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Exterior view of the Élysée Palace in Paris, official residence of the French president

France Sets Presidential Election for April 18, 2027, With Runoff on May 2

The French Cabinet officially confirmed Wednesday that the first round of the 2027 presidential election will be held on April 18, with a potential runoff on May 2 — formally opening a

July 1, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Residential building entrance in Monaco near the French border where a bomb attack targeted Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolayev on June 29, 2026

Ex-French Spy: Yermolayev Planned European Parliament Hearings on Ukraine Corruption Before Monaco Bombing

A former French intelligence officer says Vadim Yermolayev was weighing hearings in the European Parliament on Kyiv corruption just weeks before a bomb tore through his Monaco residence, leaving him and his

July 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to discuss humanitarian conditions in the Ukraine conflict

Russia Wants ICRC Strengthened on Independence and Impartiality, Lavrov Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, meeting ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric in Moscow, called for strengthening the Red Cross on its founding principles while accusing Western governments of attempting to manipulate the organization's

July 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaking at a briefing on the Iran conflict June 2026

Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Russia's foreign ministry called NATO's plans to develop advanced weapons for Ukraine 'recklessly aggressive,' with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning that the enterprises building them could draw heavier Russian fire. The warning comes

June 30, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Half-timbered houses in the historic old town of Stade, the northern German town where six people were killed in a shooting.

Six Killed in Shooting at Youth Welfare Center in Germany’s Stade; Suspect Arrested

A gunman killed six people at a youth welfare center in Stade, northern Germany, on Monday. Police arrested the main suspect and detained two others, and say there is no ongoing threat

June 30, 2026

News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference amid controversy over Politico Europe's refusal to publish his article

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and like-minded nations would keep countering Western sanctions and pressure he described as violations of the UN Charter, in remarks to a Moscow legal forum.

June 29, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Andy Burnham speaking at the People's History Museum in Manchester during his Labour leadership campaign speech, June 2026

Andy Burnham Proposes a ‘No. 10 in the North’ as Labour Edges Toward an Uncontested Coronation

Andy Burnham proposed relocating part of Downing Street to Manchester on Saturday, calling it 'the biggest shift of power from Whitehall in modern times.' With more than 200 Labour MPs backing him

June 29, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Europa Building, seat of the European Council, in Brussels Belgium

EU Council Ratifies Turnberry Agreement, Capping US Tariffs at 15% Ahead of Trump’s July 4 Deadline

The EU Council formally enacted the Turnberry Agreement on Thursday, completing the ratification of an EU-US trade deal that caps American tariffs on European goods at 15% — but only if Washington

June 27, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Nakhimov Square in Sevastopol, Crimea, the city at the centre of Ukraine's 40-day drone pressure campaign and now under a state of emergency

Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine launched 660 drones overnight in the heaviest barrage of the war as Zelensky formally approved a 40-day SBU campaign targeting Crimea's military infrastructure. Russia claimed to intercept all of them and

June 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant in Germany, where the carmaker employs tens of thousands of workers facing cuts under CEO Oliver Blume's restructuring plan

Volkswagen CEO Eyes 100,000 Job Cuts and Closure of Four German Plants in Biggest Overhaul in Company History

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is driving plans to eliminate up to 100,000 jobs and close four German plants, including Zwickau. The move doubles the 2024 union deal and sets up a direct

June 26, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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France Sets Presidential Election for April 18, 2027, With Runoff on May 2

Ex-French Spy: Yermolayev Planned European Parliament Hearings on Ukraine Corruption Before Monaco Bombing

Russia Wants ICRC Strengthened on Independence and Impartiality, Lavrov Says

Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Six Killed in Shooting at Youth Welfare Center in Germany’s Stade; Suspect Arrested

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

Andy Burnham Proposes a ‘No. 10 in the North’ as Labour Edges Toward an Uncontested Coronation

EU Council Ratifies Turnberry Agreement, Capping US Tariffs at 15% Ahead of Trump’s July 4 Deadline

Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Volkswagen CEO Eyes 100,000 Job Cuts and Closure of Four German Plants in Biggest Overhaul in Company History

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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