After shaking Costa’s hand, De Wever explained: “I was saying you’re the only one who can represent us.” After a brief pause, Costa responded: “Thank you very much.” “And that we should send you to Moscow as soon as possible,” De Wever added with a grin. The quip was a reference to leaders’ discussions over […]
Continue ReadingAndy Burnham has secured a thumping victory in the Makerfield by-election – but is it game over for Sir Keir Starmer? With a critical few days ahead, attention now turns to Labour’s cabinet ministers, MPs and party members. Who could make the first move to oust the prime minister? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy have […]
Continue Reading“The technical negotiations are going to start sometime this weekend,” he said. “But that could change. Iran is not an easy country to get out of.” On Friday, Reuters reported the trip had been called off because of “logistics.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — who […]
Continue ReadingLeaders from some of the most staunchly anti-Russia countries, as well as Denmark and the Netherlands, rallied behind Macron and Merz, with some displaying unprecedented fury with Costa, three of the officials said. “The European Union cannot assume the role of mediator in these negotiations,” Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal told POLITICO. “Suggestions that alternative […]
Continue ReadingThe furore comes after confirmation Costa’s influential chief of staff Pedro Lourtie reached out to a senior Russian official, in a move that raised eyebrows among countries that say they were not informed of the plan. The EU members warn Moscow is as set on its path of aggression as it was when it launched […]
Continue ReadingThe Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — in particular were “furious” about the Russia outreach, according to a European diplomat working on the issue. Several leaders learned about the calls only after they appeared in media reports and were angry about it, a further three diplomats said. The all spoke to POLITICO on […]
Continue Reading“Dear Gideon, as you know, the EU and Israel have a lot that binds us,” she wrote on X. “Dialogue is the foundation of diplomacy, especially when differences arise.” Kallas also reiterated the EU’s support for a two-state solution and condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank, describing them as an obstacle to peace. But […]
Continue ReadingTusk on Wednesday said “everything indicates that this was a political assassination,” but he added that Polish authorities were still compiling “evidence and more concrete findings.” “If it turns out that Russia was behind this attack, it would constitute an act of state terrorism,” he added. On Thursday, Tusk appeared to double down on his […]
Continue ReadingSobyanin said Russian air defenses had intercepted at least 180 drones heading toward the capital. In a post on Telegram, he added that one drone struck a shopping center building. Russian media reported a high-rise residential building and several private homes were hit during the attacks. All four of Moscow’s airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and […]
Continue ReadingEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday said her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban on teens like those in the works in France, the U.K and other countries. “I am not against a social media ban for under 16s, but I am not either convinced […]
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