Category: Politico News

The Starmer drama continues as the PM is warned by the Scottish Labour leader to stay away ahead of a crucial set of local elections – so, how popular is Keir Starmer across the board? Well, not very, according to the first weekly check-in on the state of the polls in 2026, as ‘Never Here […]

Im Kanzleramt kommt es zu einem überraschenden Einschnitt. Friedrich Merz trennt sich von seinem langjährigen Büroleiter Jacob Schrot. Der Schritt wirft Fragen auf, weil er nicht nur etwas über die Personalie selbst sagt, sondern auch über die Lage des Kanzlers. Nach einem Jahr als außenpolitisch präsenter Regierungschef steht Merz unter wachsendem Druck, innenpolitisch und wirtschaftlich […]

President Donald Trump reiterated Monday that he is prepared to send more troops into Venezuela if interim President Delcy Rodriguez stops cooperating with the U.S. In an interview with NBC News, Trump said Rodriguez was cooperating in the wake of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela’s capital that led to the capture of the country’s leader, Nicolás […]

From carbonara to tiramisù, many beloved Italian classics are relatively recent creations, not much older than the culinary “blasphemies” from across the pond, like chicken parmesan or Hawaiian pizza. Even more surprising is the extent of U.S. influence on contemporary Italian food itself. Pizza, for instance, only earned its red stripes when American pizza-makers began […]

The more optimistic quarters of the Russian camp argue that Trump’s actions in Caracas show international law has been jettisoned, allowing Moscow to justify its own behavior. Others suggest, despite evidence to the contrary in the Middle East, that Trump is adhering to the 19th century Monroe Doctrine and will be content to focus on […]

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says the U.S. is in charge of Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Miller told CNN on Monday the U.S. is “by definition” in control of Venezuela after it removed Maduro in a striking military raid and has established a naval blockade of the South American country. […]

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appeared to take Trump’s threats at face value, warning that such an attack would spell the end of NATO. “The American president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland,” she said on Monday. “If the U.S. chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops … […]

Trump has long pushed for the mineral-rich island, which is largely autonomous but part of Denmark and therefore belongs to the NATO military alliance, to join the U.S., calling it a strategic necessity and refusing to rule out using force or economic coercion.   “We need Greenland from a national security situation,” he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. “We will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 […]

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Trump in Florida, with the Ukrainian leader pitching a 20-point peace plan that would see the U.S. provide security guarantees to Kyiv and the country’s eastern Donbas region turned into a free economic zone. On Tuesday, around 27 leaders, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte as well as the […]

“Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela,” Davey argued. “Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.” Even Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and […]