Recent Posts

Promise of US, allied troops bolsters Nato’s eastern flank

  Bloomberg Thousands of additional US and allied soldiers on the ground in Eastern Europe may not alter Russia’s military calculus on Ukraine. But the commitment is a boon to Nato member states near Russia’s border. From Washington to Paris, governments have vowed to boost readiness and dispatch troops and hardware to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine —and show solidarity ...

Read More »

Trump says Capitol police suing him are ‘grasping at straws’

  Bloomberg Donald Trump said Capitol Police officers who sued him over injuries they sustained during the January 6 riot are “grasping at straws” to link him to the attack, arguing they should blame Washington’s mayor and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi instead. The former president made the argument in a filing late Monday seeking dismissal of a suit accusing him ...

Read More »

UK PM promises to publish full ‘partygate’ report

  Bloomberg Boris Johnson said he’ll publish the full civil service investigation into allegations of rule-breaking parties on Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns over the past two years, as his office also vowed to divulge details of any future fines potentially levied on the UK prime minister over his involvement. The senior civil servant in charge of the internal probe, ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend