Europe
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Europe’s lefties bash migrants (nearly) as well as the hard right
Xenophobia is crossing the political spectrum
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Germany’s fraught state elections
Why east Germany is such fertile ground for extremists
The Alternative for Germany is set for record-breaking performances in coming state elections
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The new enemy
Azerbaijan’s government turns on its critics at home
The war with Armenia has ended in victory, so the regime needs another target
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Fluid front lines
Even as it humiliates Russia, Ukraine’s line is crumbling in the Donbas
The shock raid inside Kursk has not distracted the Kremlin from advancing
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Turning round
After decades of decline, Poland’s population seems to be increasing
Immigration and the war are the reasons
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The cash flows south
How Italy’s Mezzogiorno is benefiting from a flood of EU aid
It can’t spend it fast enough
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What Europe’s comeback politicians can teach American voters
A second shot at power can mean too much of the same
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Not very Teutonic
The rebuilding of Berlin’s Pergamon Museum is 40 years behind schedule
It’s yet another German construction debacle
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Gold rush
Turkey’s asset-price boom is good for some but terrible for most
The rich are getting richer
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On the edge
The Kremlin is close to crushing Pokrovsk, a vital Ukrainian town
Even as Ukraine raids Russia, it is losing another key battle
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The Russian economy
The mysterious middlemen helping Russia’s war machine
Sanctions are as watertight as a sieve
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Now for the response
Russia’s double-punch back against Ukraine’s shock raid
It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk