Conflict
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David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary
He will need to grapple with the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza.
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Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
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Ukraine ‘bridge’ to NATO could be dangerous, experts warn
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Europeans skeptical Ukraine will win war, polling shows
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Trump’s plan for NATO is emerging
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White House knows it can do little to push back on ‘problematic’ Netanyahu
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Iran threatens ‘obliterating war’ if Israel attacks Lebanon
Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permission
Green Deal architect Diederik Samsom says he regrets failing to tell the European Commission he was going to work for Gasunie.
Out of time. Out of patience. Women’s and adolescents’ health and rights cannot wait.
Women are suffering and dying because of preventable health issues, exacerbated by climate change and conflict. This must end now.
Macron warns of ‘civil war’ if far left or far right wins
The French president is trying to whip up support for his battered centrists.
Sunak, Starmer slam Farage claim that EU, NATO ‘provoked’ invasion of Ukraine
“We have provoked this war,” the Reform UK leader said Friday evening.
White House fears mount about Bibi’s Washington visit
The Israeli prime minister’s video this week, accusing the U.S. of withholding military aid, has raised the stakes (and the concerns) about his July 24 speech.
Habeck blames China’s Russia support for worsening Berlin-Beijing relations
Habeck said the EU’s proposed tariffs on imports of EVs from China are “not a punishment,” but compensation for advantages granted by Beijing.
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
As elections loom in the U.S., the U.K. and France, the fraught politics of migration are a key issue animating voters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Russia accuses France of fomenting war in the Caucasus with arms sale
Paris, meanwhile, believes that providing weapons to Armenia reduces the likelihood of further attacks from Azerbaijan.
Hezbollah threatens war against Cyprus if it helps Israel
Nicosia and Tel Aviv have stepped up defense cooperation in recent years.
Want an EU top job? Have you asked the prosecutor?
Prosecutors are still looking into allegations surrounding the frontrunners to lead the two most important EU institutions.
Kyiv hopes to achieve peace with Russia through intermediaries
Ukraine will not talk to Moscow directly, but hopes Putin’s friends will help to push him toward peace.
The secret arms deal that cost Putin an ally
Leaked files reveal betrayal by Russia’s proxies provoked Armenia to quit a military alliance with Moscow, in a blow to Vladimir Putin.
Biden’s Israel policy may hasten Trump’s rise, US allies fear
As the president begins his last international trip before the election, the fear in the crowd is that conflict in Gaza is tripping him up.
EU wants Azerbaijan to fuel Russian gas pipeline in Ukraine
The bloc had previously said it would let a Ukrainian gas transit deal with Russia expire at the year’s end.
Macron to ‘finalize’ plans to send Western trainers to Ukraine
The French president pressed ahead with his plan despite concerns from the U.S. that it might trigger an escalation.
Inside the ill-fitting, occasionally chaotic, decidedly solid Biden-Macron relationship
The two leaders will meet in France, with a number of thorny issues and a potential return of Donald Trump, looming in the air.
You need our air defenses, Israeli arms maker tells Europe
Israel’s air-defense systems are a model for Europe as the threat of Putin looms, argues the CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries.
French Greens risk extinction. That could benefit von der Leyen.
The environmental movement in France is bracing for an EU election debacle, according to the latest polls.
Biden in Normandy says he prays Americans don’t become isolationists
In the first of his two addresses in France, Biden makes the case for international alliances.
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The EU has largely remained silent on the case before the International Court of Justice.
Biden squeezes Netanyahu on cease-fire talks
The multi-pronged effort targets Hamas leaders, too, but the Israeli prime minister could prove the more complicated get.
Biden’s team takes from Reagan’s playbook as he heads to Normandy
Forty years after “the boys of Pointe du Hoc,” another president seeks a similar breakthrough.