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Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariff

Trump also said in his post that the countries “can go find another “sucker!” There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America.”

December 1, 2024 10:03 am CET

Chad breaks off military pact with France; Senegal wants French troops out

The moves come against a backdrop of Russia’s ambitions to expand its foothold on the African continent.

November 29, 2024 5:30 pm CET
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A single point of failure

Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process

November 28, 2024 5:00 am CET

Climate summit ends with a long-fought deal — and a lot of anger

Developing nations got a promise of at least $300 billion in climate finance from rich countries such as the U.S. and the EU’s members. They wanted far more.

November 24, 2024 6:33 am CET

A testy meeting, a $300B take-it-or-leave-it climate offer — and a day of drama

“We feel as though we are left with nothing,” a representative of endangered island nations said after countries such as the U.S., China, U.K. and Australia worked overnight to try to break the stalemate.

November 23, 2024 12:20 pm CET

Lumumba’s tooth possibly stolen in mausoleum break-in, Congolese government says

The tooth was kept in Belgium until it was returned to Congo in 2022.

November 19, 2024 7:14 pm CET

‘Underwhelming’: Poor countries push for way more climate funding than the EU is floating

Privately, however, some conceded they may have to settle for the lower figures for now as COP29 talks amble toward the finish line.

November 19, 2024 5:21 pm CET

Vomiting protesters storm EU summit in ‘colonialism’ row

The bloc is pinning its hopes on renewable hydrogen to replace natural gas. But not all green campaigners are convinced.

November 18, 2024 6:35 pm CET

Locked and loaded? The EU weapons to fight Trump’s trade war.

Will it be Harleys again? Or is the EU going to hit back at more products when Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threats?

November 18, 2024 1:37 pm CET

Africa shows why debt relief should be on the table at COP29 

The funds Africa requires to combat the climate crisis are fundamentally at odds with its debt burden.

November 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

Europe’s right wing shows Trump how to do climate, MAGA-style

Leaders like Italy’s Giorgia Meloni have found nationalist arguments in favor of climate diplomacy. 

November 13, 2024 5:42 pm CET

Exxon chief has climate warning for US Republicans

The oil giant takes a stance before the Trump administration sets its sights on gutting Biden’s climate agenda.

November 12, 2024 6:50 pm CET
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Church of England’s top cleric quits over abuse scandal

Justin Welby says ‘stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England’ after storm of criticism of institution’s handling of abuse of schoolboys.

November 12, 2024 4:04 pm CET

Trump’s return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks

Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.

November 11, 2024 10:37 pm CET
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Can Trump be the new Reagan?

Eight years ago, at a post-election breakfast party we threw in POLITICO’s Brussels offices, I watched Donald Trump claim victory in a presidential election for the first …

November 10, 2024 2:22 pm CET

Amsterdam football violence forces Dutch prime minister to skip COP29

PM Dick Schoof says “major social impact” of last week’s clashes will keep him from climate summit in Azerbaijan.

November 10, 2024 11:35 am CET

UK cases of deadly new mpox variant rise to 4

The new infection was detected among the household contacts of the first reported U.K. case.

November 8, 2024 2:30 pm CET

UK reports 2 additional cases of deadly new mpox variant

The new infections were detected among the household contacts of the country’s first confirmed case.

November 5, 2024 2:02 am CET

How Brexit helped Britain lose the Chagos Islands

After more than half a century, the U.K. is passing sovereignty of the disputed territory back to Mauritius. Why now?

November 1, 2024 4:20 am CET

UK reports first case of new mpox variant

The infection was detected in London; the victim had recently traveled to affected countries in Africa.

October 30, 2024 4:37 pm CET

China won’t like the sound of EU commissioner hearings. Here’s why.

China will be everywhere in the EU’s policymaking machinery for the next five years. Expect more turbulence ahead.

October 29, 2024 4:20 am CET

The end of the British Empire

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.

October 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

Germany reports first case of new mpox variant

Sweden previously reported a case in August.

October 22, 2024 5:32 pm CET

Macron’s Middle East flip-flop

The French president’s mixed signals on Israel and Gaza are undermining his approach to the region.

October 21, 2024 4:00 am CET
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