The โfantasticallly deliciousโ semla has gone from a simple Nordic springtime favourite to a Noma-approved delicacyThe earliest version of the Swedish semla was a 16th-century plain bread bun served in a soup of warm milk eaten only on Shrove Tuesday i…
The Hungarian leader repeated Kremlin talking points in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
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Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
This “will have serious consequences,โ added Annalena Baerbock, Germanyโs foreign minister.
Daniel Kinahan is one of Europeโs most wanted criminals and prominent member of Dubai-based โsuper cartelโ
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
An FT investigation into the role of a British accountant, a London-based broker and Dubai companies in the acquisition of vessels
The industry has had enough of new regulations to reduce emissions. Now it wants the money to do so.
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Direct flights from Dubai to Bhutan, a pop-up ski contest in London, and Bangkok claims the โworldโs bestโ hotel
As consumer-facing events in Dubai and Geneva grow in popularity, organisers are now seeking to tap Italyโs strong market
Why does the Russian-born tech tycoon have so many nationalties? And where do his loyalties lie?
The Russian-born tech tycoon faces six charges and is barred from leaving France.
Arrest warrants for Pavel and Nikolai Durov were issued months earlier than previously known.
Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.
Is the arrested Telegram CEO a free speech martyr or a shadowy criminal?
France’s arrest of tech prodigy spotlights messaging service that shelters those who want to avoid government attention.
The chief executive of the messaging app Telegramย Pavel Durovย was detained in Paris Sunday after arriving from Dubai by private jet. He is to appear in a French court on Sunday as part of an investigation into Telegram’s lack of content moderators.
Companies are anxiously wondering: Can we get hotel rooms? What about the autocratic regime hosting? What if Trump wins?
Far-right agitators have long enjoyed an unparalleled level of impunity on Telegram.
The Azerbaijani presidency made that claim while presenting a flurry of initiatives for the Baku summit.
Tori Toweyโs case was raised for second day in row in Irish parliamentThe Irish premier Simon Harris has said that a travel ban imposed by Dubai authorities on Irish woman Tori Towey, who was reportedly charged with attempted suicide, has been lifted.T…
Tori Towey from Roscommon had been charged with attempting suicide and consuming alcohol.
Public figures call for release of Tori Towey, 28, who says attempt was response to alleged domestic violence attackA 28-year-old woman from Ireland has been charged with โattempting suicideโ by a court in Dubai, with politicians and campaigners callin…
The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.
Authorities caught up with woman alleged to have sailed dinghy to off-limits shore after she posted videos about itA Dubai-based influencer has been fined โฌ1,800 for trespassing on an off-limits pink-tinged beach in Sardinia before sharing a series of …
A D-Day furore for his rival lets the Labour leader play PM in waiting. But questions remain over his party’s defense plans.
Measures imposed on Moscow do not halt business but simply redirect it, DMCC chair says
Europe bends over backwards not to offend murderous mullahs, more interested in potentially reopening trade than in human rights.
Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party on Moscowโs behalf.ย
Hosting the prestigious U.N. talks is drawing unwanted attention to the oil-and-gas-rich nationโs foreign influence networks and political crackdowns.
Platform claims to have more than 800 million monthly active users globally.
Daniel Obajtek was the golden boy of the former PiS government. Now he has prosecutors after him.
The alleged arrangements would be some of the closest known links between a Biden relative and a foreign government.
The nomination makes it likely she could become Spain’s pick for a post in the European Commission.
In todayโs newsletter: As the crisis in the Middle East shifts resources away from the Russian invasion, Zelenskiy is calling for more money, weapons and attentionโข Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.As soon as Iran launch…
Heavy rain forecast in Saudi Arabia and UAE as France and Spain cool down after weekend of high temperaturesIntense thunderstorms are forecast across parts of the Gulf on Monday and Tuesday, bringing very high rainfall to the region and a significant f…
Stuart is defending a 20,000 Conservative majority at the next election.
The former PM’s interest highlights the contradictions for the powerbrokers and consultants running U.N. climate talks.
Spartak Moscow player sentenced to six years in prisonThe Netherlands wants former international extraditedThe Spartak Moscow forward Quincy Promes has been arrested in Dubai at the request of the Netherlands, where he was sentenced last month to six y…
Sanjay Shah accused of scam that enabled companies he controlled to fraudulently claim tax refundsA British hedge fund trader accused of defrauding Danish tax authorities in a billion-pound scam has gone on trial in Copenhagen, with the government hopi…
Signing up for jobs in Russia, Germany or Dubai, young men have been โmade to join the Russian militaryโ, their families sayWhen Hemil Mangukiya left his small village in the Indian state of Gujarat last December, he told his family he was off to Russi…
2 mariners were killed and 6 more were injured, according to U.S. officials.
The bloc is overregulating โ and itโs overreaching.
The next superstar pianist will be crowned this weekend as classical musicians take over Dubai with โฌ250,000 cash prizes and a life-changing concert tour up for grabs.
Critics say the push to remove UAE from a list of wayward jurisdictions was driven by political considerations.
Squabbles involving the EU, Russia, Turkey and the United States are holding up the launch of a board that’s supposed to oversee aid to communities wracked by disasters.
The ex-Fox News host is “planning to come to Serbia in mid-2024,” the country’s PM says.
The third edition of Dubaiโs Classic Piano competition takes place this February. The gruelling three-week competition will put vying pianists through their paces across a range of repertoire both classical and contemporary.
The United Arab Emirates appears on the EUโs list of suspect dirty-money jurisdictions.
The EU is banking on Washington approving major new LNG projects. The Biden administration might not play ball.
For those who have felt the hard edge of US climate diplomacy, Kerry was no white knight.
The veteran diplomat helped craft the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and more recently led the U.S. team at COP28 in Dubai.
And 2024 may bring more of the same.
Arctic Ice argues its rare, pure product can be part of Greenlandโs green transition and greater independenceFrozen daiquiri anyone? Drinking a cocktail on top of a Dubai skyscraper may seem decadent enough, but a Greenland entrepreneur wants to add an…
The selection stands to raise questions about the role of fossil fuel executives in global climate negotiations.
POLITICO looks back on the images that defined the year 2023.
In a exclusive interview, Father Christmas reveals who’ll be getting a present this festive season.
Holding the presidency of a UN climate summit gives the host country huge influence on its agenda and outcomes. If you thought Dubai was a bad venue for COP28, here comes COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, another petrostate. COP is the…
โThere were times in the last 48 hours where some of us thought this could fail,โ U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said later.
Potholes, loopholes and the end of the road for COP28: Campaigners and experts react to the UN climate summit in Dubai agreement.
World leaders agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuel at the UN climate summit in Dubai โ but a massive funding gap remains as wealthy countries fail to commit to new climate financing for low-income countries.
The contradictions in nationsโ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.
While the worldโs attention is focused on the COP28 international climate summit in Dubai, the European Union has been quietly leading from behind in Brussels when it comes to climate action, writes Frรฉdรฉric Simon.
The two-week-long U.N. summit in Dubai has deadlocked on the question of whether nearly 200 countries should commit to phasing out production of oil, natural gas and coal.
The 28th United Nations Climate Change conference just wrapped up in Dubai. 118 nations pledged to triple renewable energy by 2030. But what about their water dependency? The water crisis still needs to be tackled. Globally, 69% of the publicly…
Downing Street confirmed Graham Stuart will be flying back to London for Rwanda vote before returning to Dubai.
GOP lawmakers came to the U.N. climate summit to promote a vision that champions U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy while acknowledging the need to cut carbon. Itโs unclear how much that will matter if the former president regains the White House.
“COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure,โ former US Vice President Al Gore said. But organizers of the summit in Dubai urged nations to be flexible and compromise.
As negotiators enter the final stretch of talks at the UN climate conference in Dubai, a group of countries united in a call for a fossil-fuel phase-out.
The OPEC oil cartel and Saudi Arabia are leading a push against any climate deal that would cut down fossil fuel production.
Central banksโ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels.
Virginijus Sinkeviฤius told POLITICO that heโs concerned to see moderate politicians adopting far-right talking points on green legislation.
Negotiations in Dubai are entering their final days. Can countries deliver a deal that tackles fossil fuels and unlocks funding for climate-vulnerable nations?
By 2030, global water demand will exceed availability by 40 percent.
Sultan al-Jaber, the climate summit president and oil CEO, must help ‘identify how we can open this pathway,’ EU representative Teresa Ribera tells POLITICO.
Russia and geopolitical tensions had left the 2024 conference in limbo for months.
At the COP28 climate talks, Saudi Arabia is among the countries arguing carbon scrubbing technology can replace the need to eliminate fossil fuel use.
The oil-rich country’s candidacy to host next yearโs climate summit still requires formal approval.ย
Briefing notes reveal private worries about a major green deal struck between Vietnam and international donors.
“We have honesty in our approach towards climate change and a lot to show”, Nordic Council’s top-woman told EUobserver before travelling to the climate conference in Dubai.
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This week, the Beyond the Byline podcast takes stock of what’s been happening at the UN’s Climate Summit COP28, currently taking place in Dubai. What can we expect from the negotiations? What’s the world’s reaction been to the s…
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‘We cannot allow the emissions to be going up,’ the top US climate envoy tells POLITICO.
“Nobody should be going backwards,” Kerry told POLITICO. “We must meet the Paris goals.”
His presence presented a symbolic split screen: Global climate talks in one frame, Putin’s oil negotiations in the other.
Former Ireland leader issues firm response in row over comments made to her by Cop28 presidentCop28 live โ latest updatesMary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, has called for a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, in a diplomatic but firm response…
Governing parties failed to reach a deal on the 2024 budget, prolonging Germany’s fiscal freeze.
The COP28 climate conference is in full swing in Dubai and not a single day has passed since the grand opening on Thursday (30 November) without new announcements being made.
The announcement comes as representatives at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai prepare to wrap up their first week of talks with moderate progress on some issues.
A green trade row is spilling into the COP talks in Dubai, and Brazil has China’s support.
Work on fostering a global hydrogen economy is progressing, with the launch in Dubai of a 30-country coalition committed to mutual recognition of certificates and a new international standard. Hydrogen, a clean burning gas, is expected to play a crucia…
This live blog is now close, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereVladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia tomorrow, the Kremlin said.The Russian president will hold talks focusing on bilate…
A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday (5 December).
The party wanted to make Germany a ‘forerunner’ in the fight against climate change. But budget woes have thrown a wrench in their plans.
Confused about the term COP delegates keep throwing around? Weโve got you covered. Hint: Itโs critical to the future of humanity.
