Excuses for failure: at the CDU’s national party congress, Friedrich Merz defended his record, his debt U-turn, and his refusal to cooperate with the AfD.
A recently registered citizens’ initiative reveals possible collusion between business interests, national governments, and the architects of the European Citizens’ Initiative.
The appeal marks the first courtroom battle over a penalty issued under the EU’s sweeping Digital Services Act.
The 6–3 ruling finds that Donald Trump exceeded his powers by using emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland say any Ukraine–Russia peace deal must include “robust” security guarantees for Kyiv, as U.S.-led negotiations stall.
Authorities prepare a large security operation as supporters of Quentin Deranque march in Lyon following his fatal beating.
“Iran has a better chance of being liberated than Iraq, because I see that most Iranians are fighting.”
Dame Antonia Romeo, newly appointed as Britain’s most senior civil servant, once encouraged staff to join a “gender non-conforming” book club and devote work time to non-binary inclusion targets.
The plan to erect a statue to Jan III Sobieski, known for his victories over the Ottoman Turks, triggered a debate over the Austrian capital’s historical identity.
The European Commission is accused of acting as “the Commission of Ukraine” in the dispute between Budapest, Bratislava and Kyiv.
The surge in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern underscores the party’s growing dominance in eastern Germany
The Polish president’s veto inflames tensions with Warsaw’s ruling coalition.
