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Most registered voters in the US lean favourably towards green energy investment and climate commitments, despite Donald Trump’s blistering attacks. The POTUS has consistently worked to boost polluting fuels that fry the planet, describing wind and solar power as “the scam of the century” and vowing not to approve any new projects. He previously argued the concept of global warming was “created by and for the Chinese” to make US manufacturing non-competitive, and referred to wind energy as a “con job” during his trip to Scotland – urging Europe to “stop the windmills”. Earlier this month, theUS Environmental Protection Agency…
US security guarantees for Ukraine have been outlined for a period of 15 years, with the possibility of extension, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on Monday, providing more details about what was discussed and agreed at his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida. During the joint press conference after the talks at Mar-a-Lago, the Ukrainian president said that the US security guarantees for Ukraine were “100% agreed”. “We have great achievements, the 20-point peace plan is 90% agreed and US-Ukraine security guarantees are 100% agreed,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “US, Europe and Ukraine security guarantees are almost agreed.…
By Justin Spike with AP Published on 29/12/2025 – 12:30 GMT+1 Oszkár Nagyapáti climbs to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and digs into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years has been in accelerating retreat. “It’s much worse, and it’s getting worse year after year,” he says as cloudy liquid slowly seeps into the hole. ”Where did so much water go? It’s unbelievable.” Nagyapáti has watched with distress as the region in southern Hungary, once an important site for agriculture, has become increasingly parched and dry.…
The new POLITICO Poll data offers a potential warning to right-wing populist parties trying to attract broader support while also getting closer to Trump, as people who said they would support such parties in a new vote were more negative about Trump than those who supported them in the past across the U.K., France and Germany. The U.S. president is even more unpopular across the general population. In France and Germany, two-thirds of respondents held a negative opinion of him. In the U.K., 55 percent reported negative views; barely more than in the U.S., where 50 percent said they had…
By Euronews with Africanews Published on 29/12/2025 – 11:12 GMT+1 Matchday Two of the group stage rolled on yesterday, with four matches across Groups E and F, as teams pushed to strengthen their knockout hopes. In Group E, Sudan faced Equatorial Guinea in a crucial encounter here in Casablanca, with both sides coming off opening defeats. With knockout hopes on the line, the stakes were high, and the atmosphere in the stands reflected it. Sudan edged a 1–0 victory, giving supporters back home something badly needed to celebrate. Two Sudanese fans spoke to our microphone following the match: “Our players did their best.…
“It is a shot across the bow of the EU, and even NATO,” he purred, seemingly astonished that the 33-page document ever saw the light of day in its published form without being muted by the more fainthearted Trump aides. Famously, Bannon had once claimed he wanted “to drive a stake through the Brussels vampire.” And now, he and other MAGA influencers get to sharpen their stake with the encouragement of U.S. government policy. Above all, it’s what Bannon describes as the commitment to “back resistance movements to the globalists” that thrills him most. “It was pleasantly shocking that it…
Each December, the streets of Caucagua in northern Venezuela fill with colour and laughter for the Bandos and Parrandas of the Holy Innocents. The tradition dates back more than two centuries. Once a rare day of freedom for enslaved people, it became an act of resistance wrapped in humour. Today, locals keep that spirit alive by dressing as plantation owners, swapping riddles and parodies that mock power with wit rather than anger. Families and visitors join in, drawn by the joy of remembering how creativity can outlast oppression.
The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash US foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities. The money is a small fraction of what the US has contributed in the past but reflects what the administration believes is a generous amount that will maintain the United States’ status as the world’s largest humanitarian donor. The funding will be channelled through a centralised mechanism run by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
Could the next 12 months mould a new type of British politics, or could it break the entire system? Sam and Anne make their predictions and get into the political meat and potatoes of 2026, focusing on: Will all the party leaders will still be in post? Could the local elections force a seismic change in UK politics? Does Britain still have a role in Europe and around the globe? Politics at Sam and Anne’s returns for daily service on Monday 5 January.
Mark your diaries — POLITICO has all the dates in a year of make-or-break elections, a closer U.K.-EU relationship and laws on migration control that Keir Starmer hopes will save his premiership. It’ll be a wild ride. Dec 19 15 mins read