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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on April 10. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with a plan to vote on separate bills to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific, despite growing criticism from within his conference and the&n

British prime minister gets out the lectern after divisive Rochdale by-election and chaotic scenes in the House of Commons. LONDON — Rishi Sunak used a hastily arranged address outside No.10 Downing Street Friday night to warn that British democracy faces “intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence” — and took a swipe at Britain’s newly [&h

The Biden administration has some two dozen proposals to reform a much-reviled institution it hopes will run postwar Gaza. The PA’s overall leader, 88-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, seems unwilling to exit the scene and has not held elections in nearly two decades. | Amr Nabil/AP The U.S. is near a deal with the Palestinian Authority […]

“You cannot save the hostages by bombing every building in Gaza. You cannot win this war by starving an entire population,” said chef José Andrés. According to chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK) which was transporting aid when it came under attack, the deadly strikes earlier this week were “a direct attack […]

The EU and U.S. have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if Israel goes ahead with its planned offensive. Israeli troops are being withdrawn from the battle-scarred city of Khan Younis to prepare for a new offensive into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the country’s defense minister announced Sunday. Addressing military commanders, Yoav Gallant&

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”  People gather in Tehran’s Palestine Square on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched its attack on Israel. | Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images Fears of an escalation of the fighting

The European Parliament already rejected the contentious text, which the Commission President described as a “worthy aim.” “To move forward more dialogue and a different approach is needed,” Ursula von der Leyen said | Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Tuesday that s

The European Commission’s move to slash environmental requirements for farmers comes as top scientists are urging just the opposite. The proposals, seen by POLITICO, would end a requirement to set aside land to promote biodiversity, making it and other measures — such as minimizing tillage to prevent soil erosion — voluntary | Damien Meyer/AFP via

The court based its decision on the feelings of ‘reasonable Spaniards.’ Pablo Escobar was the leader of the infamous Medellín Cartel and over decades of drug-trafficking became one of the world’s leading cocaine barons. | STR/ AFP via Getty Images The EU’s General Court on Wednesday blocked the registration of the name “Pablo Escobar” as [&he

A competitive, green Europe will require trillions in investments. No one has a good answer on where that money will come from. The European Commission estimates that by 2030, Europe will need more than €1.5 trillion each year just to scrub the fossil fuel emissions from its energy and transport systems. | Lukas Schulze/Getty Images […]