The Brief – A fateful moment for the EU
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October 2024
Orbán: ‘Everyone will agree with me on migration’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed his country’s priorities for their Council presidency earlier than expected in a press conference on Tuesday (8 October), seeking to get ahead of grilling…
China to Penalize European Brandy Imports, Striking Back at Car Tariffs
Beijing’s action came days after European nations moved toward tariffs on electric vehicles from China, and it included a threat to also hit pork and car imports. Raising the stakes…
What Is Hamas Capable of After a Year of War?
The Palestinian militant group fired rockets at Israel on the anniversary of its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. A year ago, Hamas’s deadly attacks on southern Israel prompted an Israeli military…
Swedish far-right leader embroiled in gang-related controversy
The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson (SD, ECR), is now in hot water after a media investigation revealed that he allegedly knew the president of a motorcycle…
Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change
A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump. Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the…
N Korea’s Kim calls Putin ‘closest comrade’
N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade' Getty ImagesKim (R) and Putin (L) toasted their friendship when they met in North Korea in June North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
Japan Says It Manipulated a Photo of (Slightly) Unkempt Cabinet Ministers
The episode provided political fodder for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s critics and highlighted the country’s generally high standard of dress. The slightly disheveled appearance of the Japanese cabinet ministers who…
Israel challenges U.N. court’s jurisdiction to issue a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.
Israel has rejected the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for its prime minister and defense minister over their conduct of the war in Gaza, in filings…
Grappling With the Talmud in the Midst of Crisis
Letter of Recommendation What the words of ancient rabbis could and couldn’t teach me. In late 2019, I came upon an article about Daf Yomi — the practice of reading…