Intersections

Bank of France chief’s surprise exit stokes suspicion among Macron’s opponents

(Jason Wiels and Giorgio Leali - Politico) Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau is to quit his job in early June, more...

UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence

(UN News) The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai after a Chinese...

Reporting under Russian fire: more than 175 journalists victims of abuse in Ukraine in the past four years

Drone attacks, artillery fire, abductions… In 2025, Ukrainian and international journalists covering Russia’s war in Ukraine continued to be targeted by the Russian army...

Jimmy Lai sentence exposes collapse of press freedom in Hong Kong

(Reporters Without Borders) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the 20-year prison sentence handed to Apple Daily founder and publisher Jimmy Lai on bogus...

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression

(Amnesty International) Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ‘national security’ offences, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director...

Von der Leyen vows stronger single market, less red tape ahead of EU summit

(Gabriel Gavin - Politico) The EU must launch a massive push to join up the bloc's economies in the face of fierce global competition,...

European industry revolts over EU plan to weaken carbon border tax

(Zia Weise - Politico) For once, Europe’s heavy industry is lobbying to save a climate law. Manufacturers are worried the European Commission is undermining...

New START Expiry: Implications for Europe

(Darya Dolzikova​ and Sidharth Kaushal - RUSI) On 5 February 2026, the last US-Russian arms control agreement – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty...

Trump’s critical minerals commitment problem

(Christopher Vandome - Chatham House) The US Critical Minerals Ministerial Summit on 4 February was the Trump administration’s most significant move to date to...

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