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Poland’s Catholic Football Pilgrimage: Unity, Faith and a Hard Line on Migration

At a Marian shrine where football supporters gather to pray, a presidential call for “Poland without illegal immigrants” turned a devotional event into a political stage.

Sofia Celebrates Open Borders While Clinging to Its Currency

While Bulgaria finally dismantles physical barriers to Europe, a dilemma rises: the country opens its doors to travellers but locks its wallet against the euro currency.

EU at a Impasse: Political Realism Over Moral Clarity

EU divided over Israel research funding: Germany and Italy block suspension, exposing moral hypocrisy and unity crisis in Brussels.

Belgium: Invisible Identities No More

A simple ‘bonjour’ in Belgium exposes the serious linguistic fissures threatening to pull Europe apart, from east to west and north to south.

Gaza Opens Up New Strands of Debate in British Judaism

Progressive Judaism merges in UK, reshaping Jewish identity with ethical debate on Israel, unity in diversity, and political conscience.

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Hollywood Takes Homer and Greece Pushes Back

Christopher Nolan had every right to reinvent Homer, but Greek frustration reveals what is lost when a living cultural inheritance becomes Hollywood spectacle.

Iran and Ukraine’s Wars Are Converging

Caspian strike on Iranian ship and warnings to Europe suggest two wars merge into one conflagration.

The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Normalises Enrichment in the Gulf

The US-Saudi nuclear agreement may be civilian in name, but its enrichment provisions could persuade other Middle Eastern states that nuclear latency is becoming the region's new measure of power.

Greece Keeps Betting on Golden Visa Capital

Greece is preserving its golden visa programme because foreign capital remains valuable to its recovery, even as property investment worsens pressure on housing.

Andy Burnham Plans to Retax British Homes

Burnham weighs a property tax overhaul that could redirect who pays for Britain's homes.