FOUR MONTHS ago Friedrich Merz, freshly triumphant in Germany’s election, mused aloud that the largest, longest-lasting and most successful alliance in modern history might soon evaporate. “I am very curious to see how we are heading towards…
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China has become the most important enabler of Russia’s war machine
THE DRONES fly thick and fast towards Kyiv these days. Almost 500 were fired in a recent Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital, in the early hours of June 10th. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, fears that at current rates of production…
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Europe wants to show it’s ready for war. Would anyone show up to fight?
Nice tanks you got there, Europe—got anyone to drive ’em? Such are the taunts the continent’s generals might have to endure following the announcement of a splurge in defence spending expected from the NATO summit in The Hague on June…
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This week’s NATO summit will be all about placating Donald Trump
FOUR MONTHS ago Friedrich Merz, freshly triumphant in Germany’s election, mused aloud that the largest, longest-lasting and most successful alliance in modern history might soon evaporate. “I am very curious to see how we are heading towards…
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Ukraine will attract significant capital flows over next decade if recovery continues as planned
Significant capital flows could be attracted by Ukraine over the next decade if recovery continues as planned, but without appropriate guarantees, this capital risks being misallocated, undermining long-term productivity instead of…
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Three Rate Cuts in 24 Hours Show Europe’s Tariff Challenges
(Bloomberg) — Three interest-rate cuts in just over 24 hours by central banks in Europe highlighted a shift as monetary…
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Netherlands returns more than 100 Benin Bronzes looted from Nigeria
The Dutch government agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in February, and the official handover ceremony will take place on 21 June. British colonial troops originally stole the artefacts in 1897.
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World braces for intensifying Iran-Israel conflict
Urgent international calls for restraint appear to be falling on deaf ears as the world braces for intensifying conflict in the Middle East.
All eyes are on the White House, as U.S. President Donald Trump weighs carrying out direct military…
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