Category: Politico News

The EU will accelerate efforts to strike new trade deals with “like-minded partners” as the bloc tries to reduce its dependence on Russian energy and natural resources, the EU’s trade chief said in an interview with the Financial Times. European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said the EU needs to “broaden its base” of […]

Donald Trump couldn’t sleep. It was afternoon in Washington when Larry Kudlow’s cell phone buzzed; it was the middle of the night where the call was coming from. But that didn’t matter to Kudlow, a former CNBC presence now working as a White House economic adviser, for this wasn’t the first call he’d received from […]

U.S. citizens Luke “Skywalker” Lucyszyn and Bryan Young were killed when they were “ambushed” during a special operation in eastern Ukraine, their commander said.

ASPEN, Colo. — Some of the world’s top national security officials — from spy chiefs to ambassadors to defense ministers — gathered here this week to offer prognoses and prescriptions for an array of existing and potential global challenges. The topics covered ranged from cybersecurity to food insecurity to Russia’s war against Ukraine. As is […]

The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, the health body’s highest level of alert.  The decision on Saturday from WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebereyesus came despite the organization’s emergency committee being unable to reach consensus on whether the outbreak constituted such a global emergency. “We have an […]

The favorite to replace Mario Draghi as Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, dismissed claims that a government including her national-conservative party would pose a danger to Italy, insisting that there was “nothing to fear.”  Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy Party, which leads the polls for the Italian elections, told La Stampa on Saturday […]

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired several missiles at the port of Odesa on Saturday, Ukrainian authorities said, raising the question of whether Moscow would abide by a crucial deal struck Friday to unblock Ukraine’s seaports to allow for the transport of millions of tons of grain needed to feed countries in Africa and the Middle […]

The Federal Trade Commission is weighing whether to bring legal action against defense giant Northrop Grumman for alleged violations of a 2018 settlement that greenlit its purchase of the rocket, missile and satellite motor manufacturer Orbital ATK, according to two people familiar with the matter. The FTC’s scrutiny of Northrop, which has intensified this year, […]

The World Health Organization will announce Saturday whether it considers the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will lead a press conference at 3 p.m. Geneva time to announce the outcome of a meeting of experts that deliberated this week on whether the outbreak constitutes the WHO’s […]

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has vowed to review all EU laws on the U.K.’s statute books and scrap those which are deemed to hinder growth. The British foreign secretary, who is vying for the Tory leadership in a battle against Rishi Sunak, is calling for a “red tape bonfire” as she continues to pitch herself […]