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PoliticsTrump completed his revenge tour. Allies wonder what it cost.
President Donald Trump has finally delivered on his promise a decade ago: He has made Republicans “so sick and tired of winning.” The winning — a series of retributive primary challenges this month th
PoliticsTrump Hopes to End Iran Conflict Quickly
President Trump expressed hope to end the conflict with Iran. He spoke at the White House.
PoliticsBooker Wins Ky. Dem Primary
Charles Booker wins Kentucky Democratic Senate primary, defeating Amy McGrath.
PoliticsEU Parliament Debates
The European Parliament's plenary debates are often poorly attended and scripted. A proposal suggests designating a single representative per group to engage in debates.
PoliticsBrussels to finalise tougher migrant returns and costly detention centres outside EU
The controversial EU return bill is set for a hasty approval on Wednesday (20 May) among European Commission, Parliament and Council, as national capitals demand long-term solutions for rejected asylu
PoliticsGeorgia Republicans worry their path to defeating Ossoff is becoming more difficult
Georgia Republicans are already bracing for their bruising Senate primary to continue past Tuesday night. Once viewed as a clear GOP pickup opportunity, the contest to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Osso
PoliticsRuble leads world currencies in gains against dollar. That’s cutting into revenues for Russian expor
The Russian ruble was the world’s best-performing currency against the U.S. dollar in the second quarter of 2026, the Bloomberg news agency reported. Since early April, the ruble has gained roughly 12
PoliticsRussian Communist Party lawmaker says the country’s economy ‘won’t survive’ a prolonged war
A State Duma deputy from the Novosibirsk region representing Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF) said Russia must bring the war in Ukraine to “the swiftest possible end” because the country’s economy “won
PoliticsU.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver for a Second Time
The U.S Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a 30-day extension of a sanctions waiver that allows countries to purchase Russian seaborne oil, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to
PoliticsStarmer's Cabinet Meeting
Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet meeting and Andy Burnham's campaign launch
PoliticsBudapest and Kyiv break the ice
After years of Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking Ukraine’s path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Brussels wondering if Hungary might finally be softeni
PoliticsPutin bei Xi und die neue Achse des Bösen
Xi Jinping receives Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Officially it is about the anniversary of the Sino-Russian friendship treaty. Gordon Repinski analyzes how China supports the Russian w
PoliticsDOJ's $1.776B 'anti-weaponization' fund
Democrats criticize DOJ's new fund, filing suit to block it. The fund is part of a settlement agreement.
PoliticsTop MEP issues Trump ultimatum ahead of final US trade deal talks
MEPs need cast-iron “guarantees” that the Trump administration will not be able to renege on its promises before they can agree to sign off the EU-US trade deal, the parliament’s lead negotiator has t
PoliticsEU Commission ducks call to shield Europeans from US sanctions over ICC’s Israel war-crimes probe
The EU will not commit to a proposal seeking to protect Europeans from US sanctions, following the Trump administration’s imposition of restrictions on judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC)
PoliticsInternational Gymnastics Federation lifts ban on Russian athletes competing under national flag and
The International Gymnastics Federation has lifted its ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus, allowing them to compete under their national flag and anthem. The restrictions had been in place since
PoliticsRussia strikes Dnipro with missiles, injuring 18
Russian forces struck Dnipro with missiles overnight on May 18, damaging apartment buildings, private homes, a religious institution, a university, and an industrial facility, said Oleksandr Hanzha, t
PoliticsReport: Russian state TV channels played down scale of Ukraine’s strike on Moscow
Russia’s three main state television channels — Channel One, Russia-1, and NTV — played down one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstv
PoliticsWhy Brussels is getting tougher on China
The European Commission is preparing to take a much tougher line on China, we hear on this episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, with Zoya Sheftalovich joined by Nick Vinocur. Brussels is growing
Politics‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their exper
From hotels to crumbling cellars, from the US army to the Ukrainian one: Since 2022, thousands of Americans have headed to Ukraine to fight, serve as medics, or help with war logistics. We speak to a
PoliticsThe ocean system no one has heard of that could destabilise Europe
It is called Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC. A dull acronym for something without which Europe would stop looking like Europe. If the AMOC stops, Europe will experience ice-age li
PoliticsTrump's revenge tour claims its biggest victim yet
President Donald Trump keeps knocking out his political enemies in the GOP. Bill Cassidy was the latest to fall. It’s a massive warning sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the president’s wrath:
PoliticsCassidy Loses Senate Primary
Sen. Bill Cassidy lost the Louisiana GOP Senate primary, a key win for Trump. Rep. Julia Letlow and John Fleming will face off in a runoff.