How Harris beat Trump at his own game
By out-attacking a notorious attack dog, the vice president scored a clear debate win and left voters with an impression of strength.
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Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
โEveryoneโs madโ: Inside cryptoโs civil war over the US elections
Crypto industry players are at odds over how to influence races for the White House and Congress.
Exiled Libyan central bank chief sees safe route home after attempted coup
Sadiq Al-Kabir says the attempted takeover by hostile government forces has backfired.
Obama steps back into the spotlight โ and absolutely skewers Trump
The former president eviscerated Trump as โa 78-year-old billionaire who hasnโt stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.โ
This isnโt the 1968 convention. Could it be 1860?
The rise of a youth movement in the 19th century changed the country forever.
World’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas, dies at age 117
Branyas lived through the 1918 flu, World War I and II, Spain’s civil war, and the Covid-19 pandemic. She lived for the last two decades in the Santa Maria del Tura nursing home in the town of Olot, Spain.
Worldโs oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies aged 117
Supercentenarian who died in her sleep had lived through two world wars and Spainโs civil war The worldโs oldest known person, Spainโs Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the US in 1907 and lived through two world wars, has died at the age of 117, he…
Why Germanyโs coalition is back at war (with itself)
Germany’s pro-business liberals have spent the summer trolling their center-left coalition partners, further enervating the already-weak government.
Musk might be the only person Trump listens to on climate
The billionaire Tesla CEO has Trumpโs ear. Hereโs what he might tell the former president about rising temperatures, clean energy and making money.
Elon Musk shares fake news claiming UK rioters will be sent to โdetainment campsโ
The X owner pushed a made-up headline from a far-right British party on his platform, before deleting it.
Itโs Elon Muskโs X and governments are having to live with it
Officials from London to Washington say Musk is accountable to no one.
Elon Musk is โaccountable to no one,โ says UK tech minister as riots rage
Dealing with X is like handling diplomacy with a major state, Peter Kyle says.
UK slams Elon Musk for ‘civil war’ comments on far-right riots
The UK government hit back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire made controversial comments about the far-right riots, fueled by online misinformation, gripping the country. “Civil war is inevitable” in the UK, Musk posted on his social media platf…
UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid far-right riots
Musk posted a comment saying that ‘Civil war is inevitable’ in the UK, and later doubled down saying that the justice system treats Muslims more leniently than far-right activists.
Farage says slow police response stoked UKโs far-right riots
Reform UK leader has faced criticism for suggesting the ‘truth’ about the identity of the suspect in a deadly stabbing was being withheld.
British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots
Musk has spent days beefing with politicians over the far-right unrest sweeping the UK.
UK government brands Elon Musk โdeplorableโ amid race riots
Musk has waded into Britain’s riots with a series of posts on his X platform โ and faces criticism over the handling of online disinformation.
UK PM slams Elon Musk for saying far-right riots โinevitableโ
Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said there’s ‘no justification’ for tech billionaire’s comments about a ‘civil war.’
Phil Gordon: Europeโs โallyโ on Kamala Harrisโ team
Kamala Harris’ national security adviser is one of a dying breed of top U.S. officials with deep knowledge of Europe.
Maduroโs grip on power challenged in seismic Venezuela election
The socialist government in Caracas is facing its toughest electoral test in decades in a contest that will have ripple effects across the Americas.
Here are the world leaders Kamala Harris has on speed dial
Vice President Kamala Harris would enter the White House with working ties with some allied heads of state โ others sheโd have to build.
What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like
She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israelโs handling of aid into Gaza.
Political rifts have left the US haunted by fear of civil war. Hereโs how France can do better | Alexander Hurst
Anxieties about conflict are surfacing in film and TV. After a hard-fought election, France must learn to bridge its dividesIn 2016, it was the โAnglo-Americanโ world that seemed in lockstep, the US electing Donald Trump hot on the heels of Britainโs o…
The Brief โ ยกNo pasarรกn!
โยกNo pasarรกn!โ or “They shall not pass” is an iconic slogan used in the context of leftist forces fighting fascism.ย During the Spanish Civil War, Dolores Ibรกrruri Gรณmez (“Pasionaria”), a member of the Communist Party of Spain, pronounced her famous “No…
French election: Nazi attire and racist comments dog Le Penโs campaign
National Rally leadership is under fire for fielding candidates who have made racist comments or done favors for the Russian government.
Revenge against the Tories: Liz Trussโ defeat symbolizes massive UK anti-Conservative backlash
In a brutal cull, some of the Conservative Partyโs most prominent MPs were thrown out of parliament by Brits fed up with years of chaos.ย
France can argue later โ now everyone who cares about our democracy must unite to keep the far right out | Rokhaya Diallo
Time is running out, and only putting aside petty party squabbles will stop the disaster of the National Rally taking powerThe far rightโs historically high score in the first round of the French legislative elections was reflected in the alarmed headl…
French election: What happens next?
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is in a strong position after the first round of voting, but the next 24 hours will be crucial as rivals plot to stop the far right.
Macron told โpeople detest youโ as far-right bids to be biggest party in France
Centrists are fighting for their survival in todayโs poll, amid fears the presidentโs snap election has unleashed chaosEmmanuel Macronโs centrist grouping was fighting for survival this weekend before the first round of Franceโs high-stakes snap electi…
Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macronโs role as commander-in-chief
Far right is warning it will use budget as lever to influence French president’s authority over defense policy.
Italyโs left calls for progressive coalition after electoral success
Following Italyโs Democratic Party sweeping victory in regional elections, ย leader Elly Schlein called for a progressive coalition to combat the right, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, accused the left of using “civil war tones”.
French snap elections: Emmanuel Macron claims ‘extremes’ could lead ‘to civil war’
Five days before the snap elections in France, the far-right National Rally (RN) leads the polls on 36%, followed by the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (27%). French President Macron’s party is trailing, polling at 20%.
To understand Georgiaโs European identity, look to its past
Itโs important to understand why the Georgian people take to the streets any time their Euro-Atlantic path is put into doubt.
Emmanuel Macron: win for far left or far right โwill spark civil warโ
French presidentโs comments made on podcast as RN releases manifesto pledging to โlimit immigrationโFrench President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the far right National Rally (RN) party and the leftwing New Popular Front coalition โ both of which ar…
Macron warns of โcivil warโ if far left or far right wins
The French president is trying to whip up support for his battered centrists.
Macron says both far-right, hard-left policies could lead to โcivil warโ ahead of snap polls
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to โcivil warโ, as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.
Fortress Hungary has a surprising answer to its population crisis: Migration
Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbรกnโs government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.
UK Conservative Party braces for brutal civil war
A fight for the soul of the Tories is about to break out between centrists and those on the right.
Neil Jordan claims ex-taioseach told him of money-for-endorsement agreement
Irish director says Garret FitzGerald said he was expecting payment from Warner Bros for endorsing Michael Collins biopic โ which son refutesWhen the Irish film director and screenwriter Neil Jordanโs biopic of Michael Collins was released in 1996, it …
Spain publishes list of art seized during civil war
Culture ministry hopes to help people reclaim family property plundered by Franco regimeSpainโs culture ministry has published a list of more than 5,000 items plundered by the Franco regime โ including paintings, sculptures, jewellery, furniture and re…
Canadaโs big worry: A US civil war
Justin Trudeau probably wonโt ask Joe Biden if the U.S. is headed for a war between the states. But a report from within his government says itโs time for Canada to get ready.
Tony Blairโs reinvented Labour Party pursues a risky ideological โpurgeโ
On the center-left of British politics, current leader Keir Starmer wants to show voters Labour is ready for office again. Not everyoneโs on board with his methods.
New research raises hopes of exhuming foreign Spanish civil war dead
Catalan authorities ask relatives to provide DNA to help identify 522 members of International Brigades from US, Canada, Britain and IrelandResearchers in Catalonia have identified 522 members of the International Brigades, including 286 American and 8…
UN Srebrenica resolution will cause further division in the Balkans
Reaching a consensus on memorializing the past in a way that doesnโt sow division is the best way to ensure it does not โ and cannot โ happen again.
Divided by migration, this tiny Italian community turned into a ghost town
Now the mayor who was responsible for the ‘Global Village’ is plotting for political redemption in the upcoming European election.
Nickel,ย gunsย and foreign powers: How Franceโs New Caledonia reached the brink of โcivil warโ
Violent protests have erupted in Franceโs South Pacific archipelago as decades-old tensions come to a head.
Slovakia ‘on the edge of civil war’ from political tension, interior minister says
Slovakia’s Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said his country teetering on the brink of civil war due to political tension. He urged an end to the spread of hateful comments on social media.
Roots of Robert Ficoโs shooting lie in Slovakiaโs bitter divides
Minister fears country is “on the verge of civil war” after attempted assassination.
Robert Fico shooting wasย โpoliticallyย motivated,โ Slovak officials say
Prime minister is โfighting for his lifeโ after more than three hours in surgery, government says.
The fugitive: Carles Puigdemontโs final shot at Catalan independence
The separatist politician is running for president from his camp just across the Spanish border.
UN alarm over rightwing laws that could โwhitewashโ Franco era in Spain
Three UN experts warn proposed โharmony lawsโ may contravene international human rights standardsnew laws proposed by rightwing and far-right regional coalition governments to โwhitewashโ the Franco dictatorship could contravene international human rig…
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella tops polls, but offers few ideas for Europe
IN THE PRESS โ Thursday, May 2: We look at reactions to Arizona’s Senate repealing a Civil War-era ban on abortion, in a victory for abortion rights activists in the country. The move comes as the issue is set to dominant the US presidential campaign….
Arizona repeals 1864 abortion ban
The legislation, which is expected to be soon signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, will preserve access to the procedure for millions of women.
Is the dream of Scottish independence over?
How the seemingly inexorable journey to an independent Scotland ground to a halt.
The shadow play of legitimacy in Sudanโs civil war
European policymakers need to short-circuit Sudanโs warring partiesโ attempts to manipulate aid to legitimate them as the government in waiting, writes Theodore Murphy.
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 3: the Resettlement Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
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