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The battle of Binface, Buckethead and Burnham
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The battle of Binface, Buckethead and Burnham

All hail the comedy characters in election races.

May 22, 2026 4:00 am CET
The rise and fall of French presidents’ love lives
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The rise and fall of French presidents’ love lives

May 15, 2026 4:36 am CET
Meet the musical act comprised entirely of world leaders
Politicians say the funniest things (to kids)
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Politicians say the funniest things (to kids)

April 30, 2026 4:00 am CET
Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.
Wild animals and wilder friends: Viktor Orbán’s Brussels legacy
Let it go! How the EU would benefit from being more like Disney
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The return of Hitler and warm beer!

Would you vote for a Hitler or an Epstein?

March 20, 2026 4:00 am CET
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Never mind Winston Churchill and beavers, here’s what should really be on Bank of England notes

What was intended as a way to refresh the look of the currency and new anti-counterfeit measure has developed into a full-blown culture war.

March 13, 2026 2:22 pm CET
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The only decent jobs left are Eurocrat and shoemaker

Tens of thousands of people want to work in the EU Bubble, and a vastly smaller amount have been forced to wear ill-fitting shoes by Trump.

March 13, 2026 4:00 am CET
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The delicate art of hanging around like a lemon while your allies get lambasted

Friedrich Merz said nothing as Donald Trump launched a wave of verbal attacks — he’s not the only one to have sat in silence.

March 6, 2026 4:02 am CET
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It’s time for the first AI member of the European Parliament

The machines are rising in other parliaments, so surely an AI MEP is next on the list.

February 27, 2026 4:00 am CET
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From platinum level to the children’s table: How a multispeed Europe might work

An EU in which different countries get different benefits appears closer than ever.

February 23, 2026 4:01 am CET

Trump says he will declassify reports on UFOs

The president’s announcement came after he criticized former President Barack Obama for suggesting aliens are real.

February 20, 2026 9:00 am CET
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EU Parliament to ditch Strasbourg trips thanks to American intervention

US basketball league has a rather outdated view of France’s borders.

February 20, 2026 4:00 am CET
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The Traitors: EU version

A load of EU leaders locked up in a castle. What could possibly go wrong?

February 13, 2026 4:00 am CET
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Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics

The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it’s already ruffling feathers.

February 6, 2026 4:00 am CET
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Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj, a marriage made in cash

The rapper says she is a big fan of Trump, unlike most musicians.

January 30, 2026 4:00 am CET
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Coming soon to a haunted castle near you … Donald Trump’s excellently named Board of Peace

Trump? Yes. Putin? Maybe. Darth Vader? Application pending.

January 23, 2026 4:00 am CET
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From Erik the Red to Donald the Orange: A brief history of Greenland

One’s an invader with his sights set on Greenland, the other … was a viking!

January 16, 2026 4:01 am CET
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Only ski jumpers and their penises can save Greenland from Donald Trump

Will the U.S. president be appalled or delighted at the exploits of winter sports stars?

January 9, 2026 4:01 am CET
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So long, 2025. It wasn’t a pleasure knowing you

Donald Trump dominated 2025 in the same way that a bear would dominate the honey section if let loose in a supermarket.

December 26, 2025 8:30 am CET
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Forget the EU summit, the best (and worst) of Europe can be found at the farmers’ protests in Brussels

Who wins when EU leaders and angry farmers both descend on Brussels at the same time?

December 19, 2025 4:01 am CET
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US wages war on woke fonts

It’s goodbye to Calibri and hello (again) to Times New Roman.

December 12, 2025 4:00 am CET
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‘Welcome to hell’: A sneak peek into Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison memoir

The former French president has suffered, and he wants you to know about it.

December 9, 2025 4:01 am CET
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Brussels’ EU Quarter is a desolate, dangerous wasteland (but at least there are no raccoons)

Crossing the epicenter of the EU is a difficult business.

December 5, 2025 4:02 am CET
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Spare a thought for the police as they tackle orgies, heists and men dressed as their dead mom

Europe’s cops takes on some very strange cases.

November 28, 2025 4:07 am CET
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Mamma mia! Investigating crimes against Italian food.

So-called Italian food on sale in the European Parliament causes shock and anger.

November 21, 2025 4:02 am CET
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Who’d want to run the BBC? 5 fantasy candidates for the job.

JD Vance, Liz Truss, whatever we call Prince Andrew these days, and others who could run Britain’s national broadcaster.

November 14, 2025 4:00 am CET
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A camel, two potatoes and a Lego pyramid: When political gifts get weird

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Surely we can all agree that there’s one big question that needs answering in French politics. No, not who will …

November 7, 2025 4:00 am CET
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Giorgia Meloni and the strongman who came to dinner

The adult in the room among Europe’s populists, the Italian prime had her work cut out for her with Orbán in town.

October 31, 2025 4:02 am CET
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