Politics
January 07, 2025
1 views 9 mins 0

A flailing economy has left the EU exposed to Trumpian outbursts

Given the plethora of crises the European Union has faced in the past 15 years or so—from the euro-zone miasma to those on migration, Brexit, the pandemic, then the war in Ukraine and an ensuing energy-price spike—it can be hard to know when one emergency ended and the next began. If the continent was not […]

Politics
January 06, 2025
2 views 3 mins 0

Starmer Backs City Minister Despite Ongoing Property Scandal

(Bloomberg) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he retains confidence in his City minister, Tulip Siddiq, who has come under scrutiny over her ties to properties linked to allies of Bangladesh’s ousted former government. Siddiq — whose role includes tackling financial corruption — has acted “entirely properly” by referring herself to the government standards […]