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‘Political violence symptomatic of deeper polarisation, extremism within American political sphere’

Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among the most turbulent in American history even before Donald Trump faced an…

Putin orders Russian army to expand by 180,000 soldiers to become 1.5 million-strong • FRANCE 24

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers, the third time he has expanded…

Kremlin says Russia boosting army size due to ‘threats’ • FRANCE 24 English

Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active soldiers due to “threats” along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said Tuesday. President Vladimir…

‘Institutions in crisis’: Macron’s ‘tacit alliance with far right a preview’ of the lead-up to 2027

Once appointed, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s new finance minister must lose no time coming up with a 2025 budget that could make or break the incoming government….

MPI: EU can ‘improve conditions’ for migrants, ‘address reasons people leave’ country of origin

Germany reintroduced temporary border checks as part of efforts to combat irregular migration and cross-border crime. the coalition government has toughened its stance on migration following a surge…

Middle East ‘tinderbox’: Any attack, escalation in conflict likely to inflame actions across region

Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations that killed nine people, a senior Lebanese security source and…

Does attack on Hezbollah ‘herald beginning of long-anticipated ground offensive into south Lebanon’?

Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations that killed nine people, a senior Lebanese security source and…

Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack Bamako as Malian troops battle violent Islamist insurgency in north

West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday strongly condemned jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian capital where locals voiced concern and questions remained about the rare…

Israel shifts war focus to northern front as it tries to ‘decouple’ the Gaza and Lebanon conflicts

Israel bombed southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it had thwarted an Iranian-led assassination plot, following two days of sophisticated attacks on communications equipment used by Iran-backed armed…

Man of La Mancha: ‘Barnier has an impossible job, no one really willing to play nice’ ahead of 2027

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier came under pressure on Wednesday to clarify how he will plug a gaping hole in the public finances as the central bank and…