A Europe that spends more on defense — and can stand up to the US – POLITICO
Other European leaders, suggesting coordination among them, also stressed the mutual benefits of the postwar alliance, including Swedish Prime…
Merz warns Munich Security Conference freedom ‘is no longer a given’ in stark remarks
Friedrich Merz has told the Munich Security Conference that the world order as it has stood for decades…
Europe has the weapons, but still needs America to wage war – POLITICO
The European Union’s defense is often hobbled by the need for unanimity, giving a veto to pro-Kremlin Hungary.…
Europe ‘failed’ on Trump, Putin’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics: MSC chair
US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on the…
After years of resistance, leaders finally say EU should go at different speeds – POLITICO
With the bloc buffeted by multiple geopolitical crises, it’s starting to realize that it can’t come to grips…
Von der Leyen and Merz clash over future of EU’s core climate law – POLITICO
“This system is implemented to reduce CO2 emissions, and at the same time to enable the companies to…
UK to join NATO’s US arms-buying scheme for Ukraine – POLITICO
Last year, the program raised around $5 billion for Ukraine. Earlier this month, NATO chief Mark Rutte said…
NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside – POLITICO
But in practice, “the threat hasn’t changed since the Cold War,” said Friis, the professor. The U.S. can…
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, 70, spotted with 27-year-old daughter of German politician: report
Eric Schmidt, the 70-year-old billionaire and former Google CEO, is romantically linked to a model more than four…
Mikaela Shiffrin’s tense slalom run leads to a ‘miracle’ for her U.S. teammates
In the finish corral, Shiffrin told U.S. journalists, “I didn’t find a comfort level that allowed me to…
Jacques Leveugle under investigation in France for sexual assault of 89 minors
PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor on Tuesday made public the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of…
Germany shoots down Macron’s Eurobonds proposal – POLITICO
“We think that, in view of the agenda [at the EU leaders summit], this distracts a little from…