Putin chose the moment to make his first public remarks on Navalny’s death, claiming in a victory press conference Sunday night that he’d agreed to swap the opposition leader in a prisoner exchange days before he died in an Arctic jail. “We can only consider that this election has been taken in the middle of … Read more
“I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case,” Wilders said Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter. It would be the first time since 1982 that the leader of the winning party in a Dutch general election didn’t become prime minister. Wilders said his decision had … Read more
France moves to make abortion a constitutional right amid rollbacks in US and Europe POLITICO Europe France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution as a ‘guaranteed freedom’ FRANCE 24 English Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner BBC.com French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first The Washington Post French Senate votes to enshrine … Read more
Germany is at risk of becoming as politically polarized as the U.S. amid huge farmer protests over subsidy cuts, Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has warned. “This is a dangerous divide that can lead to conditions like those in the USA,” Özdemir told Germany’s Funke media group in an interview, according to reports Tuesday. “People no … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday the European Commission is blackmailing Hungary by withholding billions in frozen funds over rule-of-law concerns. Orbán said the blackmail is “a fact,” even admitted by the blackmailers themselves — members of the European Parliament. “In our view, Hungary fulfils all the qualities of the rule of law, and … Read more
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
Warsaw has stopped supplying weapons to Kyiv and is focusing on arming itself instead, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday, amid a dispute over Ukraine’s agricultural exports. “We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” Morawiecki said in an appearance on Polish television channel … Read more
US Opposes New Plan , to Investigate Titanic Wreckage. ‘USA Today’ reports that the United States has moved to prevent a planned expedition to recover artifacts from the Titanic wreckage in 2024. The government reportedly cited the ship’s designation as a revered burial site under both federal law and international agreement. . ‘USA Today’ reports … Read more
The Canadian government on Tuesday warned members of the LGBTQ community planning to visit the United States they may be at risk in some parts of the country, telling them to “check relevant state and local laws.” The advisory links to a government web page that emphasizes that some foreign jurisdictions may target people based … Read more