Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Call them the Qatargate annual reports. A vast cache of leaked documents from the…
COP28 chief’s contested fossil fuel stance may need ‘clarification’ – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber’s controversial remarks that “no science” shows a fossil fuel phaseout is needed to hit climate goals…
Europe’s far right flexes anti-Brussels muscles as it opens EU campaign – POLITICO
FLORENCE, Italy — Europe’s right-wing leaders fired the opening salvo of their promised EU-wide election campaign at a rally of the hardline Identity and Democracy…
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…
France, Germany deplore Paris knife attack that left German man dead – POLITICO
The French president and Germany’s foreign affairs minister condemned Saturday’s knife attack in Paris that injured two and left a German national dead. Anti-terrorism prosecutors…
Israel steps up pounding of Gaza after collapse of truce – POLITICO
The Israeli military on Saturday stepped up its bombing of Gaza Strip, intensifying its renewed bombing on the second day after a truce between Israel and Hamas…
Climate action or distraction? Sweeping COP pledges won’t touch fossil fuel use – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A torrent of pollution-slashing pledges from governments and major oil companies sparked cries of “greenwashing” on Saturday, even before world…
Moscow police raid gay clubs after high court labels LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’ – POLITICO
Moscow security forces carried out raids on gay nightclubs, bars and saunas in the city center on Friday night, according to media reports, a day…
Moscow boosts troop numbers, citing Ukraine war, NATO expansion – POLITICO
Russia is boosting the number of troops in its military for the second time in 15 months, citing the war in Ukraine and the expansion…
World must ‘fight’ those stalling action – POLITICO
DUBAI — The vast, global efforts to arrest rising temperatures are imperiled and must accelerate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the world climate summit…