Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
Senior European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are set to convene in Paris for a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit ahead of France’s Bastille Day celebrations, with security guarantees for Ukraine expected to dominate the agenda.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge following his father’s death, as questions mount over the prolonged public absence of his son and presumed heir Mojtaba, reportedly injured in an airstrike.
Allies of US Vice President JD Vance believe his publicly sceptical stance on Iran’s reliability as a negotiating partner will serve as political cover — and perhaps strategic wisdom — as Washington’s diplomatic engagement with Tehran enters uncertain territory.
British police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative MP who served in the House of Commons from 1987 to 2010 and was known for her outspoken socially conservative views.
President Trump has combined religious overtures with stark military threats toward Iran, as reports surface of an alleged Iranian plot targeting the US president — raising alarms in Washington and European capitals alike.
Press freedom advocates and Democratic senators have strongly condemned the US Justice Department’s decision to subpoena journalists at The New York Times, warning of a chilling effect on independent media in America and beyond.
The Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into alleged undeclared donations to Reform UK, the hard-right party that has led British opinion polls for over a year, according to media reports.
Former Chicago Mayor and senior Democrat Rahm Emanuel has added his voice to calls for Europe to increase defence spending, describing the continent’s reliance on American security guarantees as self-inflicted — a rare alignment with Trump administration demands that signals shifting bipartisan consensus in Washington.
A High Court judge has found that the British government acted unlawfully in its decision-making under a reciprocal UK-France migrant returns arrangement, raising fresh legal questions about the scheme’s foundations.
The Bundestag approved a contentious statutory health insurance savings package on the last sitting day before the summer recess, after Germany’s Constitutional Court rejected emergency legal challenges over the bill’s rushed passage.