Filed from the Brussels desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
World · 24 September 2026
In a high‑profile UN address, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed never to bend at the knee in the face of U.S. pressure, calling the American stance terrorism‑laden while insisting on diplomatic dialogue. The…
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Environment · 23 September 2026
In a bold move that could turn the EU’s climate ambitions into a bureaucratic labyrinth, Brussels unveiled a ‘Green Veto’ mechanism that lets member states halt any emissions target unless they sign a rubber stamp.…
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World · 23 September 2026
In a move that could turn the North Atlantic’s coldest island into the hottest topic of military expansion, the United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a pact to beef up US forces at Pituffik and open new defence z…
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Environment · 22 September 2026
The European Union failed to agree on removing sanctions against Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman, even as President Trump and President Zelenskyy meet at the UN General Assembly to discuss ending the war, highlight…
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Politics · 22 September 2026
Former Romanian presidential contender Ion Georgescu has been taken into custody by Bucharest prosecutors, accused of coaxing a businessman into a €1.1 million ‘financing’ scheme and allegedly plotting a coup.…
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World · 21 September 2026
In a twist of automotive and electoral drama, German factory floor protests erupted while the ruling CDU suffered heavy losses to the far‑right AfD in two state elections, leaving Chancellor Merz to navigate a new coal…
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World · 21 September 2026
The centre‑right CDU suffered heavy losses in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and Berlin, with the AfD winning in the former and Die Linke poised for a Berlin victory, yet Merz remains defiant.
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Politics · 21 September 2026
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced a sweeping ban on full‑body veils in Italian schools and a cap on enrolment of foreign students who cannot speak Italian, sparking a wave of cultural and educational comment…
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