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Can Europe withstand the ripple effect of the MAGA political wave?

Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations tells RFI that Donald Trump’s administration is treating Europe less as a partner and more as a rival. In backing nationalist movements and undermining multilateral institutions, it is exporting a political mode of operation that risks fracturing European unity.

Radio France Internationale

Analysis: Hamas has been hit hard by Israel, but is not out in Gaza

Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power.

Al Jazeera

China, EU, Ukraine Leaders Take Davos Stage Under Trump Shadow

With Donald Trump back as US president with his confrontational style, Chinese, European and Ukrainian leaders are expected to defend global cooperation on Tuesday at the annual gathering of the world's elites in Davos.

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Europeans are more anxious about ‘Trump 2.0’ than Americans are, new poll shows

‘The vast majority of people around the world think Trump is, in fact, good for the U.S., good for the world and good for global peace’ writes ECFR’s Mark Leonard

The Independent UK

US accuses RSF of genocide, hurting the group’s drive for legitimacy

Paramilitary force’s image tarnished by US genocide designation, say experts, as survivors hope for justice.

Al Jazeera

Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market

Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’

The Guardian - UK

Iraq Holds Its First Census In Nearly 40 Years

Iraq is holding its first nationwide census in nearly four decades this week, a long-awaited count in a nation that has been blighted by sectarian and ethnic divisions.

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The Guardian view on European identity: enlightened ideals need defending

Editorial: A new study is right to highlight growing threats to the EU’s core values from within. Leaders must stand up and be counted

The Guardian - UK

EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns

‘Whiteness’, low youth engagement and lukewarm pro-Europeanism in some states risks eroding bloc’s founding values, expert says

The Guardian - UK

Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says

In thinktank’s survey of 15 European countries, few respondents believe Ukraine can secure an outright victory

The Guardian - UK

EU braces for the nightmare scenario – a Eurosceptic France

National Rally win may hamper bloc’s ability to get things done and pose existential question over French role

The Guardian - UK

European Parliament at crossroads as right-wing parties triumph in EU vote

While the centre-right European People’s Party remains the largest bloc, analysts say a shift to the right is likely.

Al Jazeera

‘Pragmatic manipulation’: Is Russia playing with European voters’ minds?

Spin operations disguised as news outlets and right-wingers muddy the waters with Kremlin narratives, experts say.

Al Jazeera

European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake?

Far-right parties are expected to do well and could gain a stronger foothold in the European Parliament.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

The far right may not win real power in Europe – but it will influence those who do

Polls predict huge gains for the far right in the European elections. But it is too fragmented to truly capitalise on them, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

Al Jazeera

‘The goal is to destroy Gaza’: Why Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hamas

Israel has rejected a ceasefire and launched an operation in Rafah, raising fears that the war in Gaza could drag on.

France 24

Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel: A failed attack or a veiled warning?

The feared reprisal had been almost two weeks in the making. But when Iran finally pushed the button on its retaliatory attack against Israel late on Saturday, it appeared to amount to little more than a drawn-out light show, resulting only in minor damage to some remote Israeli military infrastructure…

The Guardian - UK

Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda

Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine funding, Orban’s opposition set to dominate crucial EU summit

Resistance to further aid for Kyiv is growing ahead of meeting that comes almost two years into Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Europeans open to Ukraine joining EU, survey shows before key summit

Polling reveals cool attitude to accession of Georgia and some western Balkan states, and opposition to admitting Turkey

The Guardian - UK

Letting Ukraine into the EU will reinforce, not undermine, Europe’s security

Many Europeans don’t realise that EU enlargement is the only way to counter China and Russia – but this week, leaders must act, say Piotr Buras and Engjellushe Morina of the European Council on Foreign Relations

The Guardian - UK

EU faces ‘make or break moment’ for green transition, report says

Researchers see political risks to decarbonisation plan across forthcoming elections, but also suggest steps to win support

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine defining new world order, says thinktank

Poll reveals west more united but gulf growing with countries such as India that do not subscribe to post-cold war view

Reuters

Germany's new defence minister faces pressure on tanks, army upgrade

There will be no grace period for Germany's new defence minister who takes office as pressure is piling on Berlin to send battle tanks to Ukraine and to upgrade its dilapidated armed forces in the face of Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.

France 24

UK offers tanks in Ukraine’s hour of need, but will Germany follow suit?

Britain’s offer to send more than a dozen Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine has increased pressure on Germany to do likewise with its coveted Leopard 2 battle tanks. But the German defence minister’s resignation on Monday, just days before a critical meeting at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany,…

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