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France’s captain flips reputations with a record-breaking run, turning old complaints into public apologies.

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France’s captain flips reputations with a record-breaking run, turning old complaints into public apologies.
Lower ages for criminal responsibility are spreading. Here is why that shift can trigger unintended costs and risks.
The Democratic primary runner-up turns “already in the race” into an official bid, banking on pandemic credibility and an outsider pitch.
The “Indo-Pacific” concept once fused two oceans into one. Now America is moving on, and decision-makers need to notice.
The new supreme leader takes over an order his father shaped, meaning continuity may be the real surprise.
As US and Iran resume strikes, the last day of Ali Khamenei’s funeral becomes a stress test for succession signals.
Two major industry PACs are betting election outcomes on their preferred AI rules.
An all-party anti-corruption push forces ministers to tighten political funding rules, starting with cryptocurrency and spend caps.
The proposed height would break the usual reading of the law, but the panel led by allies is eyeing a different interpretation.
Reform UK confirms the next electoral battleground in Clacton. Here is what Anderson’s Commons move triggers and why it matters.
A clearer path to winning the war emerges from Kyiv, but execution depends on how long it can hold.
A renewed bombing phase follows Trump’s “evil, sick people” rhetoric, with Iran signaling leverage and a longer game.