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The EU invited Canada to become an associate member while keeping Turkey, an associate member since 1963, out of the bloc. The piece argues Europe's resistance to Turkey stems from human rights concerns, Cyprus disputes, and rising anti-Muslim and anti-immigration sentiment, and criticizes that exclusion as unfair.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under intense pressure after the far-right AfD's landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, with his poll ratings falling amid economic stagnation and immigration concerns. The article explores whether Merz could be forced out and the debate within his CDU over maintaining the firewall against the AfD.
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A 19-year-old from South Sudan was sentenced to two years and three months for piloting a dinghy that carried 165 migrants across the English Channel, a then-record crossing. The court heard the boat was deflating, had 31 children aboard, and that he could face deportation after his sentence.
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A center-left opinion column argues that Democrats and other center-left parties must articulate a bold, modernizing liberal reform agenda to counter populist movements on both the right and left. It urges Democrats to reject progressive proposals like abolishing ICE and Medicare for All while still opposing Trump's tariffs and MAGA.