Category: Politico News

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to directly endorse President Joe Biden’s statement that the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if China invaded, saying that America’s priority is helping Taiwan prepare to protect itself. Speaking on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” in an interview that aired Sunday, Austin said: “In accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, we’re […]

The presidents of nine NATO countries in central and eastern Europe declared on Sunday that they would never recognize the annexation by Russia of several Ukrainian regions. Hungary and Bulgaria were conspicuously absent from the signatories. In a joint statement, the leaders also supported a path to NATO membership for Ukraine. The nine leaders demanded […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he expects President Vladimir Putin to continue to suggest he might use nuclear weapons in Russia’s war with Ukraine — and that it is possible he could actually do so. “There are no checks on Mr. Putin,” Austin said in a CNN interview that aired Sunday morning. “Just as he […]

Supporters of a coup against Burkina Faso leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba attacked the French embassy in the capital Ouagadougou on Sunday. Security forces used tear gas at the embassy to disperse the protesters as unrest continues to grip the country, according to French news agency AFP. In the second military coup this year, junior soldiers, […]

Splits in the governing U.K. Conservative Party burst into the open Sunday as senior Tory Michael Gove suggested he could vote against the “profoundly concerning” budget unveiled by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. Gove, a leading light of the 2016 Brexit campaign who has served in a host of top government roles, told the BBC […]

King Charles III will not be traveling to Egypt for the COP27 climate summit next month, after U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss advised him to stay away, the Sunday Times reported.  The monarch, a lifelong environmental campaigner, had planned on giving a speech at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Sharm […]

At least 174 people have died and more are being treated for injuries following a stampede at a football stadium in Java, Indonesia, on Saturday night, according to media reports.   The match was between two of Indonesia’s biggest teams, the rival Javanese clubs Arema and Persebaya Surabaya. Following Arema’s defeat, its supporters ran onto the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to recapture more territory in eastern Ukraine after Kyiv’s forces pushed Russia out of the key city of Lyman. “Now a Ukrainian flag is there” in Lyman, Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on Saturday. “During this week, there were more Ukrainian flags in Donbas. It will be even more […]

European Council President Charles Michel said EU leaders will discuss the security of critical infrastructure at a summit on Friday, following damage to Nord Stream gas pipelines that Western countries have called a likely act of sabotage. “Sabotage of Nordstream pipelines is a threat to the EU. We are determined to secure our critical infrastructure,” Michel […]

BIRMINGHAM, England — They say absence makes the heart grow fonder — and it’s the absent guests from this year’s Conservative Party conference who will be among the hottest topics of conversation. Neither former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, nor his former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, are expected to attend the annual party gathering, which kicks off […]