COP28 wrapped on Wednesday with officials touting a pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030. It even came twinned with a vow to double global energy-saving efforts over the same period. Predictably, the promise came with some high-flying rhetoric. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, the oil CEO helming the talks, claimed the goal […]
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Estonia gets France’s help to prepare for ‘when’ Putin attacks – POLITICO
SAAREMAA, Estonia — As a light snow begins to fall, the only sound is the buzzing of a Black Hornet drone. It’s measuring the coordinates of menacing, French-made Griffon armored vehicles manned by invading troops which have been forced to stop on the road by a makeshift landmine. The drone is asking for fire support […]
How the West enables Russia’s war on Ukraine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — At its summit this week, the European Union is threatening to name and shame more than a dozen Chinese companies that, it claims, are supplying critical technology to equip Russia’s war machine. But what about the Western companies that make dual-use and other […]
Western democracies face crisis of confidence ahead of big votes, poll shows – POLITICO
A majority of voters across seven Western countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, believe their democracy is in worse shape than it was five years ago, according to a poll whose results were seen by POLITICO. Nearly seven in 10 American respondents said the state of democracy had declined in recent […]
4 EU countries urge leaders’ summit to demand Gaza cease-fire – POLITICO
The prime ministers of Spain, Belgium, Ireland and Malta have called on European Council President Charles Michel to have a “serious debate” this week about the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, according to a letter seen by POLITICO. “We must call urgently for all the parties to declare a lasting humanitarian cease-fire that can lead to […]
A billionaire at COP28 – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s the first Sunday of the COP28 climate conference. The temperature is 30C. Under the Dubai sun, a billionaire is in a hurry. “Let’s run you guys,” Andrew Forrest tells his entourage. A little out of breath, he climbs into a six-seater golf buggy, a common sight around Expo City, […]
Israeli TV sketch show brandishes satire as weapon in Hamas war – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — The show must go on. Even when you are an Israeli TV comedy skit team grappling with the horror of Hamas’ October 7 assault, which killed some 1,200 people in the worst pogrom since the Holocaust. In the immediate aftermath of […]
Saudi-led fight against COP28 deal shows ‘panic,’ German climate envoy says – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The full-scale resistance that oil-exporting countries are mounting against a COP28 deal to end fossil fuel use is a sign of “panic,” said Germany’s climate envoy. Last week, as ministers descended on the U.N. climate talks in Dubai, the OPEC cartel of oil-rich nations urged its 13 members, including Saudi […]
Germany warns of ‘warmonger Putin’ pushing propaganda at Paris Olympics – POLITICO
Germany’s sports minister, Nancy Faeser, has called on the International Olympic Committee to examine “very carefully” the backgrounds of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Faeser’s comments came a day after the IOC, headed by Germany’s Thomas Bach, announced that Russians and Belarusians would be able to compete in […]
Azerbaijan gets nod to host COP29 climate summit – POLITICO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Next year’s COP29 climate summit is set to take place in oil-rich Azerbaijan after Eastern European countries resolved a political deadlock on Saturday. Geopolitical tensions had left the 2024 conference in limbo for months, with Russia blocking EU countries from hosting and feuding neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan vetoing each other. But […]
Elon Musk’s new enemy: Nordic workers – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Nordic workers aren’t happy with Elon Musk’s Tesla — and they’re showing their displeasure. After Swedish workers began a strike earlier this fall against Musk’s electric vehicle giant, many comrades in neighboring countries are now either standing in solidarity or preparing to do so. […]
Without more aid the world ‘will simply let us die’ – POLITICO
Olena Zelenska has warned that without continued financial support from the West, Ukraine will be “left to die.” Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke to the BBC a day after Republican senators in the U.S. blocked a bill which would have provided more than $60 billion worth of support to Ukraine as […]