Paris to host next AI Summit
France will host the next AI Safety Summit in Paris, according to a decision made on the sidelines of the first-ever summit currently taking place mainly behind closed doors in…
November 2023
Austria keen to learn from UK’s experience in outsourcing asylum claims
Austria will host UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Thursday to learn about her country’s experience outsourcing asylum applications to third countries. Austria has been pushing to outsource applications for…
Rashida Tlaib Draws Attack Ads From Pro-Israel Democratic Group
Ms. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, has been a leading critic of Israel, drawing condemnation from the country’s Democratic supporters. Share full article Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan…
Spain’s socialists strike deal with separatists, pave the way for second Sanchez term
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could be sworn in for a second term sooner than expected after his Socialist Party, PSOE, struck a deal with Catalonia’s Republican Left to meet…
Volkswagen rejects Czech gigafactory location, citing low demand for EV batteries
Volkswagen will not set up more European gigafactories for producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries for the time being, the carmaker’s CEO Oliver Blume has revealed, despite Czechia hoping to receive…
Meloni talks about Ukraine ‘fatigue’ in Russian prank call
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has fallen victim to a prank call by comedians who made her believe she was discussing Ukraine and EU migration policy with the chairman of…
Progressive Freshmen Toil to Find Their Footing in a Hard-Right House
Stymied on legislation and far from the ideological base of power in the Republican-led House, Representative Becca Balint of Vermont and her fellow liberal freshmen look to one another for…
DeSantis Leans Into Vaccine Skepticism to Energize Struggling Campaign
The Florida governor has so far found little success in getting his criticism of the Trump administration’s Covid-19 policies to stick, but that has not stopped him from trying. Share…
Can a Democrat Running the Biden Playbook Win in Deep-Red Kentucky?
Gov. Andy Beshear, the popular incumbent, is campaigning for re-election on abortion rights, the economy and infrastructure — but distancing himself from the unpopular president. Share full article Gov. Andy…
EU Commission reconfirms possible funding for Maltese gas pipeline linked to murder
Malta’s TransGas pipeline project has been re-added to the European Commission’s sixth ‘Projects of Common Interest’ (PCI) list, meaning it will be eligible for EU funding despite years of protests…