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Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard have their guide to the day ahead in British politics – for one last time, because Jack has some big news. Once that’s out of the way, Sam and Jack turn to the state of the UK economy. With growth sitting around zero – what could be about to happen? And how tricky is this going to be for Chancellor Rachel Reeves? Meanwhile, why is prime minister focusing on artificial intelligence? You can send a WhatsApp to Jack and Sam on 07511 867 633 or email them: [email protected] 👉Listen to…

This is precisely why Ukraine joining NATO could provide the best offer for enduring and effective peace in Eastern Europe. Not only would the country’s membership serve as a credible deterrent against future Russian aggression, it would also ensure meaningful burden sharing among NATO members. And most crucially, even if a post-war settlement were to leave part of Ukraine’s territory under de facto Russian control, there’s still a responsible, realistic and reasonable way for Ukraine to join the alliance. To make this work, however, NATO and Ukraine would need to take three key steps: First, as part of any peace…

Labour MPs with finance-facing roles, such as those on the Treasury and business select committees, shared similar analysis privately. One MP with a background in economics, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said they were “not concerned” and “nothing material has changed in the last week from the U.K. side.”  But others looking further ahead confessed to deep worry about how the government will fund its promises to repair the NHS, address major court backlogs and keep local authorities afloat.  Two MPs voiced frustration that Reeves and Prime Minister Starmer had still not yet developed “a proper, positive narrative” to offset…

Offen ist das Wort “Schlafwagen” in diesem Unions-Wahlkampf noch nicht gefallen. Doch hinter vorgehaltener Hand macht man sich Sorgen, dass Friedrich Merz als Kanzlerkandidat das Momentum verpassen und versehentlich aufs Abstellgleis fahren könnte. Wie Merz ab dieser Woche markanter, klarer und merkbarer auftreten will, bespricht Gordon Repinski mit Hauptstadt-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner.  Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt die Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock die Leitlinien ihrer Syrien-Politik, um die es beim Treffen mit Top-Diplomaten und Spitzenpolitikern aus dem arabischen Raum und dem Westen in Riad am Wochenende ging.  Außerdem: der Wahlkampf verläuft für die SPD bisher nur schleppend – und die Sorge vor einer historischen…

The Kerch Strait is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the inland Sea of Azov to the Black Sea and has been a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow annexed the peninsula in 2014. An emergency taskforce has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected.The team, which includes Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was set up after Russian President Vladimir Putin called on authorities on Friday to ramp up the response to the…

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Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his challenger Dragan Primorac, who received nearly 26%, according to results released by the state election authorities after more than 99% of the ballots were counted. Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović has scored a landslide win in Sunday’s second round presidential election, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed.Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his challenger Dragan Primorac, who received nearly 26%, according to the results released by Croatia’s state election authorities after more than 99% of the…

Red lines Resuming the free-trade talks with Washington would be a red line for France and put Paris and Berlin at odds. Still, Merz’s more critical tone toward China, which contrasts with the fealty shown by Scholz and longtime CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel, might bring Berlin closer to the position defended by Paris and the European Commission.  A closer relationship between the two countries might also help ease their major differences on how to deal with China. France has advocated for a tougher approach, which includes “Buy European” measures in public tenders, but also tariffs on subsidized Chinese imports. Germany,…

he last time an American president deployed the U.S. military domestically under the Insurrection Act — during the deadly Los Angeles riots in 1992 — Douglas Ollivant was there. Ollivant, then a young Army first lieutenant, says things went fairly smoothly because it was somebody else — the cops — doing the head-cracking to restore order, not his 7th Infantry Division. He and his troops didn’t have to detain or shoot at anyone. “There was real sensitivity about keeping federal troops away from the front lines,” said Ollivant, who was ordered in by President George H.W. Bush as rioters in…

The polls conducted by Ipsos polling agency and published by state television station HRT, said Zoran Milanovic won nearly 78% of the vote compared to his challenger Dragan Primorac, who gained around 22%. Milanovic comfortably won the first round of voting on Dec. 29 but failed to reach an absolute majority, forcing a run-off between him and second placed Dragan Primorac.Milanovic, 58, is an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. He is the most popular politician in Croatia, and is sometimes compared to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his combative style of communication…