir Starmer's resignation hands Andy Burnham a fragile inheritance, as Britain's standing in Brussels and across the Gulf hinges on what changes next.
BUSINESS
Sovereign AI Fund Picks Blair’s Daughter-in-Law to Lead It
Britain's £500 million Sovereign AI fund has chosen Tony Blair's daughter-in-law to lead it, and the appointment says as much about how power circulates in British tech as it does about the fund's ambitions.
BUSINESS
The North Sea Trades Big Oil for Giant Wind Farm
While Donald Trump rails against turbines, the world's biggest offshore wind farm lands in Norfolk.Â
BUSINESS
Rural Europe Pushes Back Against Megafarms
Almost half of Poland’s 2,000 large poultry farms lack EU pollution permits, as Brussels takes Warsaw to court over drinking water failures.
WORLD
From Chagos to the Gulf: the New Island Rush
As Chagos and other islands become pawns for global powers, international rules are fading and a new era of raw control over the world’s vital sea lanes is beginning.
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Sahel Grows Increasingly Hostile Towards Foreign Powers
Rebel fighters push deeper into northern Mali as Sahel rulers sever old alliances and gamble on defending their territory alone.
Europe vs. America: The World Cup’s Hidden Culture War
A racist jibe, a disputed red card and a peace prize have turned the 2026 World Cup into an unlikely stage for transatlantic tension.
Norway Pulls Children Back from AI
Norway's new classroom restrictions suggest that Europe's tech backlash is moving from anxiety to policy, and that early education is where governments now feel boldest about drawing limits.
Swiss Tracks Turn Sunlight Into Power
As punishing heatwaves push European power grids toward their limits, a small Swiss railway trial hints that ordinary tracks could double as solar farms.
Football Federations Might Be Reading Different Rulebooks
A Czech club loses its European place for rigging games, while an American striker keeps his after Donald Trump rings FIFA's president, days after Iran's complaints.
