Riot police with batons and shields broke up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in Amsterdam on Sunday (2 January) to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures and vaccinations. Public gatherings of more than two people are prohibited under…
Welcome to the first ‘The Capitals’ newsletter of 20
Brussels and Rabat seemed committed to preserving the contested EU-Morocco deal (Photo: Western Sahara Resource Watch) Since hostilities between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front in Western Sahara resumed in November 2020
Decisions about subpoenas and a Supreme Court ruling loom as lawmakers, staff members and Capitol employees plan to commemorate the day. At least seven people died in connection with the Capitol attack and hundreds of workers in the Capitol were…
Ms. Abrams, the Georgia Democrat running for governor, has admirers in both wings of her party — and Republicans eager to defeat her. Her carefully calibrated strategy faces a test in 20
The suicide bomber who killed nearly 200
In his year-end report, the chief justice said that the court administrators, not Congress, should address financial conflicts and workplace misconduct in the judicial system. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called for more rigorous ethics training and better systems…
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who quit in the face of corruption allegations, will work for Thiel Capital starting next year, Austrian media outlets reported on Thursday (30 December). Kronen Zeitung newspaper and Heute news portal said Kurz confirmed to…
France said Thursday (30 December) that it will suspend a new rule that prevents Britons from transiting through the country to reach homes elsewhere in the EU, a move that caught thousands of travellers off guard. “During the year-end holidays”…
The commander and second in charge of the U.S.S. Montgomery were relieved of command in a rare punishment, reportedly over their handling of a sexual harassment case. The littoral combat ship Montgomery has in recent years patrolled contested waterways like…