Russia may have to accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine while Kyiv could be forced to cede territory and abandon hopes of NATO membership, U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz indicates.
The Arctic island’s election winner panned U.S. president’s comments as “unacceptable.”
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.
Anas Sarwar’s hopes of defeating the SNP have taken a dent. Some blame Keir Starmer.
Repayment of the EU’s โฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
Five years after we left the EU, people are still paying the price. Weโre ready to work with Westminster to forge closer bonds with EuropeJohn Swinney is the first minister of ScotlandThe pantomime season may be over, but when it comes to the governmen…
Political environment has sapped confidence over the past year, diminishing the impact of four previous cuts.
We canโt count on the stars aligning every time a cable or pipeline suffers mysterious damage, and must find ways of incentivizing ship crews to obey maritime rules.
Why is it so difficult to transfer your retirement savings to a new provider?
President-elect says he understands Moscowโs feelings about having โsomebody right on their doorstepโ; Biden to announce weapons package. What we know on day 1,049See all our Ukraine coverageDonald Trump has said he sympathises with the Russian positio…
The decision follows a spate of suspected sabotage incidents on underwater cables.
Canadaโs prime minister prides himself as a fighter, but he just announced he wonโt lead the Liberalsโ next battle.
Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotageFinnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that…
Moscow says the move is โcensorshipโ and that it reserves the right to โrespond in the same mannerโ. What we know on day 1,041Russia has vowed to retaliate after the channels of its state media were apparently blocked on the popular Telegram social med…
With global free-traders on the back foot amid Donald Trump’s return, the U.K. is placing its bets on the tongue-twisting CPTPP.
The next few months will be pivotal for the Atlantic alliance. A fragmented Continent will struggle to meet the moment.
TikTok signals it will appeal after a federal court sided with the Justice Department and upheld a law to force its sale or ban it. But Donald Trump could offer a way out.
Only a miracle can save Barnier. There doesn’t seem to be one on the horizon.ย
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
As the European Commission tries to update its decades-old rules, lawmakers are turning the issue into a political battleground.
From splashing the cash to going for growth, here’s how Britain’s first female chancellor wants to run the economy.
Civil war veteran Samir Geagea hopes the Shiite militia will be pressed into a position where it has no choice but to disarm.
Hungarian prime minister visits Tbilisi to embrace Russia-friendly Georgian Dream after disputed election.
Wriggling on tax and public spending promises is a big risk for Britain’s new leader soon after coming to office.
Attacks prompt Volodymyr Zelenskyy to issue new call to Kyivโs allies after number of civilians killed in central city of Dnipro rises to five. What we know on day 977See all our Ukraine war coverageA string of Russian attacks killed and injured civili…
Pivotal vote in the South Caucasian country kicks off in a tense environment.
The Georgian government has been effectively exploiting the country’s war trauma, and it could give them a lead in the election.
The Summer Olympics opening ceremony sparked outrage among right-wing leaders and extremist groups.
Foreign policy will be kingmaker when Georgians cast their votes on Saturday.
In a forecast two weeks before US election the fund says greater protectionism would drag down world economy
โItโs karma, no?โ said one European official.
Political and economic uncertainties drag on business and household mood, Brookings-FT Tiger index shows
Sundayโs results will show whether the country’s efforts to avoid their own ‘Brexit moment’ will succeed.
The former president is busting presidential transition norms, with implications for government coordination, cybersecurity and transparency.
Much like the US vice president, who has similarly been the target of disinformation campaigns, Sanduโs candidacy has been a lightning rod for misogyny cloaked in political rhetoric.
On the eve of a major Paris show, the duo talk queerness, minimalism, the uncanny and being featured on โThe Simpsonsโ
Dutch and French-speaking parties clash over plans to reduce car use ahead of Sunday’s local elections.
European taxpayers finance ill-treatment and forced expulsion, an investigation found.
The president went from mired in crisis on Monday to an unexpected Friday victory lap.
Macron and Scholz clash again over how to counter protectionist America and Chinese power.
Church conservatives and liberals feud bitterly over reforms teased by the pontiff.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are set for talks Wednesday.
The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.
Fourteen-week leadership contest drags on, and Conservative members fear it’s leaving Labour unchallenged.
The Israeli prime minister described the UN as a โcontemptuous farce,โ pushing back on criticisms for Israelโs actions in Gaza.
Olaf Scholz’s hostility to UniCredit’s swoop on Commerzbank is a sign that pan-European integration will remain elusive.
Sweden’s poor environmental record has some MEPs worried about commissioner choice.
Former Clean Bandit member Neil Amin-Smith is one of Chancellor Rachel Reevesโ most trusted advisers.
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
The famous singing competition is highlighting a striking aspect of Switzerlandโs form of government.
AI is an opportunity for Europe while common borrowing is needed to fund defense, former ECB chief says in landmark report. Read the full paper here.
Floundering opposition parties struggle to balance foreign policy and domestic concerns as they seek to topple Russia-friendly government.ย
Fighting will drag on while the prospects for diplomacy remain slim
The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before.
In todayโs newsletter: The embattled president rejected the leftwing candidate for the role โ so what happens now?โข Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Almost two months after a parliamentary election that left no one bloc…
Facing an uphill battle, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday extended talks with party leaders for a third day to try and pin down a new government. But Macron angered many when on Monday evening he ruled out appointing a left-wing prime minis…
The ban, which is already in place, will affect all new requests for assistance to Kyiv, Germany’s FAZ newspaper reported.
The federal election case has returned to the trial court. Now comes the hard part.
Anne Hidalgo blamed the far right for stoking divisions in French society.
Republicans currently control the state House and Senate by just one seat.
A scene interpreted as a re-enactment of ‘The Last Supper’ prompted a series of hateful online messages.
The U.K. prime minister canโt afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
American officials donโt seem to have a realistic plan B and are not thrilled with Israelโs suspected actions.
Deputy PM representing far-right party deplores ‘progressive political theater’ at opening ceremony in Paris.
Barbara Butch was “the target of numerous antisemitic, homophobic, sexist and anti-grossophobic insults,โ her lawyer said.
But Germany is proving a drag again.
The Paris Olympics are already experiencing their first faux pas, ranging from bad food to a mix up of countries.
Apology follows anger among Catholics and other groups at opening ceremony segment that resembled biblical sceneParis 2024 organisers have apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups angered by a kitsch tableau in the Olympic Games opening cerem…
A parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous fresco ‘The Last Supper’ featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among some Catholic clergy and far-right politicians, while supporters praised its message of tolerance. Th…
An armada of boats carrying athletes along the Seine, dangling dancers and parading drag queens โ all under torrential rainThe Paris Olympic Games opened on Friday night with a high-kitsch, riverside spectacle, as an armada of boats carried athletes al…
Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak suggested that any deal made with Russia would not benefit Ukraine and that Moscow would just “drag (us) to hell”.
Heads up: There are just over 100 days to go until the election.
Political analysts and historians weigh in on an unprecedented moment in American politics.
Russian court cases often drag on for months but speed of US journalistโs trial may be sign that long-discussed exchange is in the offingThe courtroom footage of a Russian judge announcing a 16-year prison sentence for Evan Gershkovich โ mumbling his w…
A sartorial survey of RNC wins and fails.
They sum it up simply: Itโs bad.
Funds may flow to battleground House and Senate candidates even as turmoil at the top of ticket threatens to drag them down.
A defiant Joe Biden had laughed Friday at the idea that his top congressional allies would convince him to drop out of the presidential race. โTheyโre not gonna do that,โ he told ABC Newsโ George Stephanopoulos. Senate Majority Leaderย Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leaderย Hakeem Jeffriesย and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi? Heโd already talked to all of them, [โฆ]
EU governments’ efforts to harmonise rail rules across the EU have been slow and uneven, according to a new report by the EU agency for railways (ERA), resulting in cross-border incompatibilities that are hampering rail use.
The club, famed for bringing drag entertainment to France in the 1950s, inspired the movie The Birdcage.
The club, famed for bringing drag entertainment to France in the 1950s, inspired the movie The Birdcage.
Judge Tanya Chutkan, special counsel Jack Smith, and Donald Trumpโs lawyers have big decisions to make after the immunity ruling.
The tiny Western Balkan nation wants to join the EU by 2028 โ but tensions with Croatia could scupper that.
Staring at defeat, Rishi Sunak refused to surrender in the last TV debate of the campaign. It won’t help him much.
New declaration calls on the West to help ensure free and fair elections in wake of “foreign agent” law outcry.
Trouble is brewing in the very regions that cradled the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
Irish eyes are smiling at the prospect of Keir Starmer in Downing Street surrounded by Irish-savvy aides.
Depopulation can be a serious problem โ ultimately, a shrinking community canโt maintain its services. But asylum seekers are bringing ghost villages back to lifeWalther Valbuena, a journalist and drag artist, had to leave Colombia. His best friend, a …
Not another one! As much of the world goes to the polls this year, Ireland could be the latest to join the election 2024 party.
Cue the lawsuits, potential fines, dueling allegations โย and, for Leonore Gewessler, a great campaign ad.
Senior state officials are wondering what attitude they should adopt if they had to work for a far-right government.
EU leaders are meeting on Monday to discuss top jobs.
Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much โ for now.
But crucial details remain unsolved as diplomats fear that talks might drag on until the end of the year.
Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak all appear to have concluded that their only way to escape dire political problems is by dramatically changing the plot.
Belarus said the exercises are necessary due to some Western countriesโ โplans to use military force against our state.โ
Proposal targets same-sex marriages, changing gender, and erasing public references to the community.
The governmentโs crusade against European and American influence comes at the cost of one of the countryโs only economic lifelines.
Your guide to the horse-trading thatโs about to begin.
The separatist politician is running for president from his camp just across the Spanish border.
