Global hunger hits most severe level in years as aid funding collapses, UN warns
“Severe hunger has doubled, and famine has been declared in two places. The same countries are caught in a devastating cycle of hunger — fueled by conflict and compounded by inadequate funding,” says food aid chief Cindy McCain.
Europe is at war with Russia, whether it likes it or not
The fighting in Ukraine is only part of Russia’s wider war against the continent as a whole. It’s high time to recognize this reality and act accordingly.
Trump’s homeland security boss vows to help Belgium crush cocaine cartels
Belgian PM Bart De Wever welcomes U.S. help in the war on drugs amid epidemic of violence.
Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked
“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.
The next EU budget cannot be business as usual
The bloc must rethink and reprioritize in order to seize opportunities and tackle the new challenges we face today.
EU announces new megafund for Ukraine reconstruction
“It will, together with the private sector, kickstart investment in energy, transport, critical raw materials, dual-use industries,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Drawing the top stories around the globe.
West can’t help Ukraine win the war — but it could help end it
As Western leaders continue to insist they’ll support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” the question now is, to what end?
Gaza’s journalists are starved into silence. The EU’s neutrality is complicity.
If the bloc truly stands by the values it claims to champion, now is the moment to show it.
Can Merz have an effective foreign policy?
While Merz’s approach has already paid dividends in terms of mood music in the German establishment, in concrete terms, it hasn’t.
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