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Glamor with guns: Britain’s next prime minister could be Penny Mordaunt
… But only one in five British voters even know who she is.
UK-China trade talks on ice as hawks vie to replace Boris Johnson
The planned talks would have been the first since Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
Europe’s last summer before the Russian winter
As food and fuel crises start to pinch, governments will come under pressure from poorer, hungrier, colder voters.
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‘Carpet of bees’: How Romania flouts EU ban on bee-killing insecticides
Beekeepers say Brussels is closing its eyes to a legal ‘super loophole’ that keeps banned seeds out in fields.
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.
‘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.
Nord Stream nightmare: Has Putin stopped Europe’s gas for good?
Analysts fear Russia won’t restart key pipeline after ‘maintenance.’
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.
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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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Gas crisis reignites Germany’s nuclear power debate
The governing coalition is split over delaying the phaseout in response to Putin’s blackmail.
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.
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