Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
The US Mint has placed a sitting president’s image on a circulating dollar coin for the first time, marking a significant break with a convention rooted in American democratic tradition.
A Maltese jury has acquitted the businessman accused of masterminding the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, leaving unresolved the question of who ordered the car bomb killing that shook the country and led to a prime minister’s resignation.
A Maltese court’s acquittal of a prominent businessman linked to the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has provoked outrage among press freedom groups and European lawmakers, reigniting concerns over Malta’s rule of law.
MEPs from the EPP and Patriots for Europe are accusing Pedro Sánchez of failing to protect Ceuta, as reports allege Moroccan security forces may have facilitated the mass border crossing rather than preventing it.
Senior MEPs are exploring a formal governing alliance between the EPP and Socialists and Democrats, aiming to stabilise the centre of the European Parliament as far-right parties continue to gain ground.
Washington has resumed military operations against Iran in a second major wave of strikes, ending a month of relative quiet and raising fresh alarm among European allies who had hoped for a diplomatic opening.
Icelanders have voted against resuming accession talks with the European Union, producing a result that has prompted both relief and grief at home — and celebration among eurosceptic voices abroad.
Iceland’s parliament is set to debate formally withdrawing the country’s long-dormant EU membership application, following a public vote that showed no appetite for resuming accession talks.
A rare high-level American intelligence contact with Moscow has reignited debate over the security of NATO’s eastern flank, leaving Baltic governments walking a fine line between public reassurance and private concern.
A proposal from Andy Burnham to reshape England’s struggling water sector may stop short of full nationalisation, leaving room for private capital while boosting state oversight.