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A new low on US democracy support

Trump’s performances in Riyadh and with Ramaphosa in the White House further darken an already grim picture.

May 27, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump administration to shrink the National Security Council

The plans involve slashing the number of staffers in the NSC to less than 150, according to three people familiar with the restructuring.

May 24, 2025 12:58 pm CET

Trump rushes to announce largest POW swap of Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv kept the process highly secretive due to safety concerns, until Trump posted about it on social media.

May 24, 2025 10:41 am CET

Belgium’s future queen caught up in Trump’s war on Harvard

Trump’s foreign student ban affects more than 7,000 students — including Princess Elisabeth.

May 23, 2025 4:20 pm CET

Germany’s Pistorius says Trump misjudged his influence over Putin

Berlin’s defense minister outlines mistakes made by U.S. president in talks with Russia.

May 21, 2025 12:02 pm CET

Qatari PM denies Trump plane gift is bribery

The offering will be “basically done with full transparency and very legally,” top Doha official says.

May 20, 2025 12:58 pm CET

Putin, Trump und das gescheiterte Telefonat

Die EU will neue Sanktionen gegen Russland beschließen. Nach dem für die Ukraine erfolglose Telefonat zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin geht es jetzt nochmals um Russlands …

May 20, 2025 5:39 am CET

Das Update vor dem Telefonat von Trump und Putin

Die Welt wartet auf das Gespräch zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin an diesem Nachmittag. Gordon Repinski spricht mit Hans von der Burchard. Er war für POLITICO …

May 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET

Trump says ‘nothing’ will happen on Ukraine till he meets Putin

Much-anticipated Istanbul talks fall flat as Russian leader refuses to attend.

May 15, 2025 3:09 pm CET

Ukraine: Das Rätsel von Istanbul

Was passiert heute in der Türkei? Auch Stunden vor möglichen Gesprächen zwischen der Ukraine und Russland bleibt das unklar. Zusammen mit Hans von der Burchard spricht Gordon …

May 15, 2025 6:59 am CET

After handshake, Trump urges new Syrian leader al-Sharaa to mend ties with Israel

The U.S. president met the former Islamist rebel for diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia.

May 14, 2025 1:32 pm CET

Das sagt Merz in seiner ersten Regierungserklärung

Vor seiner heutigen Regierungserklärung hat Friedrich Merz am gestrigen Abend bereits einige seiner Formulierungen testen können. Auf dem Wirtschaftstag der CDU hat er die Abschlussrede gehalten. Wie …

May 14, 2025 5:30 am CET
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Das Update zum schwarz-roten Kickoff im Bundestag

Rixa Fürsen spricht mit Hans von der Burchard darüber, wie die Abgeordneten in den vollen Arbeitsmodus zurückkehren. Er meldet sich von der Fraktionsebene im Bundestag. Es herrscht …

May 13, 2025 5:32 pm CET

Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’

U.S. president launches blistering new trade attack against Brussels, as he agrees to cool tariff war with Beijing.

May 12, 2025 4:32 pm CET

Russia responds to ceasefire call with drone attacks

Kyiv and Moscow are trying to ensure the other side annoys Donald Trump first.

May 12, 2025 1:37 pm CET
Unpacked

The risks of being associated with Trump

The U.S. leader inadvertently supplied Canada’s Carney and Australia’s Albanese with easy narratives to offer their voters.

May 12, 2025 4:01 am CET

Why Trump is obsessed with altering the world’s maps

It’s ingrained in his background in real estate and branding.

May 11, 2025 12:28 pm CET

Germany’s Merz thinks US-UK trade deal is ‘good way forward’

But new chancellor told Trump that it’s impossible to do similar with individual EU governments.

May 9, 2025 12:27 pm CET

Merz, die Ukraine und die USA – mit Wolfgang Ischinger

Was muss Friedrich Merz tun, um Donald Trump für Europa zu gewinnen? Wolfgang Ischinger erklärt im Gespräch mit Gordon Repinski, wie der neue Kanzler Vertrauen zum ehemaligen …

May 9, 2025 5:42 am CET

Elon Musk to blame for world’s poorest kids dying, says Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist lashes the world’s richest man over DOGE cuts.

May 8, 2025 4:25 pm CET

Right-wing Romanian election favorite says he wouldn’t send military aid to Ukraine

George Simion tells POLITICO he’ll follow Donald Trump’s doctrine on Ukraine and defense policy.

May 8, 2025 3:32 pm CET

Trump-Ukraine minerals deal gets green light from parliament in Kyiv

After tortuous negotiations, the American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund is set to proceed.

May 8, 2025 1:25 pm CET

Vance says Russia ‘asking for too much’ to end war with Ukraine

The vice president told the Munich Leaders Meeting that the U.S. wants to see Ukraine and Russia speak directly.

May 7, 2025 4:12 pm CET

Israeli spyware giant NSO Group ordered to pay nearly $170M to WhatsApp for hacking accounts

The ruling is a major win for privacy advocates and those pushing back against NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus software.

May 7, 2025 12:56 am CET
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