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PoliticsMorgan McSweeney on voters and discontent
With two hugely consequential months ahead in British politics, Sam and Anne look beneath the headlines and Westminster drama to ask what really comes next. As US President Donald Trump escalates tens
PoliticsShould Europe talk to Putin?
Europe is still reeling from the recent drone incursions into Baltic airspace. In a show of solidarity, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius are in Lithu
PoliticsA process not an event: but Brejoin is in the air
Brejoin is in the air in the UK, where Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham, the two Labour politicians most likely to succeed the desperately beleaguered prime minister Keir Starmer, say that they want the
PoliticsNuclear-capable Oreshnik missile used on Ukraine — and pro-war Russians are disappointed and furious
Every day, the Ukraine Battlefield update newsletter offers a clear look at how the war is unfolding on the ground. Subscribe for free here to get the full text delivered to your inbox. Oreshnik was o
PoliticsCanadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush.
President Donald Trump's trade war has driven Canadians from Las Vegas. Democrats think it will help them protect their Nevada battleground seats in November. Last year, as Trump levied tariffs on Can
PoliticsEU-China trade war edges closer as Brussels lines up emergency import safeguards
“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” was the verdict back in January of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney on the world’s new diplomatic order — one which appears to be dominated by Chin
PoliticsRussia Targets Armenian Cognac and Wine in Latest Trade Curbs on Yerevan
Russia has suspended the sale of several Armenian alcoholic products, widening a series of trade restrictions that come amid increasingly strained relations between Moscow and Yerevan, Russia’s consum
PoliticsPolice Colonel General Replaces Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Reports Say
Oleg Savelyev has stepped down as deputy defense minister, Russian media reported Monday, with sources identifying police Colonel General Vitaly Shulika as his replacement. Savelyev vacated his post “
PoliticsUkrainian Drones Strike Russia
Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Yaroslavl region and Belgorod, causing damage and casualties.
PoliticsBelarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrives in Kyiv on her first official visit
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Kyiv on the morning of May 25 for her first official visit. From the train station, Tsikhanouskaya went to the Lukianivska Military Cem
PoliticsRussia bans sales of wines and brandies from three Armenian companies
Russia’s consumer safety watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, has suspended sales of alcoholic products from three Armenian companies. The ban covers wines and brandies made by Vedi-Alco JSC, Abovyan Brandy Pla
PoliticsUkrainian Strikes on Russian Border Regions Leave 2 Dead
Two people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk, local authorities said Monday morning. “A drone attacked a vehicle in the town of Graivoron,” authori
PoliticsUS well-positioned to deal with current Ebola outbreak, Deborah Birx says
Deborah Birx, President Donald Trump’s former Covid response coordinator, expressed confidence Sunday that the United States could respond effectively to Africa’s current Ebola outbreak despite having
PoliticsTrump on Iran Deal
President Trump comments on potential Iran deal. He expects a good agreement if one is made.
PoliticsRussian Director Zvyagintsev Denounces Ukraine War ‘Carnage' at Cannes Awards
Acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev urged President Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine on Saturday after his new movie set during the war came runner-up at the Cannes Film Festiv
PoliticsBritish politics is melting down. The new ambassador is tuning it out.
Felicia Schwartz is the diplomatic correspondent at POLITICO. In public, Christian Turner is the perfect entertainer. The new British ambassador to the United States used his welcome party in February
PoliticsUkraine, U.S. Embassy Warn of Possible Major Russian Airstrike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the United States embassy in Kyiv issued warnings Saturday about the risk of a major Russian airstrike in the coming hours. Their alerts came after Russian o
PoliticsThe DC mayor race’s ‘delicate dance’
Seven Democratic candidates are dueling to succeed Muriel Bowser — a job that will mean sharing custody of the District with Donald Trump, and threading a needle between defending home rule without ru
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Politics[Interview] Timothy Snyder: Today’s global conflict is humanity vs. technology and billionaires vs.
The US historian explains how to survive hell, why Americans elected US president Donald Trump, and why we should not auto-submit to billionaires masters. Respekt: I would like to start with a silly q
PoliticsThe Zelig-like DNC autopsy author
Programming note: We’ll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. ALBANY AUTOPSY ANGST: National Democrats entrusted their 2024 autopsy to a strategist entwined with another long
PoliticsHungary reverses course on ICC withdrawal and reinstates ban on agricultural imports from Ukraine
Hungary is withdrawing its notice to leave the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced . He also said Hungary is banning imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. The
PoliticsHead of state-owned VTB bank says Russians should be ‘satisfied’ with their economy, tells sex joke
VTB bank chief Andrei Kostin closed his remarks at a conference of the Association of Russian Banks with a joke about an 80-year-old man who visits his doctor to complain about a ringing in his ears.
PoliticsFour-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko once slammed athletes who ‘turn their back’ on Russia. N
Thirteen-year-old figure skater Alexander Plushenko is changing his sporting citizenship and will now compete for Azerbaijan. This is a common practice among figure skaters who feel they have little c