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Le Bourg-d'Oisans

  • Jul 26

    Carapaz wins Alpe d'Huez stage, Pogacar rides as domestique to seal fifth Tour de France title

    Richard Carapaz soloed to victory in the Tour's queen stage on Alpe d'Huez, attacking 93 kilometres from the finish, while Tadej Pogacar protected teammate Isaac Del Toro's third place overall, virtually locking down his fifth Tour de France win.

  • Jul 25

    Carapaz wins Tour de France queen stage after Kuss crashes; Pogacar all but seals fifth title

    Richard Carapaz capitalised on two crashes by Sepp Kuss on the descent of the Col de Sarenne to win stage 20 of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar virtually sealed his fifth overall victory.

  • Jul 25

    Tour de France 2026 stage 20 preview: Alpine queen stage packs 5,450 m of climbing and a new Alpe d'Huez finish

    The penultimate stage of the 2026 Tour de France took riders on a 170.9-kilometre loop from Le Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez, with 5,450 metres of vertical gain and a first-ever ascent of the Col de Sarenne.

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Moscow closes Germany's last door

AfD jolts Berlin as Lebanon truce frays and Miami crash disrupts flights

The day turned on borders, literal and political. Germany's far right forced Berlin to confront the weakness of its political firewall, while violence in Lebanon and the West Bank reminded diplomats how thin recent restraints look. A deadly cargo-plane overrun in Miami, migration pressure around Ceuta and a Chinese foldables push added the practical costs.

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  • Russian sabotage plot thwarted in Romania

    DIICOT detains a Russian citizen accused of photographing military bases and transmitting data to Moscow

  • Hungary expels ten Russian diplomats

    Expels ten Russian diplomats for Vienna Convention violations, ordering them to leave Budapest

  • Houthi strikes on southern Saudi Arabia

    Vows retaliation as Saudi officials promise a response to the Houthi drone and missile strikes that injured 73 civilians and disrupted energy infrastructure.

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European democracies and populism

No discrete occurrence this cycle; finding adds minority-government scenario and CDU state-branch mandate acknowledgment to coalition arithmetic.

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