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Macron faces criticism, calls for inquiry over links to Uber lobbying
France’s souped-up opposition has found the first scandal with which to corner the French president, who lacks an absolute majority in parliament.
Italy backs out of race for bailout-fund chief ahead of key vote
Commission to send letter to former EU digital chief over Uber allegations
BioNTech, Pfizer ask EU to authorize 3-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids over 6 months
Tory hopefuls swerve right as race to replace Boris Johnson intensifies
Georgians fear their government is sabotaging EU hopes
Russia’s long history of show trials in Ukraine
Capture, sentence, exchange: Russia’s long-standing practice since 2014 in Ukraine’s occupied east is now becoming a critical means to influence the war.
Canada will return key Nord Stream pipeline component
Berlin cheered the decision as a way to increase Russian gas supplies, though Ukraine had urged against the delivery.
Penny Mordaunt launches UK leadership bid
Race to replace Boris Johnson includes Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Grant Shapps and Nadim Zahawi.
France’s Le Maire: Total Russian gas cutoff is ‘most likely’ scenario
‘We have to anticipate and to put ourselves in order of battle as of now,’ the French minister said.
Zelenskyy recalls controversial ambassador to Germany
Andriy Melnyk had sparked a controversy by defending Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.
Revenge of the Blob: How officials helped topple Boris Johnson
Now the UK prime minister has quit, what will happen to the Tories’ war on Whitehall?
Ben Wallace rules himself out of UK leadership contest
Defense secretary was among early favorites, according to pollsters and bookies.
Elon Musk quits Twitter deal, roiling Trump world
Twitter said it will sue Musk to complete the merger.
Brexit will outlive Boris Johnson
The next Conservative prime minister will find it nearly impossible to shift the UK’s Brexit policy.
German energy company Uniper asks for bailout
‘We will not allow a systemically important company to go bankrupt,’ says Economy Minister Habeck.
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer cleared over lockdown ‘beergate’
Starmer had promised to quit if fined by the police.
Former top football execs Blatter and Platini cleared on corruption charges
A Swiss criminal court ruled a delayed payment from FIFA to Platini was not illegal.
Western leaders snub G20 photo op with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister plans to leave the summit early.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead at 67
A suspect, a man in his 40s, has been arrested.
Football’s Super League takes fight to EU’s top court
Top clubs’ bid to form a breakaway league faces opposition from football’s governing body backed by most EU governments.
Through the lens of Twitter: Watching a government collapse in real time
Presented by Equinor.
US on Johnson’s departure: ‘OK, bye’
Joe Biden and Boris Johnson’s relationship wasn’t all that special, and US-UK ties should be fine.
Boris Johnson’s exit leaves Tories searching for a hero (again)
Expect ideology to take a back seat as personalities — and promises of competence — dominate the search for a new leader.
Britain’s Tories get queazy about sleaze
Ethics and integrity are set to dominate the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister.
Ukraine urges Canada not to return Nord Stream pipeline component
Kyiv is urging Ottawa not to make an exception under its sanctions against Russia to send a turbine needed for operation.
German coalition (still) split on how to deal with COVID
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and the liberals still disagree and not even science can help them.
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