Donald Trump just did Europe a favor
OK, now what? The truth is, Europe only has itself to blame for the morass. Trump has been harping on about NATO’s laggards for years, but he hardly…
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EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes
The 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…
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In Northern Ireland, ‘a Protestant state’ finally has a Catholic leader
Demands and priorities Britain is providing the executive an extra £3.3 billion to start patching holes in services and pay long-delayed wage hikes that just triggered the biggest public sector strike in…
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Yemen: US and EU ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal
“We have been saying this a long time,” he said on a visit to Brussels. “I have been here three times before and always we said if we…
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Iran’s allies are attacking the West. What happens next?
Could the U.S. take a tougher line? While the scale and target of Biden’s promised response is not yet clear, any unilateral move is likely to draw blowback…
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Iran seizes Greek tanker, escalating tensions with West
Iran’s navy on Thursday boarded and seized a Greek-operated oil tanker, the St. Nikolas, off the coast of Oman. The high seas seizure heightens tensions with the West,…
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Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early hours of Friday…
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Taiwan’s new president: 5 things you need to know about William Lai
TAIPEI — Forget Xi Jinping or Joe Biden for a second. Meet Taiwan’s next President William Lai, upon whom the fate of U.S.-China relations — and global security…
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Macron goes all in with high-stakes reshuffle to combat far right
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has propelled rising star Gabriel Attal center stage in a high-risk…
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The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats and underground tunnels…
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Sinn Féin walks immigration tightrope toward power in Ireland
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBLIN – For Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald to become Ireland’s next prime minister, she will…
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Netanyahu: Don’t accuse me of boosting Hamas with Qatari money
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the…
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Scholz promises new budget plans ‘very quickly’ amid German spending crisis
BERLIN — 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…
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Trump looms over EU-Canada summit
When the EU and Canada meet for talks this week, their encounter will be calm, pleasant and even, in the words of one EU diplomat, “just plain boring.”…
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Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks
This 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…
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Deal over dim sum: China caves to EU on data to keep investors sweet
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — When EU digital chief Věra Jourová sat down in Beijing with a senior Chinese official in…
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Musk threatens ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as X ad boycott gathers pace
Elon Musk said on Saturday that he will file a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against non-profit watchdog Media Matters and others, as companies including Disney, Apple and IBM reportedly have…
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Netanyahu scrambles to quell revolt by far right over Gaza fuel
Press 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…
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From WWE wrestling to global AI summit: The unlikely rise of Michelle Donelan
LONDON — Britain’s tech chief is no stranger to dealing with big egos. She used to promote superstar wrestlers. U.K. Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan’s past career…
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US and China join global leaders to lay out need for AI rulemaking
BLETCHLEY PARK, England — The United States and China joined global leaders to sign a 27-country agreement on the risk of AI that launched a two-day AI Safety…
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