Europe’s politicians are openly discussing how they could tackle the threat of nuclear attack without American help, in a dramatic sign of the deep crisis engulfing the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump. In what would be a huge shift in position, the runaway favorite to be Germany’s next leader said the continent must find new […]
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Second US-Russia meeting in next 2 weeks, Russian media reports
U.S. and Russian representatives will meet for a second time at some point in the next two weeks, according to Russian state news agency RIA. Citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the news agency reported that the meeting is expected to take place in a third country not yet specified. “A dialogue on strategic […]
Read MoreVon der Leyen floats EU effort to finance missiles, ammunition and air defense
BRUSSELS — The EU is unleashing efforts to boost defense spending, including a new so-called instrument aimed at key weapons programs, loosening fiscal rules to allow countries to spend more and prodding banks to boost lending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. “We should enable more targeted and efficient defense spending […]
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Orbán and Fico look to derail European unity on Ukraine ahead of London summit
As European leaders prepare for a high-stakes summit in London on Sunday, populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico are openly challenging the EU’s united front on Ukraine, pushing positions that echo the Kremlin’s stance. In a letter to European Council President António Costa dated Saturday, Orbán called for the […]
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UK’s Starmer embraces Zelenskyy after Ukraine leader’s Oval Office showdown
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a highly public show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy Saturday night, a day after the Ukrainian president was berated in the Oval Office by Donald Trump. Starmer greeted Zelenskyy — in town for a meeting of European leaders on Sunday — on the steps of No. 10 […]
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‘We’re in danger,’ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society
BRUSSELS — German conservatives and the Hungarian far right may have little in common, but they do agree on one thing: Non-governmental organizations rank high on their list of enemies. In a significant political maneuver, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic alliance (CDU) last week submitted an inquiry targeting NGOs, which involved 551 […]
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Germany moves to rewrite debt rules to unleash defense spending
BERLIN — Europe’s most powerful economy is poised to take a major step to bolster its defense capabilities, with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announcing a plan to partly exempt defense spending from the country’s constitutional fiscal restraints. “In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” Merz said Tuesday evening in […]
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He wasn’t bluffing: Trump’s trade war sparks broad backlash
It’s dawning on the world — and some Republicans on Capitol Hill — that sometimes President Donald Trump should be taken literally after all. Trump levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning, sparking retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa, sending the stock market into a tailspin, and alarming government […]
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Trump veut détruire l’UE et la reconstruire à son image
Trump veut détruire l’UE et la reconstruire à son image Donald Trump ne traitera pas avec l’UE. L’UE ne peut pas traiter avec Trump. Par NICHOLAS VINOCURet CAMILLE GIJSà Bruxelles Illustration de Nicolás Ortega pour POLITICO Donald Trump a tenté, en vain, de trouver une faille dans l’armure de l’UE avec la guerre commerciale qu’il […]
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Italy must compensate stranded migrants, high court rules
Italy must pay compensation to migrants who were not allowed to disembark from the Diciotti ship in August 2018, the country’s highest court ruled on Friday. The 177 migrants who were held aboard the ship for 10 days were deprived of their personal freedom, Italy’s Court of Cassation ruled on Friday, and are therefore entitled […]
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