#washingtonpost.com. × With Trump, Ukraine renews appeal to seize Russia’s frozen billions. With U.S. military aid to Ukraine in doubt, Zelensky hopes to convince Trump to get the Europeans on side for confiscating Russia’s frozen assets.
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × German politicians signal to Syrian asylum seekers: It’s time to go home. Leading politicians in Germany are calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented migrants from the United States.
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel. Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament.
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | The curious momentum behind Trump’s quest for Greenland. In 2019, Trump’s bid for the Arctic territory was laughed off as a joke. Now, it’s gaining traction and provoking jitters in Europe.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Italy’s Meloni says she is under investigation for release of Libyan official. Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Mona Lisa to get a room of her own in Louvre museum renovation. French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre, and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Congress moves to sanction International Criminal Court. European officials have warned that the bill, prompted by an arrest warrant for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, would irreparably harm the institution.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response. Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up thousands of tons of fuel oil.
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections. The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.
#Jan.26.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position. Kremlin hard-liners are calling for the dismemberment of Ukraine, while Trump is threatening new sanctions if Putin doesn’t come to the negotiating table.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | A new age of global competition rises in Trump’s shadow. The dichotomy between the gatherings of rich and powerful at Donald Trump’s inauguration and at the World Economic Forum in Davos was stark as the world woke up to a new reality under Trump.
#Jan.21.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’. The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Russia’s gas pipeline politics risk alienating its European allies. Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.
#Jan.17.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Zelensky ready to hand North Korea back its captured troops. Zelensky’s announcement came after he posted photos on social media of two men he said were North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni’s power friendship stirs controversy in Italy. The relationship between Musk and the Italian prime minister could be a harbinger for Americans, as Musk assumes a role in the Trump administration.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ahead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk. Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet. The White House, now unconcerned about the effect on gas prices and inflation, blacklisted two of Russia’s biggest oil producers and nearly 200 tanker ships.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Putin ready to meet with Trump after inauguration, Kremlin says. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Zelensky turns to alternative media to reach U.S. audiences. With Trump and the Republican Party set to control all levers of government, Ukraine is engaging with the podcasters and YouTube channels favored by their supporters.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Elon Musk and far-right German leader Alice Weidel endorse each other in interview. Musk tested the boundaries of foreign election interference, hosting AfD co-leader Alice Weidel for a livestream interview on X.
#Jan.09.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × As Trump eyes Greenland, Danish king makes it bigger on his coat of arms. Denmark’s royal household said the new insignia “strengthens the prominence” of the Commonwealth, including Greenland, as Donald Trump again proposes buying the island.
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump Jr. to visit Greenland amid father’s talk of U.S. buying island. Trump Jr. said he was visiting “as a tourist.” Danish and Greenlandic officials have repeatedly insisted the territory is not for sale.
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.K.’s Starmer rebukes Musk and others for ‘lies and misinformation’. Keir Starmer defended his record investigating “grooming gangs,” after Elon Musk inserted himself into British politics and called on the prime minister to resign.
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Costas Simitis, two-term Greek prime minister, dies at 88. He was credited as the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro.
#Jan.06.2025 ×
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