BRUSSELS — A coalition of nine European countries is urging Brussels to prolong emergency flexibility for the Entry/Exit System, arguing the bloc is not yet […]
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Farage and Le Pen try Trump’s trick of turning scandal to their advantage
LONDON — In a strange twist, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two giant figures of Europe’s populist right, faced simultaneous reckonings with what they […]
Telenor to pay €552m for Bahnhof broadband to become #2 in Sweden
The acquisition will almost double Telenor’s consumer market share from about 15% to 27% as part of the group’s greater focus on its Nordic markets […]
NATO’s Challenge Is Adapting To Changing Transatlantic Order, RAND’s Cecire Says
As NATO leaders gather in Ankara for a summit expected to shape the alliance’s future direction, European capitals are looking to what many see as […]
Trump Says US Might Take Kharg Island
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Trump Says Deal With Iran ‘Is Over’ Following Renewed Strikes
The United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran and revoked a key sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil sales after accusing Tehran […]
Renewed Middle East conflict will buffet world economy, IMF warns
BRUSSELS — Renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East would hurt growth and stoke inflation, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday, as a fragile ceasefire […]
Norway to Trump: We’re already doing the hard work in the Arctic
ANKARA — Norway’s defense minister pushed back on Donald Trump’s renewed pressure over Greenland, saying allies watching Russia in the high north are already doing […]
Inside Europe’s flying lab: Scientists study life in zero gravity aboard test aircraft in France
Scientists in France are using parabolic “zero gravity” flights near Bordeaux to run experiments on everything from human balance to fluid shifts in the body.
EU court hands Brussels win over Apple on Big Tech rules
The EU General Court on Wednesday dismissed Apple’s challenge against how it was designated under the bloc’s Big Tech rules, handing the European Commission a […]
The POLITICO Poll: The South doesn’t trust ‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham
LONDON — Andy Burnham is determined to put his Northern English identity and experience at the center of his pitch to run the U.K., but […]
A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter
Polly Creed takes issue with a quote in an article that denigrated the importance of the work that mums do Robert dos Santos’s call to […]
Iran Claims Attacks On US Bases In Bahrain, Kuwait After New Strikes
The United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran and revoked a key sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil sales after accusing Tehran […]
EU opens investigation into AI chatbot Grok over sexualised images
Brussels (dpa) – The European Commission has opened a probe into the US tech company X over its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it created […]
Nudification blocks: The EU’s struggle for more safety online
The European Union is bringing out the big guns in the face of widespread outrage over the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) violating people’s privacy […]
German chancellor slams EU Parliament over legal review of Mercosur trade deal
Davos, Switzerland (dpa) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has blasted the European Parliament for referring the contested EU free trade deal with four countries from […]
Billionaire companies want to pull up the ladder behind them
In 2013, when the Association for Competitive Technology released its first State of the App Economy in Europe, mobile app-based software businesses were generating roughly […]
Le Pen’s French presidential bid dashes EU hopes for a Meloni-like successor
Le Pen’s French presidential bid dashes EU hopes for a Meloni-like successor Brussels insiders had quietly come to see Jordan Bardella as the less disruptive […]
US Strikes Iran, Revokes Oil License As Cease-Fire Wobbles
The United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran and revoked a key sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil sales after accusing Tehran […]
4 key questions hanging over a Le Pen candidacy
PARIS — The monthslong legal saga that threatened to derail Marine Le Pen’s presidential aspirations ended with a major plot twist that will allow her to […]