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PoliticsRussia and China’s ‘No-Limits’ Trade Partnership Is Losing Steam
On his visit to China this week, President Vladimir Putin touted Russia’s “no-limits” cooperation with Beijing, Moscow’s key trade partner and a critical economic lifeline since its rupture with the W
PoliticsArrests of Clerics Highlight Fractures in Russia’s Muslim Leadership
A handful of senior Muslim clerics were arrested across Russia this week, according to reports circulating in pro-government blogs and media outlets. Among the targeted clerics were Rail Asainov, head
PoliticsWith Hormuz shut, Norway urges EU to rethink Arctic oil ban — despite analysts and environmentalists
The EU is reviewing its Arctic strategy — at a point in time when it is facing the largest oil supply disruption in history. Almost three months after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the Strait of Horm
PoliticsBelarus protests failed to topple Lukashenko – now we should try Finland-style neutrality
Solitary confinement gives one ample time to think – to revisit decisions, question assumptions, and confront hard truths. Locked away, facing a 20-year sentence for defying Belarus strongman Alexande
PoliticsGreen budgets: how regional governments are turning climate ambition into spending
States and regions are increasingly using their budgetary powers to drive climate action. They’re aligning public spending with climate targets and sharing lessons across borders through a growing net
PoliticsMoscow lawyer who defended ‘Bolotnaya Square’ defendants detained on fraud charges
A Moscow lawyer named Igor Popovsky has been detained on fraud charges, according to the Russian security services-linked Telegram channels Baza and 112 and the Federal Investigative Committee, which
PoliticsRussian Strike on Dnipro
A Russian strike on Dnipro wounded at least 14 people and damaged two apartment buildings.
PoliticsTwo Muslim clerics arrested in Russia amid confusing, unconfirmed reports of wider crackdown
Over the past several days, Russian Telegram channels and pro-Kremlin commentators have reported that several people connected to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims ( The Spiritual Administration
PoliticsAlbany reels in ICE
CROWD CONTROL: State Democrats are aligned on reining in ICE — but there’s sharp disagreements over whether the measures will meaningfully impact the NYPD. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers passed a pa
PoliticsSerbia's Brnabić Criticizes EU Enlargement Approach
Serbia's Ana Brnabić criticizes EU's approach to enlargement, citing double standards. Serbia's EU membership talks have stalled.
PoliticsComment Brigitte Macron a sauvé un million d’euros pour l’Institut français de la mode
PARIS — Here are the heavyweights of French fashion relieved, a far cry from their anger this winter, when, at the height of budget negotiations, Bercy removed the subsidy from the French Fashion Inst
Politics‘Whoever Controls Mala Tokmachka Controls the World’: How the Battle for a Ukrainian Village Became
For some observers of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Mala Tokmachka has been mentioned so often in Russian military reports and pro-war Telegram channels lately that it has started to sound as though it wer
PoliticsUkrainian Drone Attack Kills 3 Railroad Workers in Bryansk Region
A Ukrainian drone attack killed three railroad workers in the western Bryansk region, the state-owned Russian Railways (RZhD) said Thursday evening. “Today, a switcher locomotive came under a drone at
PoliticsJeff Bezos’ mixed bag for Mamdani
BEZOS’ BLESSING: Mayor Zohran Mamdani found an unlikely supporter today for his push to raise taxes on rich property owners: Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest men in the world. “The pied-à-terre tax i
PoliticsWhy blocking the sun to cool the planet is bound to go wrong
An Israeli company called Stardust Solutions revealed details last week about their plan to cool the planet by blotting out the sun using microscopic particles — a plan they intend to sell to governme
Politics‘Manual for autocrats’: how Fico’s rule-of-law breaches put Slovakia in EU sanctions crosshairs
Recent reforms by Robert Fico’s government in Bratislava have drawn intense scrutiny for undermining the rule of law — prompting the European Parliament to renew its call to freeze EU funding for Slov
PoliticsOn Trump’s Heels, Putin Gets a Lavish Welcome in China but No Blockbuster Deals
President Vladimir Putin has never been a stranger to the red carpet in Beijing, and his arrival in the Chinese capital this week was no different. The Russian leader attended a grand welcome ceremony
PoliticsHow air-defence failures brought down Latvia’s government — and opened the door to Russia to exploit
This story is a part of the weekly newsletter about economy, defence, and tech in the eastern flank of Nato, How we cee it . As runners scrambled to push for their best times at the Riga Marathon, the
PoliticsFinland to Deport Anti-War Russian Who Donated to Navalny’s Banned Political Group
Finnish authorities plan to deport an anti-war Russian man on May 28 after his asylum appeals were rejected, the exiled broadcaster TV Rain reported Wednesday, citing an exiled politician from St. Pet
PoliticsZelensky's Friend Sues Over Sanctions
Timur Mindich challenges Ukrainian presidential decree imposing sanctions. Mindich is a key figure in the Energoatom embezzlement case.
PoliticsManfred Weber’s trusted circle shrinks as chief of staff resigns
STRASBOURG — The right-hand man of European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber, Tom Vandenkendelaere, resigned Wednesday to take a private-sector job in Belgium, he told POLITICO. Vandenkendelaere wi
PoliticsKrasnodar Region Declares Tuapse Oil Spill Cleanup Complete Following Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Russian emergency crews have completed cleanup operations in the Black Sea port town of Tuapse after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on a local refinery caused an oil spill, Russian news agencies
PoliticsRutte shrugs off shrinking US military presence in Europe as ‘expected’
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday played down Donald Trump’s sudden moves to pull troops and capabilities out of Europe, vowing any reductions would take place in a “structured way.” Washington this