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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Während Deutschland nach rechts blickt, eskaliert in der Berliner Linken ein handfester Konflikt um israelfeindliche und antisemitische Tendenzen.

Romania’s center-left opposition must urgently decide whether to support a new pro-European government or be blamed for the far right gaining control, warned the country’s potential next prime minister.

NEW YORK — Before Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump, a senior U.K. government figure noted wryly that they were looking out for one thing — whether the U.S. president would claim that Burnham was better than the last guy.

Eight months after Donald Trump almost destroyed NATO by threatening to annex Greenland — by force, if necessary — he signed what he called a “fantastic” new deal that would give the U.S. all the control and military access it needs over the Danish territ…

LONDON — Britain is preparing to release thousands of prisoners early to free up space in its overcrowded prisons.

STOCKHOLM — After four years in opposition, Sweden’s former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is about to retake power — and she aims to use it to fortify Europe’s place in an unstable world.

BERLIN — The trouble with Friedrich Merz is that when things get difficult, he can make them even more difficult.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged $100 million in assistance for Palestine on Tuesday, including $80 million in humanitarian aid and $20 million for peace and security efforts while acknowledging the plight also suffered by many Israelis due to…

The FBI said it is investigating a possible breach into its online jobs portal, after a prolific cybercrime group publicly claimed to have stolen personal information of FBI personnel.

President Donald Trump plans to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on his energy posture with Iran when the leaders meet Wednesday in Washington.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham implored President Donald Trump to bring up the case of imprisoned Hong Kong dissident Jimmy Lai at a Thursday summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to two people familiar with the situation.

President Donald Trump struck a contradictory tone on Iran during his address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, calling himself a peacemaker while also warning of his willingness to “annihilate” the country.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Milliardeninvestitionen in neue F-35-Kampfjets und Tomahawk-Marschflugkörper sollen die deutsche Verteidigung stärken.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Deezer La menace russe s’intensifie en Europe, alertent Emmanuel Macron et plusieurs de ses homologues sur le continent.

PARIS — The French government said Tuesday it would spend €450 million to extend fuel subsidies until the end of the year to help companies and workers affected by the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East.

The center-right European People’s Party won’t rule out voting with the far right to deliver its policy agenda, even as Social Democrats and Liberals increase calls for an ironclad centrist coalition deal, according to Finnish EPP delegation chief Mika Aa…

Ottawa and Brussels will announce a comprehensive set of partnerships within the coming year, but the shape of the future relationship is still up for discussion, Canada’s ambassador to the EU said Tuesday.

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France has warned against drastic cuts to the EU’s development spending in the next seven-year budget.

BRUXELLES — Les députés européens font pression pour élargir le champ d’application de la réglementation phare de l’UE en matière d’IA afin de tenir les géants américains de la tech pour responsables des risques que leurs modèles les plus avancés font pes…

President Donald Trump condemned the idea of a global entity to oversee artificial intelligence in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

NEW YORK — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Tuesday an international agreement on AI led by the U.K. will seek to establish “a single set of global principles and standards.”

Americans gave President Donald Trump his lowest-ever approval rating on foreign affairs in a CNN poll, according to a new survey published Tuesday, as the seven-month-long war in Iran continues to tick along.

BRUSSELS — Two of Russia’s wealthiest men could soon be free to operate inside the EU after the bloc moved to remove restrictions on them and their empires as part of a high-stakes diplomatic play.

Europeans should focus on convincing U.S.

The EU is weighing closer economic cooperation with the U.K. to reduce dependence on hostile powers and trade rivals, one of the top politicians responsible for the negotiations said Tuesday, a decade after Britain left the bloc.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn’t have enough potash to satisfy U.S.

Kyiv is open to a grain truce with Russia, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Vsevolod Chentsov, told POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook Live event.

Eine chinesische Hackergruppe habe im Laufe des Jahres 2025 immer wieder Cyberangriffe auf europäische maritime Organisationen verübt, warnte die Cyberagentur der EU am Dienstag.

BRUSSELS — Italy’s government has failed to rein in its public spending enough to shake off EU fiscal oversight in a blow to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of next year’s general election.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a moratorium on energy sector strikes between Ukraine and Russia on the sidelines of the U.N.

A notorious Chinese hacking group carried out cyberattacks against European maritime organizations at a “sustained tempo” throughout 2025, the EU’s cyber agency said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS — Germany criticized European Council President António Costa on Tuesday over the fraught negotiations on the EU’s next seven-year budget.

PARIS — Le président français Emmanuel Macron a demandé à la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, d’assouplir les règles de l’Union européenne relatives à la composition des carburants et aux obligations de déclaration des émissio…

NEW YORK — The U.K. will seek to use its upcoming G20 presidency to forge a global agreement on AI, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said ahead of a visit to the U.N.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to ease EU rules on the composition of fuel and on methane emissions reporting obligations in a bid to keep soaring energy prices under control.

NEW YORK — Will Labour go into the next general election campaigning to reverse Brexit?

BRÜSSEL – Die Europäische Union hat eine politische Einigung über ein Handelsabkommen mit den Philippinen erzielt.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News How on edge will Andy Burnham feel as he prepares to meet Donald Trump?

The European Union has reached political agreement on a trade deal with the Philippines, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a call with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Nach dem Wahlschock steht die politische Reformagenda in Berlin auf dem Prüfstand.

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BRUSSELS — The EU must be prepared to work closely with Marine Le Pen if she wins the French election, a top Brussels ally of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told POLITICO.

The 17 European Parliament lawmakers you should watch There are 720 MEPs, but here’s the select group to keep an eye on.

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz faces a stark choice: Reshape the unpopular reform drive on which he has staked his chancellorship — or risk going down defending it.

BRIGHTON, England — The Liberal Democrats want to defeat Nigel Farage — just don’t mention working with Labour to do it.

Welcome to Paul Karp, who joins us today as Canberra Playbook editor from the Australian Financial Review, and Amanda Copp, who joins from Nine, our Canberra Playbook correspondent and the host of our new podcast launching in October.

NEW YORK — Even senior Whitehall officials believed Andy Burnham would not attend the U.N.