Former Qatargate judge Michel Claise may run in Belgian elections: La Libre – POLITICO

Former Qatargate judge Michel Claise may run in the Belgian elections, local media La Libre reported on Saturday. Claise, an investigating judge who recused himself in mid-2023 from the European Parliament corruption probe, may join the federal list of Défi, a French-speaking centrist party with two seats in Belgium’s federal parliament. Claise declined to comment when contacted … Read more

Rishi Sunak previously questioned controversial Rwanda asylum plan: BBC – POLITICO

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously expressed doubts on a controversial program to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, the BBC reported on Saturday. Sunak when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer attempted to convince then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scale back a migration scheme before a deal was signed with Rwanda in April 2022, the … Read more

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in response to killing of Hamas leader – POLITICO

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Saturday in retaliation for the targeted killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut this week amid mounting fears of a larger regional war, according to media reports. Hezbollah said in a statement Saturday that it targeted an Israeli air surveillance base in northern Israel with … Read more

Tesla recalls over 1.6 million cars in China over Autopilot, locks

Aerial view of Tesla vehicles waiting to be loaded on board a roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel at Nangang port on September 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China to fix problems with Autopilot features and locks, state regulators announced Friday. … Read more

A Pedro Sánchez dummy was beaten up at New Year. Spain’s Socialists are livid – POLITICO

Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) has filed a complaint after an effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was battered during a New Year’s Eve demonstration in Madrid. The Socialists asked the prosecutor’s office to identify the perpetrators, saying the doll’s “lynching” could constitute “incitement to hatred” against Sánchez, Spanish media reported Friday. Sánchez has faced months of outrage … Read more

Conservative investors look to bail out the Messenger at a reported $60M valuation

Struggling news startup the Messenger is reportedly in talks with a group of conservative media and business executives, Axios reported late Thursday. The publication said the group is proposing $30 million for a 51% stake, which would put the embattled news site’s valuation at a bloated $60 million. The deal would require founder and chief … Read more

The Messenger shoots down report of news site’s demise: ‘Beyond absurd’

News site The Messenger on Wednesday dismissed a report that the money-bleeding startup would shut down by the end of the month as “beyond absurd.”  Board members met last Friday and weighed closing Jimmy Finkelstein’s embattled company — which just launched last May — after learning that it is “on track to run out of … Read more

How the West lost the plot on Serbia – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Dragan Đilas is the president of the Party of Freedom and Justice and a member of the Serbia Against Violence coalition. He served as the mayor of Belgrade (2008–2013) and the president of the Democratic Party, Serbia’s main opposition party (2012–2014). When Serbia was … Read more

Ex-Sports Illustrated publisher, Brock Pierce want control of magazine

A controversial ex-publisher of Sports Illustrated is teaming up with crypto mogul Brock Pierce to seize control of the embattled publication, The Post has learned. James Heckman — who as CEO of Arena Group scooped up the iconic magazine title in 2019, only to exit a year later following layoffs that engulfed a slew of … Read more

French far right calls out ‘cabal’ after new report on Russian interference – POLITICO

PARIS — France’s far-right National Rally says a new report on Russian interference in French democracy is part of a “cabal” against the movement, after a Washington Post investigation revealed Moscow’s efforts to promote “political discord” in France and undermine support for Ukraine through “political figures and social media accounts.” “Let’s be serious, this is … Read more