First Look In surprise move, David Cameron returns to U.K. government Former British prime minister David Cameron, who resigned after the Brexit vote, was named U.K. foreign secretary on Nov. 13. Home Secretary Suella Braverman, divisive for her hard line against pro-Palestinian protests, was fired. | View caption Hide caption | Former British Prime Minister…
Integrity Europe As corruption costs lives on battlefield, Ukrainians demand change | View caption Hide caption For many Ukrainians, the war they are currently fighting involves two foes. One is Russia. The other is their country’s chronic corruption, which can be deadly. But while war usually grows corruption, Ukraine is making headway against it. The…
First Look UK Supreme Court listens to arguments on Rwanda deportation policy The British Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week around an agreement made last year to send failed asylum seekers in Britain to Rwanda. No one has yet been deported as court battles have delayed the implementation of the policy. | View caption Hide…
Cooperation Europe With wary eye on Moscow, European Union opens door to Ukraine | View caption Hide caption Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is opening the European Union’s doors to Kyiv. Other candidate countries are clinging to its coattails. Joining the EU would take years, but the process would redraw the European map. The vision is…
The woman believed to be ‘s eldest daughter allegedly bypassed international sanctions to have articles published in Western medical journals. Details about Putin’s personal life have been scarce despite his prominent role in global politics over the past three decades. The identity of the two women has remained effectively a state secret but 38-year-old pediatric…
Donald Trump has received huge praise after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban claimed the only way to end the Ukraine war is for the US to re-elect the former president. Orban – known as Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the European Union – made the starling claims during a sprawling interview with former Fox News…
Spain headed to the polls Sunday in a national election that could result in seismic changes for both Spanish citizens and the greater European Union. The conservative Popular Party (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appears likely to oust Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) from power. Up-to-date polling shows the PP leading over…
First Look Spain’s vote: Far-right Vox stumbles, political power struggle looms In Spain’s recent election, there’s political deadlock: the far-right Vox party was foiled in its attempt to seize power. While the conservative Popular Party emerged victorious, it fell short of ousting Prime Minister Sánchez as polling data had predicted. | View caption Hide caption…
Spain headed to the polls Sunday in a national election that could result in seismic changes for both Spanish citizens and the greater European Union. The conservative Popular Party (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appears likely to oust Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) from power. Up-to-date polling shows the PP leading over…
Watch out world — there’s a new social network in town. On July 5, Facebook parent company Meta launched Threads, an Instagram-integrated, text-based conversation app directly positioned to take down Twitter. “We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,” Meta Chief Product Officer Chris…