Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is fast approaching the one-year mark, but the attack actually started more than a month before columns of Russian tanks began pouring across the border on February 2
German exports to Russia fell by more than 50% by autumn 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a government publication, but imports from Russia decreased less drastically despite the halt of fossil fuel deliveries. According to the document,…
A renewed focus on fiscal restraint in the debt limit standoff with Democrats poses its own political risks. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
He was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
A new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Pro-European parties GERB and DPS joined the Eurosceptic Bulgarian Socialist Party, “Bulgarian Rise” and the openly anti-Western “Revival” party in sabotaging a key bill on Bulgaria’s path to the Eurozone, as MPs from the parties failed to show up to…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and EU Council President Charles Michel met in Rome on Monday to talk about immigration and inflation ahead of the EU Council meeting, with the latter calling her approach responsible. The talks focused on the…
The former president’s familiar tactics of defiance, counterattacks and delays appear less successful than ever as investigations and court proceedings against him grind on. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, administration officials demanded that Republicans commit to avoiding a default on federal debt. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
France and Australia will jointly produce several thousand 155mm shells to send to Ukraine, the Australian and French Defence Ministers Richard Marles and Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday. A meeting was held in Paris on Monday between Australian and French…