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More cash, less screen time: 5 policy takeaways from Macron’s Sorbonne speech

Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.

April 25, 2024 5:57 pm CET

Rivals move in as France’s leftist firebrand runs into trouble

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s latest scandal, in which he compared a French university head to a Nazi, has some on the left considering succession plans.

April 25, 2024 12:57 pm CET

Russia would lose a war with NATO, Poland warns

“It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said.

April 25, 2024 12:00 pm CET

Serbia’s Vučić apologizes for calling Slovenians ‘disgusting’

Outspoken prime minister blustered that he was only saying sorry to Slovenian citizens, not politicians.

April 25, 2024 9:09 am CET

Biden admin isn’t fully convinced Ukraine can win, even with new aid

Few Biden administration officials or lawmakers say the $60 billion package means Ukraine walks away from the battlefield with its country fully restored.

April 24, 2024 9:58 pm CET

The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them

The transfer of Army Tactical Missile Systems with a nearly 200-mile range ends a yearslong drama between Washington and Kyiv.

April 24, 2024 7:40 pm CET

Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings

Russian oil giant Rosneft lost some 26,000 cubic meters of fuel following Ukrainian drone strikes.

April 24, 2024 5:48 pm CET

Britain sends a message to Trump: NATO is worth investing in

U.K. pledge to hike defense spending is designed to keep U.S. on side.

April 24, 2024 4:11 pm CET

Macron’s Olympics terror nightmare

Pressure mounts on France, with Paris 2024 just 3 months away.

April 24, 2024 2:25 pm CET

Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested on bribery charges

Opposition activists had exposed Timur Ivanov’s vast wealth, including yachts, luxury goods and holidays in France.

April 24, 2024 9:47 am CET

Rise of the far right keeps EU lawmakers up at night

… unless they’re from the far right!

April 24, 2024 4:00 am CET
FUTURE SHOCK

How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart

The former president’s return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored.

April 24, 2024 4:00 am CET
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UK announces £75B defense boost — and challenges Europe to follow suit

Move will see Britain spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense by end of the decade as Downing Street urges ‘other major European NATO economies to follow.’

April 23, 2024 3:55 pm CET

Germany urges UK’s Rishi Sunak to spend big on defense

Russian threat looms large as Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares to welcome British PM to Berlin.

April 23, 2024 4:05 am CET

French PM Attal unleashes Sarkozy-style politics to tackle far-right surge

Gabriel Attal returns to the themes that led to his meteoric rise in French politics, portraying himself as a man of law and order and a staunch defender of French secularism.

April 23, 2024 4:02 am CET

Students clash over Israel at elite French school

Sciences Po hosted a conference by three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon under tense circumstances.

April 22, 2024 10:24 pm CET

Next Ukraine package from US to be larger than normal, include armored vehicles

The Senate could approved more than $60 billion for Kyiv as soon as Tuesday.

April 22, 2024 8:19 pm CET

Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race

As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.

April 22, 2024 3:29 pm CET

Without European rearmament, NATO is setting itself up for failure

As long as the Russian imperial state exists in its current form, the threat it poses to Europe won’t go away.

April 22, 2024 5:02 am CET

Blinken heading back to China, with a threat over military aid to Russia

Washington accuses Beijing of sending Moscow everything from missile and drone components to machine tools.

April 21, 2024 11:20 am CET

As US aid to Ukraine clears key hurdle, Europe grapples with its own support for Kyiv

Estonia and Sweden are among European countries warning against complacency, as EU foreign ministers are set to discuss Ukraine on Monday.

April 20, 2024 9:47 pm CET

As US House nears vote on Ukraine aid, Pentagon prepares to send gear to Kyiv

“We certainly understand and appreciate the urgency and are poised to move quickly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.

April 19, 2024 6:52 pm CET

Western leaders call for de-escalation following reports of Israeli strike on Iran

Iran has played down the attack and said it has no plans to retaliate.

April 19, 2024 3:50 pm CET

Robert Habeck wants Germany to rebuild Ukraine

A defense industry delegation from Berlin spies opportunities amid the rubble.

April 18, 2024 7:42 pm CET
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