Post-election: Turkey’s problems are more than just Erdoğan
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jailed 100,000
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Gibraltar deal now in UK hands, Spain tells the UK
The recent proposal for a shared prosperity zone in Gibraltar, put forward by Spain and the European Commission, now needs the UK’s acceptance, Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Monday. Located at the southern tip of the Iberian Penninsula,…
Poland receives its first HIMARS rockets
Poland received its first HIMARS rocket systems from the US, with prospects for 20 systems to be delivered by the end of the year, the Defence Ministry announced on Monday. The system, first ordered by Warsaw in 2019, has been…
Czech trade unions declare emergency strike over austerity measures
Local trade unions declared an emergency strike on Monday in response to the government’s austerity package, which includes increasing corporate taxes and lowering public sector salaries. The government presented its austerity package on Thursday with the aim of consolidating public…
Biden and McCarthy Set for More Talks as Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears
Tuesday’s negotiations at the White House come a day after the Treasury Department reiterated that the government could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Kentucky and Philadelphia Hold Crucial Elections: What to Watch
In Kentucky, Republicans are choosing a nominee to take on the popular Democratic governor. In Philadelphia, Democrats are knotted in a crowded primary to lead the influential liberal city. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
How a Few Stories of Regret Fuel the Push to Restrict Gender Transition Care
In the campaign to ban gender therapies for minors, Republicans have amplified a group of activists who no longer identify as transgender, overriding objections from transgender people and medical experts. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Heightened cyber attacks threat before Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik
In the lead-up to the Council of Europe summit set to start Tuesday, there has been a surge in attempted cyber attacks on Icelandic infrastructure, which so far have not led to major incidents. CERT-IS, the Icelandic cyber security team,…
Croatia affirms commitment to assist Ukraine with war crime investigations
Croatian experts have been in Ukraine for months, helping local authorities in war crime investigations, Justice Minister Ivan Malenica said on an official visit to Kyiv on Monday. Malenica was there to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Maliuska, and…
US candidate Amy Pope wins tense contest to run UN migration agency
Former White House advisor Amy Pope won a vote in Geneva on Monday (15 May) to head the UN migration agency, prevailing in a tense contest against a Portuguese incumbent who had the support of the EU countries. The International…