The Montana US Senate race is set to be one of the most competitive races in the country. Now there’s a new layer to the race: recent transplants who could sway the election. An influx of new residents has driven up home prices and shined a light on housing affordability. Montana’s US Senate race is […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks. The latest batch of broadcasters consists of Voice of Europe, […]
(Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s ruling coalition retained its seat in a by-election in the country’s richest state on Saturday, a boost for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he embarks on economic reforms. Most Read from Bloomberg Candidate Pang Sock Tao from the Democratic Action Party — the biggest group in Anwar’s unity government — won about […]
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday did not rule out a TikTok ban for the 27-nation bloc nearly a week after President Joe Biden signed legislation that could see the social platform being restricted in the U.S. unless the app cuts ties with its Chinese parent company. In a debate with […]
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition agreed on Friday to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez as its challenger to President Nicolas Maduro in this summer’s election, acting one day before the deadline to formalise its candidate. The decision was reached unanimously by the 10 parties in the Unitary Democratic Platform, Omar Barboza, the coalition’s executive secretary, […]
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, saying the policy would harm farmers, in the latest blowback against Europe’s environmental agenda. The EU law aims to root deforestation out of supply chains for beef, soy […]
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 26 (Reuters) – Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, saying the policy would harm farmers, in the latest blowback against Europe’s environmental agenda. The EU law aims to root deforestation out of supply chains for […]
Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from AFP, Politico, and Bruegel The News European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will propose changes on Wednesday to how the European Union adds new members, Politico reported. The change would see member states eased into the bloc and given some benefits of membership before officially joining the EU, […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Heads of state across West Africa are meeting on Saturday to discuss the region’s challenges and to call again on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc as well as a plan to review imposed sanctions to reverse the coup in Niger. The summit of the […]
The European Union is “absolutely willing to use” its suite of trade tools to combat perceived unfair competition from China, a top official said in Munich on Saturday. A day after Brussels launched its first investigation into Chinese state-owned train maker CRRC over state subsidies, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said it had an obligation […]
FILE – The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger. Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have quit the regional […]
Nigeria has accused Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger of letting their people down by quitting the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). It is the first comment from the chair of the economic and political body since the three governments announced their decision to leave on Sunday. The three states were already suspended from […]