US, UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea attacks by the rebels – POLITICO
Earlier this week, the spokesperson for the Houthis said the militants shot down a U.S. drone and damaged a Belize-flagged, British cargo ship in their…
Alexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against Putin – POLITICO
At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, shortly after Navalny’s death in a penal colony was announced, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of murdering her husband.…
Donald Trump just did Europe a favor – POLITICO
OK, now what? The truth is, Europe only has itself to blame for the morass. Trump has been harping on about NATO’s laggards for years,…
How the far right aims to ride farmers’ outrage to power in Europe – POLITICO
“Farmers’ anger has become a major issue for the far right across Europe,” said Kevin Cunningham, a political scientist who has studied the surge in…
Diversity-based hiring is antisemitic – POLITICO
KRAKÓW, Poland — Elon Musk has upped his war on woke by saying that diverse hiring policies are “fundamentally antisemitic” and discriminatory, shortly after a private…
John Kerry’s America First climate legacy – POLITICO
MAGA may really hate John Kerry, but under his leadership U.S. climate diplomacy has stuck to its America First heritage. President Joe Biden’s special climate…
Liz Truss secretly lobbied ministers to ‘expedite’ defense exports to China – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss secretly lobbied the British government to…
Iran seizes Greek tanker, escalating tensions with West – POLITICO
Iran’s navy on Thursday boarded and seized a Greek-operated oil tanker, the St. Nikolas, off the coast of Oman. The high seas seizure heightens tensions…
NATO chief warns of ‘bad news’ from Ukraine – POLITICO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the Western military alliance should be ready for bad news from the Ukrainian front as Kyiv continues to defend…
Eye-catching climate donations put spotlight on China at COP climate talks – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N. climate summit kicked off Thursday with a…
King Charles, David Cameron and Rishi Sunak show UK’s COP28 identity crisis – POLITICO
LONDON — COP28, meet the U.K.'s three amigos. One is a king who has spent most of his adult life campaigning for bold action on…
Who’s who at COP28 – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The annual U.N. climate summit that starts November 30 has become one of the biggest…
The state of the planet in 10 numbers – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The COP28 climate summit comes at a critical moment for the planet. A summer…
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks – POLITICO
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. LONDON — World leaders will touch down in Dubai next week for a climate change…
US-EU unity ruptures over climate damage payments – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. A Brussels promise has exposed the yawning gap between the United States and European…
Israel has only weeks to defeat Hamas as global opinion sours, former PM Ehud Barak says – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be digging in for a…
US, EU blamed as climate fund talks break down over World Bank push – POLITICO
Recriminations were spreading Saturday morning after the failure of talks on the creation of a new fund to help vulnerable countries rebuild from climate disasters.…
Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid – POLITICO
KYIV – After a year and a half of war, Ukraine’s leaders now have a new reason to worry: Mounting political chaos in America is…
Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Countries have pledged to channel more money toward environmental protection — but that won't…
France and Australia bury the AUKUS hatchet via football – POLITICO
Forget about the scuttled submarine deal that plunged Australia-France relations to an historic low. Paris and Canberra are acting like besties again, thanks to football…