Trump Breaks Silence on Navalny Death, but Doesn’t Condemn Putin
His winding social media post on Monday contained no reference to Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, who has been widely condemned after the death of one of his most…
February 19, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya vows to continue his work
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: 'I will continue Alexei's work', says Navalny's widow By Laura GozziBBC News Alexei Navalny's widow…
Republican Attacks on Biden’s Climate Law Raise Concerns Ahead of Election
Executives of companies with clean energy projects are facing questions about the potential for a rollback of the law and its incentives if a Republican wins. Share full article Republicans…
New Wisconsin Legislative Maps Diminish G.O.P. Advantage
The new maps, which were drawn by the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and signed into law Monday, include an almost even split between Democratic- and Republican-leaning districts. Share full…
Houthis Say They Shot Down a U.S. Drone Off Yemen
The downing of the Reaper drone is another escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups. Share full article MQ-9 Reaper drones are the mainstay of the American…
Denmark will send its ‘entire artillery’ to Ukraine
Denmark will send its entire stock of ammunition to Kyiv, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced, becoming the first to do so and appealing to other European nations to do…
EU border agency ‘hijacked’ by EU Commission, its former boss says
Fabrice Leggeri, the former boss of EU border agency Frontex who will run for the far-right Rassemblement National in the European elections, criticised European migration policy while touring the French-Italian…
Far right, conservatives, liberals converging before EU elections, leading Left MEP says
The far right is gaining momentum in Europe ahead of EU elections and is converging with the right, centre-right, and liberals on policies and politics ahead of EU elections, the…
The Brief – VDL is synonym for ‘more of the same’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s CDU party announced today (19 February) her candidacy as the Spitzenkandidat for the European elections and, according to a well-choreographed scenario, the EPP…
EU plan to let 17-year olds drive trucks is crazy
After age limits were loosened in Finland, they found that 17-year-olds account for about eight percent of all road infractions even though they make up just