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2024 U.K. election is set to overhaul British politics. Here’s what to know as voters head to the polls.

2024 U.K. election is set to overhaul British politics. Here’s what to know as voters head to the polls.

U.K.
William Turner

London — British voters headed to the polls Thursday to vote in the United Kingdom’s first general election since 2019.  Among those seen ...

Hezbollah’s threat caught Cyprus off guard, what are the issues at stake? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hezbollah’s threat caught Cyprus off guard, what are the issues at stake? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

World
Emily Foster

Hezbollah’s threat to retaliate against Cyprus if it helps Israel attack Lebanon has highlighted the Mediterranean island’s delicate geopolitical position, analysts say. ...

The EU’s economic war on Le Pen

The EU’s economic war on Le Pen

Business
Robert Johnson

Moreover, in 2022, despite the tapering of its pandemic emergency purchase programme, the ECB launched a new “anti-fragmentation tool”, the Transmission Protection ...

EU bypasses Hungary to send €1.4 billion in military and industrial aid to Ukraine, Borrell says

EU bypasses Hungary to send €1.4 billion in military and industrial aid to Ukraine, Borrell says

World
Emily Foster

Western allies have vowed to provide Kyiv with the extraordinary revenues earned from Russia’s immobilised assets. ADVERTISEMENT The European Union will soon ...

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, targeting LNG for the first time

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, targeting LNG for the first time

World
Emily Foster

Belgium, France and Spain are the main entry points for Russian LNG. ADVERTISEMENT The European Union agreed on Thursday to slap a ...

The EU has just put its car industry on the road to destruction

The EU has just put its car industry on the road to destruction

Business
Robert Johnson

We can argue about whether the Chinese cars are subsidised by the state or are simply manufactured more efficiently by companies that ...

EU elections 2024: Who lost and won, and who was hurt? | Elections News

EU elections 2024: Who lost and won, and who was hurt? | Elections News

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Sophie Anderson

EXPLAINER The centre right held ground, but a surge for the far right could impact policymaking in Brussels. It was a good ...

Germany and France agree Ukraine may strike Russian military targets

Germany and France agree Ukraine may strike Russian military targets

World
Emily Foster

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not prohibit Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets, saying Ukraine “is allowed to defend itself.” ...

Gibraltar chief accuses Brexiteers of wilful ignorance of impact of leaving EU

Gibraltar chief accuses Brexiteers of wilful ignorance of impact of leaving EU

U.K.
William Turner

Those workers are essential to the Gibraltarian economy, which offers much-needed employment to the neighbouring poor Spanish region. Since Brexit, usual border ...

Brussels agrees to send €3bn from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

Brussels agrees to send €3bn from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

World
Emily Foster

Diplomats agreed the controversial plans at a meeting on Wednesday – but some say they don’t go far enough. ADVERTISEMENT EU diplomats ...