MUNICH — After three days of serious politics, POLITICO is here to lighten the mood.
The 2026 Munich Security Conference saw Europeans forced to admit the relationship with Washington is on the rocks and that World War III is closer than ever.
Our backhanded awards salute the…
“We felt that same indignation — we saw Turin violated,” Carretta explained, but “restricting the possibility to demonstrate does not strike me as the best response.”
The images from the Jan. 31 violence spread on social media, with both sides accusing each other of brutality. In…
From an exiled politician living in London for the last 17 years, to suddenly the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman’s fortunes have changed in just two months.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
Another US-Iran crisis, another round of carrier deployments and ultimatums, another set of predictions about imminent warfare. Yet here we are again, watching Washington and Tehran engage in their familiar dance of brinkmanship—a…
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has responded to President Donald Trump’s extended tantrum about not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize.
Director Kristian Berg Harpviken told The Atlantic in a Sunday interview that the institute hoped to increase…
Makers of AI chatbots that put children at risk will face massive fines or even see their services blocked in the UK under law changes to be announced by Keir Starmer on Monday.
Emboldened by Elon Musk’s X stopping its Grok AI tool from creating…
Lebanese authorities say Israeli forces bombed a vehicle near the border, killing at least four people.
Published On 15 Feb 2026
Israeli forces have bombed…
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said on Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which…
After coordination with the American side, the Syrian army assumed control of the second U.S. Armed Forces base in Syria, Al-Shaddadi, located in the northeastern province of Hasakah, which is controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and situated near the borders with Turkey…
Renee Solofra felt trapped in the middle seat on a flight from Chicago to Florida in September 2023. She said the man sitting next to her in the aisle seat was visibly intoxicated, smelled of alcohol and continued to drink before sexually…