Hezbollahโs fatal miscalculations
Lebanon could well turn into a quagmire for Israel, and its belief that it can achieve โtotal victoryโ is premature. However, there can be no doubt that Iran and Hezbollah are on the back foot.
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How the Supreme Court could reshape the US election โ again
From mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania to hurricane accommodations in North Carolina, here are the legal issues to watch.
How the Israel-Hamas war sidelined other world hot spots
Every administration has to readjust to respond to world events, but the Israel-Hamas conflict has been particularly disruptive to Bidenโs other foreign policy efforts.
Ukraine war briefing: Anti-Kremlin figure Ildar Dadin dies fighting on Ukrainian side
Activist was once jailed in Russia under anti-protest law; drones, F-16s and Patriots on Dutch menu of aid to Kyiv. What we know on day 957See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageAnti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin, who was once imprisoned in Russia for p…
Trump moves past the assassination attempt. His supporters have too.
โYou cannot let it outweigh the things that we need to do for the country to get us back on track,โ said one supporter.
Ukraine war briefing: Kyivโs military claims downing of Russian fighter plane over Donetsk region
Bomber reportedly shot down near city of Kostiantynivka as Russian forces claim capture of another eastern Ukrainian village. What we know on day 956See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkrainian forces said they shot down a Russian warplane in Ukrai…
Zelenskyy says victory plan is coming at alliesโ meeting on Oct. 12
Ukraine will present โclear, concrete stepsโ to end the war in its territory, Zelenskyy said.
Trumpโs return to Butler marks a dramatically changed US race
โThereโs a message here, right? To come back to the scene,โ said one Republican.
Biden says he is โconcernedโ about election being โpeacefulโ
โIโm concerned about what theyโre going to do,โ the president told reporters, referring to Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance.
How Bidenโs week from hell ended on a high
The president went from mired in crisis on Monday to an unexpected Friday victory lap.
US Republicans fear UK Chagos Islands deal will boost China
Britain insisted its U.S. allies were fully behind the move to hand control of the islands โ home to a secretive military base โ to Mauritius.
Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows
An American University poll shows a majority of women trust Harris over Trump to address inflation and bring down the cost of living.
US discusses strikes on Iran oil sites as Israel presses Lebanon offensive
As Israel weighs its options after its arch-foe Iran launched its largest ever assault on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden was asked whether he would support Israel striking Iran’s oil facilities.
Israel could bomb Iranโs oil. Energy markets are noting it but not panicking.
President Joe Bidenโs remarks about a possible Israeli strike on Iranโs oil facilities caused a jolt Thursday. But the worldโs oil supply has new ways to get around.
You could kill the EU, says France. No, you could, Germany replies.
Macron and Scholz clash again over how to counter protectionist America and Chinese power.
Melania Trump signals support for abortion rights
โWithout a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom,โ Melania Trump said.
New NATO boss backs Ukraineโs plea for deep strikes into Russia
Kyiv’s right to self-defense “does not end at the border,” Mark Rutte says during first trip to Ukraine.
Harris, Trump take an America First tone on dockworkersโ strike
Foreign shipping companies that dominate seaborne trade draw bipartisan criticism as U.S. ports grind to a halt.
Biden approaches limits of influence on Israel
After a year of effort, the U.S. may be unable to stop full-scale regional war.
Harris, Trump deadlocked in every battleground state, polls show
Kamala Harris is between 1 and 3 points ahead of Donald Trump in five of the states, easily within the margin of error.
Dead even: POLITICO snap poll shows stark division on Walz-Vance VP debate
The results reflect the countryโs hyper-polarized politics.
Vance did what Trump failed to do in the debate
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
The big VP debate takeaway: Neither candidate delivered the goods
Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.
JD Vance won the VP debate โ but only on style
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
Trump blasts Harris on Iran, says Biden administration is โleading us to brink of World War IIIโ
It was his latest instance of using current events to slam the vice president โ just one day after turning a visit to a community ravaged by Hurricane Helene into a political jab.
Israel vows โconsequencesโ for Iran after missile barrage
Israeli PM Netanyahu said Iran โmade a big mistakeโ in attacking Israel and โwill pay for it.”
Trump turns Hurricane Helene aftermath political
Speaking in Georgia, Trump laced into Harris, Biden and Walz, even as he acknowledged it wasnโt the time or place.
Israel launches ground raids in south Lebanon, ignoring US, EU calls for restraint
Israel’s military said its troops began limited ground raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area of southern Lebanon early on Tuesday (1 October), as a ground invasion by its troops appeared to be getting under way despite Western calls for re…
US officials quietly backed Israelโs military push against Hezbollah
The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.
Biden needs to be the last Irish-American US president
In desperately seeking to maintain its privileged position in Washington, successive Irish governments have unintentionally sabotaged their credibility within the EU.
What Westminster (Massachusetts) really thinks about the US presidential election
A small town in Massachusetts is as politically divided as its London namesake.
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Robert Habeck wollte 2021 Kanzlerkandidat werden und musste Annalena Baerbock den Vortritt lassen. Jetzt bekommt er seine Chance โ doch die Stimmung hat sich lรคngst gegen die Grรผnen gedreht.
Republicans are starting to raise alarms about Trumpโs ground game
โThey are out-matching us in money, in enthusiasm and in the ground game,โ one Michigan-based GOP strategist said.
New York Times endorses Harris as โthe only choiceโ for president
The editorial board has not backed a Republican for president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1956.
Harris, Trump virtually tied in battleground polls
New polls show the presidential candidates neck and neck in key battleground states that could determine the course of the race.
Aleksandar Vuฤiฤโs diplomacy ร la carte
The Serbian leader has proved adept at balancing the West versus China and Russia.
Worldโs quandary on climate change: โWho the hell leadsโ if Trump wins?
The potential reelection of the former Republican president is causing anxiety in the global climate community.
โDoing a Bidenโ is new international shorthand for ousting past-due leaders
Facing looming national elections, Japanโs Fumio Kishida, Canadaโs Justin Trudeau and Germanyโs Olaf Scholz have all faced calls to follow in the U.S. presidentโs footsteps.
Middle East braces for wider conflict as Israel and Iran trade threats
“There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of the long arm of Israel,” Prime Minister Netanyahu warned.
Trump says Harris would turn every town into a โthird-world hellholeโ
Responding to Kamala Harrisโ hardening border stance, Donald Trump spun a vision of a U.S. overrun by violent โterroristsโ and called the vice president โmentally disabled.โ
Zelensky gives his ‘victory plan’ a hard sell in the US – did the pitch fall flat?
Ukraine’s president met Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden as he bid for Western help to end the war.
Why the UN isnโt capable of overseeing superheroes
Can the planet be saved from the main body charged with protecting it?
Zelensky gives his ‘victory plan’ a hard sell in the US – did the pitch fall flat?
Ukraine’s president met Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden as he bid for Western help to end the war.
Biden told allies that Netanyahu doesnโt want to end fighting in Lebanon
After a week of back and forth with Israel that increasingly frustrated Biden, Israel launched a massive strike against Hezbollah targeting the groupโs leader.
Trump vows to negotiate Ukraine-Russia deal thatโs โgood for both sidesโ during Zelenskyy meeting
In his first face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in more than four years, Donald Trump said heโd work with Ukraine and Russia to find a solution thatโs โgood for both sidesโ to end the war and emphasized he has strong relationships with both the Ukrainian president and Russian President Vladimir Putin. โWe have a very [โฆ]
Netanyahu sows doubt about cease-fire with Hezbollah in UN speech
The Israeli prime minister described the UN as a โcontemptuous farce,โ pushing back on criticisms for Israelโs actions in Gaza.
Ukraine needs a NATO guarantee
Getting Joe Biden to issue a formal invitation to join the Alliance before he leaves the White House is vital for Ukraine, particularly as it’s going through a complicated phase in its war with Russia.
Everything you need to know about the upcoming Vance-Walz VP debate
The pair is set to debate in New York City next week.
Trump to pitch quick peace deal with Russia in talks with Ukraineโs Zelenskyy
Former US president Donald Trump is likely to renew its controversial pitch of a possible swift peace deal with Russia when he meets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (27 September).
Trump says heโll meet Zelenskyy Friday, slams Europe
The Republican says he knows Putin “very well” and claims he’ll make a peace deal “very quickly.”
Ukraine war briefing: Trump to meet Zelenskyy, and refuses to say if Ukraine should cede territory to Russia
Former president to meet Ukrainian president at Trump Tower on Friday amid fierce criticism of his campaignโs plans to end Russiaโs invasion. What we know on day 947See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageIn an apparent U-turn late on Thursday, Donald T…
Iranians indicted in connection with Trump campaign hack
The indictment could be unveiled as soon as Friday.
Repeated crossing of Moscow’s red lines shows Russia is bluffing, analyst says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to present his wartime “victory plan”, after the US announced an $8 billion surge in military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia. FRANCE 24’s Sharo…
Zelenskyy meets Biden to pitch โvictory planโ to end war with Russia
Ukraine president visits White House in effort to shore up US support, amid rising tensions between him and TumpJoe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met at the White House where the Ukrainian leader is expected to present a high-stakes โvictory planโ…
Ukraineโs victory and peace plans face decisive moment
As Ukraine braces for its toughest winter since the start of Russia’s war, Kyiv’s push to garner support for its ‘victory’ and ‘peace’ plans has reached a decisive crossroads.
Biden pledges $7.9B in military aid to Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy meeting
Helping Ukraine has been a top priority of his administration, US president says, “But there is more work to do.”
White House says it proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah
The proposal would pause the fighting for 21 days, and U.S. officials are optimistic that Israel and Hezbollah will agree.
Apple mega-bucks give Ireland a โฌ14 billion dilemma
More billions are on the way from the tech giant as the Irish hoover up multinational taxes at a breakneck pace โ but struggle to build what this booming nation needs.
Facing Republican attacks, Zelenskyy looks to sell White House on victory
Republicans are sharply criticizing his Sunday visit to a Pennsylvania munitions factory.
Here are the foreign leaders on Trumpโs and Harrisโ radars this week
Americaโs election is the wild card looming over many discussions at this yearโs U.N. General Assembly.
Biden: โAll-out war is possibleโ in the Middle East
The president reiterated support for a cease-fire deal.
Trump likely wonโt meet Zelenskyy on US trip
Ukrainian leader annoyed Republican election candidate with factory visit in key swing state of Pennsylvania.
Hold China responsible for helping Russia, Danish PM says
Moscow could not sustain a full-scale invasion of Ukraine for this long “without help from China,” Mette Frederiksen says.
Russia captures more Ukrainian territory as Zelenskyy goes to US
Ukraineโs president to present a Victory Plan to Joe Biden on Thursday
UK tells Putin: Youโre a slave-owning mafia boss
British foreign secretary invokes legacy of slavery as he attacks “imperialism” of Russian leader.
Starmer avoids backing anti-Trump comment before potential meeting
PM hopes to meet both candidates on US trip but attempt to see Trump undermined by Home Office minister saying he had emboldened racists in UKKeir Starmer has said he wants to meet Kamala Harris and Donald Trump before the US election, as he declined t…
Amid Israel-Hezbollah strikes, Lebanon says only US can stop fighting
An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday (24 September) as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East and Lebanon said only Washington could help end the fight…
Inside the break between the US and Israel over how to handle Hezbollah
It marked the first time in almost a year that the U.S. and Israel so starkly disagreed on how to handle Hezbollah.
Macron and Trudeau: The downfall of a pair of liberal bros
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
Ukraine war briefing: Trump expected to snub Zelenskyy as Biden backs Kyiv
Trump has said the US needs to โget out of the war, as the Pentagon is set to announce a further $375m in military aid. What we know on day 945 Continue reading…
Biden on his climate legacy: โWe did itโ
The president celebrated his environmental successes and took aim at former President Donald Trump.
Turkeyโs Erdoฤan compares Israelโs Netanyahu to Hitler at UN assembly
Turkish leader invokes ‘alliance of humanity’ to stop carnage in Middle East.
Joe Biden makes plea for democracy in final address to UN General Assembly
Outgoing US president calls for peace in Middle East and Ukraine, but without offering solutions
Trump moans that Zelenskyy wants Harris to win US election
Ukrainian leader’s visit to a Pennsylvania munitions factory raises Republican candidate’s hackles.
โPrecious geniusโ Elon Musk love-bombs โbeautifulโ Giorgia Meloni at think tank awards
The tech billionaire and the Italian PM exchange pleasantries at glitzy Washington gala dinner, while Atlantic Council staffers fume.
Humanity has been a casualty in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden can leverage tools available to the U.S. government to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to hold those who peddle in hate and facilitate abuse to account.
Biden administration moves to ban imports of Chinese โconnectedโ cars and parts
The Commerce Department is publishing a proposed rule today to ban imports of Chinese and Russian vehicles, as well as key hardware and software components, that could be used to spy on Americans or potentially even take control of their cars. โCars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet,โ [โฆ]
Zelensky in US to explain war plan to Biden, Harris, Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday arrived in the United States for a crucial visit to present Kyiv’s plan to end two and a half years of war with Russia. Zelensky will present his proposals — which he calls a “victory plan” — to Presi…
Bidenโs foreign policy goals slip as clock ticks
Bidenโs top foreign policy priority right now is a Gaza cease-fire deal. Thatโs not looking likely.
The westโs cautious approach seeks to avoid escalation in Ukraine. It may have opposite effect | Andriy Zagorodnyuk
Putin will not stop unless he is forced to. Itโs time to change the way we think about nuclear deterrence, and commit to securing victoryThe western strategy towards supporting Ukraine is dominated by concerns about potential nuclear escalation and the…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy arrives in US on crucial visit to rally support for Kyiv
Ukrainian president to present โvictory planโ to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and attend UN general assembly sessions. What we know on day 943Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the US on Sunday for a crucial visit to present Kyivโs plan to end…
Zelensky lands in US to discuss war plan with Biden
As Biden continues to oppose Ukraine’s use of NATO weapons on targets inside Russian territory, Zelensky arrived in the United States on Sunday to present his war plan to US President Joe Biden, as well as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kama…
Kamala Harris got a debate bump โ but not enough to make her the favorite
Hereโs a close look at how the polls have shifted after Kamala Harrisโ debate with Donald Trump.
Could American voters abroad hold all the cards?
As more Americans have returned to living abroad, campaigns are hoping to reach every potential voter in a tight presidential race.
Lammy urges โgutsโ in ongoing US talks over Ukraine using missiles in Russia
In remarks apparently directed at White House, UK foreign secretary says Kyivโs allies need to show โnerveโThe UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has indicated that delicate negotiations with the White House to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missile…
Kamala Harris is spending โ and raising โ way more than Trump
The vice president raised more than she spent in August, while Trumpโs campaign spent faster than it raised.
Trump says itโs โtoo lateโ after Harris agrees to Oct. 23 debate on CNN
The former presidentโs comments come after Harris goaded her opponent to accept another face-off.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to present โvictory planโ during US visit
Ukraineโs president urges Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes inside Russia with US-supplied weapons, before visit to Washington this week. What we know on day 942See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Joe …
US officials expect significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah
Some U.S. officials say diplomacy may still work to de-escalate tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. Others arenโt so sure.
Harris blames โTrump abortion banโ for deaths of two Georgia women
The vice presidentโs remarks came at a speech in Atlanta.
Ukraineโs victory plan: bold and speedy steps needed from allies
Zelenskyy to discuss proposal with Biden, Harris and Trump during trip to U.S. next week.
US likely to send medium-range missiles for Ukraineโs F-16s
The $375 million will be the largest package the U.S. has sent Ukraine since May.
Selenskyj will Trump und Harris fรผr โSiegesplanโ gewinnen
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Germanyโs Scholz risks Bidenโs fate
If the chancellor’s SPD party loses a crucial regional election to the far right on Sunday, it could lead to his ouster from the top spot.
Zelenskyy to visit US, present victory plan to Biden
Ukrainian president also plans to meet presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Trump says he will โprobablyโ meet Zelenskyy next week
Ukraine is bracing for the Republican candidate and NATO-skeptic’s potential return to the White House.
Inside Trumpโs electoral firewall
If the former president wins the East Coast trio of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, he will go back to the White House.
The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?
Sheโs been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried?In mid-June, Giorgia Meloni was in an exultant mood while hosting the G7 summit, a gathering of the …