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Republicans gathering in Dallas this week will celebrate President Donald Trump and rally support ahead of U.S. midterm elections, but a disappointing showing in the November 3 vote could sharpen an already simmering debate over ​who …

The far-right AfD’s triumph in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt marks a defeat for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and sends a warning to other European leaders battling the same mixture of slow growth and ​disillusion with …

For Iceland, the choice has never been between Europe and isolation. Iceland is a founding member of NATO, belongs to the European Free Trade Association, participates in the Schengen Area, and, since 1994, has participated …

The Justice Department (DOJ) is preparing an unprecedented election-monitoring effort for the November midterms, with trained government lawyers expected to observe voting across the country. The Justice Department is preparing to deploy roughly 1,000 monitors …

Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin. Russia is weighing an intensification of …

Israel is scheduled to hold elections on Oct. 27, and recent polls certainly show trouble for Netanyahu. If you read the headlines about Israel’s coming election, you might conclude Benjamin Netanyahu is finished. Don’t bet …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent much of last year predicting that the Trump administration’s policies would set off a boom in capital spending. The boom would begin with artificial intelligence and a handful of enormous factory …

The demand to move to qualified majority voting (QMV) in foreign policy has grown steadily louder in Brussels. In 2026, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has put forward a six-point plan for abolishing unanimity in …

The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must ‌pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a U.S.-led AI coalition if they also sign up …

Those who have been travelling in Western Europe will undoubtedly have noticed how our continent is rapidly changing. From Bergen, Norway, to Cork, Ireland, from Salzburg, Austria, to Florence, Italy, from Hamburg, Germany, to Perpignan, …

Europe today resembles a civilization that has forgotten not only what it once was, but why it ever existed. There is something tragic, Shakespearean, about watching the slow eradication of nations that produced Aristotle and …

Germany’s conservative Alternative für Deutschland party has surged to a 20 percentage point lead in one of the country’s sizable regions four weeks before elections. The new INSA poll published Monday showed AfD at a …

Political scientist Robert Pape and former Undersecretary of Defense Robert Wilkie warned that the ongoing confrontation with Iran could have far-reaching economic and strategic consequences if Tehran continues restricting passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Pape …

The Israel Defense Forces will not carry out any withdrawal from the Gaza Strip until the Hamas terrorist organization is fully disarmed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. “Israel rejects the 15-point document”, …

A flood of foreign nationals estimated between 49,000 to 60,000 people suddenly swarmed the small Spanish city of Ceuta on the African continent on July 30, swimming out of Morocco and landing on the beaches of …

The mass crossings at Ceuta and Melilla expose the consequences of a political class that has traded border security for ideological commitments. This is both a national and a continental catastrophe—but it is one that …

More than half of Germans no longer believe their country is stable and safe following last week’s Islamist terror attack at Berlin’s Pride celebrations, according to a new opinion poll, highlighting growing public concern over …

The European Union now openly assumes that immigration will help keep its population and workforce from falling too quickly. Rather than trying to reverse the trend, Brussels is largely preparing to manage it—with continued immigration playing …

Multiple thousands of migrants have streamed onto Spanish territory from Morocco in a matter of days, taking advantage of a new loophole after a Supreme Court ruling that ordered police to stop resisting migrants who …

Russia appears to be laying the political and military groundwork for a significant escalation of its war against Ukraine after September’s State Duma elections. Four major indicators suggest that the Kremlin is preparing for escalation: …

Israel will allow a multinational security force ​to enter Gaza as proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for the ‌enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Ultimately, Trump may not stay the course on Iran. But for the moment, he is acting, if not always speaking, as if he knows that he must not let the Islamists triumph. The fighting will …