Refaat said that Sudanese people fleeing war would be willing to return and rebuild their country as soon as they see a “blink of hope of stability.” But, he added, “if this blink is destroyed at this moment, if it is not being invested in, we might absolutely see the…
Category: 3. Europe
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AfD leaders want to keep distance from unpopular Trump before key eastern elections – POLITICO
But two days before the dinner, AfD leader Alice Weidel told senior party lawmakers to reduce the number of high-profile trips party politicians are making to the U.S. to cultivate ties with MAGA Republicans, according to four people who were present at the meeting. The calculation is that…
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Keir Starmer tries to move on from his Morgan McSweeney era – POLITICO
There are internal options. MPs credit Starmer’s Political Director Amy Richards with improving fractured relationships with the Labour back benches. And one of Starmer’s longest-serving aides, his former Director of Communications Ben Nunn, is only next door — working as chief of staff…
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Italy’s opposition sees its chance to beat Meloni. But it needs a leader, and a plan. – POLITICO
Impromptu alliances
Campaigning against Meloni’s judicial reforms was an easy rallying point for the opposition, as they could all pile on the prime minister for attacking independent state institutions.
In Rome’s Piazza Barberini on Monday night, opposition leaders and activists…
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Ukrainian energy official: Lifting Russia oil sanctions is ‘wrong approach’
HOUSTON — A top official at Ukraine’s state-owned energy company blasted the Trump administration’s move to lift sanctions on Russian oil to temper rising prices amid its war in Iran.
“Given this price volatility, there is a lot of temptation to make business as usual with Russia,”…
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Americans continue to sour on Trump’s handling of Iran war
Americans are increasingly critical of the U.S.’s monthlong war in Iran, according to several polls released Wednesday, with prices at the pump remaining high and fears of a wider conflict growing.
Sixty-one percent of respondents in a Pew Research Center poll said they disapprove of the…
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Allies and Congress are about to lose a key window into US military plans
The Pentagon, for the first time in decades, has no plans to release a much-anticipated review of its troop placement abroad — a move that snubs lawmakers and U.S. allies, who use the analysis to determine budgets and discern American military policy.
Officials are instead opting to hold…
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Vance will visit Hungary just days before its election
Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Hungary between April 7-8, just days ahead of the country’s election, to show support for the reelection of Prime Minister Victor Orbán.
The trip dates, which have not previously been reported and which the White House has not made official,…
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Trump to visit China in mid-May
President Donald Trump has rescheduled his summit with Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for May 14 to 15, the White House announced Wednesday.
The summit, originally scheduled for March 30, was delayed because of the war in Iran.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump and…
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British forces preparing to board Russian shadow fleet ships in UK waters
The move will “starve Putin’s war machine”, Starmer says as he arrives in Finland for a military summit.
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