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Asked about the BBC report, Starmer told journalists: “Over the weekend, I was making the argument at the Munich Security Conference that we, the U.K. and Europe, need to step up when it comes to defense and security.” He added: “That means on defense spending, we need to go faster.” Two defense insiders, one serving […]

“To conceal his involvement, two companies were created in the Marshall Islands, integrated into the structure of a trust registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The high-ranking official’s ex-wife and four children were registered as beneficiaries of the companies,” NABU said in a statement Monday. NABU did not name Galushchenko directly, but described him as […]

The highly classified U.S. Air Force facility Area 51 in Nevada has long been the subject of conspiracy theories involving extraterrestrial life. “There is no underground facility. Unless there is this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,” Obama added on the podcast. Asked what the first question he […]

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News In a special recess week edition of Politics at Sam and Anne, the pair look at who could replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. Anne – who’s in Munich – tells Sam how the Europeans view the Starmer government and if his vision of closer ties […]

“It says, basically, if you want to pollute, you pay. If you don’t want to pay, innovate. And this is what happened,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in response to the ETS criticism after Thursday’s summit in Alden-Biesen.  The ETS requires companies to hold a permit for each ton of CO2 they emit. […]

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, the U.S. struck a softer tone — but Europe remains wary. Back in Brussels, as finance ministers gather for a Eurogroup meeting, a new informal format — the so-called E6 — is drawing attention. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland — Europe’s biggest economies — are coordinating […]

Nach der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz geht die zentrale Debatte in Berlin weiter: Wie souverän muss Europa werden, wenn das Vertrauen in die USA brüchiger wird. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio wählt versöhnliche Worte, doch die strategischen Zweifel bleiben. Eine Analyse von Gordon Repinski. Im 200-Sekunde-Interview ordnet Unions-Fraktionschef Jens Spahn die Konsequenzen aus München ein. Er plädiert für eine […]

14) Thomas Piketty et Julia Cagé Bien placés dans notre dernier classement, après une année 2024 marquée par le retour en force de la gauche et leur participation à la conception du programme du Nouveau Front populaire, les économistes Thomas Piketty et Julia Cagé ont continué à largement participer au débat public cette année, soutenant, notamment, […]

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Starmer has said Mandelson “repeatedly lied” to No. 10 about the extent of his friendship with Epstein — but the paper trail that would show what Downing Street knew, and when, remains caught in a tussle between police and the government. The prime minister has faced questions about his judgment in giving Mandelson the plum […]