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Stay at home, Spanish PM urges citizens as Iberian power outage continues

Stay at home, Spanish PM urges citizens as Iberian power outage continues

Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees.

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UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

Power cut leaves card users in the lurch in Spain, Portugal

Putin announces new ceasefire but Kremlin hardens stance on annexed Ukrainian regions

Germany triggers EU’s emergency clause for defense spending

Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

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Sauna diplomacy pauses as top Finnish spot in Brussels closes for now

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Trump: Putin will be ‘fine’ in peace negotiations

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Trump trolls Canada on Election Day

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Berlin gears up for Trump era as Merz picks new foreign minister

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Berlin takes lead in Europe’s rearmament as global defense spending soars

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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church
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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church

Will the EPP drown in Valencia’s floodwaters?

Will the EPP drown in Valencia’s floodwaters?

Macron's office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

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Battle over top Italian insurer Generali pits oligarchs against Milan elite

Battle over top Italian insurer Generali pits oligarchs against Milan elite

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Trump's efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

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The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again

The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again

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ECB favoritism has gone from bad to worse, staff say

ECB favoritism has gone from bad to worse, staff say

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Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory

Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory

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Sacraments and side-chats: Pope's funeral overshadowed by Trump dealmaking 

Sacraments and side-chats: Pope’s funeral overshadowed by Trump dealmaking 

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Zelenskyy, Trump speak in Rome in first meeting since Oval Office bust-up

Zelenskyy, Trump speak in Rome in first meeting since Oval Office bust-up

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France

Macron calls report on new snap elections 'complete nonsense'

Macron calls report on new snap elections ‘complete nonsense’

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France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose

France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose

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Europe shows withdrawal symptoms after 75 years of addiction to US troops

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Who are the favorites to succeed Pope Francis?

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Britain

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The jaded English town where Nigel Farage could hammer Labour

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Britain’s Tories brace for another electoral disaster

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Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City

Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City

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Trump wants free pass for US ships in Panama, Suez canals

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Trump is getting negative marks on immigration, latest polls show

Trump is getting negative marks on immigration, latest polls show

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Ranked: The 10 most intensely lobbied EU laws

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Apple’s EU fight is transatlantic tension in a nutshell

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Germany

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Germany bets on volunteers to fix a hollowed-out army — but will it work?

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German parties’ boycott of far right looks to be over — with AfD on course for key jobs

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Democratic backsliding in Europe holds lessons for America

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Hungary could suspend citizenship to silence dissent
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Hungary could suspend citizenship to silence dissent

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