PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron hit back Wednesday against speculation he has become a lame-duck president paving the way for the far right to come to power, a day after his flagship immigration bill was voted through — with the support of the far-right National Rally. Macron’s government has been in crisis since his … Read more
PARIS — French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin offered to resign on Monday after his controversial immigration bill was rejected by the National Assembly, but President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept it. The rejection of the bill on the first day of debates in the lower house is a crushing defeat for the government, after over … Read more
A growing number of asylum seekers arriving on the EU’s eastern frontier is forcing Baltic countries to consider border closures with Russia, due to fears the Kremlin is weaponizing desperate people to create a migration crisis on the Continent. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are increasingly concerned after Finland last week shut all of its crossings … Read more
Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud computing platform, has announced a major new partnership with DDN, known for its global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-cloud data management solutions. The partnership will advance innovation in AI and high-performance computing by integrating DDN’s data management solutions with Vultr’s high-performance cloud infrastructure. This will optimise data … Read more
GREENWICH, England — Call it the anti-Davos — a major conference where right-wing populists take aim at liberal elites and plan their revolution. Some of the most powerful people in Western politics joined forces for the first Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference (ARC) in southeast London this week, from U.S. presidential hopefuls and former Australian … Read more