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A group tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targeted the capital of Tirana in retaliation for Albania hosting around 3,000 Iranian dissidents.

Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.

The decision is the latest setback for the administration’s effort to detain and deport academics who have protested Israel.

Germany flew out 64 more of its citizens on Friday, while Ireland closed its embassy in Tehran and moved its staff out of the country, citing the “deteriorating situation.”

Earlier Friday, a federal court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempts to block international students from enrolling.

Israelis see value in weakening Iran as Trump seeks negotiations.

The administration has demanded that allies commit to spending at least 5 percent of GDP on defense.

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle’s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

Was ist wirklich passiert beim politischen Wechsel in Berlin – und warum? In dieser Sonderfolge spricht Gordon Repinski mit Journalist und Bestsellerautor Robin Alexander über sein neues Buch. Es geht um die Lektionen aus dem Ampel-Scheitern, den strategischen Stilwechsel unter Friedrich Merz – und wie eine Reform der Schuldenbremse fast an Merz’ überholten Telefon-Gewohnheiten scheiterte. […]

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The Russian leader said a recession "is not to be allowed under any circumstances,” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees both RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik — were sanctioned following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and barred from broadcasting inside the EU. Key figures in its operations […]

EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.

Karmen Joller said Hans Kluge's visit “risks legitimizing a regime that deliberately targets the very values WHO is meant to defend.”

Guido Crosetto made his comments ahead of next week's alliance summit in The Hague.

Pro-euro politicians are accusing the national tax agency of creating unnecessary panic about grocery costs.

“Our youth must be helped, and not hindered, in their journey towards maturity and true responsibility,” he said.

Riga also wants prohibition on Kremlin soldiers from entering the Schengen Area.

Inside the campaign for a monumental social reform, as MPs back assisted dying — and tee up more drama in the House of Lords.

The center-right politician will serve as prime minister until 2027, when he surrenders the post to a social democrat.

Officials told POLITICO the EU would drop proposals for a $45-per-barrel limit on Moscow's crude as a result of the Israel-Iran conflict.

The EU executive will abandon its green claims directive after right-wing lawmakers vowed to block it in the Parliament.

Paris — L’écran noir n’aura duré qu’une vingtaine de jours. L’éditeur canadien de sites pornographiques Aylo a réactivé PornHub, YouPorn et Redtube en France, a confirmé un porte-parole de l’entreprise à POLITICO.  Le retour de ces sites pour adultes a lieu après que le tribunal administratif de Paris a suspendu lundi l’arrêté imposant aux plateformes […]

Pornography giant Aylo had suspended its sites in France in protest of the imposition of age verification requirements.