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Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s great political survivor. Could one man be about to bring her down?
With elections looming in 2027, Roberto Vannacci’s new far-right movement could fatally outflank the prime min...
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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and pove...
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Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners
Alois uses the first veto of his reign to quash parliament-approved bill backed by a national petition
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‘From liabilities to goldmines’: refineries eye record profits from diesel shortage
Firms turning crude oil into the ‘workhorse’ fuel stand to gain most despite economic fallout from record pric...
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Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group finds
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French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened
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Ukraine war briefing: Finland urges Elon Musk to expand Kyiv’s Starlink coverage over Russia
Ukraine believes that turning on Starlink over Russian territory would help it target missile launchers. What...
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Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ – as it happened
German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country
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Far-right AfD win in Germany is ‘grave moment’ for Europe, politicians warn
Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon...
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Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD
Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament
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EU’s support to Ukraine matters more than ever, von der Leyen says, as US relationship sours – as it happened
European commission president says ‘no one wants more peace than the people of Ukraine, and it is our duty to...
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Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrad...