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July 28, 2026
If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet
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If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet

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Italy's New Front Against Organized Crime: Protecting Vulnerable Families from Mafia Networks
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Italy's New Front Against Organized Crime: Protecting Vulnerable Families from Mafia Networks

Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waiting
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Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waiting

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If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet

Splits are appearing in Europe’s approach to Russia’s aggression just when it needs to present a united front.

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July 21, 2026
If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet
Politics

Italy's New Front Against Organized Crime: Protecting Vulnerable Families from Mafia Networks

Italy has passed a landmark unanimous parliamentary law allowing the state to remove women and children from mafia-controlled family environments, offering them legal protection and a path to a life free from organized crime. The legislation marks a significant evolution of the anti-mafia framework built by legendary magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

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Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waiting

His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.

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EU steps up international support for Palestinians

EU steps up international support for Palestinians with major initiative for Gaza's early recovery and stronger international coordination. Today, the European Commission is convening the second meeting of the Palestine Donor Group (PDG), co-chaired by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Palestinian Authority's (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. 65 delegations gather in Brussels for the launch of a new Initiative for early recovery in Gaza and to discuss the Palestinian Authority's Reform Agenda

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When Leadership Gaps Shape the World's Future

In an era defined by rapid transformation, the spaces between leadership — the pauses, the transitions, the unresolved successions — carry consequences that extend far beyond the immediate moment. Increasingly, political analysts and governance scholars are turning their attention not to who holds power, but to what happens when credible leadership is absent, delayed, or structurally contested.

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