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France
Macron Gambles on Snap Elections to Halt Far-right March
Ukraine's French champion Macron risks all at home to recover the political initiative.
June 10, 2024
EU
Far-Right Gains, Weaker Macron, and Other EU Vote Takeaways
Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively unscathed and higher turnout than in 2019 among the bloc's 27 states.
June 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘AFU Warplane Hits Target in Russia for First Time’– Ukraine at War Update for June 10
EU elections signal an alarming shift to the far-right; First report of Ukrainian Air Force striking target in Russia; White House claims Kharkiv invasion has stalled; AFU drones hit Ossetia airbase.
June 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
WORLD BRIEFING: June 9, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 9, 2024
Europe
Voters Head to the Polls on Final Day of EU Elections
The vote outcome will determine the bloc's next parliament and indirectly the makeup of the powerful European Commission – thus helping to shape European Union policies over the coming five years.
June 9, 2024
Ukraine
EU Commission Tells Member States to Move with Ukraine, Moldova Negotiation Frameworks
Two former-Soviet Republics, Ukraine and Moldova, have both fully fulfilled needed reforms to start formal EU membership talks according to the Alliance's commission, but will Budapest agree?
June 8, 2024
Europe
Commission, Council, Parliament – Who Does What in the EU?
EU citizens will soon vote in four days of elections – with most balloting happening Sunday – we look at the Union’s various bodies based in Brussels and elsewhere.
June 8, 2024
Italy
Far-Right Parties Gaining Ground in Slovakia and Italy Shift EU Politics
Polls ahead of the EU vote suggested that far-right parties could claim around a quarter of the 720 seats in the incoming EU parliament. These far-right groups often oppose assisting Ukraine.
June 8, 2024
Hungary Blocks Ukraine, Moldova’s EU Membership Talks
Hungary has delayed a procedural step needed to advance Ukraine and Moldova’s EU membership negotiations, putting Kyiv’s mid-July timeline at risk.
June 24, 2026
