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OPEN LETTER: To Budapest, Which Has Finally Stopped Shielding a Fugitive
Dear Hungarian leaders, I write to you the day after an announcement that deserves to be praised without hesitation. On July 2, 2026, Poland…
REPORT: Tusk Tells Kyiv to Confront Its History With Warsaw
On July 3, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, according to Reuters, that Ukraine must "confront its history" while seeking to ease bilateral…
ANALYSIS: Government Survives No-Confidence Vote, Not the 2,025 Deaths
On July 6, 2026, the French government led by Sébastien Lecornu survived a no-confidence motion filed by the Greens, which challenged its handling of…
FACT-CHECK: RN Leads the Polls as Centrists Talk Budget Discipline
Nine months before the 2027 presidential election, one fact resists every attempt at spin: the National Rally candidate remains favored to reach the runoff.
FACT-CHECK: Can Marine Le Pen really run in 2027 despite her conviction
On July 7, 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its ruling in the case of the National Rally's European parliamentary assistants.
FACT-CHECK: Does the Merz plan really require a doctor's note from day one
Among the 34 measures in the reform package presented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition on July 2, 2026, one provision drew particular attention: the…
EDITORIAL: The Merz gamble — 34 measures to save a breathless Germany
On July 1, 2026, after nearly seven hours of tense negotiations, the coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally agreed on a sweeping "growth…
DECODING: Burnham's coronation is hiding an anger Labour is ignoring
According to an article in The Guardian published on July 2, 2026, Labour leaders have been formally warned that they will need to soothe…
ESSAY: Andy Burnham, the man Downing Street never saw coming twice
On June 22, 2026, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.