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Merz Marks One Year With Record-Low Ratings as Coalition Strains Deepen

U.S. troop cuts with new car tariffs add pressure to a government stuck over basic reforms.

Reports Say Starmer Weighs Post‑Election Shake‑Up That Could Oust Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Magyar Is Asked to Form Government as He Moves to Suspend State Media

Iraq’s Parliament Elects Nizar Amidi President, Ending Months of Deadlock

Trump Rebukes Starmer Over Iran Support as US Bombers Deploy to RAF Fairford

Reports Identify Ali Larijani as Khamenei’s Emergency Designee

Rob Jetten Sworn In as Netherlands’ Youngest Prime Minister, Leading Minority Coalition

Adams’ Last-Day Charter Commission Poses Early Test for Mayor Mamdani

Hunt Rushes Back to Capitol After Missed Votes as GOP Squeaks Through Pivotal House Decisions

House GOP Suffers Floor Defeat as Six Republicans Sink Overtime Measure

Newsom’s $348.9 Billion Draft Budget Banks on AI-Linked Revenue as Analyst Flags Bigger Deficit Risk

EU Setbacks Test Merz’s Early Chancellorship as Macron Rift Widens

Franco‑German Rift Widens as Disputes Stall Joint Projects

German Parliament Approves Pension Package in Test of Merz’s Control

Labour Faces Talk of December Move Against Starmer as Streeting Denies Plot

NA Speaker Says Opposition Leader Appointment Is Sub Judice, Defers Notification

Lecornu’s Premiership at Risk After Three Weeks as Cabinet and Budget Stall

Trump Orders Federal Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Washington, D.C.

Lecornu Seeks Backing as French Opposition Readies Censure

France’s New Premier Drops Holiday Cuts as He Courts Left for 2026 Budget