France warns Israel against Lebanon ground offensive – POLITICO
Barrot praised Lebanon’s government for expelling the ambassador of Iran, calling the move “courageous” after Hezbollah — backed…
Iran shock puts Starmer’s economic comeback on ice – POLITICO
For Starmer’s government — headed for potentially brutal local elections in May — the crisis in the Gulf…
War eases leadership pressure on Starmer – POLITICO
But the calculation among plotters is still likely to come down to weighing the state of the war…
Italy, Belgium set to lose gas supply after world’s biggest LNG plant bombed – POLITICO
Nothing to see here Earlier on Thursday German Energy Minister Katherina Reiche had downplayed the impact of the…
UN chief suggests both sides may be committing war crimes in US-Israel conflict with Iran – POLITICO
“I don’t see any difference. It doesn’t matter who targets civilians. It is totally unacceptable,” he said. Representatives for the U.S. and…
Germany’s foreign minister warns Iran war could plunge ‘entire world into major crisis’ – POLITICO
Wadephul suggested some of the risks of the war — including the potential for a food crisis — had…
Europe could offer to help Trump on Iran — if he backs Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb suggests – POLITICO
Stubb told his audience he feared that peace talks in Ukraine are fast approaching a moment of truth,…
Israel says it killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani in overnight airstrike – POLITICO
Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an overnight airstrike on…
Zelenskyy decries ‘blackmail’ by Europe over Druzhba oil pipeline – POLITICO
Budapest has accused Kyiv of deliberately blocking progress on repairing the infrastructure in order to engineer an energy…
Elon Musk steps into the UK energy crisis – POLITICO
After Musk’s comments about violence, Labour backbencher Clive Lewis said in September: “Elon Musk shouldn’t be allowed anywhere…
Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of-living issue – POLITICO
When the conflict had just started, and before it — predictably — sent oil and gas prices soaring…
UK cut staff hours at key naval base responding to Cyprus drone strike – POLITICO
But a trade union representing defense workers in the U.K. is now arguing that government efforts to slash…