From enigmatic KGB agent to wartime ruler, this is how Putin has repeatedly reinvented his image, and himself.
Category: 3. Europe
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How Putin became master of the image
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Ferrari wanted to take on Chinese EVs with the Luce – then the backlash started
The brand’s first EV has been heavily criticised, with some saying it has abandoned Ferrari’s roots.
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Champions League final: PSG join ‘greatest of all time’ with back-to-back wins
Head coach Luis Enrique follows in the footsteps of Bob Paisley, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane in becoming just the fifth manager to win three Champions League/European Cup titles.
The Spaniard, who was unveiled as PSG boss in July 2023, also won the Champions League as a…
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'No-one feels safe now': Residents of Romanian city hit by drone share fears
People have just begun returning to check on their homes in the block that was hit early on Friday morning.
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Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
Local authorities say the cancellation of other West concerts had played a role in the decision.
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Attal highlights break with Macron in first rally in French presidential bid – POLITICO
His campaign mirrors the very successful campaign of centrist liberal Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in October 2025, which focused on optimism about the future and prioritizing the young generations, while exalting a sense of national pride.
“My first promise is that we will once again…
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Trump wants to ‘manage’ China trade. Businesses see a tariff opening.
President Donald Trump says he wants to create a new “board of trade” to manage commerce with China. Business groups aren’t sure exactly how it would work, but they know they want to get in on the action.
K Street lobbyists are growing increasingly optimistic that the administration’s…
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China threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports – POLITICO
The statement came in reaction to a meeting of top EU officials on Friday to brainstorm on how to counter Chinese overcapacity.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday convened an orientation debate with her 26 commissioners to explore a range of policy tools aimed at…
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Trump’s Ebola travel bans stir up Covid-era conflict over outbreak response
Donald Trump and the World Health Organization are teed up for another clash over infectious disease travel bans.
Trump ignored the WHO’s advice, and its criticism of travel restrictions, when he closed the U.S. border to foreigners who’d recently been in China at the outset of the Covid…
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Judge blocks renaming, closure of Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s effort to rebrand the Kennedy Center in his own name is illegal, a federal judge ruled Friday.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the rebranding of the institution that honors President John F. Kennedy as the “Trump-Kennedy Center” violated the clear…
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