India’s freshly re-elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, has called on the members of the new parliament to fulfil people’s wishes for “substance, not slogans,” as the body met for the first time. Modi told reporters that the parties in parliament should focus on finding consensus, as lawmakers sat for the first session since national elections […]
European Union defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday were unable to reach a consensus on whether Ukraine should be allowed to use the weapons they supply to strike targets on Russian territory. EU countries had already agreed to collectively provide military aid to Ukraine. But while some member states are supplying arms to Kiev […]
European Union defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday were unable to reach a consensus on whether Ukraine should be allowed to use the weapons they supply to strike targets on Russian territory. EU countries had already agreed to collectively provide military aid to Ukraine. But while some member states are supplying arms to Kiev […]
Shareholders might have noticed that Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE:WOLF) filed its third-quarter result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 3.5% to US$25.33 in the past week. Revenues came in at US$201m, in line with expectations, while statutory losses per share were substantially higher than expected, at US$1.18 per share. […]
The relationship between Germany and Israel carries a unique historic and symbolic significance. Berlin’s political leaders declare Israel’s security to be a “raison d’etre for the German republic”, said Politico. They even have a word for it: “Staatsräson“. On a trip to Israel shortly after the 7 October Hamas attacks, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz […]
For the fourth year in a row, legislators think Pennsylvania’s election law needs more updates. And for the fourth year in a row, there’s little consensus about what those reforms should look like. It’s typically a question of convenience versus security, though both camps would argue it’s not that simple. House Democrats want same-day registration […]
Tackling extremism must not become a political football in the lead-up to the British general election, a group of senior figures including three Conservative former home secretaries have said. Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd are among the signatories to a statement calling for “as broad a consensus as possible” in tackling extremism from […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that Kyiv’s allies have not reached an agreement to send troops to Ukraine, as French President Emmanuel Macron had previously suggested. Source: Duda, after an informal summit on support for Ukraine in Paris, quoted by the AP news agency Details: Duda said that the hottest debate was over whether […]
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval declared Wednesday the city won’t be taking a stance on a ceasefire in Gaza, saying such a move would only “divide and inflame” the city. Pureval’s comments came after four and half hours of public comment filled with cheers, applause and occasional boos. Hundreds spoke either for or against a resolution […]
(Bloomberg) — Pakistan moved a step closer to getting a new government after Shehbaz Sharif was named as the country’s next prime minister candidate, a breakthrough after no political party achieved an outright majority but one that could lead to a weak and unstable administration. Most Read from Bloomberg Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan […]