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Gang of 8 in race to replace Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak sits atop a league table of nominations from Tory MPs ahead of first round of voting.
‘Not up to scratch’: Uber Files puts spotlight on weak enforcement of EU ethics rules
Watchdogs say there’s nothing stopping ex-officials from breaking ethics rules. Indeed, Neelie Kroes has already faced reprimand.
EU countries plan Bond-style bunker to stop foreign spies
Bloc needs ‘big cybersecurity reset,’ lead parliamentarian says.
How Italy’s biggest steel mill makes a mockery of EU environmental rules
The European Commission says EU citizens benefit from some of the world’s highest environmental standards. Taranto residents don’t see it that way.
Boris Johnson’s climate push loses its champion as Tories eye new leader
Questions swirl over fate of Boris Johnson’s drive to cut carbon emissions as Tory candidates flaunt their wares.
Boris Johnson set to step down on September 6
The scandal-hit UK prime minister has 8 weeks left in his job.
The other race for Downing Street
The Tory aides and advisers dreaming of a big job in No. 10.
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Tory hopefuls swerve right as race to replace Boris Johnson intensifies
UK Conservative leadership contenders kick off a bidding war on taxes, Europe and identity politics.
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.
How to watch the Tory leadership election like a pro
Conservatives are choosing a new leader to replace Boris Johnson as PM. What happens next?
Glacier collapse hits Italy with new climate threat it can’t escape
Half the Alps’ glacial ice will melt no matter what the world does to limit its carbon emissions, scientists say.
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?
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.
Refugee Diaries: Images of home, old and new
The second installment in a series of digital diaries following those displaced by the war in Ukraine.
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EU spyware inquiry fails to put Spain on list of fact-finding trips
Madrid’s former interior minister said visiting Spain ‘should not be a priority,’ despite a raging political scandal over the use of Pegasus software.
EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars
Europe aims to be the first-mover when it comes to letting so-called Level 4 autonomous cars on the road.
Brussels’ new innovation plan likely won’t meet startups’ demands
Nascent firms want support for funding, stock options and recruitment, but the EU may fall short on delivery.
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Zelenskyy recalls controversial ambassador to Germany
Andriy Melnyk had sparked a controversy by defending Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.
German energy company Uniper asks for bailout
‘We will not allow a systemically important company to go bankrupt,’ says Economy Minister Habeck.
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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