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From Putin to China, the continent faces dramatic challenges – a rightward lurch leaves the union less able to protect its people, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Research found that it was socioeconomic factors that determined the switch to the right for rural voters, rather than xenophobia.

For serious drug gangs, thousands of children coming from Morocco and Algeria offer an unlimited pool of cheap, disposable street sellers

Exclusive: Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs

Consumption of the drug has rapidly increased across the continent in recent years, leaving a trail of devastation

Marine Le Pen congratulates ‘brave choice’ from Les Républicains’ Eric Ciotti amid manoeuvring ahead of snap general election

The ugly rhetoric of the Tories and Reform obscures a simple truth: most voters understand the need for foreign workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Italy's rabble-rousing Matteo Salvini has failed to win back mass support from far-right voters in the European Parliament elections after an erratic campaign marked by a reactionary general and poor-quality AI. Deputy Prime Minister Salvini's anti-immigrant League, a junior member in the coalition government, won just nine percent, with over…

Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as traders shifted nervously while awaiting the Federal Reserve's policy decision and the release of US inflation data, while the euro struggled to recover from a sell-off fuelled by political uncertainty in Europe.

Net migration is more than two and a half times the 2010 figure despite a string of Tory pledges to reduce it