LONDON — This year’s Labour Party conference promises to be one of the most momentous. Following a landslide victory at July’s general election, a Labour government is now in place...
Ministers newly installed in their Whitehall offices. Special advisers moving from opposition to government. The first Labour administration for 14 years — and one marked in its early weeks by...
BRUSSELS — Christophe Hansen, Ursula von der Leyen’s choice for EU agriculture and food commissioner, embodies her plan to make peace with restive farmers battered by the pandemic, war in...
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio including climate and competition...
Dan Jørgensen is on course to become the EU’s next energy chief after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the former Danish climate minister would be commissioner-designate for...
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BRUSSELS — The “cows for cars” free-trade deal between Europe and South America could be about to undergo some last-minute changes. For Brazil, the deal can still happen as long...
KATHMANDU, Nepal—When Kumar Paudel turned on the TV in August 2016 and saw former Prime Minister Kirti Nidhi Bista giving an interview from his home, it wasn’t the content of...
For babies born early, their first few days on Earth can be hostile. Neonatal wards throughout the world harbor dangerous, drug-resistant microbes. Some of these bugs are found almost exclusively...
Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, jeopardising global climate goals, according to researchers. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has...