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French Government Falls as Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote

Macron faces urgent pressure to appoint a successor before nationwide blockades.

Munich Schwabing Brawl Probe: Police Confirm Blank-Gun Shots at SEK During Apartment Raid

E3 Trigger UN Iran Sanctions Snapback as Gaza Famine Declared and Germany Flags Russian Drone Threat

Habeck’s Exit Roils Berlin as Dresden Tram Stabbing Probe Tightens

US, Europe Launch Security-Guarantee Push as Trump Prepares Possible Putin–Selenskyj Talks

Washington Ukraine Summit Yields No Binding Agreement

Trump and Putin End Alaska Talks Without Ceasefire or Ukrainian Role

Spain Mobilizes EU Firefighting Support as Wildfires Rage; Germany Confronts Arson Probes

Europe and Ukraine Deliver ‘Ceasefire First’ Blueprint to Trump Ahead of Alaska Summit

Merz Faces Union Revolt Over Gaza-Focused Arms Export Halt

Trump and Putin Confirm Alaska Summit as Ukraine, Allies Reject Land Concessions

Brosius-Gersdorf Cleared of Plagiarism as Coalition Deadlock Persists

Russia Mounts Largest Drone-Missile Barrage on Ukraine to Date

Germany Maintains Laser-Attack Accusation Against Chinese Warship in Red Sea

Trump Open to New Russia Sanctions, Weighs Patriot Missile Aid for Ukraine

Trump Threatens New Strikes on Iran If Uranium Enrichment Resumes

SPD Elects Klingbeil-Bas Leadership as US-Iran Standoff Escalates and U21 Eye EM Final

Germany Backs President Trump’s Israel-Iran Truce as Attacks Persist

US Rules Out Strike on Khamenei as Israel Pummels Iranian Nuclear Sites

Israeli Embassy Staff Killed in Washington; Berlin School Stabbing Suspect Still at Large