Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s top ministers on Monday sought to contain the fallout from her escalating public feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, after he […]
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French presidential candidate Retailleau suggests election date favors the left
Conservative politician Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday accused the French government of scheduling next year’s presidential election on dates that favor left-wing candidates. French officials on […]
MEPs blast FIFA’s Infantino over Russian athletes in youth World Cup
Forty-four members of the European Parliament are urging FIFA President Gianni Infantino to reverse his decision to allow Russian athletes to play at this year’s […]
Canada to compete in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the European Broadcasting Union announced Wednesday that Canada will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. The news follows last […]
Erdoğan rejects Israel’s Armenian genocide recognition, points to Gaza deaths
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit back at Israel on Tuesday after the country unanimously voted on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian genocide. The […]
MEPs urge FIFA to investigate chief Infantino over Trump peace prize
Fifty members of the European Parliament are demanding that FIFA investigate its president, Gianni Infantino, over alleged violations of the football federation’s own political neutrality […]
Canada’s heart might go on … to Eurovision
Time to grab your maple leaf-shaped sequins and best glittery hockey jerseys: Canada is one step closer to participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. The […]
EU targets Somalia in its anti-migration push
EU member countries agreed on Thursday to impose visa restrictions on Somali citizens over the country’s failure to readmit its nationals staying in the EU […]
French presidential candidate Attal hits back at ‘looksmaxxing’ Clavicular
French presidential candidate Gabriel Attal has entered the world of “mog” politics, responding late on Wednesday to controversial internet personality Clavicular’s criticism of the French […]
Czech constitutional court says president should attend NATO summit
The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday allowing President Petr Pavel to attend the July NATO summit in Ankara. The court’s […]
Czech president sues prime minister over NATO attendance
Czech President Petr Pavel on Tuesday said that he had filed a lawsuit against the government, challenging Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s decision to not include […]
Orbán-appointed Hungarian president bans Orbán from returning to power
BUDAPEST — Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, an appointee of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on Friday approved a constitutional amendment barring the same Orbán from […]
Lithuania’s prime minister to be replaced by head of ruling party
The leader of Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, announced Tuesday that he would step in to replace current Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and […]
Hungarian parliament votes for 8-year term limit that would stop Orbán returning
Hungarian lawmakers on Monday passed a constitutional amendment that would ban Viktor Orbán from returning to power. The amendment, approved by 135 votes in favor […]
Romania’s government talks stumble as constitutional clock ticks down
With just four days left to form a government, Romania’s Prime Minister-designate and MEP Eugen Tomac faced a setback Thursday when one of the country’s […]
Pope Leo defends integration of migrants, rebuking Spain’s right-wing parties
Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the greater defense and integration of migrants while delivering an address to the Spanish parliament. The speech, delivered […]
Pro-EU ruling party in Armenia claims victory in parliamentary election
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that his pro-EU Civil Contract party had won a “historic victory” in the country’s parliamentary elections. Pashinyan claimed at a press […]
Pro-EU ruling party leads Armenia parliamentary election, exit polls show
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party was comfortably ahead in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday, according to early exit poll data. The prime […]