But it’s not as if he doesn’t have other work to do. Starmer was elected with a landslide in July on a promise to rebuild Britain after 14 years under the Conservatives. Years that saw the upheaval of Brexit, two referendums, five prime ministers, a pandemic, a war in Ukraine, rocketing immigration, a National Health … Read more
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country. Net booking volume for trips to Thailand fell 15.6% from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 from the previous week, after news of the rescue of Wang … Read more
Neither the EU, the U.K. nor the U.S. recognize Lukashenko’s government as legitimate. Fraudulent presidential elections in 2020 ignited mass protests that almost led to Lukashenko’s downfall prior to a brutal crackdown to suppress protesters and opponents, backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Lukashenko has clung to power for 30 years. Tomorrow, he’ll reappoint himself in … Read more
Russian gas flows to Europe through Ukraine were shut off this month, leading to fierce complaints from Slovakia and Hungary, which were still receiving significant deliveries from Russia. Zelenskyy made the comments during a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu. During talks on Saturday, the pair agreed to “provide urgent and concrete solutions” to … Read more
“We understand that this country’s political leadership can’t imagine that anyone could act freely and independently without some kind of personal gain,” Maštalír said. The protest rallies, which happened simultaneously in more than 30 Slovak towns, were organized by the “Slovakia is Europe” NGO in response to a sharp foreign policy turn toward Moscow by … Read more
It is crucial that Germany embarks on a period of economic growth, the country’s finance minister Jörg Kukies told CNBC on Thursday, adding that structural weaknesses must be addressed. “We’ve just gotten revised down growth forecasts for the IMF again,” Kukies told CNBC’s Karen Tso and Steve Sedgwick at the World Economic forum in Davos. “The structural … Read more
The last time Trump was elected, many in the U.S. and around the world took comfort in the idea that Europe would step into the breach. They declared then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel the true leader of the free world — a role immortalized in an iconic G7 photo where’s she’s flanked by the leaders of … Read more
An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Emil Stach | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pursuit to acquire Greenland could well be motivated by critical minerals, with mining executives and researchers describing the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.” Trump’s … Read more
Offen ist das Wort “Schlafwagen” in diesem Unions-Wahlkampf noch nicht gefallen. Doch hinter vorgehaltener Hand macht man sich Sorgen, dass Friedrich Merz als Kanzlerkandidat das Momentum verpassen und versehentlich aufs Abstellgleis fahren könnte. Wie Merz ab dieser Woche markanter, klarer und merkbarer auftreten will, bespricht Gordon Repinski mit Hauptstadt-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt die … Read more
No easy stroll to the exit for Antony Blinken. With exactly eight days left as secretary of state, he’s only just concluded what is likely his last trip back-and-forth across the globe, with meetings in Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and, finally, Rome. Blinken has traveled more than a million miles on the job. “Every minute, every … Read more
