The global microchip supply chain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS/TAIPEI — Forget Brussels, London and Washington. For the microchips industry, all eyes are…
Russia finds way around sanctions on battlefield tech: report – POLITICO
Russia has largely succeeded in finding ways to get around sanctions on the technology it needs to fight its war against Ukraine, and that means…
China bombards Taiwan with fake news ahead of election – POLITICO
TAIPEI — On December 21, Taiwan's authorities arrested an online journalist called Lin Hsien-yuan, working for a fringe outlet called Fingermedia over a poll that…
Trump vowed he’d ‘never’ help Europe if it’s attacked, top EU official says – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — One of Europe's most senior politicians recounted how former U.S. President Donald Trump privately warned that America would not come to the EU's…
Who is France’s new prime minister? – POLITICO
PARIS — After days of speculation, Emmanuel Macron surprised France by picking 34-year-old Gabriel Attal, who had just recently taken charge of the French education ministry, as the country’s new prime minister. Attal, who got his start in institutional politics at 23 as…
‘Political games’: Advocates vow to fight US border policy standoff | Joe Biden News
Washington, DC – Military aid for Ukraine in exchange for stricter migration and asylum policies: That is the gambit put forward by Republicans in the…
Q&A: Former Biden appointee says US policy is ‘dehumanising’ Palestinians | Israel War on Gaza News
Tariq Habash says it was “the only thing” he could do. A Palestinian American and political appointee in the United States Department of Education, Habash…
Mum furious as school ‘boots girls out of class’ over ‘discriminatory’ uniform policy
A MUM has blasted a school after it reportedly booted girls out of the classroom over the length of a uniform skirt. Debbie Williams joined…
Sinn Féin walks immigration tightrope toward power in Ireland – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBLIN – For Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald to become Ireland’s next prime…
Why California was right to ban ‘crime-free’ housing
Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades. How? Through…
EU foreign policy chief says world must ‘impose’ solution to Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News
Josep Borrell warns that the killing of a Hamas leader in Lebanon could lead to an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war. European Union foreign policy…
States set to enact new laws on guns, porn, even fuzzy dice
Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer will be allowed to pull over motorists solely because…
Native logging is banned in Western Australia from today — here’s what it could mean for you
A WA government ban on native logging comes into force today, preventing the state's native hardwood trees from being chopped down and sold commercially.Typically, native…
The biggest foreign policy losers of 2023
From the Biden team and humanity to our wrongheaded TV generals, this was a year of catastrophe and political failure. The year in foreign policy…
The first nail-biter election of 2024: Taiwan – POLITICO
TAIPEI — 2024 will be a bumper year of elections around the world, but one of the first votes on the calendar will also be…
Biden signs defense policy bill, extending controversial spying program
The White House declared its support for the final legislation after House and Senate negotiators agreed to drop the most objectionable provisions for Biden and…
A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems
WASHINGTON — Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves town…
Opinion: Should fat people get an extra airline seat for free? Southwest Airlines thinks they should
Kimmy Garris, who describes herself as a “fat solo traveler,” probably had no idea that her 30-second TikTok video was going to cause a sensation…
Keir Starmer pitches for summit with Joe Biden ahead of 2024 elections – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — He’s embraced Bidenomics. Now, U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to meet…
Israel is taking scorched earth policy to a new level | Gaza
In October, shortly after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza that has now killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians, Israel pledged to wipe Hamas “off…