Diplomacy & International Relations

Merz’s deal with the Taliban alarms Afghan dissidents in Germany

Politico reports that Germany's deal with the Taliban is alarming Afghan dissidents living in exile, who fear the regime they fled is now regaining...

Zelenskyy’s Balkan fumble

Politico reports that Zelenskyy's weekend visit to Serbia caused political tensions across the Balkans. During his first meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Zelenskyy...

US allies say they’re worried about Trump’s clout after Netanyahu rejected deal

(Daniella Cheslow, Nahal Toosi, Phelim Kine and Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing - Politico) U.S. allies see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of Washington’s 15-point...

Breakfast looks a lot more expensive under EU pesticide plans

(Ketrin Jochecová - Politico) Fancy a morning coffee, orange juice or blueberry pancakes for your Sunday brunch? Prepare to fork out more for those...

‘We are going to court’: California threatens legal action on Trump offshore wind cuts

(Noah Baustin - Politico) California is launching a probe into the Trump administration’s most recent move to scuttle the state’s nascent offshore wind industry. Gov....

Trump’s dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war

(Anthony Zurcher - BBC) "I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first." That was President Donald Trump's observation,...

What Trump’s catering-truck escape says about a war that won’t end

(Stephen Collinson - CNN) President Donald Trump’s use of a catering truck in a secret escape from a NATO country amid an Iranian threat...

After Trump plane ruse, WHCA presses White House on press pool safeguards

(Brian Stelter - CNN) The White House Correspondents’ Association has asked President Donald Trump’s administration to “work with us on a protocol for handling...

The Trump administration claims oil is flowing normally again. There’s just one problem

(David Goldman - CNN) Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels on Sunday and...

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