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Democratic delegates erupt over Biden’s nomination in private chats

Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nominee’s fitness for a presidential run.

July 18, 2024 6:23 pm CET

US Senator Bob Menendez guilty verdicts give New York prosecutors a win after high-profile setbacks

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has seen mixed results in cases involving public officials, in large part because of Supreme Court rulings.

July 17, 2024 10:27 am CET

Von der Leyen loses court case in blow to her 2nd-term bid

European Commission president criticized in vaccine transparency judgment a day before she faces crucial vote on her future.

July 17, 2024 10:23 am CET

This burger could kill the EU

Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.

July 17, 2024 6:00 am CET

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox headache

The Haredim now find themselves the target of anger, not only from a broad swathe of the public but even from their traditional allies in the religious-right coalition.

July 17, 2024 4:00 am CET

Germany’s Scholz set for rare meeting with Serbia’s isolated Vučić to finalize lithium deal

European Commission to also attend signature in Belgrade on Friday

July 16, 2024 8:15 pm CET

Slovakia backtracks on controversial criminal code reform

Following pressure from Brussels, crimes involving EU funding will now be punished more severely than the theft of Slovak public money.

July 16, 2024 7:12 pm CET

Biden defends ‘pretty damn good’ mental acuity in testy interview

President rejects the idea of reconsidering his decision to stay in the race.

July 16, 2024 5:47 am CET

Hungary takes EU to court over media freedom

Court case pits Budapest against the very own institution is it chairing until end 2024.

July 15, 2024 2:02 pm CET

Timeline: Assassinations of American presidents and presidential candidates

Assassination plots have been a part of American political life since the 19th century.

July 14, 2024 1:25 pm CET

Trump shooting: Rising violence has become America’s political reality

Saturday’s violence broke out against a backdrop of a government already inundated by threats for members of Congress, judges and other officials.

July 14, 2024 11:29 am CET

Ukraine seizes cargo ship, alleging grain shipments via Crimea

The vessel under flag of Cameroon is suspected of visiting Sevastopol in November 2023 and May of this year.

July 11, 2024 5:43 pm CET
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Priests, patronage and power: Poland’s Tusk goes after his political enemies

The new Polish government is unleashing prosecutors and special commissions to hold its predecessors to account.

July 11, 2024 4:01 am CET

Malta’s Fearne could still be EU commissioner nominee if court clears him, says PM Abela

Fearne will find out in two weeks if a court deems there to be enough evidence to proceed in hospital fraud case.

July 10, 2024 4:05 pm CET

Fugitive Romanian prince triggers legal storm on sun-kissed island

Officials from Bucharest are being dispatched to Malta to push for Paul Philippe’s extradition over an illegal land grab.

July 10, 2024 4:01 am CET

Spanish court shelves Puigdemont terrorism probe

The end of the inquest doesn’t mean the Catalan separatist leader is off the hook, however.

July 9, 2024 5:18 pm CET

Poll finds Biden damaged by debate; with Harris and Clinton best positioned to win

Vice President Kamala Harris is now running ahead of Trump, 42 percent to 41 percent, the survey found.

July 9, 2024 11:31 am CET

Anxious about Biden, Democratic donors begin looking to bolster down-ballot candidates

Funds may flow to battleground House and Senate candidates even as turmoil at the top of ticket threatens to drag them down.

July 8, 2024 5:02 pm CET

6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month

Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Could a US president really order SEAL Team 6 to kill a rival? It seems so.

The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling this week makes the hypothetical scenario raised during oral arguments — in which a president can’t be prosecuted for murder — well, possible.

July 3, 2024 4:53 am CET

Now what? Here are the next moves for all the key players after the Trump immunity ruling

Judge Tanya Chutkan, special counsel Jack Smith, and Donald Trump’s lawyers have big decisions to make after the immunity ruling.

July 2, 2024 4:40 am CET

Spain’s Supreme Court refuses amnesty for Carles Puigdemont

Long-standing arrest warrant for Catalan independence leader to remain in effect.

July 1, 2024 4:20 pm CET

Will Biden recover from his debate debacle? Here’s what to watch.

The Biden campaign is scrambling after an abysmal debate performance.

June 30, 2024 1:25 pm CET

Trump has sowed doubt in elections for more than a decade. The debate was the latest.

2012 was a “total sham.” He really won the popular vote in 2016. And then there’s 2020.

June 29, 2024 11:48 am CET
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