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KAJ performing Bara Bada Bastu for Sweden at the First Semi-Final in St. Jakobshalle
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At Eurovision 2025: Glitter, geopolitics, and a sauna diss track

Europe’s glitter-soaked, pyrotechnic-powered, music competition fever dream – otherwise known as the Eurovision Song Contest – takes place Saturday in Basel, Switzerland at 9pm CEST (3pm ET). It’s part talent show, part geopolitical popularity contest, and fully unhinged fun.

Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Tirana, Albania, on May 11, 2025.
Analysis

Can the MAGA message work in the Balkans?

For all the talk of a US-Europe split, US President Donald Trump’s supporters are rather invested in elections on the continent.

​Nuns walk at St. Peter's Square, ahead of the conclave, at the Vatican, on May 6, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Betting markets swirl as conclave commences, North Carolina judicial election nears end, Moscow shuts airport due to reported drone attack, US trade deficit sets new record, Trump campaign manager tries to Make Albania Great Again

Is an EU-China trade war brewing?
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Is an EU-China trade war brewing?

Is there a risk of a full-scale trade war between the European Union and China? Why is the deal between Italy and Albania on refugee centers so controversial? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Vienna, Austria

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group C - Serbia v England - Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - June 16, 2024 Serbia fans inside the stadium before the match
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The beautiful game can sometimes be ugly

The European Championship, aka the Euros, has been underway for just one week, but it’s already turning political. Serbia wants UEFA, soccer’s European governing body, to whip out a red card for Croatia and Albania over allegations their fans shouted anti-Serbian slurs during a match on Wednesday.