By Pierre Lefevre
Paris-based political reporter. Bylines from Paris, Rome and Madrid. Closely follows elections and coalition politics.
Iceland's EU referendum: a pivotal vote on resuming membership talks
Iceland holds a referendum on resuming EU membership negotiations. Polls show a close race, with fishing rights and national sovereignty dom
Burnham heads to Kyiv on first trip, backs local missile production
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday, his first foreign trip since taking office. He will co-chair the Coalition of the
Alpine towns on edge after antisemitic video stokes tensions
A viral antisemitic video has inflamed tensions in Alpine towns over Orthodox Jewish visitors. Local leaders are urging calm and dialogue as
Ireland joins push to return asylum seekers to Italy as Sea Watch 5 detained
Ireland has become the seventh EU member to call for returning asylum seekers to their first-entry country. Italy detained the German NGO sh
Lagarde reportedly in line to lead World Economic Forum
Swiss newspaper NZZ reports that ECB President Christine Lagarde has been floated as a future WEF president. She reportedly told board membe
Macron rolls out red carpet for Saudi crown prince in Paris
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler for talks on energy, defence, and regional security. The visit includes the e-sports
Carney: New US tariffs aim to hurt and divide Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney says new US tariffs are 'designed to hurt us and divide us' after talks collapse. Ottawa vows dollar-for-dollar reta
Merz visits Hürtgen Forest fire site amid boos and whistles
Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the Hürtgen Forest fire site, where he was met with boos and whistles. He defended his late arrival, sayin
Polish man faces eight years for 300-pizza delivery harassment scheme
Polish cybercrime police have arrested a 23-year-old suspected of orchestrating a campaign of food-delivery harassment in Szczecin and other
Pope Leo XIV's San Marino and Rimini visit revives peace message
Pope Leo XIV made a historic visit to San Marino and Rimini, calling for peace and diplomacy. He addressed authorities and faithful, and att
Ceuta buries 18 unidentified migrants after deadly border surge
Three weeks after the mass crossing from Morocco, Ceuta has buried 18 unidentified migrants in numbered graves. A Moroccan human rights grou
Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine as rescue work continues in Kryvyi Rih
At least two people died in new Russian strikes on Ukraine on Saturday, including a railway foreman in Kyiv. Rescue operations continued in