Can the COVID Inquiry secure Boris Johnson’s legacy?
LONDON — In a strip-lit hearing room in central London this week, 1,353 days after his first COVID lockdown, Boris Johnson finally testified to the U.K.’s inquiry into the pandemic. Read More
Elections
Romanian Same-Sex Couples Become Talking Point Ahead Of Key Elections
A comment by an otherwise progressive politician in Romania that she had voted ‘yes’ in a referendum to ban same-sex marriage has sparked controversy and highlighted how controversial the issue Read More
Zelenskyy Aide Wants Hungarian, Ukrainian Leaders to Discuss EU Bid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff on Wednesday said he wanted to arrange a meeting between the Ukrainian and Hungarian leaders amid Budapest’s opposition to a proposal to start Read More
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Meets Virtually With G7 Leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday met virtually with leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, telling them that Moscow is counting on Western unity to “collapse” next Read More
Zelenskyy to Address US Lawmakers Amid Debate About New Aid for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address members of the U.S. Senate Tuesday amid a push by the White House for Congress to urgently approve new funding to help Read More
Want to work in the UK? You’ll need to earn £38,700 under Tory plan
LONDON — U.K. Home Secretary James Cleverly has unveiled a steep hike in the minimum salary overseas workers will need to earn to work in the U.K. Announcing a raft of Read More
Bulgarian populists keen to join EU conservative bloc
Populist formation There Is Such a People (ITN), established just two years ago, has announced its intention to join the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). With the upcoming EU elections Read More
Kamala Harris at climate summit: World must ‘fight’ those stalling action
DUBAI — The vast, global efforts to arrest rising temperatures are imperiled and must accelerate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the world climate summit on Saturday. “We must do Read More
INTERVIEW: Media expert says ‘no limits’ to aggressive Serbian pro-government media
Tabloids target government’s opponents with furious criticism and obscenity-filled headlines ahead of December general election.
Romania’s Schengen accession will not be voted on at JHA’s December meeting
Romania’s Schengen accession will not be subject to a vote during the Justice and Home Affairs Council’s (JHA) meeting on 5 December, according to political sources cited by News.ro. During Read More