Speaker Quest Reveals McCarthy’s Tenuous Grip on House Majority
As the Republican leader has made concessions to the far right, he has effectively agreed to give them carte blanche to disrupt the workings of the House — and to…
January 6, 2023
Military Investigation Reveals How the U.S. Botched a Drone Strike in Kabul
Documents obtained through a lawsuit reveal how biases led to the deadly August 20
Belgium to ask travellers from China for negative COVID-19 tests
Travellers from China will need a negative COVID-19 test certificate to enter from Sunday onwards, State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor announced on Thursday. The obligation will…
Dutch health minister asks Senate to reconvene amid China’s COVID wave
Health Minister Ernst Kuipers has called on the Senate to return from their break to reassess COVID-19 laws after China easer their own laws and an outbreak of infections ensued.…
Spanish experts see no cause for alarm over China’s COVID-19 wave
Experts in immunology and epidemiology see no cause for alarm in the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in China, but countries should remain vigilant in the coming days, they warned. The…
McCarthy Reaches for Deal With Right as Speaker Fight Enters Fourth Day
The G.O.P. leader hoped a proposed agreement would sway a critical mass of defectors to support him. But no votes had yet moved, and it was unclear if he could…
Russia country profile
Russia – the largest country on earth – emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to seek to reassert itself as a world power. Income from vast…
December rains caused €175 million worth of damage across Portugal
Heavy rains caused damages of at least €175 million in Lisbon, Portalegre, and Faro districts, according to the final and provisional calculations made by 21 municipalities. Between 7 and 14…
Former Czech PM’s Stork’s Nest case enters final phase
The main trial in the EU subsidy fraud case involving former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate Andrej Babiš, – accused of falsely creating the impression that the Stork’s Nest…
Former Slovak FM Matovič continues attacks on LGBTI+
Former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Igor Matovič shared an anti-trans post on Facebook, followed by a post in which he wrote we live in a “sick age, when sick…