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Kicking the canister down the road: EU energy policy
Russia cut the gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by half in what many see as retaliation for Europe’s support of Ukraine. EU energy mini…
3 years, 7 months ago
Two to make a quarrel: the battle to be Britain’s PM
The campaigning is a bit nasty, by British standards, as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak vie to become Conservative Party leader and thus prime minister. W…
3 years, 7 months ago
With the grain, assault: Ukraine’s iffy deal
Missile strikes on the port of Odessa have dimmed hopes for a UN-brokered deal to get Ukraine’s grain on the move. We ask what chances it may still h…
3 years, 7 months ago
Duty unbound: the January 6th hearings
Last night, the committee investigating the events of January 6th 2021 said that Donald Trump’s failure to stop his supporters’ attack was a “derelic…
3 years, 7 months ago
Knock-down, Draghi-out fight: Italy in turmoil
For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tendered his resignation as his motley coalition government splintered further. The up…
3 years, 7 months ago
Variable-fate mortgage: China’s protests
Property developers are going belly-up, home-buyers are not paying mortgages, protests after a banking scandal have been quashed. We ask about the in…
3 years, 7 months ago
To a greater degree: widespread heatwaves
Vast stretches of the temperate world are baking or burning, and as climate change marches on widespread heatwaves will only grow more intense and mo…
3 years, 7 months ago
Steal girders: Brazil’s fraught coming election
President Jair Bolsonaro, an unabashed fan of Donald Trump, is telegraphing that he may not accept a loss in the October election—there is too much a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jeddah mind trick: Joe Biden in Saudi Arabia
Joe Biden lands in Saudi Arabia this morning, having spent two unremarkable days in Israel and the West Bank. As president, he has been unusually dis…
3 years, 7 months ago
A bird out of hand: Elon Musk and Twitter
Elon Musk wants out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44bn. Twitter wants the Delaware chancery court to hold him to the deal. But the company faces an…
3 years, 7 months ago