What We’ve Learned From Presidential Physicals of Biden, Trump and Obama
President Biden will undergo a routine checkup on Thursday. Here’s what exams of Mr. Biden and past presidents have turned up. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
February 16, 2023
How Questions Over a Spy Balloon and U.F.O.s Fed a Crisis Between the U.S. and China
U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines. Washington’s evolving view reflects…
EU states have no interest in updating election law, says leading MEP
EU governments have no interest in moving forward on updating the EU’s electoral law, because “updating democracy” ranks low among their priorities, the German EU lawmaker Damian Boeselager told reporters…
Germany orders ammunition on behalf of Ukraine
The German government has signed contracts with the local arms industry to produce tank ammunition on behalf of Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on the margins of a ministers’…
Sweden, Finland agree to drop joint NATO bid: media reports
Finland and Sweden have abandoned their joint approach to NATO membership and agreed that Finland will join first, Iltalehti reported. On Tuesday, the tabloid newspaper Iltalehti ran a scoop with…
Berlusconi’s Zelenskyy comments rattle coalition
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi recently slamming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his devastating actions in Ukraine has rattled the governing right coalition and drawn strong criticism from the opposition, including…