The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt
Republicans’ opening bid to avert economic catastrophe by raising the nation’s borrowing limit focuses more on energy policy than reducing debt. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
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West clashes with China, Russia over UN Cybercrime Convention
The United Nations Cybercrime Convention is becoming a battleground between the EU and other Western countries on the one hand, China, Russia and other authoritarian regimes on the other. National…
Renew Europe risks losing Spanish delegation after EU elections
Record low polls and disbandments among centre-liberal party Ciudadanos, which has eight of nine seats in Renew Europe group’s Spanish delegation, may lead the party to disappear from the group…
Italian government, opposition clash over Brussels’ LGBTIQ comments
Italian parties are divided over the European Parliament’s recent condemnation of anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric in Italy which raises concerns over similarities to existing sentiments in Hungary and Poland. On Thursday, the…
Opposition criticises minister for giving WW II damage report to German president
Opposition MP and former defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak criticised Culture and National Heritage Minister Piotr Gliński for handing German President Frank Walter Steinmeier a report on war damages Germany caused…
EU plans allow Big Tech to exploit your medical records, without permission
He's looking at your medical records — but who else is? (Photo: National Cancer Institute) In May 20
Get used to public German government infighting, says leading liberal
Germany and the world should get used to public fights among the parties that make up the country’s government, the leading chief whip of the liberal coalition member FPD, Johannes…
New Finnish government urged to improve trade routes other than Baltic Sea
Industries are urging the government that is currently in the process of being formed to look into new trade routes besides the traditional Baltic Sea due to possible interference, disruptions…
Spain, US to sign new destroyer deal ahead of Sanchez’s trip to Washington
Spain and the US plan to sign an agreement to deploy two extra US destroyers at the Rota Naval Base before 12 May, the official date set for Prime Minister…
Supreme Court Expected to Decide on Abortion Pill Access: What to Know
The court is expected to weigh in on whether a commonly used pill, mifepristone, should remain widely available. Here is what’s at stake. Send any friend a story As a…