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Scotland’s pro-independence warriors are shifting on nuclear weapons … slowly

The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.

April 1, 2025 6:35 pm CET

Marine Le Pen’s conviction caused a political firestorm. Here’s what actually happened.

The French far-right leader’s allies at home and abroad slammed the guilty verdict as antidemocratic.

April 1, 2025 5:37 pm CET

Bosnian Serb leader flees to Moscow as authorities step up pursuit

Bosnia’s most wanted man turns up in Russia after Sarajevo requested Interpol issue a red notice for his international arrest.

April 1, 2025 2:58 pm CET

Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow

President Alexander Stubb also announces major ramp up of defense spending to 3 percent of GDP.

April 1, 2025 2:11 pm CET

Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting US resident to El Salvador

The Department of Justice says it has no recourse now that the man is in his home country, where he’d previously feared torture and persecution.

April 1, 2025 11:37 am CET

Bardella to fight alongside Le Pen ‘to the end,’ won’t comment on replacing her

National Rally president blames tyranny of “red judges” for barring his mentor from running for president in 2027 after she was found guilty of embezzlement.

April 1, 2025 11:08 am CET

Meloni joins cacophony of outrage against Le Pen guilty verdict

“I think that no one who cares about democracy can rejoice in a sentence that affects the leader of a large party and takes away representation from millions of citizens,” says Italian PM.

April 1, 2025 9:01 am CET

Germany’s far-right AfD dissolves extremist youth branch to avert ban

The move aims to protect Alternative for Germany as it becomes the country’s largest opposition party.

April 1, 2025 4:45 am CET

Internal document reveals how Europe’s most powerful party keeps lawmakers in line

Loyalty to the political family earns MEPs rewards and influence.

April 1, 2025 4:44 am CET

Is ChatGPT doing the Commission’s homework? European Parliament asks after robotic replies

The questions about AI use underscore the ongoing tensions between the two institutions.

April 1, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump: Le Pen’s exclusion from French election is ‘a very big deal’

It is “concerning” when people are barred from politics, U.S. State Department says.

April 1, 2025 12:45 am CET

Combative Le Pen vows to fight on for French presidency

The far-right leader conspicuously refused to endorse her second-in-command, Jordan Bardella, after a court banned her from running for public office.

March 31, 2025 9:57 pm CET
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Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party

Marine Le Pen has been trying to normalize the National Rally in recent years, but may be tempted to wreak havoc after her guilty verdict.

March 31, 2025 7:42 pm CET

Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

Ukraine warned the Kremlin is preparing for a massive new military offensive.

March 31, 2025 6:12 pm CET

‘Jesus Christ also was found guilty and he was innocent,’ Le Pen codefendant says

Le Pen’s allies are not pulling their punches after Monday’s ruling.

March 31, 2025 5:44 pm CET

Elon Musk slams Marine Le Pen guilty verdict as arch-conservatives unite in fury

Key adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump signals he will make the French far-right standard-bearer a new cause célèbre.

March 31, 2025 5:24 pm CET

Polish PM Tusk makes last-ditch plea to avoid Trump’s tariffs

U.S. president is set to impose tariffs on EU goods on Wednesday.

March 31, 2025 4:26 pm CET

Russia officially moves to legalize the Taliban

Moscow once listed the Afghan hard-line movement as a terror group, but President Vladimir Putin now describes it as a “trusted ally.”

March 31, 2025 3:59 pm CET

Marine Le Pen’s allies in Russia and Hungary lash out at guilty verdict

French court ruling blocks far-right figurehead from 2027 presidential run, stoking conservative outrage around Europe.

March 31, 2025 2:29 pm CET

Majority of UK’s young adults ‘concerned’ about democracy, new poll says

Survey finds 63 percent of young people believe democracy is “in trouble” — while 27 percent say they’d rather live in a dictatorship.

March 31, 2025 12:10 pm CET

Marine Le Pen barred from running for French president

The sentence was delivered after the French far-right icon was found guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds.

March 31, 2025 11:14 am CET

The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will

The lessons we can take from how easily institutions have folded to Trump’s remarkable revenge campaign.

March 31, 2025 11:09 am CET

Donald Trump’s Scottish golf course will not host world’s top championship

Governing body chief says Turnberry is a “challenging” venue — and implied Trump’s position as U.S. president might overshadow any tournament.

March 31, 2025 10:57 am CET

Trump promises ‘big, big problems’ if Zelenskyy backs out of minerals deal

U.S. president accuses Kyiv of wanting to renegotiate the proposed agreement on Ukraine’s “rare earths.”

March 31, 2025 10:21 am CET
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