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Press play to listen to this article When news broke that the U.S. Supreme Court had overturned decades of precedent and opened the door to abortion bans across the country, the reaction from opponents of the procedure in Europe was simple: We can do it too. With support for legal abortion in Europe polling at … Read More “The plan to overturn abortion rights in Europe – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article ELMAU, Germany — Behind the free-trading façade of the G7, there’s now more than a whiff of Gosplan, the old Soviet central planning committee. Like price-fixing apparatchiks, leaders of the G7, the world’s industrialized democracies, convened in the Bavarian Alps for their annual meeting with a plan to … Read More “G7 leaders push to cap oil prices – POLITICO” »
On Monday morning, the news broke that Russia’s creditors hadn’t receive interest payments by a Sunday deadline. A deadline for €100 million in interest payments on two bonds, one denominated in U.S. dollars, the other in euros, had expired on May 27, but a 30-day grace period lapsed on Sunday, Reuters reported. The news failed … Read More “Russia misses bond payment deadline — but does it matter? – POLITICO” »
NATO leaders will proclaim a united wartime front this week at a summit in Madrid. Yet the quandaries that once left NATO adrift are still bubbling. Before Russia sent its troops streaming into Ukraine, NATO had been searching for reinvention. For some, China and its expansive, modernizing military presented NATO’s next big challenge. Others wondered … Read More “NATO rushes to halt Russia, leaving China pivot unresolved – POLITICO” »
Konstantinos Komaitis is a veteran of developing and analyzing Internet policy to ensure an open and global Internet. He’s currently with the New York Times’ Data Governance team. This article represents the views of the author. In 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron took the stage during the annual Internet Governance Forum in Paris and proclaimed: “I … Read More “EU Internet regulations are falling into the ‘China trap’ – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article ELMAU, Germany — France has upended talks at the G7 leaders’ summit over a proposal to cap the price of Russian oil by insisting instead on worldwide price controls that would apply to all producers, including the United States, according to two officials monitoring the talks. The Élysée confirmed … Read More “France wants cap on oil prices worldwide — not just Russia – POLITICO” »
CNN — There are multiple fatalities and at least 50 people who were injured after an Amtrak train derailed Monday in Missouri, Eric McKenzie, the superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service, told CNN. Amtrak said in a statement the train collided with a dump truck at a public crossing near the city of Mendon at … Read More “Amtrak train derails near Kansas City, Missouri, after hitting dump truck” »
ELMAU, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday urged G7 leaders to supply his country with sophisticated missile defense systems and additional aid that would tilt the war against Russia in Ukraine’s favor as quickly as possible. Zelenskyy also requested greater financial assistance for his war-ravaged country, as well as additional sanctions against Russia to … Read More “Zelenskyy urges G7 to provide anti-missile systems for Ukraine – POLITICO” »
ELMAU, Germany — The G7 economic powers will ban imports of Russian gold in a further tightening of the stranglehold Western nations have sought to impose in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the plan as the G7 leaders were due to arrive at a Schloss Elmau, … Read More “G7 bans Russian gold – POLITICO” »
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid lashed out at EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell over a visit to Tehran aimed at reviving negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal, which Israel has long opposed and sought to undermine in any way possible. As a courtesy, Borrell reached out to Lapid ahead of his visit to Tehran, … Read More “Israeli foreign minister slams EU’s Borrell over Iran outreach – POLITICO” »
