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Berlin mayor drops reelection bid over blackout lie
BERLIN — Kai Wegner, mayor of Berlin, announced Friday that he will not run for reelection in September following reports of him misrepresenting his handling […]
Russian authorities ask residents to work from home as fuel crisis escalates
Russia’s Siberian government officials are telling businesses to shift to remote work when possible and limit energy consumption, according to local media reports. “Officials are […]
Ukraine Intensifies Attacks On Russian Energy Assets, Reportedly Forcing Halt To Azov Traffic
Ukraine launched multiple strikes against Kremling energy assets, including oil terminals and tankers at sea, reportedly forcing Moscow to halt shipping through a major waterway […]
Brazil Orders Russian Man Who Spent Years As ‘Deep-Cover’ Agent in US, Netherlands Deported
A Brazilian judge ordered a Russian man who spent years building a secret “deep-cover” identity to infiltrate organizations in the United States and Netherlands on […]
Trump Says US Agrees To Further Talks With Iran, But Warns Cease-Fire Is ‘Over’
US President Donald Trump said Iran has as requested that “talks” between the two countries continue, although he emphatically warned Tehran that the current cease-fire […]
Senior Democrat backs Trump’s call for more European defense spending
Rahm Emanuel, one of the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential hopefuls, says Donald Trump is right to demand that Europe spend more on defense. In an […]
Police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe as murder
LONDON — Police in southwest England said Friday that the death of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe will be investigated as a murder. The 78-year-old, […]
‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain call
As Netflix’s quietly radical coming-of-age drama wraps up with a feature-length film, its stars discuss queer escapism, awkward love scenes and letting go of the […]
LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests
The advocacy group’s study finds a decrease in queer people of color and zero trans characters in 2025 films LGBTQ+ characters are slowly disappearing from […]
‘Riding a fireball through atmosphere’: How Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth
The Orion spacecraft will fall over 120,000 metres in 13 minutes and travel to a special “splashdown” site off the coast of California.
Spain shrugs off Trump’s claim it caved on defense spending
Madrid is rejecting the notion that it has bowed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand to increase its military spending. During this week’s NATO summit […]
‘Like madmen’: Dutch deputy leader slams Moroccan football fans after riots
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius on Friday lambasted Moroccan football fans who clashed with police across the Netherlands following their team’s World Cup defeat […]
Call for proposals to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children
CERV-2026-DAPHNE. This is a call for proposals for EU action grants in the field of gender-based violence under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme […]
‘I was like, “Oh my god, I can be taken seriously”’: the women inspired to become lawyers by Legally Blonde
As the classic courtroom comedy drama turns 25 meet the associates and attorneys who took Elle Woods’ pioneering spirit and ran with it Angela McCarthy, […]
Merz casts himself as a reformer to stem the German far right’s rise
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is sporting a new look. Dressed in a sharp suit and dark sunglasses, black leather briefcase in hand, he […]
Inside von der Leyen’s push for an EU social media ban
BRUSSELS — If young Europeans soon find themselves kicked off social media they’ll have Ursula von der Leyen to thank. Monday brings a key step in the European […]
Labour MPs to Andy Burnham: This is how to stop us toppling you
LONDON — Andy Burnham is the new darling of the ruling Labour Party. Keir Starmer used to be too. The former Greater Manchester mayor and newly elected […]
Le Pen and Farage star in this summer’s must-see blockbuster
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. He’s a grizzled veteran British cop working one last case. She’s exactly the same — but French. They […]
EU considers tariffs on imports from illegal Israeli settlements
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is proposing tough measures to reduce imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as part of options presented […]