Ukrainians have questions On the anniversary of Putin’s aggression, however, uncertainty and irritation were undisguised in Kyiv. Ukrainians wanted to know why Western sanctions on Russia are not…
Read more Ukraine vows more self-reliance as war enters third yearAfter attending school in Finland and later the U.S., Belgium and the U.K., Stubb entered politics in 2004 as a member of the European Parliament. He hit the Finnish…
Read more Former Finland PM Alexander Stubb wins presidential electionThe EU’s unrelated effort to funnel cash to Ukraine from its central budget faced serious political resistance, prompting governments to look at alternative sources of money. It took…
Read more EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezesPARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he plans to sign a bilateral security agreement with Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine next month. Macron said France would…
Read more Macron to ‘finalize security deal’ during Ukraine visitPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DAVOS, Switzerland — Britain’s top finance minister Jeremy Hunt has warned Donald Trump that a return to…
Read more UK finance chief warns Trump: Return to protectionism a ‘profound mistake’BRUSSELS — Jacques Delors, who headed the European Commission between 1985 and 1995 and is seen as one of the most important architects of a European internal market…
Read more Jacques Delors, architect of a united Europe, is dead at 98LONDON — President Joe Biden has quietly shelved plans for a “foundational” trade agreement with the U.K. ahead of the 2024 election — following Senate opposition and disagreements…
Read more Biden quietly shelves trade pact with UK before 2024 electionsPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — At its summit this week, the European Union is threatening to name and shame more than…
Read more Sanctions aren’t working: How the West enables Russia’s war on UkraineBRUSSELS — In early August, Bulgarian officials spotted something they weren’t sure was legal. Barrels of Russian oil were arriving in the country priced above a $60 limit allies…
Read more Bulgarian millions, fake paperwork and the ‘cockroach strategy’: How Europe failed to sap Russia’s energy profitsPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N. climate summit kicked off Thursday with a parade of wealthy…
Read more Eye-catching climate donations put spotlight on China at COP climate talksPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germans gave the world schadenfreude for a reason. And southern Europe couldn’t be more pleased. For…
Read more Germany chokes on its own austerity medicineBERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday his ruling coalition would seek to present new budget plans “very quickly” to Parliament, after a constitutional court ruling last…
Read more Scholz promises new budget plans ‘very quickly’ amid German spending crisisThis article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. Last week’s surprise deal between China and the United States may provide a boost to the climate…
Read more They’re talking, but a climate divide between Beijing and Washington remainsThis article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. LONDON — World leaders will touch down in Dubai next week for a climate change conference they’re billing…
Read more Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talksPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled to quell a revolt by religious nationalists and settler leaders within…
Read more Netanyahu scrambles to quell revolt by far right over Gaza fuelPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It is a multi-billion-dollar plan to build a metropolis in the Indo-Pacific which critics fear…
Read more The smiling face of Chinese interests in the Indo-Pacific: David CameronWestern governments are urging Israel to show restraint in its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, as fears grow that the conflict could spiral out of control. On…
Read more West urges Israel to show restraint amid escalation fearsThe West’s united front on Ukraine is showing more cracks than ever — and Kyiv has little choice but to grin and bear it. More than 500 days…
Read more Ukraine puts on brave face as West goes wobblyPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Deep in the Wyoming wilderness last month, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, stood before…
Read more WTF is Christine Lagarde up to?The European Commission is dropping a plan to reallocate multinationals’ profits among European Union countries in a new framework for taxing large corporates at EU level due Tuesday,…
Read more Brussels drops tax plan to distribute multinationals’ profits across EU
