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Trump-Sanchez spat tests European unity

Kate Laycock | Laura Kabelka
March 5, 2026

European responses to the war in the Middle East, where Spain is the outlier once again; compulsory military service in Croatia, and home concerts in Prague. Then: an International Women’s Day special connecting past feminist milestones with the present.

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Kate Laycock Editor and host of Inside Europe
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