Europe and the US are sending the message that human rights and international law apply to some, but not to others. This attitude makes the West morally bankrupt in the eyes of the rest of the world (Photo: Annie Spratt)…
The attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas and Islamic Jihad was a war crime and a crime against humanity, but that is also true of the collective punishment Israel is now inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza (Photo: Israeli Air Force)…
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán took a swipe at the EU on Monday, describing it as a ‘poorly executed contemporary parody’ of the Soviet Union, after the EU Parliament urged the Commission to resist Hungary’s €13 billion rule of law ‘extortion’.…
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, with European Parliament president Roberta Metsola, in Israel following the Hamas massacre on 7 October (Photo: EU Commission) Following the deadly 7 October attacks by militant group Hamas, European Commission president Ursula von…
A visibly-nervous Viktor Orban meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Beijing last week (Photo: Screengrab) The footage of the meeting between the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his EU-ally Viktor Orbán last Tuesday (17 October) in Beijing highlighted the nervousness…
Gaza, during the October 2023 Israeli bombing (Photo: UNRWA) Within the corridors of diplomacy, an unsettling silence hangs heavy when it comes to addressing the predicament of Gaza. This silence is entangled in narratives that are often influenced by politics…
The EU estimates a need for an additional €477bn per year to 2030, in the energy and transport sectors alone (Photo: Greg Rosenke) The last few months have brought increasing clarity on the legislative framework underpinning the European Green Deal…
As the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Menendez bucked Democratic colleagues — and presidents — on matters ranging from Cuba to Iran. Share full article From Latin America to the Middle East, Senator Robert Menendez has…
The political scion, whose long-shot Democratic primary challenge has faltered, released a video teasing a third-party candidacy that would put Democrats on high alert. Share full article Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and prominent purveyor of conspiracy theories,…
Shawn Fain, the president of the United Automobile Workers union, said he was opposed to meeting the former president during his visit to Michigan on Wednesday. Share full article Shawn Fain, the U.A.W. president, left, was joined by President Biden…