Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron’s sudden departure from No. 10 in 2016 after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union triggered a period of unprecedented churn in British politics. None of his successors — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak —…
Category: 3. Europe
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In Trump’s world, look to the middle powers for hope – POLITICO
Through tariff policies, threats to invade allied countries, unilateral use of force in Venezuela and elsewhere, Trump’s America has returned to acting like the imperial powers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Indeed, Rubio seemed to bemoan the fact that this era had ended. “For five…
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The strange death of the long-term prime minister – POLITICO
Keir Starmer may have survived a political near-death experience last week. But with a perilous by-election looming and punishing May elections on the horizon, few in Westminster think the prime minister is truly in the clear.
With fresh jeopardy ahead, could Starmer become…
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French far right looks for Charlie Kirk moment after activist’s killing – POLITICO
“What happened to Quentin, it feels like it could have happened dozens of times to our supporters in recent years,” said National Rally MEP Pierre-Romain Thionnet.
“Of course, those are not the same circumstances,” Thionnet said of the Kirk comparison. “But there are similarities…
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Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
The woman died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.
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The Russian village that lost its men to war
In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia’s Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.
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Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear
The first meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday was heavy on the president but light on other details, as a small group of member countries offered major financial commitments and said they would defer to the White House on rebuilding Gaza.
Some two dozen member countries…
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Have there been more this winter?
In general, though, resorts will not prevent tourists from going off-piste so instead they offer advice. Another French resort, La Plagne, for instance, tells skiers to get information about conditions, make sure they have the necessary safety gear – avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe -…
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Veteran dissident who refused exile released
Mikola Statkevich, who spent more than five years in prison in his native Belarus, is now recovering from a stroke at home, his wife says.
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Meet Antonia Romeo, Keir Starmer’s super-ambitious pick to reboot the British state
LONDON — “Her office was like something out of Black Mirror,” recalls a young official of her first trip to see the woman now leading Britain’s civil service.
Wherever she looked in Antonia Romeo’s old sanctum at the Department for International Trade, Romeo’s face smiled back….
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