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As the US Midterms reshape Ukraine diplomacy, Annette Young is pleased to welcome James Townsend, Atlantic Council's Senior Advisor at the Scowcroft Center's for Transatlantic Security Initiative. "Europe is not going anywhere." With this unequivocal assessment, Townsend, taking place alongside trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi. While the latter may command international attention, Townsend argues that the…
Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, pledged on Tuesday to launch an official inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks and reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as the new parliament was sworn in a tense opening session that saw rival parties trade barbs over the possibility of forming a government with the support of Arab lists.
UK police arrested a senior member of the US Army on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, adding that the arrest was not related to other counter-terror investigations. The 41-year-old man was detained near the city of Gloucester, west England, and remains in custody.
Arrests made after three properties were searched in relation to inquiry into late businessman French police have made arrests after raiding three properties, including the Ritz hotel in Paris , in relation to an investigation into sexual abuse and trafficking by Mohamed Al Fayed. Several individuals were taken into custody for questioning last month and later released, according to the Paris public prosecutor’s…
A member of the US Army has been arrested in near Gloucester in England. Police said he was suspected of espionage activity in connection with Russia. Investigators from the US and UK are involved in the probe.
Hamish Falconer says UK has ‘not accepted principle’ of linking electricity trade to ‘cohesion fund’ but two sides will discuss issue Britain is willing to discuss paying towards infrastructure schemes in poorer parts of the EU in return for access to the European electricity market, according to the minister in charge of renegotiating the bilateral relationship. Hamish Falconer, the cabinet minister in charge of…
Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those earning top wages. Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
Najib Razak has left prison under a royal pardon, prompting a minister to resign in protest. Malaysia's former leader still faces a separate 15-year sentence over the corruption scandal that brought him down.
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has mandate to try to form a government – with Netanyahu waiting if he fails Opposition lawmakers have wasted no time after Israel’s new Knesset was sworn in, deploying their majority to seize control of the legislature from Benjamin Netanyhau and his allies. Although they are still too divided to form a government, the opposition requested a vote for a new speaker, who sets…
So this time, it's Iran, not Russia? France - reportedly acting on US intelligence - summoning Tehran’s ambassador over last month’s hacking of hundreds of supermarket refrigerators that overheated, 15 of which even caught fire. Why now at a time when Iran’s trying to break its international isolation?
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren argued the administration is not doing enough about staff insider trading, questioning whether CFTC enforcement action was sufficient.
Stacey Cunningham, who recently joined digital asset platform Bullish as President, sees the company’s planned Equiniti acquisition and focus on stock issuers as key to its tokenization ambitions.
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.
