Italy’s Berlusconi drops presidential bid
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has abandoned his bid to be elected as Italy’s next head of state, despite claiming to have enough votes to win and amid reports Read More
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German defense minister rules out weapons supply to Kyiv for now
Berlin will not supply weapons to Ukraine for now amid a security crisis on the Russia-Ukraine border, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in an interview published Saturday. The delivery Read More
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, January 18, 2022 | By Chapatte First published on POLITICO.com, U.S. January 16, 2022 | By Matt Wuerker First published on Politicalcartoons.com, U.S., Read More
Code Red: Belgium to use COVID-19 barometer
Belgium is introducing a coronavirus barometer to gauge the seriousness of the crisis, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday. At a press conference, De Croo said the Omicron variant Read More
Irish scrap pandemic restrictions ‘to be ourselves again’
DUBLIN — Ireland scrapped most of its pandemic restrictions Friday night after crediting the nation’s exceptionally high uptake of vaccinations for limiting COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Prime Minister Micheál Martin Read More
Blinken: US-Russia to continue talks on Ukraine crisis
The United States plans to present Russia next week with a written record of its concerns about Moscow’s behavior and proposals aimed at resolving the security crisis on the Russia-Ukraine Read More
I predicted the fall of journalistic institutions. Now it’s time to lift them up.
John F. Harris is the founding editor of POLITICO and the author of Altitude, a column offering perspective on politics in a moment of radical disruption. As we approached the 15th Read More
What you need to know about Italy’s presidential race
What is the Quirinale? The Quirinale palace in Rome is the seat of Italy’s president, and the name is often used to refer to the presidency in general. What does Read More
UK warns Russia that Ukraine invasion would lead to ‘quagmire’
LONDON — Ukraine could descend into a “quagmire” like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan unless Moscow abandons plans for a military incursion there, Britain’s foreign secretary is set to warn. Read More
What foreign ambassadors really think about Biden’s first year
When Donald Trump was at the helm, America’s allies were deeply critical of his administration’s foreign policies. On the plus side, the freewheeling White House gave them wide-ranging access to Read More
