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The new French government has survived two parliamentary votes of no confidence, but the battle for approval of next year's budget has only just begun.

President Donald Trump appears to have drawn a lesson from the Hamas-Israel ceasefire: Peace requires leaning heavily on the combatants. Now, he’s applying that to Ukraine.

Knowing the threat Russia poses, all of Estonian society contributes to national defense – including the women who join its volunteer reservist forces.

European welfare states are finding it increasingly hard to maintain high social spending in the face of pressure to boost their defense readiness.

Despite Ukraine being outgunned and out-resourced by a far larger enemy, the increasing dependence on drones by both sides has largely leveled the battlefield. As Russian forces press forward, Ukraine’s drone operators are exacting a high price.

Ireland has traditionally been free of racist violence, but that is changing as violent far-right youths target immigrants – Indians in particular.

Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russia has employed scorched-earth tactics. Now Ukrainian civilians near the long front lines are being forced to flee an intensified bombing and drone-strike campaign evoking “bees let loose from a beehive.”

Two boys in Clichy-sous-Bois, France, died 20 years ago while fleeing from police, leading to weeks of riots. Their memory still inspires immigrant youth today.

The controversy around Jimmy Kimmel resembles the case of “Kukly,” a popular political satire in post-Soviet Russia that ran afoul of Vladimir Putin.

Venezuelans seeking a haven from their country’s chaos are turning to Spain for safety. And Spain is opening its doors, even amid Europe’s rightward political winds.