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Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved
Starmer could be a great reforming Labour PM. Or he could be, as his thwarted enemies call him, a Tory in red.
The UK’s Brexit dream is dead
From stigma to support: Ending HIV in Europe by 2030
Five simple steps to deceiving your way to Downing Street
The sleepy corner of England battling China
New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 race
Biden plagiarized him in the 1980s. Now Neil Kinnock wants the president to take a few more notes.
Out of time. Out of patience. Women’s and adolescents’ health and rights cannot wait.
Women are suffering and dying because of preventable health issues, exacerbated by climate change and conflict. This must end now.
Giorgia Meloni hits out at EU top jobs backroom deal
The Italian prime minister also called the EU ‘an invasive bureaucratic giant.’
City dreams of Labour win to deliver new Brexit deal
It’s considered a ‘hanging offense,’ but could some EU countries hash out side deals with the UK on financial services?
France be warned: You could become Italy
French political circles are openly discussing the possibility of a very Italian option: an emergency government of experts.
Dagestani official sacked after sons implicated in Sunday’s deadly attacks
Russian officials blame the West for the slayings, following the same script used after the Crocus City Hall mass shooting in March.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss
Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening.
UK hits 2 percent inflation target
The metric bolsters a beleaguered Conservative party that had made inflation a central issue ahead of the July 4 election.
A punch-up in parliament reveals Italy’s deepest scars
The Meloni coalition’s plan to give more power to ‘virtuous’ regions has inflamed the country’s North-South divide.
Estonia sentences Russian professor to six years in prison over espionage
Vyacheslav Morozov is accused of using his position as a researcher to collect intelligence for Russia.
Paris court overturns France’s arms show ban on Israeli firms
The ban soured relations with Israel.
Italy’s beach warfare pits Meloni’s party against bathers
Beach bars and restaurants were supposed to open up exclusive rights to the shoreline by the end of last year.
Russian trial of US reporter Gershkovich to be closed
The journalist has been detained in Russia for more than a year on charges of spying for the CIA.
Want an EU top job? Have you asked the prosecutor?
Prosecutors are still looking into allegations surrounding the frontrunners to lead the two most important EU institutions.
Betrayal on Britain’s south coast
Voters say they feel let down by Conservatives on immigration, public services and the supposed benefits of Brexit.
How Brexit’s fallout doomed climate action in Northern Ireland
Politicians shut down the Stormont Assembly for two years. Among the casualties: Northern Ireland’s hopes of greening its economy.
EU diplomat Johan Floderus freed by Iran in prisoner exchange
In exchange for Floderus, Sweden has agreed to release Iranian former prison official Hamid Nouri.
Next Russia sanctions package ‘will happen soon,’ Germany’s Scholz says
German chancellor denies Berlin is blocking latest EU sanctions, contests “new Hungary” charge.
Are France’s senior civil servants ready to serve the National Rally?
Senior state officials are wondering what attitude they should adopt if they had to work for a far-right government.
Football tourism to bring €1B to Germany in Euro 2024 tournament, study shows
That will boost German GDP by about 0.1 percent, according to the Ifo Institute study.