Trump Acknowledges Mass Hunger Crisis in Gaza
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at evidence of mass starvation in Gaza, Thailand striking a cease-fire deal with Cambodia, and potential problems in the U.S.-European Union trade ...
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EU, U.K. Target Russia With ‘Unprecedented’ Wartime Sanctions Package
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at heavy European sanctions against Russia, renewed sectarian violence in Syria, and U.S. President Donald Trump approving massive foreign aid cuts. Stemming ...
Britain Is Failing to Become European Again
Forget the pageantry, the open-top carriage, and the royal welcome in the Windsor sunshine. The state visit to the United Kingdom of French President Emmanuel Macron will be remembered as ...
Britain’s Palestine Action Ban Is a Dangerous Overreach
The British direct action activist group Palestine Action is now banned in the United Kingdom after a High Court judge refused to grant an application for interim relief, following the passing of a ...
France and U.K. Sign Key Deals on Migration, Nuclear Weapons
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at France and Britain’s migration and nuclear weapons deals, U.S. tariff threats against Brazil, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit ...
Ranking the Strongmen
Men in power are often animated by the desire to retain and consolidate their power—but not always by that alone. Sometimes, personal aggrandizement goes hand in hand with a sense ...
Europe Is Irrelevant to the New Middle East
On June 23, foreign ministers of the European Union were due to meet to discuss how to punish Israel for the nature of its military campaign in Gaza after an ...
U.S., U.K. Announce Major Trade Deal
The United States and United Kingdom announced a “breakthrough” trade deal on Thursday that will lift some (but not all) U.S. tariffs on British goods. Both U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Europe’s Nukes Aren’t Nearly Enough
Within hours of a public showdown at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in February, a Ukrainian banker started a fundraising campaign ...
The United States and Ukraine Sign a Long-Awaited Critical Minerals Deal
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, wildfires in Israel, and local elections in the United Kingdom. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered The United States ...
