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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on woke in the Pentagon is serving as a model for Germany’s far right.

The U.S. president’s threats against foreign films are the talk of the town as the movie industry gathers in Cannes to celebrate cinema.

First direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years made little substantive progress toward peace.

“Young Europeans should not need permission to wave their flag,” Glenn Micallef says.

The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.

As the president of the European Commission discovers whether it was right to withhold her text messages, the court case raises broader questions about EU transparency.

U.S. president’s tariff threat will be a hot topic at this month’s Cannes film festival.

US president’s plan to slap a 100 percent “tariff” on movies “produced in Foreign Lands” sparks confusion — and some mockery — in the House of Commons.

Using social media is “new-age door knocking” — but not everyone’s convinced about their selfie-loving colleagues.

As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals looking to restore Vatican’s primacy.

George Simion, the candidate tipped to win the first round of the presidential election, publicly aligns himself with Donald Trump.

A feud between the secretary’s advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

The left-wing outfit hopes to scoop up disillusioned former Labour voters in next month’s local elections.

Labour seems unified in public, but a division is emerging between MPs representing what they see as its core voters, and those from towns the party is newly courting.

“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.

Topflight football clubs have been aggressively lobbying to get a new regulator watered down — as ministers insist it will be “light touch.”

A 25 percent U.S. tariff meant for aluminum caught brewers off guard — after all beer appeared to fall under its scope.

The White House is publicly defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he texted sensitive military information in a Signal chat. But behind the scenes, administration insiders are …

Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.

The push for a bigger EU private money pot has become a war of attrition. But Trump and Ukraine might be the spark that finally sets it in motion.

A flurry of crucial policy reviews on areas that could define the U.K. prime minister’s government are coming due. POLITICO has you covered.

U.S. President said he was not aware of the brothers’ release from Romania.