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While the City of Paris and the French government are at loggerheads over resolving the situation, many of the protesters say they are unaccompanied minors from sub-Saharan Africa. Almost 350 people are protesting at an iconic Parisian cultural venue located in the Marais district, sleeping on mattresses in cramped communal spaces. The demonstration at La Gaîté Lyrique in the city’s Marais district is the work of Belleville Park Youth Collective, an organisation founded by minors and young adults from sub-Saharan Africa who now live in France.The action began on 10 December, when members of the collective streamed into the venue,…
US President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing new tariffs in his initial executive orders but unveiled the External Revenue Service, a new agency tasked with collecting tariffs and duties in the coming months. Financial experts are growing more cautious about Germany’s economic outlook, as the spectre of a second consecutive year of recession and renewed trade tensions under the new US administration cast a shadow over expectations.The ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for Germany fell to 10.3 points in January, down from 15.7 in December and missing market forecasts of 15.3. While not an outright collapse, the decline underscores persistent…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will go to India for the first trip of her new term to shore up relations with the world’s largest democracy, she said Tuesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, von der Leyen said Europe was an increasingly attractive partner from Africa to Asia. “Hence, the first trip of my new Commission will be to India,” she said. “Together with Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi we want to upgrade the strategic partnership with the largest country and democracy in the world.”
But Russia’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that the Panama Canal legally belongs to Panama and warned the U.S. against trying to reclaim it, whether by military or economic coercion. “We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and U.S. President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal … the parties will respect the current international legal regime of this key waterway,” said Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American department of the Russian foreign ministry, according to Russian state media. “Russia […] confirms its obligations to maintain the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal,…
Journalists repeatedly asked Trump about his promises to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and reminded him he had promised to do so on his first day in office. “I have another half of the day left,” Trump joked, then added he wants to get it wrapped up soon. Trump said Putin couldn’t be happy with the slow progress of his war against Ukraine — nearly three years after he ordered an all-out assault, and 11 years after disguised Russian troops first entered Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. “He’s grinding it out. Most people thought it would last about one week and…
Faeser said the centers, which will be known as “unity hubs,” would help refugees wanting to return home, while also enabling those staying in Germany to integrate more effectively. Germany’s generous refugee policies — which have provided a safe haven for 1.2 million Ukrainians — have drawn mixed reviews domestically. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, head of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the favorite to become chancellor after next month’s general election, previously sparked controversy by accusing Ukrainian refugees of “welfare tourism.” His comments, which implied that the refugees were exploiting Germany’s social safety net while traveling back and…
New United States President Donald Trump declared a “new golden age” for America in an inauguration speech that defiantly set out his vision for his next four years at the White House. Will he fulfill his promises and how different will this presidency be to his last? Continuing Power Play’s daily coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, host Anne McElvoy surveys the impact of the speech on U.S. politics and beyond. She talks to POLITICO’s global editor-in-chief John Harris, who arrived in Switzerland from Washington just before the new president took his oath of office. She’s also joined…
Various videos claim Pope Francis’s successor has been appointed, but that’s not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does the system actually work? False videos have been posted to YouTube alleging that Pope Francis is stepping down from his position as the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.Various videos posted in quick succession, some with tens of thousands of views, claim that the Pope’s successor has also been appointed: Filipino prelate Luis Antonio Tagle.None of this is true – the Vatican hasn’t announced anything about Pope Francis resigning on its website or elsewhere, and…
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Für die Grünen ist die Causa Gelbhaar längst nicht mehr nur eine Intrige; inzwischen ist sie eine ausgewachsene Affäre. Wie wichtige Fragen weiter unbeantwortet bleiben, die Parteispitze schlecht dasteht und Robert Habeck weiter Schaden nimmt, zeichnet Gordon Repinski nach. Das 200-Sekunden-Interview diesmal in einer besonderen Form: Wie die Grünen-Spitzen in Bund, Land und Fraktion mauern, wenn es darum geht, sich Fragen zur Affäre stellen zu lassen. Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Columnist bei POLITICO in Washington, D.C., berichtet von den zwei Reden Trumps bei seiner Inauguration und erklärt, warum in den USA jetzt das Zeitalter des Ungewissen anbricht. POLITICO-Reporterin Johanna Sahlberg…