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Foreign influence attempts are the new normal for American elections
As attempted foreign interference in elections continues to evolve, so does the response to it. Officials are grappling with questions of how to hold bad actors accountable while preserving trust in the system.
From a hospital in Gaza: ‘Please let me die’
EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities – uncovering the major impacts of a 15-year experiment
Southern Europe is sick of tourists
Ursula von der Leyen has taken green enforcement behind closed doors
Serbia’s leader wins the West with promises of ‘white gold’ — but loses the people
Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024’s biggest policy issues
19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Blinken looks to broker cease-fire deal
Washington has put forward a “bridging proposal” toward an accord, but Hamas is dismissive of the proposition.
Forget Olympic athletes — will Parisians ever want to swim in the Seine?
Getting the Seine ready for triathletes was hard. Getting it ready for the public by next year may be impossible.
Europe’s southerners want Brussels to save them from climate change
Ursula von der Leyen faces pressure from the south over climate adaptation plans.
Musk might be the only person Trump listens to on climate
The billionaire Tesla CEO has Trump’s ear. Here’s what he might tell the former president about rising temperatures, clean energy and making money.
Wildfire rages out of control on the outskirts of Athens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew back to the capital, cutting short his vacation on the island of Crete.
Huge lithium-mining protest triggers crisis meeting in Serbia
Environmental activists fear the project will pollute land and water in Serbia’s western Jadar region.
Here’s what the data shows on Seine pollution levels during the Olympics
New data showed potentially harmful bacteria levels during the recent triathlon relay.
Triath-logs and synchronized spinning: It’s the EU Olympics!
If Brussels was in charge of the Olympic Games, this is how it’d look.
Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more
The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.
Seine water quality ‘marginally acceptable’ at latest Olympics race, new samples show
The pollution levels in the Paris river’s murky waters have come under scrutiny during the Olympics, with several swimming competitions held in the river.
Arizona is ground zero in the fight for state political power
Republicans currently control the state House and Senate by just one seat.
Sauna festivals and dance marathons: Estonia knows how to spend EU money
Money from the EU’s Just Transition Fund will be used to diversify economic activity away from fossil fuels.
Seine well below contamination limit before Olympic triathlon, organizers say
The Paris Olympics initially delayed the race because of a bacteria spike in the famously toxic river, before moving ahead on Wednesday.
Paris Olympics fiasco looms as Seine (still) unsafe for swimming
With the men’s triathlon postponed, the political dream of Olympic swimming in the Seine could go down the drain — literally.
Zut alors! No Olympic Games go off without a hitch, including Paris
The Paris Olympics are already experiencing their first faux pas, ranging from bad food to a mix-up of countries.
Don’t bring a plastic bottle to the Olympics — unless you’re Coca-Cola
The Olympics sponsor is facing backlash for boasting about plastic-free drink options while still using millions of plastic bottles.
The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.
The latest Brussels buzzword is all about supporting farmers — but it throws consumers under the tractor.
EU’s first application for cultivated meat is for French foie gras
Paris startup Gourmey wants Europeans munching cell-grown pâté by 2026.
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.
How the 2024 Olympics changed Paris
We hand out gold medals and wooden spoons to the French capital.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo calls her Seine dip ‘a dream’
Hidalgo’s long-promised dive into the murky waters have become a running joke amongst Parisians.
Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved
Starmer could be a great reforming Labour PM. Or he could be, as his thwarted enemies call him, a Tory in red.
Paris was on the cusp of becoming the EU’s finance hub. Then came the election.
The French vote could deal a massive blow to the capital’s post-Brexit ambitions.
EU leaders ditch call to prepare for ‘new realities’ of warmer planet
The European Environmental Agency found Europe unprepared for climate change risks such as floods and heatwaves.