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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\nBy KATE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear readers,<\/p>\n The news lull of August officially never came and here we are back to school once more. <\/p>\n Below is a selection to catch you up on some of the themes we expect to be among the drumbeats of the autumn. <\/p>\n Wishing you a restful weekend,<\/p>\n Kate Day<\/p>\n EDITOR\u2019S CHOICE<\/p>\n Macron\u2019s stunned troops see no good way out of France\u2019s impasse<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Fascinating report from Paris which captures the disbelief among President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s allies ahead of the almost certain\u00a0fall of the government\u00a0of Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 parliamentary vote of confidence. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lammy, Barrot and Wadephul: Why we\u2019re moving to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Opinion: <\/strong>Foreign ministers from the U.K., France and Germany set out why they decided to trigger the so-called snapback procedure to hold Iran\u2019s nuclear program on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Europe\u2019s \u2018century of humiliation\u2019 could be just beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n Donald Trump is using America\u2019s military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe. Read the story<\/a>. <\/p>\n Team Farage cozies up to Britain\u2019s bankers behind closed doors<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Nigel Farage\u2019s Reform UK has been riding high in the polls for months. London\u2019s bankers and asset managers feel they can\u2019t ignore the party any long \u2014 just don\u2019t tell anyone. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n From Kyiv to the Suwa\u0142ki Gap, bogs return as Europe\u2019s defensive shield<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Restoring the EU\u2019s drained bogs could stop both Russian tanks and planet-warming pollution and a defense consultant is making the case. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Macron wants EU to target US Big Tech after new Trump tariff threat<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Exclusive:<\/strong> French President Emmanuel Macron has told his\u00a0ministers that the European Union should consider retaliatory measures against the U.S. digital sector after President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs over tech regulation and taxes. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n UK bars Israeli officials from London arms fair<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Exclusive:<\/strong> The British government has blocked Israeli officials from attending a major defense conference in London amid continued criticism of the campaign in Gaza. Read the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n YOUR WEEKEND PLAYLIST<\/p>\n EU Confidential: Limping through the Trump era. Can Europe lead again?<\/strong><\/p>\n From a picturesque mountain resort in Austria, at the European Forum Alpbach, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks fresh threats by the U.S. to hit countries with tariffs over their digital rules \u2014 drawing instant reactions from the European Commission\u2019s Sabine Weyand and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. She then sits down with former Spanish Foreign Minister \u2014 now dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po \u2014 Arancha Gonz\u00e1lez Laya, to ask how Europe can move from \u201climping along\u201d to setting the pace on trade, tech and alliances. Listen to the episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n Westminster Insider: How to reset your government DECLASSIFIED<\/p>\n Read this week\u2019s Declassified column.<\/a><\/p>\n Caption competition<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHands up who doesn\u2019t want to be French prime minister.\u201c<\/p>\n Can you do better? Email us at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or get in touch on X @POLITICOEurope<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last week, we gave you this photo:<\/p>\n \u00a0Thanks for all the entries. 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