Lobbyists simply do not declare themselves as ‘lobbyists', and thus submit no information into the lobbying register — and thus game over for transparency (Photo: Daniel Huizinga) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has started the consultation process…
“You’re too honest,” President Donald J. Trump said as he pressured his vice president to intervene to block Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.…
Increasing tensions with Kosovo have laid bare political division in Kosovo as parties struggle to find unity on issues including contentious negotiations with Belgrade and relations with the US and EU. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Albin Kurti held a meeting…
Following reports on Chinese government outposts set up to monitor and harass nationals on bloc territory, information is emerging on similar third-country operations, with governments around Europe often evasively confirming their existence but coming up short on action. In September,…
France would not be prepared for a high-intensity war as the government’s defence budget is currently insufficient, Pierre de Villiers, the former Chief of Staff of the French Army, told Le Parisien in an interview published Tuesday. France will allocate…
President Biden appeared to have the best midterms of any president in 20 years, avoiding the “shellacking” his predecessors endured. But even a narrow Republican majority could transform his presidency. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Sweden continues to deal with Kurdish organisations Turkey views as terrorists, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after meeting Sweden’s new Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday, despite the Swedish government announcing it will distance itself from the YPG…
The duel between Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democratic incumbent, and Adam Laxalt, her Republican challenger, serves as a referendum on voters’ concerns nationwide over inflation and the economy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift…
“I want to do everything I can to use my voice to create the kind of democracy that deserves to exist,” one voter said. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The former president said that, if he runs for president and wins in 2024, Senator Mitch McConnell will “be out in two minutes.” Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have