The untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short days – POLITICO
Because the news broke on a Friday night in Europe, many U.K. officials had to start working at…
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Russia frees ballerina in prisoner swap with US – POLITICO
In exchange, the U.S. freed Artur Petrov, a German-Russian dual citizen who was arrested in 2023 in Cyprus…
Top secret Nuked Blood documents to be opened after campaigners demand access
Nearly one million pages of evidence about Britain’s Cold War radiation experiments involving its own troops will finally…
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain’s most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86 – National
Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer who helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing…
Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump – POLITICO
But the Trump administration wants to dismantle RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. Over the weekend…
Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead
It was the least he could get away with. After 90 minutes on the phone to Donald Trump,…
This moment of crisis demands closer UK-EU cooperation – POLITICO
Our top priority must be to secure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. We need to deter…
Macron’s told-you-so moment – POLITICO
More recently, under Macron, there hasn’t been a “sustained effort from France to put its money where its…
5 awkward encounters between UK prime ministers and US presidents – POLITICO
When Trump visited this side of the pond, he slammed May’s strategy on Brexit, leading to revelations he’d…
Starmer wins against Badenoch on defense spending before jetting to DC – POLITICO
Cross party backing: Badenoch began with a note of unity, wishing Starmer “every success” on the trip for…
UK hikes defense spending to 2.5 percent by cutting aid – POLITICO
“One of the great lessons of our history is that instability in Europe will always wash up on…
Will the far-right AfD break through the firewall and take power? – POLITICO
Can the AfD win power? Timothy Garton Ash: I do think there’s a real danger for 2029 if…
Is Britain really ready to lead a Ukraine peacekeeping force? – POLITICO
Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued in 2021 that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European…
Trump’s invasion of Greenland would be ‘the shortest war in the world’ – POLITICO
However, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen organized a meeting with party leaders on Thursday to discuss the issue,…
How Carter’s covert aid to Afghan rebels redefined his foreign policy record
President Ronald Reagan is often credited with defeating the Soviet Union, in part by helping Afghan rebels, but…