September 2022 – Page 109

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s U.K. Trip Under Scrutiny

September 17, 2022

The actions of Meghan, and her husband, Prince Harry, as they mourn the queen have been the subject of biting social commentary — as usual.

What’s Behind the Success of the Far-Right Sweden Democrats?

September 17, 2022

Campaigning on issues like immigration, religion, crime and the cost of environmental rules, the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots, grew its support.

Russia ‘may not have sufficient reserves’ to withstand further Ukraine assault

September 17, 2022

It comes as bodies have been unearthed at a mass burial site near the city of Izium

Satellite images show tanks near Izyum mass graves month before bodies found

September 17, 2022

Artillery guns also seen at entrance to cemetery just weeks after Russia’s invasion

‘We may never find them’: Desperate Ukrainians forced to trawl through dead looking for lost loved ones

September 17, 2022

The Missing: Bel Trew follows families who may never know the fate of their relatives

‘Our lungs burned’: How Europeans saw climate change in August

September 17, 2022

‘Our lungs burned’: How Europeans saw climate change in August The effects of global warming as witnessed by POLITICO readers. By Zia Weise, Karl Mathiesen Photo by Nicolas Asfourit/AFP via Getty Images A summer of heat, fire and drought has pushed climate change into the consciousness of many Europeans — including our readers. Every month […]

[Opinion] Editor’s weekly digest — Saturday September 17

September 17, 2022

The Queen of England died. Ukraine started a startlingly successful counterattack on Russian occupiers. Sweden elected a rightwing government. Hungary no longer considered a democracy by the European Parliament. A new secretary-general appointment was rushed through.

[Analysis] Will EU spending plans survive a tug of war with the ECB?

September 17, 2022

Just as Europe is planning another massive bail-out of the economy, the European Central Bank is retreating into monetary austerity.

Live: Britain says Ukraine continues offensive in northeast, Russia establishes defensive line

September 17, 2022

Ukraine continues offensive operations in the northeast of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Ukraine’s Donbas, Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War

September 17, 2022

In one small town in the Donbas region, everything suddenly fell apart. It was part of Vladimir Putin’s grand plan, and it helped lay the groundwork for the invasion of Ukraine. Now things are heating up again.