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Trump’s first try at pivoting to Harris blows up in his face
The former president suggested Harris only recently “became” Black.
Trump keeps flip-flopping his policy positions after meeting with rich people
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
US warns its dual citizens will be stuck in Ukraine amid mobilization drive
The new rule closes a loophole which allowed dual citizens who hold a permanent residency abroad to leave Ukraine.
Spain to scrap cash-for-visas scheme
Sánchez said golden visas are “not the model of the country that we need.”
Chega: 5 things to know about Portugal’s surging far-right party
Hard-line policies and racism controversies have marked its journey to becoming Portugal’s third-largest political force.
The West tried to crush Russia’s economy. Why hasn’t it worked?
From an unenforced oil price cap to rogue countries teaming up, Moscow is exploiting the West’s weaknesses.
British woman who joined ISIS loses fresh appeal against loss of citizenship
Begum left the U.K. to join Isis when she was just 15 – but now cannot return from Syria.
Zelenskyy allows foreigners to serve in Ukraine’s National Guard
Kyiv is desperate for more soldiers.
Russia arrests dual-US citizen on treason charges
The FSB accuses 33-year-old woman, who is reportedly a Los Angeles resident, of fundraising for Ukraine.
Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy?
For years she sought to avoid the limelight. Now Alexei Navalny’s widow is vowing to continue his fight.
How Marine Le Pen turned respectable (and why you shouldn’t be fooled)
Once perceived as beyond the pale, the National Rally leader is increasingly seen by French voters as, well, normal.
HBO drops pro-Kremlin actor from White Lotus after uproar
Role in hit TV drama to be recast after Kyiv slammed the choice of Putin-backing Miloš Biković.
The UK just extended the right to vote to 3.5M people living abroad
Campaigners hope they can influence UK lawmakers.
Putin gives Russian citizenship to accused Bosnian Serb war criminal
Ratko Samac is wanted by authorities over atrocities.
Macron starts reshuffle as French PM Elisabeth Borne resigns
President kicks off 2024 with a Cabinet overhaul after series of crises left his governing coalition seriously bruised.
Putin to grant citizenship to foreigners fighting for Russia
Applicants must prove they signed up for at least one year, according to Kremlin decree.
Vučić’s key to Serbia election victory: Media capture
President uses government-friendly stations to cast himself as defender of ordinary Serbs — on everything from Kosovo to sausage prices.
Berlin braces for Erdoğan’s anti-Israel vitriol
The Islamist leader raises hackles in a country that professes a historic duty toward the Jewish state, but he also has many fans in the Turkish diaspora.
David Cameron’s controversial link with a China-loving ex-MEP
The new UK foreign secretary has been pictured with former lawmaker in London, Sri Lanka and the UAE.
French senator demands footballer Karim Benzema lose citizenship over Muslim Brotherhood claim
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the star was ‘linked’ with the Muslim party. Benzema’s lawyer said that’s not true.
Dissed by Saudi Arabia, lectured by Egypt: US diplomacy meets Mideast reality
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says no one wants the Israeli-Hamas conflict to grow, but Arab leaders won’t take sides.
The Purge: Meloni clears critics out of Italian culture
From opera bosses to TV stars, Italy’s prime minister stands accused of expelling her political detractors from the country’s media and arts sectors.
Former Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian leader arrested amid mass exodus
Azerbaijan confirms it has detained controversial Russian-Armenian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan.
Deal ‘with the devil’: Meet the Cubans who’ve joined Russia’s war on Ukraine
Recent recruits reveal transcontinental draft effort between the two Cold War allies.