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Ist das transatlantische Verhältnis noch tragfähig – oder bereits irreparabel beschädigt? Kurz vor der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz blickt Gordon Repinski auf die wachsenden Spannungen zwischen Europa und den USA. Der Graben ist tiefer geworden: Donald Trump ist zurück im Weißen Haus, die außenpolitischen Risiken nehmen zu und die Hoffnung auf verlässliche amerikanische Führung schwindet. ⁠ Der Kickoff zur Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz findet um 12 Uhr in Berlin statt und wird hier live übertragen⁠. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Gordon mit Metin Hakverdi, SPD-Politiker und Koordinator der Bundesregierung für die transatlantische Zusammenarbeit. Es geht um den Umgang mit einem schwieriger werdenden Partner USA, um die…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently received a lot of acclaim for citing Czech playwright and former President Václav Havel’s “The Power of the Powerless” in his speech at the World Economic Forum, inviting the world’s nations and businesses to stop living in the lie of the rules-based international order. And that lesson applies here too: For the U.K. to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fueled Brexit. And yet, both of the U.K.’s main political parties, Labour and the Conservatives, are treating Brexit as a sacred cow rather than…

Meanwhile, the far-right Vox secured 14 seats with support of 17.9 percent, double what it won in the last election in 2023 and echoing its strong performance recently in national polls. The party campaigned hard in Aragón’s rural areas, pitching to farmers unhappy with EU regulations. “This is not the result we wanted,” said the Socialist candidate, Pilar Alegría. “An uncertain horizon has opened up in Aragón.” Sunday’s was the first of three elections scheduled in the coming months in PP-held regions in Spain, and will be followed by Castilla y León in March and Andalusia in June. Both the…

While Seguro and the forces who united around him to keep the far right out of power will be pleased with the result, celebrations will likely be muted. At least 14 people have died in the fierce cyclones that have battered the Iberian nation over the past three weeks. Turnout was high on election day even though more than 100,000 households remain without power and service on public transport networks was interrupted throughout the country. Who is Seguro? Seguro has lived out of the limelight for over a decade after having previously rubbed shoulders with titans of Portuguese and European…

Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven additional years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters of hers said on Sunday. Mohammadi’s supporters cited her lawyer, who spoke to Mohammadi. The lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the sentence on X, saying it had been handed down Saturday by a Revolutionary Court in the city of Mashhad. The Nobel laureate had previously been sentenced to nearly 14-years in prison on other charges. Iranian authorities did not immediately acknowledge the more recent sentence. “She has been sentenced to six years in prison for ‘gathering and…

However, Berlin warns that that will only be possible if it doesn’t mean giving up additional power to bureaucrats intent on piling burdensome regulations on businesses, which are already struggling to compete globally. “This includes new restraint on legislative activity to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, as well as resolute bureaucracy reduction which up-holds policy goals and relevant standards.” On the list of specific measures being put forward by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right coalition government are new, simplified rules for companies offering services across different EU countries and allowing workers to move more readily around the bloc by recognizing qualifications. Targeted support…

Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukrainian intelligence services were involved in the assassination attempt of General Vladimir Alekseev in Moscow on Friday. Russia’s Investigative Committee and its Federal Security Service (FSB) said in statements that they have identified and arrested in Dubai the alleged perpetrator of the assassination attempt and brought him to Moscow thanks to the help of the United Arab Emirates authorities. The Investigative Committee claimed that the suspect “arrived in Moscow in late December of last year on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence services to commit a terrorist attack,” without providing evidence to support the claim. On…

In a statement issued on Sunday afternoon, McSweeney said that the decision to appoint Mandelson was “wrong” and “ damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.” He said he took “full responsibility” after personally advising Starmer to make the appointment. He added: “In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside.” McSweeney has been a key aide to Starmer throughout his time as Labour Party leader. His work behind the scenes in the late 2010s, first at…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets. Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan’s first woman premier, Takaichi’s ruling bloc looked to have secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house, according to media estimates. If confirmed, it would be the best result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since elections in 2017 under Takaichi’s mentor, assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. The LDP was seen winning about 300 of 465 seats, up from 198, and regaining a majority…

Published on 08/02/2026 – 15:36 GMT+1 The Qatar TotalEnergies Open is underway in Doha, marking the start of the WTA 1000 season and setting the pace for the year ahead in the women’s tour. With 1,000 ranking points available and nearly €3.5 million in prize money up for grabs, the tournament has attracted a strong field to the Qatari capital, with most of the world’s top 20 players in action this week. Swiatek returns to familiar ground in Doha World number two Iga Swiatek returns to a venue where she has enjoyed repeated success. The 24-year-old Polish star has already…