What We’ve Learned From Presidential Physicals of Biden, Trump and Obama
President Biden will undergo a routine checkup on Thursday. Here’s what exams of Mr. Biden and past presidents have turned up. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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How Questions Over a Spy Balloon and U.F.O.s Fed a Crisis Between the U.S. and China
U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines. Washington’s evolving view reflects U.S. and Chinese difficulties in discerning each other’s intentions. Send…
EU states have no interest in updating election law, says leading MEP
EU governments have no interest in moving forward on updating the EU’s electoral law, because “updating democracy” ranks low among their priorities, the German EU lawmaker Damian Boeselager told reporters on Tuesday (14 February). Boeselager, a Green deputy, saw his…
Germany orders ammunition on behalf of Ukraine
The German government has signed contracts with the local arms industry to produce tank ammunition on behalf of Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on the margins of a ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. The government will “immediately” relaunch…
Sweden, Finland agree to drop joint NATO bid: media reports
Finland and Sweden have abandoned their joint approach to NATO membership and agreed that Finland will join first, Iltalehti reported. On Tuesday, the tabloid newspaper Iltalehti ran a scoop with unnamed sources, claiming Sweden had given Finland “permission” to join…
Berlusconi’s Zelenskyy comments rattle coalition
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi recently slamming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his devastating actions in Ukraine has rattled the governing right coalition and drawn strong criticism from the opposition, including from Brussels. Berlusconi lashed out at Zelenskyy this weekend for…
U.S. Could Default on Its Debt Between July and September, C.B.O. Says
The nonpartisan budget office also said that if tax receipts fall short of projections, and Congress fails to act on the debt limit, the U.S. could run out of cash before July. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
US watches closely as Bulgaria develops anti-corruption reform
Reform of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption system is something the US is following closely, particularly as it is so important for the EU, US, and UK, the head of the Office for Coordination of Sanctions in the US State Department, James O’Brien…
Belgium plans to double gas transit to Germany, build new interconnectors
Belgian and Germany agreed to link their hydrogen networks, double gas transit to Germany and conduct a study to construct a second electricity interconnector, the two states agreed at the first Belgian-German Energy Summit in Zeebrugge. Belgian Prime minister Alexander…
Sweden’s main public TV broadcaster disrupted by cyberattacks
Disruptions rattled Sweden’s national TV broadcasting company SVT on Tuesday following a series of cyberattacks that rendered access to its website impossible, after universities, hospitals and regional administration offices faced similar attacks last week. “We saw increased activity and calls…