French government survives confidence vote, but political crisis continues
The two no-confidence votes tabled to topple French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s government were rejected on Monday (20
March 2023
House Republicans Target Bragg Ahead of Expected Trump Indictment
Three Republican committee chairmen sought to use their investigative power to involve themselves in the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the former president. Another endorsed his presidential bid. Send…
Scholz visits Japan amid efforts to curb dependence on Russia, China
Becoming less dependent on China and Russia was high on the agenda in Tokyo as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his ministers attended their first-ever bilateral government consultations with Japan this…
Hundreds of ‘ghost tankers’ in Gulf of Finland pose risk for maritime safety
Unidentified tankers are shipping oil through the Gulf of Finland after the G7 implemented a $60 price cap on Russian oil and the EU and UK imposed a ban on…
Coking coal remains on EU critical raw materials list after Polish pressure
Coking coal will stay on the EU list of critical raw materials after Poland, a key producer, succeeded in persuading the European Commission to keep it there. The updated list…
DeSantis Breaks Silence on Trump and Criticizes Manhattan D.A.
The Florida governor, who had refrained for days from weighing in on the potential indictment of his likely 20
Bulgarian companies declare record profits amid crisis
Companies registered in Bulgaria have reported record profits over the past two years, despite the country’s dominant political narrative telling citizens the story that the country is in a perpetual…
Protests, violent clashes mount ahead of French no-confidence vote
France was marked by a series of protests and violent clashes this weekend, with some targeting parliamentarians after President Emmanuel Macron’s government bypassed parliament to adopt the much-reviled pension reform…
EU to train Libyan coast guard ‘whenever Libyan side is ready’
The EU is ready to re-start training the so-called Libyan coast guard whenever the Libyan side is ready under the mandate of the operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, EU Commission spokesperson…
American Held Hostage in Africa Is Freed
Jeffery Woodke, an American aid worker abducted in Niger by militants, was released after more than six years in captivity. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have…