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In 2024, putting “rejoin the EU” in its manifesto would probably have cost U.K. Labour the election.
But in 2029, it might actually hand the party a majority, @joncstone tells @saschaosullivan on our Westminster Insider podcast.
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Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel.
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GOP senator questions Elon Musk’s influence over military assets politi.co/488SWJT
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Huckabee expresses doubt about viability of Board of Peace plans politi.co/4iza9SG
Some 16,000 foreign fighters provide crucial support to Ukraine’s military, which is chronically short of recruits.
But if bureaucratic hurdles aren’t resolved, many of them “will technically be in the country illegally,” a minister has warned.
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Roadblocks by truckers in southern Italy are exposing the limits of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hardline approach toward protests, as she concedes she will have to take a carrot-and-stick approach to demonstrators struggling with soaring fuel costs. vist.ly/5pj9k
Friedrich Merz has tried to move on from his conservatives’ historic defeats to the far right in eastern Germany.
But his biggest test as chancellor — and of his grip over his own party — may still lie ahead.
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EXCLUSIVE: The International Criminal Court has won this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
The award comes weeks after sanctions imposed by Donald Trump.
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In today’s London Playbook PM:
🌐 Westminster fears internet hacks, sabotage and street crime.
📺 Andy Burnham’s Gogglebox appearance sparks a row over broadcast balance.
🇺🇸 Nigel Farage sends mixed messages on Trump depending on his audience.
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EXCLUSIVE: Internal documents assess Germany should pursue a new warplane project with Sweden and Spain, warning that the existing alternative involving the U.K. could leave it with too little influence.
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ALT Politico headline: Pick Sweden over British fighter jet offer.
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COLUMN: "The latest blowup over Ukraine is emblematic of Trump’s wily persistence, and it suggests a challenging two years lie ahead for the international set even if Democrats gain some power in the midterm elections," writes our @nahaltoosi.
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Kyiv’s government is vowing to fix the bureaucratic hurdles faced by foreign volunteers serving in the Ukrainian armed forces.
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ALT Four soldiers in camouflage and helmets sitting against a dirt embankment.
Britain has condemned U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff for calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian."
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Czech President Petr Pavel said the U.S. diesel deal with Russia derailed peace progress with Ukraine and gives Moscow “new hope.”
“It will be much harder now,” said Pavel.
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The center-right European People's Party has joined forces with far-right lawmakers to push through a vote delaying a key EU climate law governing the methane emissions of oil and gas companies.
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France has reported the first-ever human case of Shamonda virus in a patient who died in early October.
The virus had previously only been detected in animals.
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Friedrich Merz wants to overcome humiliating losses to the far right in eastern German elections.
But the prospect of Alternative for Germany’s biggest win yet haunts his chancellorship.
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Britain’s energy regulator is planning to authorize urgent investment to increase gas pipeline imports from continental Europe this winter, amid fears over the country’s ability to supply all customers in an emergency scenario. vist.ly/5pgqq
French President Emmanuel Macron has instructed local authorities to ban protests on Saturday except those organized by unions. vist.ly/5pgqm
Brussels is proposing to extend negotiations on its core demand for cut-price tuition fees for EU students studying in the U.K. beyond next month’s leaders’ summit, three EU diplomats with knowledge of the talks told POLITICO. vist.ly/5pgkb
Italy’s Roberto Vannacci is deliberately playing to the so-called manosphere to transform himself from an internet provocateur into a heavyweight political force.
Giorgia Meloni must now decide whether he is an asset or a liability for her coalition.
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