Police leaders waited too long — three days — to trigger a national mobilization to tackle the anti-immigrant violence that broke out in Britain this year, a report found.
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Argentina’s President Receives Italian Citizenship, Angering Law’s Critics
Javier Milei is proud of his Italian ancestry and has tried to bolster ties with Italy’s conservative prime minister. But his new passport angered critics of Italy’s rules on citizenship.
A Rare Cross-Canada Political Consensus Forms Against Trump’s Border Threat
Canadian leaders agreed to tighten the border, but not on how to respond if President-elect Donald J. Trump follows through on 25 percent tariffs.
Europe Begins to Ask if Syrians Can Go Home After al-Assad’s Fall
Nearly a million Syrians in Germany alone have made new lives. But after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some politicians across the continent have suggested that refugees could return home.
As Europe Looks for a Leader, Italy Thrives While France and Germany Teeter
With Germany and France mired in crisis, the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks like a haven of stability, turning the continent’s usual pattern on its head.
Scholz Calls for Confidence Vote, in Step Toward German Elections
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who had few alternatives after his three-party coalition broke up, is widely expected to lose when Parliament takes up the measure on Monday.
In France, Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top
After helping to oust the prime minister last week, the far-right leader has made clear her next target is President Emmanuel Macron.
Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages
Relations between the neighboring countries on the island of Hispaniola have long been frosty. They are now complicated by up to 10,000 deportations a week.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is Fighting Populism From the Lonely Center Ground
One of the last centrist leaders left on the global stage, Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week outlined his plan to deliver change for people in the U.K. Will it be enough?
A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election
A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn Fein, will likely remain locked out of power.