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Faced with a parliamentary inquiry into a financial scandal, Farage stunned Westminster by resigning as a member of parliament for his constituency in Clacton, then immediately announcing he would run in the resulting by-election. The aim was to present the race as a chance for voters — and not parliament — to judge the allegations, but Farage’s strategy quickly unraveled. Rather than take the bait, the country’s main political parties dismissed the exercise as a political stunt and declined to contest the Reform leader’s seat, leaving him to campaign in an increasingly surreal contest against Britain’s fringe candidates. Chief among…

Moulin Rouge dancers took to the streets of Paris to perform the iconic French cancan as crowds gathered for the final stage of the Tour de France. The performance outside the famous cabaret drew spectators waiting for the cyclists to pass, adding a touch of French tradition to the race finale. Dancer Millie Dang, who is from Australia, said watching the Tour de France in person was a dream come true after growing up following the race on television, adding that the riders’ speed is even more impressive in real life than it appears on screen.

His victory had been expected, but the achievement is still extraordinary: Tadej Pogačar claimed his fifth Tour de France title in Paris on Sunday, winning the overall classification by 6 min 26 sec ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel. His UAE Team Emirates XRG team-mate, 22-year-old Mexican Isaac del Toro, took third place in what was his very first Tour de France. Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the final stage after a breathtaking last lap of the circuit on the Champs-Élysées. His team-mate, Belgian Jasper Philipsen, and the Dane Mads Pedersen completed the podium. Pogačar joins legends Eddy Merckx, Miguel…

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said his country “appreciated” Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev after he suggested to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and revive what he called the “Istanbul 2.0” format, in a face to face meeting in Omsk. “Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict and return to the Istanbul Formula 2.0, because significant results were achieved there. Then, under guarantees from the great powers, including Russia, we could move toward the long-awaited peace,” Tokayev told Putin during the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Omsk on Saturday. In a post on X, Ukrainian Foreign…

Pour les automobilistes, ils proposaient de neutraliser l’effet sur le prix à la pompe en diminuant d’autant les taxes (ce qui impliquait de réviser la taxe régulièrement). Pour les bâtiments, seuls les ménages modestes auraient été compensés via une augmentation du chèque énergie. Une compensation insuffisante aux yeux de Valérie Létard, ministre du Logement à l’époque. “A partir de quand on est modeste ou on ne l’est plus ? On parle de millions de personnes affectées”, interroge-t-elle, sollicitée par POLITICO. Si elle ne se souvient pas avoir été sollicitée sur ce courrier, Valérie Létard se rappelle avoir alerté. “Bien sûr,…

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for the removal of all sanctions on Syria as he concluded a two-day visit to the country on Sunday. During his visit, Guterres met senior officials including President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the speaker of the new transitional parliament which held its first session this month. Also in Damascus, he met members of the UN peacekeeping force deployed in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, as well as representatives of Syria’s civil society, diverse communities, women and young people. He also visited Sednaya prison near the capital, Syria’s most notoriously brutal facility…

“This is a clear example of what the underfunding of public services and precariousness mean when critical moments arrive,” Bergerot wrote on X, pointing out firefighters were asking for “basic materials like the vehicles to reach the areas that are burning and firefighting gear with which to work safely.” Avoiding Mazón’s mistake Ayuso’s decision to seek national support to address the crisis contrasts sharply with that taken by another People’s Party leader a year and a half ago. After massive floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia in October 2024, center-right regional President Carlos Mazón declined to request Sánchez’s government…

Published on 26/07/2026 – 15:29 GMT+2 A US-Russian space crew touched back down on Earth on Sunday following an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed safely in their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in Kazakhstan at around 3:27 pm local time, to the southeast of the city of Dzhezkazgan. According to NASA, the crew had spent the last 241 days in space, orbiting the Earth 3,856 times and travelling more than 102 million miles as they carried out scientific investigations aimed at helping “improve life on Earth”…

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Ballout, a 21-year-old German of Lebanese descent. Dobrindt said authorities are searching not only in the German capital, “but also at train stations, airports and Germany’s borders.” According to the minister, the suspect drove a van into the crowd on a path through Tiergarten park near the main Pride venue late Saturday before “allegedly” attacking people with a bladed weapon, “believed to be a machete,” seriously injuring several of them. Dobrindt confirmed details reported overnight that one woman was killed and 29 people injured, with some in serious or life-threatening condition. He said…