Category: Politico News

First-time Olympian Hunter Hess has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump just days after the freestyle skier spoke out against the administration’s political priorities. Trump bashed Hess, who said he has “mixed emotions” representing the U.S. at the Italian Olympic Games due to the current political climate, in a Truth Social post on Sunday. […]

Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukrainian intelligence services were involved in the assassination attempt of General Vladimir Alekseev in Moscow on Friday. Russia’s Investigative Committee and its Federal Security Service (FSB) said in statements that they have identified and arrested in Dubai the alleged perpetrator of the assassination attempt and brought him to Moscow […]

In a statement issued on Sunday afternoon, McSweeney said that the decision to appoint Mandelson was “wrong” and “ damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.” He said he took “full responsibility” after personally advising Starmer to make the appointment. He added: “In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters […]

However, Berlin warns that that will only be possible if it doesn’t mean giving up additional power to bureaucrats intent on piling burdensome regulations on businesses, which are already struggling to compete globally. “This includes new restraint on legislative activity to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, as well as resolute bureaucracy reduction which up-holds policy goals and […]

At least 14 people have died during, or in the immediate aftermath of, extratropical cyclones Kristin, Leonardo and Marta, which have caused severe flooding from the southern town of Alcoutim to the bustling northern city of Porto, where the Douro River’s waters overflowed into the Ribeira neighborhood. Fierce winds have knocked out the power supply […]

In an interview with several French local newspapers published on Saturday, Lecornu announced that in the coming days his government will finally present the long-overdue energy programming law, a text that outlines France’s energy strategy until 2035 and which is coming more than two years late. Lecornu said that the text would be adopted as […]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday condemned anti-Olympics protesters and the unknown perpetrators of railway sabotage that caused train delays, particularly on the line between Bologna and Venice. “Then you have them, the enemies of Italy and Italians, who demonstrate ‘against the Olympics,’ causing these images to be broadcast on television around the world. […]

Caroline Lang was also to inherit $5 million in Epstein’s will, according to Mediapart. Caroline Lang told the outlet that the fund was to support emerging artists and that she knew nothing of the will. “The accusations against me are inaccurate, and I will prove it, beyond the noise and fury of the media and […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday. Iran’s foreign minister, meanwhile, threatened U.S. military bases in the region. “The prime minister believes that all negotiations must include limiting the ballistic missiles, and ending support for the […]

As of Saturday, 19 especially hard-hit municipalities — home to 31,862 voters — have been given permission to delay the vote by one week. But outgoing President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Friday insisted that postponing the elections nationwide would violate electoral law. Portugal’s national electoral authority has also said the vote will go ahead […]