EU can’t plug USAID funding gap including in Ukraine, Commission says

โ€œThe EU cannot fill this gap left by others,โ€ย the European Commission told Euronews as disability NGOs seek emergency aid from Brussels after US President Donald Trump blocked international development projects.

Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraineโ€™s security without America

Exclusive: In extended interview with the Guardian, Ukraineโ€™s president says he will offer US firms lucrative reconstruction contracts to try to get Trump onsideIf Donald Trump withdraws US support for Ukraine, Europe alone will be unable to fill the g…

US and UK refuse to sign Paris summit declaration on โ€˜inclusiveโ€™ AI

Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europeโ€™s โ€˜excessive regulationโ€™ of technologyThe US and the UK have refused to sign the Paris AI summitโ€™s declaration on โ€œinclusive and sustainableโ€ artificial intelligence, in a blow to hopes for a …

UK, US snub Paris AI summit statementย 

Trump administration officials had expressed reservations over language calling for โ€œinclusive and sustainableโ€ AI.

European leaders vow retaliation against โ€˜unjustifiedโ€™ Trump metal tariffs

Ursula von der Leyen says US tariffs โ€˜will not go unansweredโ€™ and Olaf Scholz pledges EU will respond as oneEurope live โ€“ latest updatesEuropean and world leaders have promised swift retaliation after Donald Trump signed proclamations imposing 25% tari…

Denmark stays in top spot as US, France slide in Transparency corruption index

Transparency International released its annualย corruption index on Tuesday with Denmark remaining in the top spot as the least corrupt nation while France, Germany and the United States all fell in the rankings, with Transparency notably citing “serio…

JD Vance warns Europe toย go easy onย tech regulation in major AI speech

U.S. vice president pushes for “international regulatory regimes that foster creation” ahead of the artificial intelligence “revolution.”

Trump rails against UKโ€™s โ€˜hugeโ€™ trade deficit as hopes of tariff exemption fade

British ministers are scrambling to avoid Trumpโ€™s tariffs.

Europe vows ‘firm’ response to new US tariffs on steel and aluminium

European leaders vowed a tough response to US tariffs on Tuesday, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen saying the “unjustified” move will be met by “firm and proportionate countermeasures”. US President Donald Trump has announced an increase on steel an…

Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk textPatti Smith is to perform her classic album Horses in full on a tour to mark the albumโ€™s 50th anniversary.Playing gigs across t…

Starmer vs bats

๐Ÿ‘‰Listen to Politics At Jack And Samโ€™s on your podcast app๐Ÿ‘ˆย ย ย  ย ย  Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Today they discuss the sudden major changes to the assisted dying bill from MP Kim Leadbeater which means cases would not need signing off [โ€ฆ]

Germanyโ€™s far-left party sees membership surge before election

The Left’s boost in numbers fuels hope of clearing the 5 percent threshold to enter the Bundestag.

Europe should have ‘united’ response to US tariffs, French minister says

French industry minister Marc Ferracci on Tuesday said Europe must respond to US President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel imports in a firm and united manner.ย France is not a major producer of aluminium or steel, but Ferracci sa…

Time to sign?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” JD Vance lands in Paris as the U.K. tries to get on message.ย  โ€”ย Peter Kyle says an AI bill will avoid upsetting voluntary agreement with AI labs. โ€”ย The U.K.โ€™s own mini-summit kicks off in London. Good morning and happy Tuesday, This is Tom, coming to you from a cold press room in [โ€ฆ]

Ukraine โ€˜may be Russian somedayโ€™, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance

US president also says he wants a return on US aid given to Ukraine such as rare minerals, in interview with Fox NewsUS president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine โ€œmay be Russian somedayโ€, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet U…

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws

SNEAK PEEK โ€” The EU plans to raise the American pushback against tech law with the U.S., said tech boss Henna Virkkunen. She also promised a more โ€œinnovation-friendlyโ€ AI regulatory framework. โ€” Rolling out AI should mean talking to workers and helping them gain new skills, said EESC president Oliver Rรถpke. Failing to get it [โ€ฆ]

Trumpโ€™s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups

Loss of USAid funds will sow โ€˜chaos and confusionโ€™ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF Donald Trumpโ€™s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misin…

Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.

European carmakers in crossfire of US-EU trade war

German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition.

Ukraine war briefing: Power restrictions as Russia hits energy system

Trump says Ukraine โ€˜may be Russian somedayโ€™; Biden-approved weapons still flowing, says Kellogg. What we know on day 1,084See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine implemented emergency power restrictions on Tuesday morning as the energy minister, German…

Trump could remake USAID to promote fossil fuels

The presidentโ€™s allies want foreign aid repurposed to encourage more oil and gas development around the world.

Macron touts Europe and trolls Trump at Paris AI summit

โ€˜Choose Europe and France for AI,โ€™ says president amid speculation US and UK playing hardball over declarationEmmanuel Macron touted Europe and France as artificial intelligence powerhouses, amid speculation that the US and UK are playing hardball over…

Zelensky to meet JD Vance at Munich Security Conference on Friday, Kyiv says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to discuss the Trump administration’s push for an end to the almost three-year war between Russia and Ukraine with US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference this Friday, a source in the …

The Guardian view on Kosovoโ€™s election result: a gateway to rapprochement with the EU

A new coalition government may seek to rebuild bridges with western partners, at a perilous geopolitical momentSeventeen years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, its future remains shadowed and compromised by relations with Belgrade. More …

EU says it will retaliate immediately if Trump imposes new tariffs

Blocโ€™s leaders also pledge to protect EU interests after US president announces escalation in aggressive trade policyEurope will not hesitate to retaliate if Donald Trump imposes any new tariffs, the European Commission and EU national leaders have sai…

Ukraine war: All Putinโ€™s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister โ€“ย as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used – and we have signs th…

Ukraine war: All Putinโ€™s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister โ€“ย as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used – and we have signs th…

Ukraine war: All Putinโ€™s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister โ€“ย as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used – and we have signs th…

Ukraine war: All Putinโ€™s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister โ€“ย as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used – and we have signs th…

Ukraine war: All Putinโ€™s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister โ€“ย as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine coverage hereHere are some photos coming to us over the wires.We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC). (see 10.48 entry).We hope that Munich will be used – and we have signs th…

Can Trump keep his promise to end the war in Ukraine? Itโ€™s possible โ€“ but it wonโ€™t be easy | Christopher Chivvis

The president has made big statements. But securing real peace will involve a mix of global diplomacy, threats and sweetenersโ€ข Christopher S Chivvis is a senior fellow and director of the Carnegie Endowmentโ€™s American statecraft programmeAmid the maels…

UK could snub Macronโ€™s AI declaration after US criticism

French diplomat plays down importance of declaration as focus shifts to AI sovereignty.

Trumpโ€™s proposed โ€˜land grabsโ€™ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report

Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership roleDonald Trumpโ€™s proposed โ€œland grabsโ€ mean the US is no longer perceived as โ€œan anchor of stability, but rather a risk to be hedged againstโ€, the organi…

Britain to โ€˜wait and seeโ€™ on Trumpโ€™s tariff threat

Announcements on steel and reciprocal tariffs contradict the U.S. president’s suggestion the U.K. could be spared from his trade war.

Trump, tariffs and Germany: Do populists rule the world?

Sky Newsโ€™ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politicoโ€™s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into America would come into affect โ€œsoonโ€. Sam and Anne discuss what this could mean for the UK which imports 10% of [โ€ฆ]

Tariffs on EU will raise prices for Americans, Macron tells CNN

French President Emmanuel Macron told CNN in an interviewย aired Sunday that he would not have any qualms about confronting Donald Trump head-on should the US president make good on his threats to impose tariffs on Europe. Macron also warned that Ameri…

Britain ditches AI declaration, pitches for cash

SNEAK PEEK โ€” As the AI Action Summit kicks off, the U.K. is tempted against signing its main declaration. โ€” Peter Kyle takes his investment pitch to Paris. โ€” Back at home, thereโ€™s a backlash against the Home Office over encryption. Good Monday morning, This is Tom in Paris. You can get in touch with [โ€ฆ]

Sommet sur lโ€™IA : Mistral gagnant

AU MENU โ€” Au Sommet sur lโ€™IA, le champion Mistral bien dรฉcidรฉ ร  prendre la lumiรจre. โ€” Lโ€™IA au garde-ร -vous ร  lโ€™Ecole militaire. โ€” Le dรฉputรฉ Eric Bothorel part ร  lโ€™assaut du rรฉseau X. Bonjour ร  toutes et ร  tous, nous sommes lundi 10 fรฉvrier et cโ€™est le grand jour : le Sommet franรงais sur [โ€ฆ]

Why the EU wonโ€™t stop the development aid decline

In this episode, host Giada Santana talks with Search for Common Ground’s executive director, Hilde Deman and politics reporter Magnus Lund Nielsen to discuss the EU’s diminishing role in international development aid.

Franceโ€™s great AI hope sees opportunity in Chinaโ€™s chatbot success

Mistral AI co-founder says China’s artificial intelligence breakthrough offers inspiration for Europe in the global AI race.

New ecodesign rules freeze out Europeโ€™s local space heaters

Proposed EU rules could see almost 100% of solid fuel local space heaters disappear from the European market, destroying European jobs, growth and competitiveness, warns CEFACD

The menace of deindustrialization in the EU โ€” and what we can do about it

Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.

Suggestions for U.S. success in the Middle East

An aide-mรฉmoire to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a former adviser to Tony Blair.

Ukraine war briefing: Trump plan to end war must include security guarantees, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says he would be ready for talks in any format if he has โ€˜an understanding that America and Europe will not abandon usโ€™. What we know on day 1,083See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…

Macron says ready to respond to any US tariffs on Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a CNN interview aired Sunday that US tariffs on Europe could fuel American inflation. Macron vowed to confront Donald Trump over his financial threats, suggesting that the EU should not be a top priority for …

The โ€˜Gaza-ificationโ€™ of the West Bank

With a cease-fire holding in Gaza, Israel shifts its war to the West Bank.

Trump is rattling Europe. Heโ€™s sending Vance as his emissary.

The vice president will mingle with world leaders in Munich and Paris at a time when the White House has made clear itโ€™s not afraid to shred old alliances.

Trump says he has spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war

Trump tells the New York Post that he has a plan to end the war but declined to go into detailsDonald Trump has said he held talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over a negotiated end of the three year Russia-Ukraine war, indicated that Ru…

Kosovo votes in parliamentary elections amid tensions with Serbia

Voters began casting ballots in Kosovo elections Sunday in a contest that pits combative incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s quest to stamp out Serbian influence against a fractured opposition’s vow to boost the economy. Condemned by the EU and the…

Trump says he spoke to Putin, Kremlin canโ€™t โ€˜confirm or denyโ€™

The Kremlin on Sunday declined to confirm or deny a US media report of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.ย 

EU far-right parties rally in Madrid behind slogan ‘Make Europe Great Again’

After last year’s European Parliament elections, in which far-right parties performed strongly in several countries, a rally Saturday in Madrid was a meant as a show of force by the EU parliament’s biggest far-right bloc. The rally adopted the slogan …

Kosovo goes to the polls as the shadow of Trump looms large

Fears of partition that arose during Trumpโ€™s first administration have re-emerged as PM Albin Kurti navigates tense relations with both US and EUKosovo goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that could mark a crossroads in the young countryโ€™s hist…

Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un vows ongoing support for Russiaโ€™s โ€˜just causeโ€™

North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent peace talks with Russia. What we know on day 1,082See all our Ukraine war coverageNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his ongoing supp…

Looking at Trump, Europeโ€™s far right vows to โ€˜reconquerโ€™ the continent

โ€œOur friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,โ€ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn tells far-right rally in Madrid.

US judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury data

The judge limited access to โ€œcivil servants with a need for accessโ€ who have โ€œpassed all background checks and security clearances.โ€

Inside USAIDโ€™s undoing

Aides to the president and Elon Musk suspected USAID officials were trying to go around a funding freeze.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze hopes Trumpโ€™s US will restore relations

Irakli Kobakhidze is optimistic that a strategic partnership with the US and Georgia suspended under the Biden regime can be restored under the presidency of Donald Trump, the Georgian Prime Minister has told Euronewsโ€™ in an exclusive interview.

โ€˜New realityโ€™ hailed as Slovak protests against pro-Russia PM widen to small towns

More than 100,000 people hit the streets Friday across Slovakia and elsewhere in Europe to defend the country’s Western orientation.

โ€˜Reciprocalโ€™ tariffs on every country to be announced next week, Trump says

President Donald Trump shifts from his previous threat to impose an across-the-board tariff on all imports from across the world.

Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia

Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign โ€” but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.

EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump

Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.

Georgia ramps up restrictions on media, NGOs with drastic new laws

The fresh restrictions come amid a political crisis over disputed elections and the government’s reversal on its EU membership bid.

EU far-right parties rally in Madrid behind slogan ‘Make Europe Great Again’

After last year’s European Parliament elections, in which far-right parties performed strongly in several countries, a rally Saturday in Madrid was a meant as a show of force of the EU parliament’s biggest far-right bloc. The rally adopted the slogan …

US can ramp up sanctions on Putin, Trumpโ€™s Ukraine-Russia envoy says

โ€œIf thereโ€™s anybody who understands leverage, itโ€™s President Donald J. Trump,” Keith Kellogg tells the New York Post.

What does Trump really want from Canada?

โ€œThe current game is maximum chaos,โ€ one industry leader says of the current state of Canada-U.S. relations

ICC condemns Trump sanctions over ‘illegitimate’ Israel probes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, saying the move was an attempt to โ€œharm its independent and impartial judicial work.โ€ FRANCE 24’s Fernande…

Greenland could hold referendum on independence from Denmark โ€“ Europe live

Greenlandic parliament calls for snap election for 11 March as ruling party, Siumut, proposes accelerating independence processGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that US president Donald Trump was wrong to impose sanctions on the internationa…

How to be a UK Ambassador to the US

POLITICOโ€™s weekly podcast lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works. By PATRICK BAKER Send ideas here | View in your browser Peter Mandelson, the new British ambassador to the United States, has finally taken up the daunting challenge of being the U.K.โ€™s Trump whisperer. And itโ€™s clear the man dubbed the prince of darkness [โ€ฆ]

โ€˜Weโ€™re still thereโ€™: Ukraine marks the 6-month anniversary of its Kursk incursion

Kyiv insists that the invasion made sense, but some experts feel the cost has been very high.