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Putin won’t attend Gorbachev’s funeral
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. Peskov said the schedule of…
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POLITICO’s back-to-school policy briefing: What you need to know (and worry about)
Welcome back! After a scorching summer, Brussels people are trickling back into the office or, for many of you, the home office setup. A word…
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Belgian PM tells EU to ‘stop the bleeding’ of energy prices as country unveils new measures
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called on the EU to “stop the bleeding” of high energy prices Wednesday as he unveiled new national measures…
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Russia’s energy blackmail runs out of gas — for now
Russia shut off the undersea Nord Stream pipeline to Germany for three days starting Wednesday and … gas prices actually fell. The price of gas…
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Trump team likely sought to conceal classified docs at Mar-a-Lago, DOJ tells judge
Prosecutors obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate after receiving evidence that there was “likely” an effort to conceal classified documents…
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Italy’s Salvini vows to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital, move embassy from Tel Aviv
The leader of Italy’s far-right League party, Matteo Salvini, has promised to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv, if…
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Ukraine: Peace will only be possible after victory
Alexander Temerko is director of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a former junior defense minister of the Russian Federation under the Boris Yeltsin administration.…
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EU promises ’emergency intervention’ to rein in energy prices
The EU is planning an “emergency intervention” in the bloc’s power market to curb soaring prices, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.…
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Scholz pitches major EU enlargement — with reform
The EU should significantly expand but must first undergo fundamental reforms to ensure an enlarged bloc can still function, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday.…
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NASA faces its biggest test in decades
NASA, after watching space billionaires capture the world’s attention, is looking to take some of the glory back. As soon as Monday, the most powerful…
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