France freezes €6B spending this year because of Middle East crisis – POLITICO
Finance Minister Roland Lescure was quick to insist that the freeze would not inevitably lead to spending cuts,…
5 times Keir Starmer blamed the deep state – POLITICO
In a session with parliament’s Liaison Committee last December, the PM opined that delivering change is much harder…
Iran-US war latest: Peace talks in doubt after Tehran accuses Trump of ‘piracy’ over seizure of tanker in Hormuz
China voices concern over ‘forced interception’ by US of Iranian ship A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has voiced…
Iran reject EU’s stance on Strait of Hormuz as ‘hypocritical’
TEHRAN- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has accused the European Union of “chronic hypocrisy” on international law,…
Europeans tried to win over the US this week in DC. Their efforts were lost in translation. – POLITICO
Growing pains At finance industry gatherings in D.C.’s office buildings and historic hotels, the EU’s efforts to boost…
Ukraine Has a Plan to Build Back Better With Renewable Energy
KYIV, Ukraine—Long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Viktor Riabokin was thinking about housing. Riabokin, a Ukrainian entrepreneur…
LEBANON – ISRAEL – UNITED STATES Aoun’s courage in the (fragile) truce between Hezbollah and Israel
Beirut (AsiaNews) – Midnight, 17 April, Beirut time. Loud explosions rocked the capital. Awakened by the blasts, people…
Britain’s bitter assisted dying debate is about to come roaring back to life – POLITICO
Da Costa called the plan “extraordinary.” She said: “Last time round, MPs voted to allow the Lords to…
Bring tourists back – POLITICO
Cyprus hopes EU summit can do what travel ads can’t: Bring tourists back – POLITICO Skip to main…
Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right – POLITICO
Orbán’s defeat, combined with the fallout from the war in Iran and Trump’s fight with the pope, has…