Germany’s Merz faces party backlash over partial arms freeze to Israel – POLITICO
Israel’s security is Germany’s ‘reason of state’ Others framed the move as a further illustration of their leader’s…
5 times JD Vance dunked on the UK … his summer vacation spot – POLITICO
In fairness, the U.K. government did demand Apple grant it a backdoor to access user data, teeing up…
Macron takes aim at Algerian officials in major diplomatic escalation – POLITICO
“Since the outbreak of this crisis, which France caused, it has chosen to approach it with the logic…
France strips residence permit of man who lit cigarette at war memorial – POLITICO
This week’s video of the man stooping to light his cigarette at the Unknown Soldier War Memorial in…
Macron scores rare win on Palestinian state recognition – POLITICO
The shift in favor of recognition may be of little solace to those on the brink of famine…
Zelenskyy signs law restoring power to anti-corruption bodies – POLITICO
After the vote, Zelenskyy immediately signed the new bill into law. Many current MPs are subjects of NABU…
Pressure piles on Merz to punish Israel over Gaza – POLITICO
Still, Veldkamp ruled out unilateral recognition of Palestine, saying, “At this moment, there is no process underway. Recognizing…
Media Insider: Netball TV rights – Sky walks away, Netball NZ forced to pay production costs in new TVNZ deal
That, in turn, may well impact netballers’ own pay. It appears TVNZ has benefited from a sport desperate…
Netanyahu accuses Starmer of ‘appeasing’ Hamas with Palestinian statehood vow – POLITICO
“Appeasement towards jihadist terrorists always fails. It will fail you too. It will not happen.” The broadside came…
Israel won’t face EU penalties over Gaza suffering — yet – POLITICO
A Brussels plan to suspend Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program needs to win more backing from…
Merz reserves ‘right’ to reverse course and sanction Israel at EU level – POLITICO
Merz said he would await the result of a planned trip of his foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to…
Brussels scrambles to defend US trade deal with details up in the air – POLITICO
“All I can tell you is that we’ve avoided the worst case, we’ve landed on 15 percent, and…