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Politics and football: How to play the game
28+ min ago (1143+ words) England's still standing in the World Cup, and politicians all want to share in the reflected glow. LONDON "England is among the last 16 nations left in the World Cup after a tense win over DR Congo, and hope is tentatively…...
Albania's PM reacts to "beautiful' Flamingo Revolution protests turning violent
35+ min ago (398+ words) Edi Rama posted about the dramatic scenes in Tirana, using wryness and clown emojis. TIRANA, Albania " Ongoing protests in Tirana continued to intensify Thursday, with nine police officers injured and 18 protestors arrested after serious clashes outside Parliament. Prime Minister Edi…...
Poll: Europeans are torn between America and China
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (841+ words) A poll across 24 EU countries shared with POLITICO shows respondents split between closer ties with Washington and Beijing, with uncertainty the dominant response in much of Europe. Europeans are divided over whether the EU should move closer to the United…...
Poll: Europeans doubt they can defend themselves alone
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (744+ words) A survey by Public First finds that Finland is the only country where a majority of people feel it is ready to fight alone. BRUSSELS " Europeans increasingly want to rely on themselves and not the U. S. for defense, but there are…...
Kallas proposes new Russia sanctions after massive strikes in Kyiv
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (207+ words) Any new measures will need to be approved unanimously by EU countries. The European Union will sanction Russian military producers involved in the deadly attack on Kyiv Thursday morning, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced'on X. "Today, I will…...
EPP to expel Slovenia's Branko Grims over "cooperation with the far right'
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (426+ words) Grims co-organized an event with far-right lawmakers, vowing to bring down the cordon sanitaire. The leadership of the center-right European People's Party in the European Parliament on Thursday proposed expelling Slovenian MEP Branko Grims over his contact with far-right lawmakers…...
German coalition leaders strike tax reform deal to reverse steep popularity losses
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (679+ words) Merz is under intensifying pressure to demonstrate that his ideologically divided government can enact the far-reaching reforms it has long promised. BERLIN " German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday announced a coalition agreement to cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners…...
EU extends Ukraine-style trade relief to Armenia
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (345+ words) The package would open the bloc's market to roughly 80 percent of Armenian exports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced Ukraine-style autonomous trade measures for Armenia aimed at helping the country withstand growing economic pressure from Russia....
Germany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream sabotage, alleges Kyiv-backed plot
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (477+ words) Prosecutors say the operation was devised "on behalf of state authorities" to cut off Russian gas revenues. German federal prosecutors on Thursday confirmed they had charged a Ukrainian national over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline, accusing him of…...
Top EU court upholds Google Android fine in landmark antitrust case
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (402+ words) The judgment strengthens Brussels" hand as it increasingly relies on new digital competition rules to police Big Tech. BRUSSELS " Europe"s top court on Thursday dismissed Google"s appeal against a "4. 1 billion Android antitrust fine, handing the European Commission a…...