LONDON — Peter Mandelson looks set for a new life in the United States after a long and sometimes-controversial career in British public life. An announcement confirming him as the government’s choice for next U.K. ambassador to Washington is expected from No.10 Downing Street Friday. It’s a remarkable next chapter for Mandelson, who is staunchly … Read more
Brantner wants to “make Green great again,” she said, adapting the slogan of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whom she has criticized as a threat to global climate policy. Brantner will remain state secretary in the German economy ministry, headed by Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor. He is expected to be nominated as the Green Party’s … Read more
The plan is “a bridge to any stage of ending the war. A bridge that strengthens Ukraine. Strengthens it politically, in terms of weapons, and in understanding what our future will be after the war,” the Ukrainian president said. On his U.S. trip next week, Zelenskyy will meet with Biden as well as Vice President … Read more
The heavy rains moved over Central Europe from Italy in a phenomenon known as the Genoa low — from a low pressure area typically forming near the northern Italian city. The downpours led to increased runoff of water in the rivers, some of them overflowing dams and embankments, washing away bridges and inundating towns. The … Read more
“IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are currently operating to rule out the suspicion of the truck being rigged with explosives,” the IDF said on X. All three of the Israeli men were in their 50s and succumbed to gunshot wounds, said Israeli emergency services organization Magen David Adom on Telegram. CNN reported … Read more
Hezbollah responded by launching a barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces said more than 50 missiles crossed into Israel from Lebanon. The attack is the latest in an escalation of violence in the region, weeks after a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people. Israel accused … Read more
The mediators insisted that all parties are nearer to a final deal after this week’s negotiations. “We’re much, much closer than we were three days ago,” U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Israel this weekend in an effort to advance the push … Read more
“It has become impossible to get about in the city center,” a man named Rodolphe said from his electric bike as he dodged foot traffic on the sidewalk alongside the famous Rue de Rivoli, just next to barriers blocking off its empty bike lane Antoine, another visibly irritated cyclist, said he was at a loss for words after failing … Read more
NATO’s 32 members will gather on July 9-11 in Washington to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the alliance. The summit will focus mostly on building defense production and meeting defense budget targets in the face of threats from Russia. But aid to Ukraine will also be a priority, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to … Read more
“We are also working with other partners on this,” Baerbock said, adding that the Ukrainians are in an “extremely difficult situation.” Germany is now Ukraine’s second-biggest arms supplier, after the Americans, but Scholz has balked at giving Ukraine Taurus missiles, fearing that to do so would draw Germany deeper into the war. The U.S. has … Read more
